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Amazon 'Leticia Pact' was a wasted opportunity
Deutsche Welle 09 Sep 2019photo: Creative Commons / Ian Lamont
English is just a Mandarin dialect, Chinese scholars claim
The Independent 09 Sep 2019
The English language is a direct offshoot of Mandarin Chinese, a group of academics from the country who believe Europe had no history before the 15th century has claimed ... 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 ... Shape Created with Sketch ... EPA ... Getty ... ....
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Netanyahu: Iran had secret nuclear weapons development site in Abadeh
Yahoo Daily News 09 Sep 2019
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had been developing nuclear weapons at a secret site near the city of Abadeh, but that Tehran destroyed the facility after learning it had been exposed ... "They destroyed the site. They just wiped it out." ... [nL5N25Z0O1] ... ....
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North Korea Fires "Unidentified Projectiles" Into Sea: Report
NDTV 10 Sep 2019
North Korea on Tuesday twice fired "unidentified projectiles" toward the sea, even as it proposed talks with the US in late September, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported ... ....
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Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now 'dead'
China 10 Sep 2019
U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan leaders aimed at ending America's longest war ... [Photo. AP] ... to invade after the 9/11 attacks. Asked about the peace talks, Trump said. "They're dead....
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Post-Dorian Refugees Fleeing Bahamas Ordered Off Ferry Bound for US
truthout 09 Sep 2019
Hundreds of Bahamian refugees were ordered off a ferry headed for Ft. Lauderdale, Florida from Freeport in the Bahamas days after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the islands, leaving at least 44 people dead and tens of thousands without homes. After the refugees boarded the boat. “Please, all passengers that don’t have a U.S ... Something has now changed ... ....
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Zimbabwe gov't releases burial program for Mugabe
China 10 Sep 2019
The Zimbabwe government on Monday released the burial program for late former leader Robert Mugabe who died in Singapore last Friday at the age of 95. Former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe delivers a speech from The Blue House in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 29, 2018....
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Several people shot in Dutch city of Dordrecht, mayor describes incident as ‘very serious’
Russia Today 09 Sep 2019
Several people have been shot dead in the Dutch city of Dordrecht, near Rotterdam, according to police. Unconfirmed reports state that three had been killed. The incident occurred at around 6pm local time on Monday, in the Heimerstein neighborhood of the city ... Het is goed mis in de #Heimerstein #Dordrecht ... DETAILS TO FOLLOW ....
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The 2020 iPhone already sounds way more exciting than the iPhone 11
Mashable 10 Sep 2019
They'll be the most advanced iPhones ever (because of course they'll be). ... ....
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Video: US Motorist Records Tesla Driver ‘Completely Asleep’ While Driving
Sputnik 09 Sep 2019
While other motorists had their eyes on the road, one Tesla driver was busy watching the back of his eyelids as he and his passenger cruised down the Massachusetts Turnpike at a reported 55 mph ... ....
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Maduro Regime Is Moving Money Through Spain’s Central Bank
Hamodia 09 Sep 2019
As a growing number of banks around the world refuse to move money on President Nicolas Maduro’s behalf, Venezuela has found an ally in the Bank of Spain, according to two people with knowledge of the matter ... The U.S ... They often end up relying on far-flung financial institutions from Eastern Europe to Asia ... The U.S ... WhatsAppPrintEmailGmail. ....
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Chrissy Teigen claps back after President Trump calls her ‘John Legend’s filthy mouthed wife’
Hollywood 09 Sep 2019
Chrissy Teigen had a foul-mouthed clap back ready for U.S. President Donald Trump after he called her “John Legend’s filthy mouthed wife” in a tweet on Sunday night (08Sep19) ... I got it done with a group of Senators & others who would never have gone for it. Obama couldn’t come close ... “lol what a pu**y a** b**ch ... ....
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#TalibanTraitorTrump Trends After Donald Trump Cancels Secret Peace Talks Meeting at Camp David
Newsweek 09 Sep 2019
The hashtag #TalibanTraitorTrump was trending on Twitter on Monday after a secret peace talks meeting with the Taliban was canceled by President Donald Trump, reportedly within a week of planning ... "What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position?" Trump tweeted ... U.S ... @realDonaldTrump ... World. ....
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The pitter-patter of tiny Neanderthal feet from 80,000 years ago
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 10 Sep 2019
Their faces are lost to time, but their presence can still be felt. A group of Neanderthal children walked on a sand dune 80,000 years ago — and now their footprints have been uncovered in France. A team of archaeologists analysed 257 footprints discovered at Le Rozel on the coast of Normandy ... ....
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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....
