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Russia says Iran shot down passenger plane after US jets sent to its borders
The Independent 17 Jan 2020
Iran shot down a commercial plane, killing all 176 crew and passengers, because it was spooked by “six F-35 US fighter jets” near its borders, Russia’s top diplomat told The Independent on Friday. ... “It was a human mistake. Everyone understands that.” Download the new Independent Premium app ... Iran plane crash ... Show all 25 ... 1/25 ... EPA ... ....
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Brazil culture secretary forced out after appearing to paraphrase Nazi Goebbels
The Guardian 17 Jan 2020
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War of words between Trump and Khamenei as tension continues
The National 18 Jan 2020
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday to respond to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Friday sermon, mocking him as "not so supreme" and cautioning that he should be “very careful with his words” ... Mr Bohl told The National the US president “wants to appear the tough guy going forward in the war of words ... Read More ... Updated ... ....
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Ukrainian prime minister resigns after recordings published
Artesia Daily Press 17 Jan 2020
Ukraine’s prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying the country’s president knows nothing about the economy. . In a Facebook post, Oleksiy Honcharuk said that he had given his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ... “It is not true,” the prime minister insisted ... ....
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Do We Dare Speak Of The Christian Right And Fascism In The Same Breath?
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On the afternoon of May 17, 2017, Jerry Falwell Jr. had just introduced President Donald Trump to the graduating class of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Falwell Jr., who serves as president of the Christian Right university, was appointed by his father Jerry Sr ... By 2019, it was 88 percent....
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Trump adds Jeffrey Epstein’s old attorney to impeachment team
The Daily Dot 17 Jan 2020
President Donald Trump announced his team of lawyers to defend him during the upcoming Senate trial over his impeachment on Friday, according to CNN. Leading the pack is Ken Starr, who conducted the investigation into President Bill Clinton that led to his impeachment ... Also on this list is Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz was part of O.J ... READ MORE ... ....
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'Monumental': Scientists successfully grow mysterious ancient organism that could be origin of life as we know it
Russia Today 17 Jan 2020
A team of researchers has unravelled a scientific mystery by successfully growing an ancient life form in a lab, a breakthrough that brings us one step closer to discovering our very first ancestors on Earth. The previously unknown organism was unearthed on the floor of the Arctic ocean in 2010 ... Also on rt.com Heavy metal diet....
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'World's smallest man' dies at age of 27
RTE 17 Jan 2020
The world's shortest man who could walk, as verified by Guinness World Records, died this morning at a hospital in Nepal. Khagendra Thapa Magar, who measured 67.08cm (2'2), died of pneumonia at a hospital in Pokhara, 200km from Kathmandu, where he lived with his parents. "He has been in and out of hospital because of pneumonia ... ....
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Pregnant woman and six children tortured and killed by a religious cult in Panama, authorities say
CNN 17 Jan 2020
(CNN)A pregnant woman and six children -- including a 1-year-old baby and a 3-year-old -- were tortured, slaughtered and buried in a mass grave in Panama as part of a bizarre, ritualistic killing by a religious cult, authorities have said ... Read More ... One of those arrested was the grandfather of some of the murdered children ... ....
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Boeing is working on a new software issue on the 737 Max
Detroit news 18 Jan 2020
Boeing is working to fix a newly discovered problem with software powering up on the 737 Max, adding to the list of tasks the aircraft maker faces to get the grounded plane back in the air. Boeing said Friday it has told the Federal Aviation Administration about the issue ... (Photo. Elaine Thompson, AP) ... Boeing Co ... 29 ... .......
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Hezbollah supporters say revenge for Soleimani’s death has only just begun
The Independent 17 Jan 2020
Qassem Soleimani was often described as a “shadowy” figure; an elusive commander who criss-crossed the Middle East in secret on his mission to sustain a regional military alliance loyal to Iran. . But in the days after his killing by a US drone strike this month, his face was suddenly everywhere ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... 1/35 ... AP....
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Spain’s Balearic Islands cracking down on pub crawls and happy hours
Belfast Telegraph 17 Jan 2020
Authorities in Spain’s Balearic Islands are clamping down on binge-drinking tourism in three hotspots, introducing what they claim is the first law of its kind in Europe ... It also prohibited the practice of jumping from hotel balconies into swimming pools — popularly known as balconing — throughout the Mediterranean islands ... PA. ....
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Migrant Surge into Guatemala Reaches 3,500, Heads for Mexico
Voa News 18 Jan 2020
More than 3,500 Central Americans had poured into Guatemala by Friday in U.S.-bound gatherings known as caravans, officials said, posing a headache for the leaders of Guatemala and Mexico amid fierce U.S. pressure to curb migration ... border agents ... "We are keeping an eye on everything," Lopez Obrador said during a regular press conference ... 17, 2020 ... ....
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Meryl Streep to Narrate Animated Short Film Celebrating Earth Day for Apple TV+
The Wrap 17 Jan 2020
Meryl Streep is set to star in and narrate an animated short film for Apple TV+ that will celebrate Earth Day, Apple announced Friday. Streep will star with Chris O’Dowd, Jacob Tremblay and Ruth Negga in “Here We Are ... Streep will narrate the short film. Also Read. Apple to Release 'The Banker' in March After Conclusion of Misconduct Review....
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"Just The Beginning": Greta Thunberg Takes Switzerland Halt Before Davos
NDTV 17 Jan 2020
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg issued a warning to world leaders at a protest in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday, days before the start of the Davos summit of the world's political and... ....
