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Why Americans should be concerned about Julian Assange’s extradition case
Alternet 20 Jan 2020
On Monday January 13, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in his fight against extradition to the US. The administrative hearing concerned Assange’s lack of access to legal counsel, making it difficult for him to adequately prepare for his case ... She has only had 2 hours with him since last hearing in December ... ....
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Should the world be worried about the coronavirus in China?
The Guardian 20 Jan 2020photo: AP / Moises Castillo
US-bound migrants cross into Mexico through river, hurl stones at military as soldiers block road (VIDEOS)
Russia Today 20 Jan 2020
Hundreds of men, women and children crossed from Guatemala into Mexico through a river on Monday as a migrant caravan continues its journey onwards toward the US border, only to be met by a wall of soldiers on the other side ... Some of the migrants hurled rocks at the soldiers and tried to flee past them ... Vía. Alejandro Gómez ... #AHORA 🔴 . ... #AlMomento ....
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NASA asteroid warning: Not one but TWO huge space rocks to hurtle past Earth today
Russia Today 20 Jan 2020
The new year brings with it new asteroid threats, with NASA warning of two close cosmic flybys in a single day following a busy festive period of Near Earth Object (NEO) approaches to our planet. The first NEO to buzz the Earth today is identified as 2020 AQ1 – and was only first spotted on January 11....
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Madonna cancels concert 45 minutes before she was due to perform
The Independent 20 Jan 2020
Madonna cancelled a show in Lisbon just 45 minutes before she was due to go on stage, in the latest in a run of delays and cancellations on her current tour. An email was sent to fans confirming the show’s cancellation at 7.45pm on Sunday (19 January), with Madonna having been scheduled to arrive on stage at 8.30pm ... “We love you forever.” ....
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Murder In The Skies: What We Can Learn From Iran And Ukraine Flights 655 and 752
WorldNews.com 20 Jan 2020
Article by WN.Com correspondent Dallas Darling The announcement by Russian officials that Iran had fired upon a commercial plane, killing all 176 crew and passengers, because it was spooked by “six F-35 U.S. fighter jets” closing in on its borders is indeed another tipping point ... Some suspected the U.S. knew it was shooting down a civilian plane ... 56. ....
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‘Haftar has been barking up the wrong tree’
Middle East Monitor 20 Jan 2020
Distinguished Libyan journalist and political analyst, Ashur Shams, has spoken out on the Libyan Civil War and ceasefire in the country, and stressed his support of the Turkish-Libyan maritime and security agreement ... .......
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Climate refugees cannot be sent back home, United Nations rules in landmark decision
CNN 20 Jan 2020
(CNN)Refugees fleeing the effects of the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home by their adoptive countries, a United Nations panel has ruled, in a landmark decision that could open the door to a flood of legal claims by displaced people around the world ... Pacific islands wanted more action on the climate crisis. Australia said no ... Read More ... ....
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Angola vows to force return of Isabel dos Santos by 'all possible means'
The Observer 20 Jan 2020
The Angolan government has vowed to use “all possible means” to force the return of Isabel dos Santos following the Luanda Leaks investigation into how the ex-president’s daughter accrued her $2bn fortune ... Dos Santos left Angola in 2018 after her father stepped down as president. She has denied any wrongdoing ... Read more ... Show Hide ... Was this helpful? ... ....
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Harry says he and Meghan had no other option but to stand down as royals
Hong Kong Standard 20 Jan 2020
Prince Harry has taken aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties ... "You looked out for me for so long, but the media is a powerful force ... TS Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... Photo. SkyNews. . ....
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Giant hail and dust storms batter Australia
RTE 20 Jan 2020
Thunderstorms and giant hail battered parts of Australia's east coast after "apocalyptic" dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas, as extreme weather patterns collided in the bushfire-fatigued country. Since October, Australia has been overwhelmed by an unprecedented bushfire season made worse by climate change ... ....
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Norway populist party quits government over return of suspected ‘Isis bride’ to country
The Independent 20 Jan 2020
Norway’s populist party has quit the country’s governing coalition over a decision to allow a suspected "Isis bride" to return from Syria. Finance minister Siv Jensen said there had been “too many compromises” as she announced her right-wing Progress Party would step down ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... 1/19 ... 2/19 ... ....
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Israeli researchers decipher unique structure, function of shrimps' eyes
Xinhua 20 Jan 2020photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
'Useful fall guy': a preview of Boris Johnson's minister ratings
The Observer 20 Jan 2020
John Crace has been given an exclusive preview of the prime minister’s scorecards …. The absolute dream cabinet minister ... He has also made huge improvements in saying anything about Brexit that he thinks I want to hear, and there is little doubt he would be happy to change his mind again if it’s convenient for me to change mine ... ... What a jammy sod ... ....
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Trump regime shifting Daesh terrorists from Syria to Iraq
Press TV 20 Jan 2020
By Stephen Lendman. Last December, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said “(t)he Americans…are feeding Daesh, encourag(ing) them, protect(ing) Daesh leaders and help(ing) them move from one area to another.” ... Iraqi forces seized US weapons during an operation against terrorists in al-Hazar island ... They’re allies, not enemies ... A final comment ... ....
