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Julian Assange ‘subjected to every kind of torment’ in Belmarsh prison as he awaits extradition
Yahoo Daily News 28 Sep 2019
The father of Julian Assange has said the WikiLeaks founder is “being subjected to every sort of torment” at Belmarsh prison as he awaits the hearing that could see him extradited to the US ... Now his father John Shipton has warned his son is suffering mentally and physically in prison ... He has lost a lot of weight ... Read more ... He added ... ....
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Two dead in Mexico rollercoaster accident
The National 29 Sep 2019
A speeding rail car on a rollercoaster flipped over at Mexican amusement park on Saturday, killing two people and injuring two others. The Mexico City attorney general’s office said two men aged 18 and 21 died of head and other injuries when the last car on the coaster derailed at the La Feria amusement park. Two women were hurt ... Updated ... ....
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Cuba slams US at United Nations for banning Castro family from entering America
South China Morning Post 28 Sep 2019
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Real Madrid stays top of La Liga after goalless draw with Atletico Madrid
Yahoo Daily News 29 Sep 2019
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid failed to produce any fireworks in a lackluster derby at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday, sharing a 0-0 draw that allowed Barcelona to move closer to the top in La Liga ... "No team deserved to lose either, so it was a fair result. These matches are complicated ... Athletic hadn’t lost at home in 14 consecutive matches ... ....
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Legendary Mexican crooner Jose Jose dies from cancer at 71
Gulf News 29 Sep 2019
Mexican crooner Jose Jose, the elegant dresser who moved audiences to tears with melancholic love ballads and was known as the “Prince of Song,” has died at the age of 71. Mexican artists’ association ANDI confirmed the death in a Twitter post on Saturday ... Jose Jose’s music also became popular in countries including Japan and Russia ... Juan Gabriel ... AFP....
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White House severely restricted access to Trump calls with Putin and Saudis
CNBC 28 Sep 2019
The White House severely restricted distribution of memos detailing President Donald Trump’s calls with foreign leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman, after embarrassing leaks of his conversations early in his tenure, a former White House official said ... The question is now why ... ....
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Boris Johnson makes £13bn hospital pledge as Tory party conference looms
The Observer 29 Sep 2019
Boris Johnson has set out plans for 40 new hospitals as the Tories prepare to make the NHS a key battleground in the next general election. The prime minister heads into a Conservative party conference fighting battles on several fronts, including more claims about his association with businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri ... Read more ... Michel Barnier ... ....
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A secret-video scandal brought down Sebastian Kurz's government. Now he's set to return
CNN 29 Sep 2019
Austrians were voting in a snap election on Sunday after Sebastian Kurz and his right-wing coalition government lost a vote of no confidence in May, following a corruption scandal prompted by a secretly-filmed video ... The vote was triggered after Kurz's government became embroiled in a political crisis over an undercover recording ... Read More ... ....
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China military parade: Beijing ‘poised to unveil new nuclear missile’ in warning to Trump
The Independent 29 Sep 2019
The Dongfeng 41 is one of a series of new weapons Chinese media say might be unveiled during the parade marking the ruling Communist Party’s 70th anniversary in power ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... PA ... 14/50 15 September 2019 ... 15/50 14 September 2019 ... 46/50 14 August 2019 ... 14/50 15 September 2019 ... 15/50 14 September 2019 ... 46/50 14 August 2019 ... ....
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Attacks, fraud fears dampen turnout in Afghan election
The Times of India 29 Sep 2019
Voter participation in Afghanistan's presidential elections appeared Sunday to have been lower than in previous years, with turnout hit by the threat of attacks, a muted campaign and concerns of fraud ... The Taliban claimed to have conducted 531 attacks, while the interior ministry said "the enemy" had carried out 68 assaults ... Top Videos ... ....
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Elon Musk will unveil SpaceX's first Starship rocket tonight: Here's what you need to know
CNBC 28 Sep 2019
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will provide an update on the company’s next-generation rocket as well as its plans for trips to the moon and Mars from a growing facility in the southernmost part of Texas Saturday evening. Called Starship, this rocket represents the vessel of SpaceX’s vision ... ....
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Change will come to China, but not through following western ways
The Observer 29 Sep 2019
On Tuesday, 15,000 perfectly groomed military personnel, each between 5ft 9in and 6ft 1in tall, will march down Chang’an Avenue in Beijing. Some 170 aeroplanes and 580 ballistic missiles, drones, tanks, machine guns and other military kit will showcase the might of the People’s Republic of China ... Back then, power was split between three leaders ... ....
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Yellow vest protests: Toulouse police use teargas on 1,000 marchers
The Guardian 29 Sep 2019
Police in Toulouse clash with demonstrators as revival of yellow vest movement continues in several cities French police have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by nearly 1,000 yellow vest demonstrators in the south-western city of Toulouse ... .......
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Switzerland to auction cars seized from E Guinea leader's son
Al Jazeera 29 Sep 2019
Luxury cars confiscated from Teodorin Obiang Nguema as part of a money laundering probe is expected to bring in $18.7m. . An auction house in Switzerland is set to sell a collection of luxury cars that authorities seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea's president in a money laundering probe ... All cars will be sold with no reserve price ... SOURCE....
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Rudy Giuliani says he is willing to testify over Trump impeachment claims
The Independent 28 Sep 2019
Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has said he would like to testify before the US Congress in the rapidly escalating impeachment proceedings against the US president ... Show all 22 ... The Montana governor announced his bid on 14 May ... 14/22 Andrew Yang ... The Montana governor announced his bid on 14 May ... 14/22 Andrew Yang....
