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China virus death toll rises to 41, with more than 1,300 infected worldwide
Dawn 25 Jan 2020
The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with authorities curbing travel and cancelling public gatherings ... Health authorities around the world are scrambling to prevent a pandemic ... He is in stable condition in a Melbourne hospital ... ....
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US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
The Times of India 24 Jan 2020
WASHINGTON ... Trump and other top officials initially said Iran's attack had not killed or injured any US service members ... Pentagon officials have said there had been no effort to minimize or delay information on concussive injuries, but its handling of the injuries following Tehran’s attack has renewed questions over the U.S ... ....
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Australian Open: Nadal, Halep roll on as shocks rattle Melbourne
Gulf News 25 Jan 2020
Melbourne. World number one Rafael Nadal and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep dodged an exodus of seeded players as the shocks kept rolling at the Australian Open on Saturday ... But he showed no signs of tiredness, racing through 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in just 1hr 38 mins in what he called his “best match of the tournament so far, without a doubt” ... “I don’t know....
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Trump to Announce Peace Plan Giving Israel ‘Everything It Wants’
Truth Dig 24 Jan 2020
“Peace has nothing to do with it,” said Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon. The Deal of the Century ... Peace has nothing to do with it https.//t.co/NaOhr3QEZX ... Hanan Ashrawi, is “a lethal diversionary tactic at the expense of Palestinian rights and international law—criminality plus personal agendas equals no peace.” . ....
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Delta fined $50,000 for discriminating against Muslim passengers
Gulf News 25 Jan 2020
The captain then spoke with Delta's corporate security, who said Mr and Mrs X were US citizens returning home and there were "no red flags." ... Other passengers and flight attendants complained about him but the first officer saw nothing unusual about him and Delta security also said "Mr A"'s record had "no red flags." ... Sign up for the Business Brief ... ....
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Actor Rosie Perez says she was told of Weinstein rape
Indian Express 25 Jan 2020photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
Boris Johnson hails end of ‘years of argument’ as he signs Withdrawal Agreement
AOL 24 Jan 2020
Boris Johnson has heralded the end of “far too many years of argument and division” as he signed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement ahead of Britain’s departure from the EU next week ... Today PM @BorisJohnson signed the Withdrawal Agreement for the UK to leave the EU on January 31st. pic.twitter.com/ToVQMOUZeb ... Mr Johnson said ... ....
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Coronavirus: second confirmed US case identified in Chicago
The Guardian 24 Jan 2020
The Illinois department of health has confirmed the latest diagnosis to local news radio station WBBM ... .......
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Iraqi security forces raid Baghdad's main protest camp, shoot at demonstrators
The Times of India 25 Jan 2020
BAGHDAD ... There were no immediate reports of casualties but at least seven people were wounded in clashes with police earlier in the day, medics and security sources said. The clashes took place after authorities began removing concrete barriers near Tahrir Square and across at least one main bridge over the Tigris River in Baghdad ... Top Videos ... ....
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NPR reporter says Mike Pompeo cursed at her after an interview
The Jerusalem Post 25 Jan 2020
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed at a National Public Radio reporter and repeatedly "used the F-word" in a shouted diatribe after she questioned him about Ukraine and the ousted American ambassador to Kiev in an interview on Friday, the reporter said ... "I have defended every State Department official ... ....
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6.8 magnitude earthquake kills 18 people in eastern Turkey
Deccan Herald 25 Jan 2020
At least 30 people were missing following the magnitude 6.8 quake, which had its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in the eastern province of Elazig ... The USGS put the magnitude as 6.7, adding that it struck near the East Anatolian Fault in an area that has suffered no documented large ruptures since an earthquake in 1875 ... GET IT ... Turkey....
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House lawyers say Trump's impeachment defense undercuts argument against having his attorney testify
CNN 24 Jan 2020
(CNN)House Democrats asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to swiftly order former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify in the House, saying arguments made by President Donald Trump's legal team during the impeachment trial have undercut the Justice Department's position in the long-simmering legal battle over McGahn's testimony ... Read More....
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Iran slams Europe for failing to honor JCPOA, acting as 'subservient' to US
Press TV 25 Jan 2020
"The Europeans have no legitimate grounds for resorting to this mechanism. They can’t just refer something to the Security Council because they are Europeans and they have blue eyes ... Zarif ... Iran ... Soleimani' ... "There was no intention of causing any casualties with the missile attack – we were executing our right to self-defense in a proportionate manner ... ....
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Why Iranian cyber warfare may escalate soon
Gulf News 24 Jan 2020
Crucial sites are much better protected than they were a few years ago, but no protection will ever be perfect ... No provocation needed ... “A blow hard enough to hurt,” he wrote in Arms and Influence, “is in some danger of overturning the canoe.” Once both canoes capsize and everybody’s in the water, there’s no way to tell who’ll drown....
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Police: 2 dead after warehouse explosion shakes Houston
The Spokesman-Review 24 Jan 2020
The explosion happened about 4.30 a.m ... Police Chief Art Acevedo confirmed the deaths Friday ... It is highly flammable and can explode in a fire ... Pena said there were no reports of hazardous air quality, based on monitoring done by a hazardous materials team ... Houston police tweeted that officers were blocking off streets, but no evacuation was ordered ... ....
