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Huge cruise ship plows into tourist boat, dock in Venice
WPXI 02 Jun 2019
VENICE, Italy (AP) - A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning. Italian media reported that at least five people were injured in the crash. The collision happened about 8.30 a.m ... Calderan said the cruise ship's engine was locked when the captain called for help ... ....
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Trump tells UK he 'wouldn't pay' $50 billion Brexit divorce bill
CNN 02 Jun 2019
London (CNN)Less than 24 hours before Donald Trump is set to touch down in the United Kingdom on his first state visit to the country, the US President has sent Britain's political establishment into a spin -- telling the UK it should "walk away" from Brexit talks if the European Union does not give it what it wants ... Read More. Trump. Send in Farage ... ....
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Israel strikes Syria after rockets fired at Golan
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jun 2019
More. BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said its aircraft struck Syrian army targets on Sunday after rockets were fired at the Golan Heights, and Syria's state media said three soldiers were killed in the second such flare-up in a week ... [L8N23901J] [L8N23900B] ... Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel in the 1967 Middle East war ... ....
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Tiananmen Square: Chinese defence minister justifies 1989 massacre as ‘correct policy’
The Independent 02 Jun 2019
China's defence minister has defended 1989's bloody crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square, which he said was justified in the name of stability. ... Estimates vary on how many people died on 4 June 1989, but it is thought between 1,500 and 4,000 demonstrators were killed and 10,000 wounded ... Subscribe now ... Getty....
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Queen Elizabeth set to fete Trump, as she has so many other US presidents
Wtop 02 Jun 2019
Queen Elizabeth II has met with nearly every American President since Dwight Eisenhower during her more than 67 years on the throne. Next week, she’ll welcome President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump back to the United Kingdom, this time for a rare state visit ... Trump responded, “I didn’t know that she was nasty ... Johnson ... W....
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Champion League 2019: Liverpool beats Tottenham to win 6th European Cup
The Hindu
02 Jun 2019
No tears of pain this time, just redemption for Mohamed Salah. Only 108 seconds were needed to banish the Champions League final heartbreak of a year ago. Once Salah dispatched his early penalty against Tottenham, Liverpool was on the path to a sixth European title with a 2-0 victory on Saturday ... “I have sacrificed a lot for my career,” Salah said ... ....
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Future of Merkel’s coalition in doubt after SPD leader steps down
The Irish Times 02 Jun 2019
Germany’s oldest party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), is in disarray after leader Andrea Nahles announced her resignation on Sunday after just 400 days in office. Her departure as party chair and and parliamentary party leader, adds fresh uncertainty to the future of Germany’s ruling grand coalition coalition in Berlin ... . . ....
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How Monsanto manipulates journalists and academics
The Observer 02 Jun 2019
Over the past year, evidence of Monsanto’s deceptive efforts to defend the safety of its top-selling Roundup herbicide have been laid bare for all to see ... There has also been public outrage over internal records illustrating cozy relationships with friendly regulators which border on – and possibly cross into – collusion ... ....
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Illinois Becomes The First State To Legalize Marijuana Through The Legislature
WorldNews.com 31 May 2019
The Midwestern state is set to become the 11th U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults after a bill won final passage in the house of representatives on Friday, now it heads to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his signature, according to Bloomberg ... Gov ... State employers can still enforce a drug-free workplace under the bill....
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RMB cash transfer in China-Laos economic cooperation zone exceeds 100 mln yuan
Xinhua 02 Jun 2019
KUNMING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Cross-border renminbi (RMB) cash transfer has exceed 100 million yuan (14.5 million U.S. dollars) in the Mohan-Boten Economic Cooperation Zone between China and Laos, through a specially built road tunnel ... ....
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US would talk to Iran with no preconditions, Pompeo says
Irish Independent 02 Jun 2019
By Associated Press Reporters. June 2 2019 11.34 AM. 0 Comments US would talk to Iran with no preconditions, Pompeo says. Independent.ie. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration is willing to talk to Iran “with no preconditions” ... Email ... Switzerland represents US interests in Iran ... ....
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Elon Musk says Tesla is likely to produce Model Y in Fremont
The Mercury News 02 Jun 2019
By Dana Hull . Bloomberg. Elon Musk said that Tesla Inc.’s current “default plan” is to produce the Model Y sport utility vehicle at its sole auto plant in Fremont, California. The electric automaker makes the Model S, Model X and Model 3 in Fremont, but produces battery packs and drive units at its gigafactory near Reno, Nevada ... Related Articles ... ....
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Donald Trump obviously believes in interfering in other countries’ politics – but Boris Johnson may not be grateful
The Independent 01 Jun 2019
Boris Johnson has just received two significant endorsements in his campaign to become prime minister. One is from Liz Truss, the chief secretary to the Treasury, who had leadership ambitions herself but who decided not to join the crowded field. She is the most senior minister so far to have come out for a candidate who is not him or herself ... ....
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Beyonce ready to roar in lion bodysuit with feather mane
Irish Independent 02 Jun 2019
By Laura Harding, Press Association Senior Entertainment Correspondent. June 2 2019 1.21 PM. 0 Comments Beyonce ready to roar in lion bodysuit with feather mane. Independent.ie. Beyonce looks ready to roar as she channels her Lion King character in a gold bodysuit with a huge lion’s face on the front ... Email ... View this post on Instagram ... ....
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French Open: Konta finds groove to make quarters
RTE 02 Jun 2019
Johanna Konta proved that she had found her comfort zone on Roland Garros' red clay as she surged to a 6-2 6-4 win over Donna Vekic to become the first British woman to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open in 36 years ... Vekic was broken five times. The last British woman to reach the Paris quarters was Jo Durie in 1983 ... ....
