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German World War-era submarine wreck emerges off French coast
Gulf News 12 Jan 2019
Paris. The wreck of a First World War German submarine is gradually resurfacing on a beach in northern French after decades of being buried in the sand ... The crew flooded the vessel and abandoned it and by the 1930s the submarine had largely been buried ... ....
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FBI opened Inquiry into whether Trump was secretly working on behalf of Russia
The Telegraph India 12 Jan 2019
In the days after President Donald Trump fired James Comey as FBI director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the President’s behaviour that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation ... ....
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Ivanka Trump, possible candidate to lead World Bank: report
The News International 12 Jan 2019
Former US ambassador Nikky Haley and Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, are among the possible candidates to replace the outgoing World Bank (WB) president, Jim Yong Kim, the Financial Times reported Friday ... Ivanka Trump was in 2017 behind the World Bank's $ 1 billion fund to promote women's business initiatives ... ....
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Paris police: several injured in bakery gas explosion
Wtop 12 Jan 2019
PARIS (AP) — A powerful explosion and fire apparently caused by a gas leak at a Paris bakery Saturday injured several people, blasted out windows and overturned cars, police said ... Witnesses described on French television the overwhelmingly sound of the blast and people trapped inside nearby buildings ... Copyright © 2019 The Associated Press ... ....
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France Tells Iran To Stop Ballistic Missile Work Designed For Nuclear Weapons
WorldNews.com 11 Jan 2019
France on Friday called on Iran to immediately stop all activities linked to ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear weapons after Tehran said it could put two satellites into orbit in the coming weeks, Reuters reported.“France recalls that the Iranian missile program (does) not conform with U.N ... resolution of 2231.”WN.com, Jim Berrie . ....
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GoFundMe refunds more than $20 million of donations after campaign to pay for border wall fails
The Independent 12 Jan 2019
The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe said more than $20 million (£15.5 million) in donations were slated to be refunded after a campaign to raise $1 billion for the Trump administration to build a wall on the border with Mexico fell well short of its goal ... Join Independent Minds ... ....
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Why We’re Dishonest About Trump, Russian Meddling And Our Democracy
WorldNews.com 11 Jan 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingAdolf Hitler’s well known statement “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed” is only half the truth. The other half is when you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently, the same repeated lie can be believed by you ... Bush and his father, George H.W....
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US: Democrat Tulsi Gabbard will run for office in 2020
The Siasat Daily 12 Jan 2019
Washington. US Representative for Hawaii from Democrat Party, Tulsi Gabbard on Friday said that she will run for president in 2020 ... Gabbard is an Iraq War veteran and is currently serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee ... Source. ANI. ....
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Logan Paul causes fresh outrage by claiming he’s ‘going gay for one month’
Metro UK 12 Jan 2019
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Logan Paul has apologised for claiming he wants to ‘go gay for a month’ and then ‘swing back’ ... Speaking on the Impaulsive podcast uploaded on 9 January, Logan said of his new year’s resolution. ‘We’re vegan now, and we’re sober ... Mike added ... ....
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Australia defends handling of asylum request as Saudi teen heads to Canada
CNN 12 Jan 2019
(CNN)The Australian government has welcomed the news that a Saudi teen who fled to Thailand to escape her allegedly abusive family has been offered asylum by Canada -- and defended its own handling of the matter. Rahaf Al-Qunun left Bangkok for Toronto on Friday after a day of confusion over where she would be resettled ... "The safety of Ms ... Read More ... ....
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US congressman from Iowa under fire for racist comments
Gulf News 12 Jan 2019
Washington, D.C.. The lone black Republican in the US Senate launched a blistering attack Friday on a fellow Republican congressman who has been accused of making racist comments ... King, in an interview with The New York Times this week, asked how the terms “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” had become offensive to Americans ... ....
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's campaign paid $1,500 fine to NY state
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R. Kelly's daughter speaks out on 'monster' father
CNN 11 Jan 2019
(CNN)R. Kelly's estranged daughter has broken her silence about the controversy surrounding her father. Joann Kelly, who goes by the name Buku Abi, posted a lengthy statement on her Instagram stories Thursday which began "Buku here. I just want to say a few things..." ... R ... R ... Read More ... View this post on Instagram ... "That is my last intention," she wrote ... ....
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Dozens feared dead in Nigeria as leaking oil tanker explodes
The Times of India 12 Jan 2019
LAGOS, NIGERIA. An overturned oil tanker exploded in Nigeria while dozens of people were scooping up the leaking fuel and many were killed, police and witnesses said on Saturday ... "We have recovered 12 corpses and taken 22 persons with serious burns to hospital," police spokeswoman Irene Ugbo told The Associated Press ... ....
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Saudi Teen Rahaf al-Qunun Will Fly To Canada For Asylum
WorldNews.com 11 Jan 2019
The Saudi woman who fled to Thailand from her family has been granted asylum in Canada and will be flying there on Friday night, according to a Thai immigration chief who spoke to Reuters. ... “Canada has granted her asylum,” Surachate told Reuters. “She’ll leave tonight at 11.15 p.m.” ... Australia said it was also considering taking in Qunun....
