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Australia considering resettlement for Saudi woman
Hong Kong Standard 09 Jan 2019
Australia will assess runaway Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun for settlement after the United Nations on Wednesday deemed her a refugee. The Department of Home Affairs confirmed in a statement that the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees had referred 18-year-old Alqunun to Australia for consideration for refugee settlement ... Gen ... Alsheaiby ... ....
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May Defeated In Parliament, MPs Roadblock To No-Deal Brexit
WorldNews.com 08 Jan 2019
The government of British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a crushing defeat in Parliament Tuesday when MPs who oppose leaving the European Union without an accord won a close vote that created a new obstacle to a no-deal Brexit, Reuters reported....
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Trump Claims Border Wall Is Necessary Due To 'Humanitarian Crisis' During Primetime Speech
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
President Donald Trump attempted to appeal to the public to put more pressure on Congress for funding a border wall constructed on the southern United States border with Mexico on Tuesday night by making a rare direct address from the Oval Office, according to CNN ... “This is a humanitarian crisis ... Trump said the U.S ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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China Offers U.S. A Trade Peace Deal, But It May Not Be Enough For Trump
WorldNews.com 08 Jan 2019
China is buying American soybeans again and has cut tariffs on American cars ... But the offer combines some real concessions, like lower tariffs, with nebulous promises, and it will be hard to ensure that China sticks to its commitments.That could make it a tough sell in Washington ... and others are seeking.” ... Its tariffs are too high, it says....
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Italy's Salvini Will Discuss Forming Alliance For EU Elections With Poland
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini will meet with Poland's ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski to discuss forming a eurosceptic alliance before the upcoming European Parliament elections in May, according to Reuters ... “Someone has betrayed the European dream,” Salvini said during a rally in Rome last month ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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FBI Intercepted Hundreds Of Phone Calls While Investigating El Chapo Guzman
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Prosecutors played several clips from what they claimed were incriminating phone calls of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Tuesday which were intercepted by the FBI after the agency infiltrated his cartel's encrypted messaging system, according to CBS News ... ... “Well, you taught us to be a wolf, acting like a wolf,” the associate replied ... ... ....
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Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran
Yahoo Daily News 09 Jan 2019
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli former cabinet minister admitted to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in exchange for an 11-year prison sentence, the Israeli Justice Ministry said. Gonen Segev, energy minister from 1995 to 1996, was indicted in June ... There was no immediate response from Iran to the Justice Ministry statement ... ....
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Led By Ocasio-Cortez And Tlaib, Will Women Finally Quit Playing ‘Nice’ As Pankhurst Did?
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “Women had always fought for men, and for their children. Now they are ready to fight for their own human rights.” – Suffragette Emmeline PankhurstIn his book, “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” Robert A ... Championing a “Deeds Not Words” campaign, she blended a new and more aggressive kind of approach ... ....
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IBM Sued For Alleged Plans To Move Jobs To India
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Lopez Obrador Defends Crackdown On Fuel Theft As Shortages Worsen Across Mexico
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended his administration's crackdown on black market oil supplies on Tuesday even though many motorists have been dealing with long gas station lines, according to Reuters ... “This is not in vain,” Lopez Obrador said after admitting there are some difficulties in the crackdown ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Nasa probe discovers new planet
The Times of India 08 Jan 2019
BOSTON. Nasa's latest planet hunting probe has discovered a new world outside our solar system, orbiting a dwarf star 53 light years away. This is the third new planet confirmed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) since its launch in April last year ... All three planets were discovered in the first three months of TESS observations ... ....
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Tokyo court rejects Ghosn's long detention appeal
Hong Kong Standard 09 Jan 2019
This courtroom sketch depicts former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn in a courtroom at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo. (AP photo). The appeal by the lawyers of Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s former chairman, against his prolonged detention since his arrest November 19 was rejected Wednesday by the Tokyo District Court ... Ghosn, who led Nissan Moror Co ... ....
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U.S. Cancer Death Rates Drop By More Than A Quarter In 25 Years
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Cancer-related deaths in the United States have steadily declined over the last 25 years after peaking in 1991 – but not equally across all income levels, IFL Science reports ... Those who live in poorer counties have double the rates of smoking and obesity paired with lower cancer screening and later stage diagnoses....
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Officials Find Another Massive Fatberg Blocking Sewer In Britain
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Officials found a giant obstruction inside an English seaside town's sewer made up of hardened fat, oil, wet wipes, and other trash on Tuesday, according to National Public Radio. South West Water said the latest fatberg found in the town of Sidmouth in Devon was 210 feet long, which is more than 13 end-to-end Hummers ... ... — every year ... It's poo....
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Pompeo meets Iraq officials on unannounced Baghdad visit
Gulf News 09 Jan 2019
Baghdad - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Iraqi officials, including the speaker, on an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Wednesday, a statement from parliament said ... Pompeo flew in from Amman and was also due to visit Cairo, Manama, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat and Kuwait City on his longest trip since taking office last year ... ....
