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Coronavirus: Ukrainian protesters attack buses carrying China evacuees as panic over outbreak spreads
The Independent 21 Feb 2020
Dozens of protesters have clashed with police and hurled stones at buses in Ukraine carrying more than 70 people who were evacuated from China over fears about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Shape Created with Sketch. Coronavirus ... PA....
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Royal no more! Prince Harry and Meghan will stop using 'Sussex Royal' brand
Independent online (SA) 21 Feb 2020
The couple agreed last month with Queen Elizabeth that they would no longer work as royals after their surprise announcement that they wanted to carve out "a progressive new role" which they hope to finance themselves ... From April 1, they would no longer have an office at ......
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Archaeologists unveil possible shrine to Rome’s first king
Canoe 21 Feb 2020
ROME -- Archaeologists said on Friday they had discovered an ancient cenotaph that almost certainly commemorated the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, buried in the heart of the Italian capital. Read More ... ....
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U.N. says it fears 'bloodbath' in northwest Syria fighting
Reuters 21 Feb 2020
The United Nations warned on Friday that fighting in northwest Syria could "end in a bloodbath" and called again for a ceasefire, while Moscow denied reports of a mass flight of civilians from a Russian-led Syrian government offensive ... ....
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What Impact, If Any, Will Never-Trump Republicans Have In 2020?
WorldNews.com 21 Feb 2020
It includes scant evidence that he has broadened his appeal ... Fox News. “Our military deserves better ... Col ... It also accuses evangelicals of weaponizing their religion and no longer knowing the true message of Jesus.George Conway and a band of like-minded conservatives have formed an anti-Trump super PAC ... No, he was a raving lunatic ... February 16, 2020.....
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Weinstein rape trial jury ‘deadlocked on the most serious charges’
Belfast Telegraph 21 Feb 2020
Jurors deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial have indicated they are deadlocked on the most serious charges but the judge has told them to keep trying ... Weinstein’s lawyers said they would accept a partial verdict but prosecutors said “no” and Judge Burke refused to allow it ... Those charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison ... ....
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World must act fast to contain coronavirus, says WHO’s Tedros
Indian Express 21 Feb 2020
The window of opportunity to contain wider international spread of the epidemic of the new coronavirus disease is closing, the World Health Organization warned on Friday, and countries must act fast if they are to control it ... “The window of opportunity is narrowing, so we need to act quickly before it closes completely ... Tags. Coronavirus WHO ... X ... ....
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NASA Image Reveals Remnant Of Vast Ancient Lake In The Sahara
IFL Science 21 Feb 2020
Thousands of years ago, the Sahara desert was a lush and verdant place more akin to a savannah, where giraffes, hippos, and crocodiles roamed, farmers let their dairy herds graze, and people ate a lot of fish ... Lake Chad still exists, but it’s a shadow of its former self ... NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens ... ....
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South Korea focuses 'emergency' coronavirus efforts on Daegu, city that's home to U.S. Army garrison
Stars and Stripes 21 Feb 2020
SEOUL, South Korea — Cases of a new virus swelled Friday in South Korea, and a city that's home to a U.S. Army garrison emerged as the focus of the government's containment effort ... Schools were shuttered, churches told worshipers to stay away and some mass gatherings were banned ... It also tightened restrictions on travel to the city and said U.S ... .......
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Tokyo postpones training for Olympics volunteers over virus fears
Reuters 22 Feb 2020
Organizers for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics have postponed training for volunteers because of the spread of the coronavirus in Japan ... ....
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Iran State Media Claim Large Tournout in Parliamentary Election
Voa News 21 Feb 2020
Iranian government media are claiming a large turnout in the country's nationwide parliamentary elections Friday, despite numerous video reports by citizen journalists on social media showing that polling stations were largely empty ... Friday. A number of mostly young male voters explained they were casting ballots because it was their duty ... 21, 2020 ... ....
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Grief, Anger and Calls for Action After Shooting in Germany
NBCBayArea 21 Feb 2020
Thousands have gathered in cities across Germany to hold vigils for the victims of a racially motivated shooting, amid growing calls for authorities to crack down on far-right extremism ... Germany Shooting. German Shootings 13 hours ago. Germany’s Immigrant Community in Hanau Reeling After Attack. German Shootings 13 hours ago ... ....
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'The deep state is 100% true': Trump is launching an all-out assault on the US ...
Business Insider 21 Feb 2020
Thomson Reuters. President Donald Trump is reshaping the top tiers of US intelligence, replacing veteran operatives with his loyalists ... Inside the life of Michael Milken, the pardoned former financier who made $500 million a year in the 1980s before being sent to prison by Rudy Giuliani 'No standing on boxes!'....
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Archives on controversial war-time Pope Pius XII set to open
Alternet 21 Feb 2020
Vatican City (AFP) – The Vatican’s archives on Pope Pius XII are poised to be unsealed, with historians hoping to uncover previously hidden details about one of the most controversial popes in history.The papacy of Pius XII lasted from 1939 to 1958, tumultuous years that covered World War II, including the Holocaust ... Read More ... Thank you....
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U.S.-Taliban agreement expected to be signed on February 29: Pompeo
Reuters 21 Feb 2020
An agreement between the United States and the Afghan Taliban is expected to be signed on Feb. 29, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Friday ... ....
