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Hong Kong-Why Repression Always Wins Out Over Protests in China and the West
WorldNews.com 09 Sep 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops marched on political protesters, many of them students, camped in Beijing's central Tiananmen Square. The protesters had been agitating for weeks for a more open and democratic system ... Consequently, the same fate waits for Hong Kong's democratic protests ... The Grand Bargain....
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Bank accidentally puts $120,000 in couple's account. They spend it. Here's what happened next ...
Gulf News 09 Sep 2019
Imagine waking up one day to find an extra $120,000 (Dh440,700) in your bank account. You did not make $120,000 or win $120,000, but there it is, $120,000, just sitting there. Cool!. What would you do with all that cash? Pay off the mountain of student loans you’d otherwise be stuck with until you die? Buy a house? Buy a car? ... Yeah ... Read more ... Subscribe....
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Nearly 1,500 deaths linked to French heat waves
CNN 09 Sep 2019
(CNN)A pair of heat waves in France have been linked to the deaths of 1,435 people this summer by the country's health ministry. Two bouts of record-setting heat hit France and other parts of Europe from June 24 to July 7, and July 21 to July 27 ... France and much of Europe saw record-breaking temperatures this summer ... Replay ... ....
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Donald Trump's tweets on calling off peace talks 'unbelievable', says Taliban
Hindustan Times 09 Sep 2019
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Man ‘accidentally shoots himself dead’ on London street after bullet ricochets off car
The Independent 09 Sep 2019
A man is thought to have died after he shot at a car on a southeast London street and the bullet ricocheted back, fatally wounding him . The victim in his 20s died at the scene in Sydenham on Sunday afternoon, Scotland Yard said. ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... ....
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Trump scuppered peace plan with Taliban 'by trying to take credit for deal'
The Independent 09 Sep 2019
A tentative peace deal between Taliban leaders and the US fell apart after Donald Trump moved to make the accord a spectacle as part of his re-election campaign, reports have suggested ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now ... Afghanistan war ... 1/20 ... ....
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Hezbollah says it shot down Israeli drone over south Lebanon
Stars and Stripes 09 Sep 2019
BEIRUT — The Lebanese militant Hezbollah group said it shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon early Monday, shortly after it crossed from Israel amid rising tensions along the border between the two countries in recent weeks ... The statement did not elaborate further ... Last week, Israel and Hezbollah traded fire for the first time in years....
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Avocados has underlying psychological effect on consumers
Deccan Chronicle 09 Sep 2019
Washington. Researchers have found that avocados are the wonder food which can help obese people in bringing about a change in their eating habits. It helps in increasing meal satisfaction in obese adults, amongst other benefits ... Researchers evaluated these effects in 31 overweight and obese adults in a randomised three-arm crossover clinical trial....
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Why Vikram lander stopped receiving signals? Chandrayaan-1's director explains
Deccan Chronicle 09 Sep 2019
Chennai. The obstacles on the lunar surface may have been stopping the lander Vikram from receiving signals, Chandrayaan-1 Director Mylswamy Annadurai said on Sunday. "As we have located the lander on the lunar surface, we now have to establish contact with it ... He, however, asserted that the communication will not be for more than 5-10 minutes....
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Deforestation of Amazon grew by 222% in August
The Times of India 09 Sep 2019
BRASILIA. The Brazilian Amazon lost 1,698 sq.km of its vegetation cover in August, an area 222 per cent higher than the deforestation recorded in the same month last year, according to official data ... more from times of india news. Latest NewsBreaking newsUS NewsPakistan NewsEurope NewsChina NewsSouth Asia NewsWorld NewsNarendra Modi. Top Videos ... ....
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Masood Azhar Secretly Released From Jail, Pakistan Planning to Use JeM For Terror Attacks, Warns Intelligence: Report
Yahoo Daily News 09 Sep 2019
New Delhi, September 9. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, who was reportedly taken into custody by Pakistan following the February 14 Pulwama attack, has been secretly released from prison, said reports citing the latest intelligence alert ... 'Jaish Training Recruits For Underwater Attack, Indian Navy on High Alert'. Also Read . Kashmir Issue ... ....
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Robert Mugabe's family pushes back against Zim government's burial plan
Independent online (SA) 09 Sep 2019
Harare - The family of Zimbabwe founder Robert Mugabe is pushing back against the government's plan to bury him at the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare and wants him to be buried in his home village instead, three relatives told Reuters ... The relative, speaking from Singapore, asked not to be named ... It is not settled." ... ... Reuters....
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Brazil's President undergoes surgery, fourth after knife attack
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Keira Knightley turns Iraq War whistle-blower in ‘Official Secrets’
Gulf News 09 Sep 2019
Keira Knightley’s edginess while playing a real-life Iraq War whistle-blower in the political thriller ‘Official Secrets’ wasn’t all an act. The decision to sleep train her three-year-old daughter during filming meant she wasn’t faking it when it came to the emotional side of the role. “I felt very on edge, but for different reasons ... ___ ... AP ... IFC Films....
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Israel election: Netanyahu under fire for 'racist' bill allowing cameras at polling stations
The Independent 09 Sep 2019
Israel’s cabinet has approved a controversial bill to allow cameras at polling stations during national elections, a move critics have suggested is aimed at lowering Arab turnout. ... The strategy has drawn comparisons to president Donald Trump, who has made similar unsubstantiated claims about minority communities in the US. ... Subscribe now....
