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War on terror has killed over 801,000 people and cost $6.4 trillion: report
Alternet 14 Nov 2019
The so-called War on Terror launched by the United States government in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has cost at least 801,000 lives and $6.4 trillion according to a pair of reports published Wednesday by the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs ... pic.twitter.com/Ge5S85MmkR ... ....
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Islamic Jihad says cease-fire reached to end Gaza fighting
The Himalayan 14 Nov 2019
GAZA CITY GAZA STRIP. Gaza’s militant Islamic Jihad group announced a cease-fire with Israel early on Thursday, ending two days of heavy fighting that left at least 34 Palestinians dead. Spokesman Musab al-Berim said the Egyptian-brokered deal went into effect at 5.30 am ... “And we intend to continue with this.” ... At least 16 of the dead were militants ... ....
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Duterte's health: 'Work from home' raises questions in Philippines
BBC News 14 Nov 2019
The Philippine constitution stipulates that the public must be informed of the state of the president's health in case he has a "serious illness". If a serving president becomes incapacitated by an illness, power would pass to the vice president ... "But when he does, he is firm and strong and the aura in his face is good ... ....
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Arizona congressman’s tweets raise Epstein conspiracy theory
Detroit news 14 Nov 2019
Phoenix – Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar appears to be signaling support for a conspiracy theory that Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges ... Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019 ... .......
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Pro-democracy protesters bring Hong Kong to standstill for a fourth day
RTE 14 Nov 2019
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have brought parts of the Chinese-ruled city to a standstill for a fourth day, forcing schools to close and blocking highways. Students have also built barricades and stockpiled makeshift weapons, setting the stage for campus showdowns ... It deleted the tweet soon afterward without an explanation ... READ MORE. ... ....
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India court rejects probe of purchase of French fighter jets
The Charlotte Observer 14 Nov 2019
India’s top court on Thursday rejected petitions seeking a probe into the government’s purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation over pricing issues. Three Supreme Court judges said they didn’t see any merit in the petitions filed by two former ministers and an activist seeking an investigation of the Rafale deal....
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Georgia executes man for store clerk’s killing in 1994
The Los Angeles Times 14 Nov 2019
A man convicted of killing a Georgia convenience store clerk 25 years ago was put to death late Wednesday night, authorities said. Inmate Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, was pronounced dead at 10.59 p.m. EST after an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson ... Wednesday’s execution came shortly after the U.S ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... ....
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US-S Korea army officials meet to discuss troop costs
Deccan Herald 14 Nov 2019
Senior US defence and military officials are gathering in Seoul for talks as the two countries face intensifying threats from North Korea to stop joint military drills and for the U.S. to change its approach in denuclearisation talks ... troops) and extending GSOMIA," a South Korean military source said ... It could also set a precedent for upcoming U.S....
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Second Ebola vaccine introduced in the DRC
Mail Guardian South Africa 14 Nov 2019
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday introduced a second vaccine to fight the deadly Ebola virus in the east of the country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity said. It said the new vaccine, produced by a Belgian subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is aimed at protecting about 50 000 people over a period of four months ... ....
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The Gulf states tried to turn Iran's own weapon against it – and it backfired with terrible consequences
The Independent 13 Nov 2019
The idea that “the world will be a better place” after the death of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a far-fetched one. To be sure, Isis was dealt a major blow, but that hardly sorts out the Middle East’s a better-looking place. It makes it look like a pig wearing makeup. ....
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As recession takes hold, Hong Kong banks worry about risk of easier mortgage rules
Yahoo Daily News 14 Nov 2019
By Clare Jim and Sumeet Chatterjee. HONG KONG (Reuters) - Even as Hong Kong has reduced down-payment requirements to help young professionals and families to buy homes, banks are beefing up mortgage application standards to ensure that a recession does not saddle them with bad loans, bankers and mortgage brokers said ... "We have to use all the tools......
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'Suffering' German economy dodges recession in third quarter
Canada Dot Com 14 Nov 2019
BERLIN — The German economy escaped a recession in the third quarter as consumers, state spending and construction drove a 0.1% quarterly expansion, defying expectations of another contraction in Europe’s largest economy, preliminary data showed on Thursday ... “The German economy got away with a black eye....
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PM Modi Meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Brazil, Hails 'New Direction and New Energy' ...
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Australian bushfires death toll rises to four, Karratha blaze being monitored
Gulf Daily News 14 Nov 2019
SYDNEY - A man’s body has been found in burnt-out bushland in New South Wales (NSW) state, taking the death toll from bushfires that have swept across Australia’s east coast to four, police said on Thursday ... Kempsey is just over 400km (249 miles) north of Sydney, and has suffered under extreme conditions in recent weeks ... ....
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Philippines deports 312 Chinese, detains 36 Japanese in crackdown on phone scams
South China Morning Post 14 Nov 2019
A group of 312 Chinese nationals who were arrested in the Philippines last month in connection with telecommunications fraud were deported on Thursday ... The office was allegedly conducting telephone scamming operations, using phishing techniques to defraud or extort their victims, mostly Chinese nationals from the mainland ... ....
