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Hong Kong police launch operation to flush out protestors after officer hit with arrow
TVNZ 17 Nov 2019
Police launched a late-night operation today to try to flush about 200 protestors out of a university campus on a day of clashes in which an officer was hit in the leg with an arrow and massive barrages of tear gas and water cannons were fired ... They used tear gas and water cannons on a resistant crowd wearing raincoats and carrying umbrellas ... Source....
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How Iraq helped to flush out ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
CNN 17 Nov 2019
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN)Iraq intelligence agents tracked ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for years before getting the break they say was critical to cornering him. That break was the arrest in May of one of al-Baghdadi's brothers-in-law, Mohammed Ali Sajet al-Zubaaei, who joined ISIS in 2015 and had become one of the leader's trusted guides ... Gen ... ....
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Putin just offstage in impeachment drama
The Los Angeles Times 17 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON — . When the impeachment inquiry opened in September, it centered on a single question. Did President Trump block U.S. military aid to muscle Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and others, and risk national security to boost his reelection campaign?. The evidence is steadily mounting that he did. Now, the scandal is expanding ... ....
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British government and army accused of covering up war crimes
The Observer 17 Nov 2019
The UK government and the British army have been accused of covering up the killing of children in Afghanistan and Iraq. Leaked documents allegedly contain evidence implicating troops in killing children and the torture of civilians ... No case investigated by IHAT or Operation Northmoor has led to a prosecution. An IHAT detective told Panorama ... ....
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2 jets collide after landing in Frankfurt, no one injured
The News Tribune 17 Nov 2019
Authorities say a collision between two passenger jets on the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport caused damage but left no one injured. The Korean Air Boeing and Air Namibia Airbus planes hit each other shortly after both landed at the airport on Saturday evening ... Authorities are working to determine the cause....
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What Rudy and 'Three Amigos' were up to
CNN 17 Nov 2019
(CNN)It was a powerful television moment. the ex-US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, listening to a snippet from a rough transcript of President Donald Trump -- the man who ousted her -- predicting to a foreign leader, "She's going to go through some things." ... Then to top it, Committee Chairman Rep ... "Let's be clear ... "It was also nonsensical ... ....
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Iran’s Khamenei Blames Enemies for ‘Sabotage’ in Gasoline Price Protests
Hamodia 17 Nov 2019
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices and called angry protesters who have been setting fire to public property over the hike “thugs,” signaling a potential crackdown on the demonstrations ... It remains to be seen how many people have been injured, killed or arrested ... The U.S ... ....
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Trump pardons military officers convicted of war crimes
Dawn 17 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON. US President Donald Trump has granted full pardons to two American military officials and restored the rank of a third – although all three were found guilty of committing war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq ... One of the pardoned Army officers is First Lt ... The other pardoned Army officer is Maj ... He was charged with premeditated murder ... ....
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UK Labour's Corbyn: We will not do coalition deal after Dec. 12 election
Yahoo Daily News 17 Nov 2019
British oppposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would not form a coalition government if it fails to secure a majority in parliament at a Dec. 12 election ... ....
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Prince Andrew Says He Doesn’t Regret His ‘Very Useful’ Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein
Time Magazine 17 Nov 2019
Prince Andrew’s recent attempts to clarify his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein have backfired, sparking even more criticism about his lack of remorse about the wealthy financier’s actions. Epstein died August in an apparent suicide in a federal jail after being convicted on sex trafficking charges involving minors ... MORE....
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South Sudan, UN to immunize 144,000 against cholera
Xinhua 17 Nov 2019
JUBA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- UN agencies in collaboration with South Sudan's health ministry will launch a vaccination exercise on Monday targeting some 144,033 people against cholera in Renk, a county bordering the Blue Nile state in Sudan ... 18-23 while the second round is tentatively slated for Dec. 9 to 13 ... 18, 2017) in South Sudan. WHO said on Sept ... 12 ... ....
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Taylor Swift vs Big Machine: Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez support pop star in battle ...
The Independent 17 Nov 2019
Politicians are getting involved in Taylor Swift’s public battle with her former label, Big Machine Group. . The singer has claimed that she is being blocked from her back catalogue at the American Music Awards this month by label owner Scooter Braun and president Scott Borchetta. ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Show all 20 ... Vevo ... ....
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New Mars rover will visit perfect spot to find signs of life, says scientists
The Independent 17 Nov 2019
On some sunny day next summer, in front of a crowd at Kennedy Space Centre, a rocket carrying Nasa's next, best hope at finding life on Mars will launch into the sky. Seven months later, the car-size Mars 2020 rover will touch down near Jezero Crater, a dried-up lake in Mars' northern hemisphere ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Show all 13 ... ....
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Protests Grip Major Iran Cities Over Gas Prices; 1 Killed
Voa News 17 Nov 2019
Protesters angered by Iran raising government-set gasoline prices by 50% blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police Saturday after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire, in violence that reportedly killed at least one person ... That’s 13 cents a liter, or about 50 cents a gallon ... 15, 2019 ... Protests turn violent ... ....
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The Amazon: on the frontline of a global battle to tackle the climate crisis
The Observer 17 Nov 2019
On the six-hour boat ride down the Iriri river to Manolito, there is almost no other traffic and only a handful of small homes. At its widest and calmest, the vast expanse of water is a flawless mirror of blue sky and green canopy ... Parrots fly above the treetops. Fish feast on fallen blossoms ... Manmade fires continue to ravage swathes of Brazilian land....
