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Russia urges US to abandon ‘irresponsible’ plan to overthrow Maduro’s regime
The Siasat Daily 06 May 2019
Moscow [Russia].Irresponsible plans by the United States to overthrow Nicolas Maduro’s regime by force would disrupt the prospect of a political settlement in Venezuela, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday ... Meanwhile, in an interview to a US television channel ABC, US Secretary of State Michael R ... Source. ANI. ....
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Russian airport says hard landing started plane fire that killed 40
Irish Independent 05 May 2019
At least 40 people have been killed in a plane fire at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee said. The Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by national airline Aeroflot had 73 passengers and five crew members on board when it touched down and sped down a runway with huge flames and black smoke coming of its body ... ....
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A Facebook-led organization is about to change the $469 billion semiconductor industry forever
Business Insider 05 May 2019
The $469 billion computer chip industry is about to be radically altered. The Open Compute Project, a Facebook-founded industry group, is now the home to a new organization that wants to do for chips what the OCP itself has done for the rest of the data center market. completely overhaul how they are designed, built and sold ... Word quickly spread ... ....
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North Korea up to old tricks
The Daily Telegraph Australia 06 May 2019
A satellite image showing the smoke trail of a missile launch by North Korea has been released, serving as a clear warning to the United States of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s frustration at the state of talks with US President Donald Trump .......
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430 rockets fired from Gaza, Israel responds with airstrikes
CNN 05 May 2019
Jerusalem (CNN)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "massive attacks against terrorist elements" in Gaza will continue after militants in the coastal enclave fired approximately 430 rockets towards Israel. Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday morning, Netanyahu said ... Read More ... A spokesman for Turkey's President said ... ....
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US deploys aircraft carrier and bombers after 'troubling indications' from Iran
The Observer 06 May 2019
This is a developing story, please check back for updates. ....
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Michael Cohen heads to prison in Trump hush-money scheme
Wtop 06 May 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and all-around fixer for President Donald Trump, is scheduled to begin serving a three-year prison sentence Monday for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf. Cohen faces a 2 p.m ... You’re respectful to everybody ... ....
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41 dead in Russian plane blaze disaster
The Manila Times 06 May 2019
MOSCOW. Forty-one people including at least two children have died after a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke at Moscow’s busiest airport on Sunday, investigators said ... “According to the updated info which the investigation has as of now, 37 people survived.” ... ‘Horror before our eyes’ ... ....
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Nancy Pelosi fears Trump won't leave White House if he loses 2020 election by small margin
The Independent 05 May 2019
Donald Trump might not voluntarily leave the White House if the Democrats fail to win by “big” in 2020, House speaker Nancy Pelosi has suggested. . The US president could contest the result and refuse to give up power if her party’s candidate won by only a narrow margin, she said. ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... 1/6 ... ....
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Moderate dose of radiation increase risk of hypertension
Deccan Chronicle 06 May 2019
Washington. A study has revealed that prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation could increase the risk of hypertension, a known cause of stroke and heart ailments. The study published in Hypertension. Journal of the American Heart Association was conducted on workers at a nuclear plant in Russia ... The study included more than 22,000 workers ... .......
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Bitcoin Manipulation, Binance, Bitfinex, Tether, And That 1.1 Million BTC
Ethereum World News 06 May 2019
At the centre of the angst is the British Virgin Islands registered Bitfinex exchange and the stablecoin operated by its sister company Tether ... .......
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Quora users explain why Game of Thrones is so popular in India
Quartz 06 May 2019
Like elsewhere on the web, Game of Thrones is popular even on the question-and-answer portal Quora. Indian users of the website have been discussing several aspects of the show on Quora for several years ... Indians have repeatedly asked. Why is “Game of Thrones” so popular in India? ... it is way better than Saas bahu drama ... Danerys Alia Bhatt....
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Trump vows higher tariffs on Chinese goods, escalates trade talk tensions
Yahoo Daily News 06 May 2019
Washington. US President Donald Trump on Sunday dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a long-sought trade deal by announcing he will markedly increase US tariffs on certain Chinese goods. Trump had previously delayed the tariff increases earlier in the year, citing productive talks with China ... No!” Trump tweeted ... ....
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Cortizo declared 'virtual winner' in Panama president race
Yahoo Daily News 06 May 2019
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama's Electoral Court has declared opposition candidate Laurentino Cortizo the "virtual winner" in the country's tight presidential election ... ....
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Kim Jong Un Praises 'Long-Range' Rocket Tests As Trump Administration Claims They Were 'Relatively Short Range' Weapons
Newsweek 05 May 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared in photos overseeing “long-range” rocket drills and praising the missle tests, as the Trump administration downplayed the threat, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying Sunday the projectiles were “relatively short-range.” ... “At no point was there any international boundary crossed,” the secretary said ... ....
