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US abruptly informs Beijing to CLOSE consulate in Houston – Chinese Foreign Ministry
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the US asked it to close down its consulate in Houston, Texas. Beijing condemned the move, promising retaliation if the decision is not reversed.
Jul 22, 2020 07:33
‘Others want to change Europe, we want to quit’: Italian senator meets with Farage in London, plans to launch ‘Italexit’ party
Italy is getting its own Brexit-type party led by a staunch Eurosceptic senator, a former journalist and ex-member of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement who recently met with Nigel Farage for inspiration.
Jul 22, 2020 08:21
Russian journalists attacked while covering Portland protests: US law enforcement hit them & broke camera, colleague says
A Russian TV crew covering ongoing protests in Portland, Oregon has apparently been assaulted by law enforcement officers cracking down on the demonstrators.
Jul 22, 2020 10:51
New blood test can detect 5 types of cancer YEARS before current methods, researchers claim
After a decade of research and development, a new blood test has been produced which can detect five types of cancer years before currently available tests can, greatly increasing the future survivability of patients.
Jul 22, 2020 13:53

‘Nothing lawful in those barracks’: 7 Italian police officers arrested over drug trafficking & torture
Italy has been shocked by a massive scandal in the wake of the arrest of seven Carabinieri officers suspected of being involved in a series of crimes ranging from drug trafficking to unlawful arrests and torture.
Jul 22, 2020 22:29
‘Copycat product’: Slack says Microsoft is breaking antitrust laws by bundling Teams software into Office suite
Slack has filed a competition complaint before the European Commission against tech giant Microsoft, accusing the company of “anti-competitive practice” and “abusing its market dominance.”
Jul 22, 2020 19:33
US ‘late to the party’ in the Arctic after ‘aggressive’ Russia & China, but will still ‘succeed,’ says Pompeo
Washington and its allies have been too slow to react to Russian and Chinese expansion in the Arctic, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Still, the US will “succeed” in entrenching there, he believes.
Jul 22, 2020 19:24
Bomb & death threats made against Chinese Embassy in Washington – Beijing blames US government
A spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry has blamed alleged bomb and death threats made against the country’s embassy in Washington, DC on the US government.
Jul 22, 2020 18:41
Malaria drug chloroquine touted by Trump does NOT inhibit Covid-19, new study finds
German researchers have found no evidence that chloroquine, the antimalarial drug widely rumored to help prevent Covid-19, can actually prevent infection in human lung cells.
Jul 22, 2020 18:32
Greece 'readies its navy' in response to Turkey’s survey of contested continental shelf
Athens has reportedly set its naval fleet to a state of heightened readiness as both Greece and Cyprus tighten maritime security amid a growing dispute with Turkey over a contested sea shelf region, according to the AFP.
Jul 22, 2020 16:59
No place in ‘free society’: German state of Baden Wuerttemberg bans face veils for pupils in schools
The southwestern German state of Baden Wuerttemberg has barred pupils from wearing face veils, such as burqas or niqabs, in primary and secondary schools, arguing that people should not cover their faces in a “free society.”
Jul 22, 2020 16:52
Jewish human rights group urges Uruguay to sell NAZI eagle to museum to prevent purchase by Hitler admirers
A symbol of Nazi Germany – an eagle holding a swastika in its talons – should not fall into the hands of Hitler devotees and should instead go to a public-owned museum, the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles has urged.
Jul 22, 2020 16:37
British Columbia officially endorses GLORY HOLES for safer sex in coronavirus times
British Columbia’s health authority has released tips for engaging in safer sex amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The advice turned out to be quite kinky, as the public was urged to avoid sharing sex toys and use glory holes instead.
Jul 22, 2020 16:24
‘Goldilocks’ & the lost world: New technique for tracking far-away planets could help in search for HABITABLE regions of universe
The rediscovery of a planet lost in outer space could signal the beginning of tracking a habitable world in the ‘Goldilocks zone’ of a far distant solar system.
Jul 22, 2020 16:01
Game streaming platform Twitch moves to win over real life sports with new category
The Amazon-owned company Twitch, renowned for online gaming and esports streaming, is branching out into the real world and pushing for sports dominance with its new sports category.
Jul 22, 2020 15:49
New blood test can detect 5 types of cancer YEARS before current methods, researchers claim
After a decade of research and development, a new blood test has been produced which can detect five types of cancer years before currently available tests can, greatly increasing the future survivability of patients.
Jul 22, 2020 13:53

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