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The Source Of Half The Emissions Of An Illegal Ozone-Depleting Gas Has been Found
IFL Science 22 May 2019
Half of the illegal emissions of a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gas have been identified as coming from just two Chinese provinces. Although partially anticipated, the findings will assist moves to track down the source before they destroy the Earth's protective ozone layer ... This accounts for 40-60 percent of the global anomaly ... ....
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Xi Warns China To Prepare For Difficulties From Trade War
WorldNews.com 23 May 2019
The tensions came to a head last week as Reuters reported the Trump administration blacklisted Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies, which curbs the company's access to U.S.-made components and could be a devastating blow to the company's supply chain ... The report did not specifically mention the ongoing trade war or the United States....
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US Navy Sends Two Ships Through Taiwan Strait
WorldNews.com 23 May 2019
The United States military said it dispatched two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according to News Corp Australia. The move will likely anger Beijing, at a time of already heightened tensions between the two major global powers due to an ongoing trade war between China and the United States ... A U.S ... Diehl ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Trump Administration Sanctions Target Shadowy Weapons Dealer
WorldNews.com 23 May 2019
administrations over a dozen years to curb the activities of Lee, who has been compared to A.Q. Khan, the notorious Pakistani scientist who secretly helped North Korea, Iran and Libya develop nuclear weapons programs beginning in the 1970s. In 2014, the Justice Department indicted Lee in New York for using “a web of front companies” to evade U.S ... ....
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Duterte Orders Ships To Send Garbage Back To Canada
WorldNews.com 22 May 2019
Hours after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Canada to take back its garbage, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced a plan to bring the rotting trash back to Canadian soil by the end of June, according to Global News. ... Duterte had already threatened to send back the garbage to Canada if the issue was not resolved last month. ....
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Mario Batali Faces Criminal Charge in 2017 Encounter at Boston Restaurant
New York Times 23 May 2019
The celebrity chef faces a criminal assault charge related to an allegation that he groped and kissed a woman. His lawyer said he denies the allegation ... ....
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Russia running ‘global campaign’ of cyber warfare to target governments, Jeremy Hunt says
The Independent 23 May 2019
Russia has been engaged in a systematic and malicious “global campaign” of cyber warfare targeting critical national infrastructure, the foreign secretary is due to say in a keynote speech ... Speaking at the Nato Cyber Defence Pledge Conference in London on Thursday, Mr Hunt is due to say ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... 1/6 ... 2/6 ... ....
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Post-Election Unrest Continues For Second Night In Indonesia
WorldNews.com 23 May 2019
Clashes between protesters and Indonesian security forces continued on Wednesday night as crowds continued to show their rage over the result of last month's presidential election, according to Reuters ... State news agency Antara said three hospitals treated more than 350 people for injuries on Wednesday after the unrest ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Australian deputy PM re-elected after conservative coalition holds power
This is Money 23 May 2019
SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Australian Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack was on Thursday re-elected leader of the junior partner in the coalition government after a strong party showing in last week's election dispelled internal discontent about his performance ... (Reporting by Colin Packham Editing by Robert Birsel). ....
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro wins, Justice Minister loses in Congress
Deccan Chronicle 23 May 2019
Brasilia. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro surmounted a crucial hurdle for his young government on Wednesday by winning approval from disgruntled lower house lawmakers for his move to reorganize the country's executive branch ... "I lament what happened," Moro said, according to newspaper O Globo ... "Bolsonaro despises democracy ... .......
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Huawei says its own operating system could be ready this year if it can't use ...
CNBC 23 May 2019photo: Creative Commons / Aero Icarus
Boeing yet to submit 737 Max fix; says US Aviation regulator
Deccan Chronicle 23 May 2019
Washington. The US's aviation regulator has still not received Boeing's proposed fix for its 737 MAX aircraft, which have been grounded globally following two deadly crashes, the agency's chief said on Wednesday ... Also Read. China's big three airlines seek 737 MAX payouts from Boeing. reports ... (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ... .......
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Cancer risk high for women with sleep apnea: Study
The Times of India 23 May 2019
A new study warns women with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have an increased risk of developing cancer. However, the same is not true for men. A team from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece conducted the research ... Researchers made note of how often participants exhibited partial or complete airways closure during every hour of sleep ... ....
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Trump Storms Out Of Meeting With House Democratic Leaders
WorldNews.com 22 May 2019
United States President Donald Trump abruptly left a planned meeting with Democratic leaders on Wednesday after exclaiming he would not work with them unless they stopped investigating him, according to Politico ... "He just took a pass," Pelosi told reporters after the brief meeting and outburst. "And it just makes me wonder why he did that....
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FIFA to stick with 32 teams for Qatar World Cup
Indian Express 23 May 2019
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held with 32 participating teams and not an expanded 48 teams, organisers FIFA said on Wednesday. Advertising. FIFA President Gianni Infantino had proposed expanding the tournament and explored the idea of adding additional host nations. But the sport’s world ruling body said in statement ... Advertising ... More Explained....
