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Turkish police leave Saudi consulate in Istanbul after nine hours: witness
Reuters 16 Oct 2018
A team of Turkish police investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago, spent more than nine hours in the building, a Reuters witness said ... ....
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Mike Pompeo lands in Saudi Arabia as Riyadh 'set to blame rogue operatives' for killing journalist
Yahoo Daily News 16 Oct 2018
US top diplomat Mike Pompeo landed in Saudi Arabia for urgent talks with King Salman on Tuesday seeking answers about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid US media reports the kingdom may be mulling an admission he died during a botched interrogation ... Mr Trump dispatched Mr Pompeo to Riyadh for what the State Department described as "face to face meetings with the Saudi leadership" ... LEAH MILLIS/REUTERS. More ... ....
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Second Brexit referendum ‘inevitable’, says ex UK cabinet minister
The Irish Times 16 Oct 2018
It is inevitable that there will be another Brexit referendum, a former British Labour cabinet minister has said. Andrew Adonis also predicted that when faced with the option of staying in the EU or going with whatever deal is negotiated by British prime mininster Theresa May, the Democratic Unionist Party “will vote with her.” ... The two sides also disagree about whether the backstop should be time-limited, as Britain wishes ... . ....
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China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
CNN 16 Oct 2018
Hong Kong (CNN)China has defended an escalating crackdown in the far western province of Xinjiang as necessary for security, claiming inmates of "re-education camps" are happier following their imprisonment ... "Today's Xinjiang is not only beautiful but also safe and stable ... "There is still a long way to go for southern Xinjiang to eradicate the environment and soil of terrorism and religious extremism." ... Read More ... 'Anti-China rhetoric' ... ....
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The Philippines Reopens Resort Island Of Boracay After Six Month Cleaning Closure
WorldNews.com 16 Oct 2018
After the immaculate white sand beaches of Boracay became overcrowded and became threatened by widespread sewage pollution, the Philippine government took action to save the island paradise with a six-month closure to help clean up with a grand reopening to celebrate their efforts held on Monday, according to Deutsche Welle ... The Philippines Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu promised, "I guarantee that the water is now very clean....
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UN Says If Fighting Doesn't Stop In Yemen, It Could Face The Worst Famine In 100 Years
WorldNews.com 16 Oct 2018
Nearly 12 million Yemenis could be facing the worst famine in 100 years in the Saudi-led coalition does not halt its airstrikes, according to the World Food Programme ... The UN agency warned a collapsing currency and further deteriorating economic situations in the poorest country in the Middle East were exacerbating the situation ... ... "Yemen has long been bombarded with air strikes and subjected to strangling tactics of war....
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Husain Haqqani slams top Chinese diplomat in Pakistan for 'undignified' trolling
DNA India 16 Oct 2018
Pakistan's former top diplomat to the US Husain Haqqani has slammed China's Deputy ambassador in Islamabad Lijian Zhao for his "undignified" trolling after the ex-envoy shared a story about the Chinese government's treatment of minority Uyghur Muslims. Over the past few days, Haqqani has been involved in a public spat with Lijian which started over a tweet ... What a pity!" he said ... ....
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UN body says Australia breached human rights laws and needs to review Migration Act
The Guardian 16 Oct 2018
A United Nations body has taken the “extraordinary” step of calling on Australia to review its domestic laws in a ruling that it had breached multiple international human rights laws. The ruling coincides with the Australian government being taken to the UN over alleged breaches of international law by indefinitely separating more than 60 members of 14 refugee families on Nauru ... He has never been convicted ... Read more ... Read more ... .......
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UN chief says prospects for Cyprus deal remain ’alive’
Vietnam News 16 Oct 2018
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says prospects for a Cyprus settlement remain alive, a year after a failed peace effort, and has instructed an envoy to press on with efforts to kick-start talks ... ....
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Many U.S. Mall Owners Say 'Good Riddance' To Sears
WorldNews.com 15 Oct 2018
The real estate investment trusts (REITs) that own the malls and shopping centers where many Sears stores are anchor tenants have waited years for the retailer’s demise to renovate the sites and boost rent, although redevelopment costs may strain some plans, Reuters reports.Most large U.S. malls are controlled by REITs ... Juste, a REIT analyst at Mizuho Americas in New York.Simon Property Group, the largest U.S ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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U.S. judge dismisses Stormy Daniels defamation lawsuit against Trump
Yahoo Daily News 16 Oct 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed adult film actress Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump and ordered her to pay his attorney's fees, saying a tweet the president had written referring to her was protected by free-speech laws. Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti, said they would appeal the decision ... ....
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WHO to meet on Congo's Ebola outbreak as toll soars
Yahoo Daily News 16 Oct 2018
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo's Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern as confirmed cases and deaths from the virus spiralled ... The ministry said the latest cases were confirmed between Oct ... ....
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Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming US elections
DNA India 16 Oct 2018
Facebook Inc will ban false information about voting requirements and fact-check fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations ahead of next month's US midterm elections, company executives told Reuters, the latest effort to reduce voter manipulation on its service ... The new policy was disclosed by Facebook's cybersecurity policy chief, Nathaniel Gleicher, and other company executives ... elections ... ....
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Jeff Bezos To Invest More Than $1 Billion In His Aerospace Company
NDTV 16 Oct 2018
The world's richest man, billionaire entrepreneur and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, said Monday that he is planning to boost his annual investment in Blue Origin, the aerospace company he launched in 2000 ... ....
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Pompeo to meet Saudi king over Khashoggi disappearance
Belfast Telegraph 16 Oct 2018
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo is set to meet King Salman in Saudi Arabia over the disappearance and alleged killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. The meeting comes as a Turkish forensics team finished its search for evidence in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where Mr Khashoggi went missing two weeks ago. Some reports have claimed that Saudi officials may concede the killing took place in the consulate ... ....
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