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Russia warns US against making 'dangerous move' over nuclear arms deal
Independent online (SA) 21 Oct 2018
Moscow, Russia - Withdrawing from a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia as President Donald Trump has announced he plans to do is a dangerous step, Russia's deputy foreign minister warned on Sunday. "This would be a very dangerous step that, I'm sure, not only will not be comprehended by the international community but will provoke serious condemnation," deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told TASS state news agency....
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Saudis shocked by government’s new story about how Khashoggi died
Sacramento Bee 20 Oct 2018
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia –– Saudi Arabia's about-face admission that journalist and government critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed in its consulate in Istanbul this month sent shock through a country where many had believed –– and defended –– initial claims that the authorities had nothing to do with it ... We lost that forever unfortunately." ... SIGN ME UP! ....
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Africa’s youngest billionaire found 10 days after being abducted at gunpoint
Metro UK 20 Oct 2018
Africa’s youngest billionaire has been found 10 days after being abducted at gunpoint. Mohammed Dewji, 43, was kidnapped from the luxury Colosseum hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 11. It is not known how Mr Dewji was freed or whether an ransom was paid and police have suggested his captors came from South Africa ... He released a statement on Twitter which said. ‘I thank Allah that I have returned home safely ... Advertisement ... ....
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Khashoggi murder exposes Trump administration's dependency on Saudis
The Guardian 21 Oct 2018
The murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi has come at time when the Trump administration is at its most dependent on Riyadh for the success of both its foreign and domestic policies. Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi killed but claims he died in 'fistfight'. Read more. Donald Trump has spoken repeatedly about US arms sales to Saudi Arabia, hugely overstating the actual figures ... Gary Younge. Read more ... Twitter ... Read more ... .......
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Climate change is exacerbating world conflicts, says Red Cross president
The Guardian 21 Oct 2018
Climate change is already exacerbating domestic and international conflicts, and governments must take steps to ensure it does not get worse, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has said. Peter Maurer told Guardian Australia it was already making an impact and humanitarian organisations were having to factor it into their work far earlier than they were expecting ... Read more ... Read more ... .......
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Laurel and Hardy: Two angels of our time
The Independent 21 Oct 2018
“If you don’t like Laurel and Hardy, you are no friend of mine,” said Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, one of millions of people who have been charmed and inspired by the greatest comedy duo of all time ... ....
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Jamal Khashoggi’s Washington Post Editor on Saudi Statement: “Utter Bullshit”
Slate 20 Oct 2018
Jamal Khashoggi’s editor at the Washington Post has emerged as one of the strongest voices demanding to find out the truth about what happened to the journalist who was a columnist for the newspaper. Shortly after Saudi Arabia released a statement finally acknowledging that Khashoggi died inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul, but claiming it was the result of a fistfight, Karen Attiah did not mince words about what she thought ... ....
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Thousands in a migrant caravan are waiting to cross the Guatemalan-Mexican border amid sweltering heat
CNN 20 Oct 2018
Tapachula, Mexico (CNN)Thousands of Central American migrants fleeing poverty and violence packed a bridge connecting Guatemala and Mexico in sweltering heat Saturday as part of a politically charged, US-bound caravan. At one point, several dozen migrants trying to make their way north sang the Honduran national anthem on the edge of the muddy Suchiate River between Tecun Uman, Guatemala, and Tapachula, Mexico ... That's why we're here."....
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6B, thanks to worsening odds
Atlanta Journal 20 Oct 2018
DES MOINES, IOWA — . If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger. Tuesday night's Mega Millions estimated grand prize has hit a staggering $1.6 billion, continuing a trend of giant jackpots. It ties the largest lottery prize in U.S. history — and is bound to continue growing — and joins five other top 10 drawings in the last three years ... ___ ... ....
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Injured Messi ruled out of Real Madrid clash
Yahoo Daily News 21 Oct 2018
Madrid [Spain], Oct 21 (ANI) ... He will be out for approximately three weeks," Barcelona FC confirmed on their official website ... (ANI). ....
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The billionaires fuelling a space race
BBC News 21 Oct 2018
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, was one of the first billionaires to jump into the commercial "space race", starting Blue Origin in 2000. Compared with industry rivals it has a reputation for being far more guarded about its activities ... Like rival SpaceX, its goal is to drive down the cost of space travel by building reusable rockets. In the past, rockets have been discarded after just one launch ... Space X ... ....
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Hailey Baldwin files trademark for Hailey Bieber name
Independent online (SA) 20 Oct 2018
Hailey Baldwin has reportedly filed documents to trademark the name Hailey Bieber, following her marriage to Justin Bieber. The 21-year-old model and the 'Love Yourself' singer reportedly tied the knot when they went to pick up their marriage license last month, and although they're yet to have a proper ceremony, it seems Hailey is already making the first steps to make her new relationship status official in her work life ... ....
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Brazil looking likely to elect far-right Bolsonaro as president
The Times of India 21 Oct 2018
RIO de JANEIRO. Barring any last-minute upset, Brazil appears poised to elect Jair Bolsonaro, a populist far-right veteran politician, as its next president in a week's time. His lead seems insurmountable over his leftist rival Fernando Haddad ahead of the October 28 run-off, with most voters swayed by his anti-corruption promises -- while a minority fears his authoritarian bent and intolerant views ... ....
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Brexit could kill off entire industries, says Jaguar Land Rover chief
The Guardian 21 Oct 2018
Key industries will be destroyed by a hard Brexit, one of the country’s most powerful chief executives has predicted, amid warnings that Britain’s imminent EU exit has dented investment by four in five businesses. Ralf Speth, the boss of Jaguar Land Rover, said that such an outcome would lead to the closure of plants and major job losses as he warned that some exposed industries would have “no way to survive a hard Brexit” ... Twitter....
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£250,000 ad campaign urges voters to oppose May’s Brexit plan
The Observer 21 Oct 2018
An anonymously run influence campaign has spent more than £250,000 on Facebook encouraging British voters to email their MPs opposing Theresa May’s Brexit deal. In adverts micro-targeted to individual constituencies, voters are exhorted to “tell your local MP to bin Chequers”. The link takes them to a localised page with a picture of their constituency and their MP’s name ... Farrelly added ... ....
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