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Indonesia introduces first female flogging squad
The Independent 29 Jan 2020
Indonesia has introduced a female flogging squad to punish women who violate Islamic law. The latest recruit of an eight-member team has been pictured punishing an unmarried woman caught in a hotel room with a man. The officer, who wore a white cloth mask and a brown burqa, can be seen whipping the back of a woman kneeling on the ground ... EPA ... AP ... ....
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China evacuations begin as WHO voices concern about virus spread
Canada Dot Com 29 Jan 2020
BEIJING/GENEVA — The United States and Japan flew nationals out of China’s coronavirus epicenter on Wednesday, as the number of deaths leapt to 133 and the World Health Organization said there was “deeply concerning” evidence of person-to-person transmission in other countries ... U.S ... STREETS DESERTED....
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Unless We See How Black Americans View Trump, We're No Better Than Nazis
WorldNews.com 29 Jan 2020
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. A new Washington Post-Ipsos poll should be a wake-up call for America, if not for our sense of freedom and dignity. It revealed that 8 in 10 black Americans describe President Donald Trump as "a racist." ... Overall, nine in 10 disapproved of his job performance ... Fundamentally Different ... Rationalized Racism....
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Trump says U.S. would be in ‘World War Six’ if he’d listened to Bolton
Market Watch 29 Jan 2020
President Donald Trump blasted for U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton on Wednesday, saying the U.S. would be in “World War Six” if he’d listened to the former national security adviser. With Democrats calling for Bolton to appear under oath in Trump’s impeachment trial, the president attacked his ex-aide in a pair of tweets ... U.S ... ....
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Erdogan says Trump's Mideast peace plan 'absolutely unacceptable'
Daily Star Lebanon 29 Jan 2020
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan lambasted a Middle East plan unveiled by US counterpart Donald Trump as "absolutely unacceptable" in comments published Wednesday ... ....
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Indian PM Modi says it will take Indian army 10 days max to ‘make Pakistan ...
Russia Today 29 Jan 2020
Indian PM Narendra Modi has said that the Indian military is capable of reducing neighboring Pakistan effectively to a pile of rubble and that is within a week - 10 days at maximum. Both regional rivals are nuclear-armed powers ... The PM said that he believes Pakistan does not stand a chance in case of a military confrontation between the two ... ....
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Lady Gaga's Mom Describes Singer's 'Severe' Middle School Bullying: 'That's When She Developed Depression'
Billboard 29 Jan 2020
Lady Gaga's mother, Cynthia Germanotta, spoke to the Today Show's web series "Through Mom's Eyes" on Sunday about her famous daughter's early struggles with depression, describing how severe bullying in middle school led to young Stefani Germanotta's battles with mental illness ... “You know, feeling isolated from events. Humiliated. Taunted ... ....
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NASA spacecraft breaks its own record with another swing by the sun
Space 29 Jan 2020
NASA's Parker Solar Probe took one step closer to the sun Wednesday (Jan. 29) when it executed its fourth flyby of our star ... ....
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Yemen's Huthis claim attack on Saudi oil facilities in Jizan
Middle East Online 29 Jan 2020
ADEN - Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi movement said on Wednesday it had carried out operations targeting facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco in Jizan on the Red Sea. Huthi military spokesman Yahya Saria did not say when it had taken place. He said it was carried out in retaliation for an escalation in air strikes ... Oil prices were higher after the reports....
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Rafael Nadal crashes out of Australian Open to Dominic Thiem
Gulf News 29 Jan 2020
Dubai. Dominic Thiem caused a major upset in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as he dumped out top seed and world No. 1 Rafael Nadalin four sets 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 ... The Morning and Evening Brief ... Subscribe. Please enter your email address ... ....
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UAE confirms first case of new Chinese virus in Mideast
Yahoo Daily News 29 Jan 2020
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday confirmed the first case of the new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms in the Mideast ... It said that the infected person had come from Wuhan in China ... ....
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Lassa fever deaths in Nigeria rise to 41, 19 states affected
News24 29 Jan 2020
The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria since the beginning of January has risen to 41 as cases were confirmed in more regions, Nigeria's disease control agency said ... ....
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Trump to Sign North American Trade Deal
Voa News 29 Jan 2020
U.S ... The White House ceremony will not include key Democrats from the House of Representatives who helped get bipartisan approval of the measure in Congress ... Mexico completed its ratification last year. ....
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Syrian troops capture key town in rebel-held Idlib province
The National 29 Jan 2020
Syrian government forces captured one of the largest and most strategic rebel-held towns in the country's northwest, the Syrian military and opposition activists said Wednesday, part of a Russian-backed military assault that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people fleeing to safer areas ... Read More ... Updated. January 29, 2020 02.59 PM. SHARE. ....
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With joy and sadness, UK lawmakers pack up in Brussels
Federal News Radio 29 Jan 2020
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union — cardboard boxes and Union Jack socks and all. With the Brexit moment set for Friday at midnight Brussels time ( 11 p.m. U.K. time) some U.K. legislators at the European Parliament in Brussels who have been fervent Brexit pushers were wasting no time getting ready to get out the door ... ....
