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UK's 'biggest modern slavery network had 400 victims'
CNN 09 Jul 2019
London (CNN)Members of a human trafficking gang were jailed last week in the UK, described by the trial judge as the biggest modern-day slavery network ever identified in the country. The gang is thought to have made more than £2 million ($2.5 million) from trafficking its victims from Poland ... Read More ... Some worked for just 50p (63 cents) an hour ... ....
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‘Want trouble? You first!’ Philippines’ Duterte dares US to bring its fleet & declare war ...
Russia Today 09 Jul 2019
If Washington wants the Philippines to fight China, the US military should come and fire the first shot, President Rodrigo Duterte argued, accusing the US of using its allies as “bait” for Beijing ... ....
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Taliban, Afghan Delegates Agree On Road Map For Future Political Settlement
Radio Free Europe 09 Jul 2019
The Taliban and delegates representing Afghan society have agreed upon a road map for a future political settlement in what is seen as a major step toward ending Afghanistan's nearly 18-year war ... U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on July 9 tweeted congratulations to the participants of the intra-Afghan dialogue....
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Woman dies after being impaled by metal straw
The Independent 09 Jul 2019
A woman was killed when she fell onto a metal drinking straw that pierced her eye socket and entered her brain, an inquest heard. Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, was carrying a mason-jar style drinking glass with a screw-top lid when she collapsed at her home in Poole, Dorset, in November last year ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view....
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'War on drugs' makes Philippines fourth most dangerous country – report
The Guardian 09 Jul 2019
The report by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (Acled) identifies India as the most dangerous country, with 1,385 violent events that targeted civilians ... .......
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Deadly Ebola outbreak is 'global wake-up call', says WHO head
The Guardian 09 Jul 2019
Only when there was “fear and panic” in the headlines did the international community put money into responding, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The real issue was a lack of day-to-day funding for preparedness to combat serious epidemics before they become regional or international threats, he said .......
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Trump Furious With Theresa May for Backing UK Envoy Who Called Him ‘Inept’ in Leaked Memos
News18 09 Jul 2019
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Enormous Antarctic glacier on brink of collapse could raise sea levels by half a metre ...
The Independent 09 Jul 2019
An enormous glacier the size of Florida may be on the brink melting so quickly that it could cause catastrophic global sea level rises, scientists have warned ... The Thwaites Glacier is one of five recently identified unstable Antarctic glaciers which have doubled their rate of ice loss in just six years. We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... 1/20 ... ....
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Ryan Reynolds joins Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson in Red Notice
Indian Express 09 Jul 2019
Ryan Reynolds has joined Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson in the heist film Red Notice. The film has also moved from Universal Studios to Netflix in an another win for the streaming giant. Advertising. Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence, We’re the Millers), Red Notice will begin production in 2020 ... 0 Comment(s) ... ....
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Williams fined for damaging Wimbledon court
China.dot.org 09 Jul 2019
(Xinhua/Han Yan). Serena Williams has been fined 10,000 U.S ... Fabio Fognini was fined 3,000 U.S ... dollars from the second round, both for unsportsmanlike conduct....
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Italy Hands Life Sentences To 24 South Americans In Operation Condor Killings
WorldNews.com 09 Jul 2019
More than 100 witnesses were called on to give testimony over the course of the proceedings.The sentencing comes some 20 years after Italy first started investigating the murder of its citizens under Operation Condor ... Under Italian law, prosecutors can investigate cases involving the murder of Italian citizens abroad ... ....
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Bernie Ecclestone says he would die for ‘good guy dictator’ Putin
Metro UK 09 Jul 2019
The ex-F1 CEO said he would die for his friend Vladimir Putin (Picture. Getty/AP). Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone would ‘stand in front of a machine gun’ to save ‘good guy’ Vladimir Putin. The billionaire, 88, said he believes ‘you need a dictator’ and is not a supporter of democracy in a controversial new interview ... ‘We haven’t got anybody’ ... More ... ....
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'Protesters as terrorists': growing number of states turn anti-pipeline activism into a crime
The Guardian 09 Jul 2019
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Genes may play role in tooth decay, gum disease: Study
Indian Express 09 Jul 2019
Hereditary traits and factors such as obesity, education and personality may play a role in tooth decay and gum disease, according to a study. Advertising ... Two people who eat the same things and take care of their mouth the same way may end up with a different number of cavities but researchers have not been able to explain why until now, they said ... ....
