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From Gingrich To McConnell, The Republican-Led Coup Is Almost Complete
WorldNews.com 02 Dec 2019
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. For many clear-eyed observers, it should have been evident that with Rep Newt Gingrich and his 1994 Contract with America a coup was in the making. Since then until now, Sen. Mitch McConnel and Donald Trump have continued this Republican-led coup, albeit with different interests in mind ... Moscow Mitch....
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China suspends review of visits by American warships & sanctions NGOs in response to US signing of Hong Kong bill
Russia Today 02 Dec 2019
Beijing has stopped allowing US Navy vessels to visit Hong Kong and “sanctioned” foreign NGOs after President Donald Trump signed a bill, which targets China over its response to anti-government protests and riots in the city ... These groups are “responsible for the current chaos” in the city, she told reporters ... ....
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How a wrong injection helped cause Samoa's measles epidemic
BBC News 02 Dec 2019
On Monday, the Pacific island nation said the overall number of cases stands at 3,728. The number of new cases recorded on Sunday and Monday alone was 198. The country, with a population of around 200,000, declared a state of emergency on 20 November. Most public gatherings have been banned and schools and universities have been closed ... Related Topics....
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Troubled Nato not in party mood for 70th birthday
BBC News 02 Dec 2019
Expansion has brought Nato's frontiers 1,000 miles (1,600km) closer to Moscow. Countries once occupied by the Red Army and incorporated into the Soviet Union, like the three Baltic republics, or former Warsaw Pact allies of Moscow like Poland, are now firmly in Nato's orbit, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin does not like this ... A junction ahead?....
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Germany's Lufthansa says not open to Qatar investment
Canada Dot Com 02 Dec 2019
Lufthansa responded coldly on Monday to a report that rival Qatar Airways was interested in taking a stake in or collaborating with the German airline. The Gulf carrier, which holds minority stakes in airlines including IAG, Cathay Pacific, and China Southern Airlines, has been seeking to boost collaborations....
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Afghan official: 2 intelligence officials shot dead in Kabul
The News Tribune 02 Dec 2019photo: AP / Matt Dunham
Bank of England's Carney to become UN climate finance envoy
RTE 02 Dec 2019
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will lead a push by the United Nations to make the finance sector take proper account of the risks posed by climate change, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said ... The 54-year-old has spent nearly seven years at the head of the bank, and previously led the Bank of Canada and worked for Goldman Sachs ... ....
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Mercedes' warning shot shows how hard it will be to dethrone
Autosport 02 Dec 2019
Mercedes ended the F1 season with a flourish and, though Lewis Hamilton might have longed for more battles in Abu Dhabi, a crushing victory at the end of an open second half of 2019 was a timely reminder of the potency of F1's dominant combination ... ....
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Nissan new CEO reaffirms alliance, promises revival
Asahi News 02 Dec 2019
Nissan’s new chief executive Makoto Uchida reaffirmed Monday the importance of the Japanese automaker’s alliance with France’s Renault, as it strives to puts its financial scandals behind it. A day after he took up his post, Uchida told reporters he will emphasize transparency and work to restore Nissan Motor Co.’s credibility ... Although he lacks U.S....
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Three rescue workers killed in helicopter crash in France
The Times of India 02 Dec 2019
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Greece to ask for NATO's support in dispute with Turkey
WPXI 01 Dec 2019
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's prime minister said Sunday he will ask other NATO members at the alliance's London summit to support Greece in the face of fellow member Turkey's attempts to encroach on Greek sovereignty, notably last week's agreement with Libya delineating maritime borders in the Mediterranean ... "We agreed that that Mr ... ___ ... ___ ... ....
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Britain to honour its dead with vigil after London Bridge attack
Gulf Daily News 02 Dec 2019
London. Britain will on Monday honour the two people who were killed when a militant knife man went on a stabbing spree near London Bridge in an attack that has thrust criminal justice to the centre of the election campaign ... He was then shot dead by British police ... With less than two weeks to go until the Dec ... BLAME GAME ... ....
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Climate crisis: what is COP and can it save the world?
The Observer 02 Dec 2019photo: Max Pixel
China to build space-based solar power station by 2035
The Star 02 Dec 2019
XIAMEN (ANN). China plans to accomplish a 200-tonne megawatt-level space-based solar power station by 2035, according to the China Academy of Space Technology ... ....
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Amazon Removes Products Showing Images of Auschwitz After Criticism
New York Times 02 Dec 2019
Holiday ornaments, a bottle opener and a mouse pad displayed images of the Nazi concentration camp ... ....
