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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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WWII Submarine USS Grayback Carrying 80 Men Discovered 75 Years After Disappearing
IFL Science 12 Nov 2019
A 75-year mystery is laid to rest this Veteran’s Day following the discovery of the USS Grayback (SS-208), an established World War II submarine that disappeared in 1944 with 80 crewmembers onboard ... USS Grayback had a successful military career, sinking more than a dozen Japanese ships during its three-year service ... Lost 52 Project ... Lost 52 Project ... ....
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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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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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Chinese man held after 51 children and three teachers burned in kindergarten attack
South China Morning Post 12 Nov 2019
More than 50 children were burned, two of them seriously, when a man scaled the wall of a kindergarten in southwestern China and sprayed caustic soda on them. Police detained a 23-year-old man about 40 minutes after the attack in Kaiyuan, Yunnan province, adding that they believed he was acting alone ... ....
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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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Star Wars director Rian Johnson responds to diversity backlash against The Last Jedi: ‘F*** them’
The Independent 12 Nov 2019
Star Wars. The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has hit back at people who criticised the 2017 film for its diverse cast. . The eighth movie in the franchise starred Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley and Lupita Nyong'o. ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... Rex ... Rex....
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Brexit Party candidates furious after Nigel Farage announces they cannot contest 317 seats
The Independent 12 Nov 2019
Prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) for the Brexit Party have reacted furiously to Nigel Farage‘s decision not to contest more than 300 constituencies, in an informal general election pact with the Conservative Party. ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Getty ... ....
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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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Train crash kills at least 16 people in central Bangladesh
The Telegraph India 12 Nov 2019
At least 16 people were killed and 60 others injured in a head-on collision between two trains in Brahmanbaria district in central Bangladesh on Tuesday, railway officials said ... The salvage campaign is nearly completed as railways minister Nurul Islam Sujan and our senior officials visited the scene to oversee the rescue drives, the spokesman said ... ....
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Lebanon Offers Banks Dollars as ‘Haircut’ on Deposits Ruled Out
Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2019
(Bloomberg) -- Lebanon’s central bank has no plans to impose formal restrictions on the movement of money or force depositors to accept losses, its governor said, but will offer “unlimited” dollars for commercial lenders to finance trade and meet customer demand through weeks of protest ... Lebanon’s Debt Downgraded Again by Moody’s Amid Bond Meltdown....
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Former President Jimmy Carter hospitalized to relieve pressure in brain
Democratic Underground 12 Nov 2019
Former President Jimmy Carter was hospitalized Monday night for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding, The Carter Center said in a statement. The bleeding was caused by Mr. Carter's recent falls, the statement explained ... CBS News medical contributor Dr ... Mr ... Read more ... ....
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Spanish king and queen arrive in Cuba for first royal visit
The Washington Times 12 Nov 2019photo: NASA / Papa Lima Whiskey
Nasa reveals pictures of Mercury as observers witness rare solar transit
Metro UK 12 Nov 2019
Photo issued by Nasa/SDO of Mercury as it makes a rare transit of the Sun (PA). Astronomers and space enthusiasts have watched as Mercury made a rare transit of the sun. The smallest planet in the solar system could be seen as a tiny black disc moving across the glowing orb, starting in the UK at just after 12.35pm on Monday ... Advertisement ... ....
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Bolivia military, police ready for violent protests; Morales leaves for Mexico
Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2019
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia´s military and police readied on Monday to quell acts of "vandalism" posing a threat to citizens as La Paz braced for violent clashes with thousands of supporters of ousted president Evo Morales marching toward the capital city, where opposition protesters and police set up barricades ... Police chief Yuri Calderón added ... ....
