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Evo Morales says he fled Bolivia as life was at risk
BBC News 12 Nov 2019
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has arrived in Mexico City saying he asked for asylum because his life was in danger ... ....
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Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward
Times Free Press 12 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people ... 14, 2012, to go forward ... He was 20 years old ... "There should be accountability and responsibility for that." ... ....
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If the price is right, anyone can meet President Trump
CNN 12 Nov 2019
(CNN)President Donald Trump and his team continue to dive into their grab bag of tricks to try to undermine the impeachment inquiry ... Sam Vinograd. While global audiences prepare to listen to public testimony, there is already ample indication that making the Trump presidency a pay-to-play operation has created serious risks for US national security ... ....
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Russia Was Linked to 14 Deaths in the U.K. But Britain Looked Away. A New book explores why
Time Magazine 12 Nov 2019
It began with an anonymous phone call. A woman called the British investigative journalist Heidi Blake in March 2015, gave her an address, and told her she had a story. Blake turned up at an address in Pimlico, London where Michelle Young was waiting for her ... She wanted the journalist’s investigative team to look into it ... BuzzFeed News TIME ... A U.K....
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Edward Snowden says autobiography has been censored in China
Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2019
Edward Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower, has said that the Chinese version of his recently published autobiography has been censored ... In response, Snowden posted images of the censored pages next to the original version and called on Chinese readers to help identify the missing sections ... You can help ... Related....
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Drug resistance a rising threat in Canada - report
BBC News 12 Nov 2019
Scottish chemist Alexander Fleming discovered the first true antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928, as a mould on a petri dish that inhibited the growth of bacteria. His discovery revolutionised the treatment of certain types of bacterial infection, saving countless lives in the process ... Mr Finlay says it boils down to. "cherish antibiotics ... ....
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Violence brings Hong Kong to 'brink of total breakdown': police
Reuters 12 Nov 2019
Hong Kong police fired tear gas in the heart of the Central financial district and at two university campuses to break up pro-democracy protests as violence was bringing the Chinese-ruled city to what they said was the "brink of total breakdown" ... ....
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Hilaria Baldwin Says She's Living a "Sad Reality" After 2nd Miscarriage
E! Online 12 Nov 2019photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko
Japan, US say 3-way ties with S. Korea are key to security
Arab News 12 Nov 2019
TOKYO. The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, agreed with Japanese officials Tuesday that three-way cooperation with South Korea is key to regional security and that an intelligence sharing pact between Tokyo and Seoul should not be scrapped ... .......
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UAE to reveal next space mission soon, officials say
Gulf News 12 Nov 2019
Pics by Ahmed Ramzan. Dubai. UAE is already working on plans for its next space mission, it was announced during the first press conference of Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori after his historic maiden space flight in September ... What’s next? ... In October, Al Merri was quoted by SpaceNews.com as saying ... New missions ... Return to space? ... Al Neyadi added ... ....
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Trump impeachment: Memo reveals how Republicans will try to defend president
The Independent 12 Nov 2019
Republicans who sat in on closed-door impeachment hearings have reportedly drafted a memo with key talking points to defend Donald Trump as the proceedings are set to go public this week ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Trump impeachment. Who's who in the Ukraine scandal. Show all 22....
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‘That’s bullsh*t’: Rafael Nadal rages at question about his wife after ATP Finals defeat
Russia Today 12 Nov 2019
Rafael Nadal responded furiously to a question about whether his recent marriage had affected his on-court focus after he was beaten by Alexander Zverev in their opener at the ATP Finals in London. Spanish world number one Nadal went down in straight sets, 6-2 6-4, against the German youngster in a one-sided encounter at the O2 Arena ... 🎥. @TennisTV ... ....
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Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products
The Oklahoman 12 Nov 2019
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that EU countries must oblige retailers to identify products made in Israeli settlements with special labels, in a ruling likely to spark anger in Israel ... Israel says the labeling is unfair and discriminatory ... ___. AP Writer Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed to this report ... ....
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Rocket fire after Israel kills Palestinian militant commander in Gaza strike
Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2019
Israel's military killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escalation in violence ... Israel did not immediately comment on that strike ... The group said Ata's wife was also killed ... - 'Maximum alert' - ... ....
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Labour hit by second cyber attack in 24 hours
Belfast Telegraph 12 Nov 2019
Labour has suffered a second cyber attack on its digital platforms within the space of 24 hours, the party said. A party spokeswoman said the latest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) incident was being dealt with “quickly and efficiently” ... However, PA understands it was a relatively “low level” attack ... PA. ....
