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Trump considering buying Greenland, confirms White House adviser
The Observer 18 Aug 2019
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has confirmed Donald Trump is considering an attempt to buy Greenland. 'Friends, you're going to love Greenland. I was there on 9/11' . Lawrence Douglas and Nancy Pick. Read more. US presidents have paid for territory before ... In 1867, Andrew Johnson paid $7.2m for Alaska from Russia ... He continued ... It’s developing ... ....
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Chinese missiles likely to cripple Asia-based US forces in event of conflict: report
South China Morning Post 18 Aug 2019
The report by Australia-based researchers urged US allies such as Australia and Japan to overhaul military investment to prevent American military might from being undermined in the region. The report also detailed the prowess of the PLA Rocket Force, which is capable of making precision strikes as far from the mainland as Singapore ... ....
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Scientists show how ALIENS ‘see’ Earth when looking from deep space
Russia Today 19 Aug 2019photo: Creative Commons / Ввласенко
Britain revokes ‘Jihadi Jack’s’ citizenship, sparking row with Canada
Indian Express 19 Aug 2019
By Nik Martin . Canada on Sunday it was “disappointed” that Britain has revoked the citizenship of a dual national former “Islamic State” (IS) recruits being held in northern Syria ... Several UK media outlets reported on Sunday that Letts had been stripped of his British citizenship ... Advertising. Flew to Syria ... “I’m not innocent,” he told ITV News ... ....
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Four awesome WhatsApp features you can use right now
Deccan Chronicle 19 Aug 2019
Every WhatsApp upgrade brings about some exciting features that the 1.5 billion users the world over absolutely love. In India, WhatsApp has over 400 million users with the instant messaging giant often launching features that are specific to our country ... Some of these features have already rolled out centring on forwarding messages ... Group Invitation....
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Judge postpones 2nd corruption trial of Malaysia’s former PM
Wtop 19 Aug 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The second trial of Malaysian’s ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund was delayed Monday by a week to allow his first trial to end ... High Court Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah agreed to postpone the second trial until Aug. 26 ... U.S ... Source ....
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Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand
The News International 19 Aug 2019
GIBRALTAR. The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel ... Authorities in Gibraltar have not confirmed its departure ... Iran has repeatedly denied any violations ... GIBRALTAR ... Authorities in Gibraltar have not confirmed its departure ... ....
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Millions of Muslims risk being stripped of citizenship in India and declared 'foreign migrants'
The Independent 18 Aug 2019
More than 4 million people in India, mostly Muslims, are at risk of being declared foreign migrants as the government pushes a hardline Hindu nationalist agenda that has challenged the country’s pluralist traditions and aims to redefine what it means to be Indian ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Show all 10 ... 1/10 ... ....
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Trump rages over poll numbers and coverage of his racism after approval ratings plummet
The Independent 18 Aug 2019
Donald Trump has vented his anger over media coverage of his repeated racism after a series of polls showed his approval ratings had fallen and that he was on track to lose the 2020 election. More follows…. Independent news email. Only the best news in your inbox. Independent news email. Only the best news in your inbox ... Update newsletter preferences ... ....
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Video Allegedly Showing Prince Andrew Waving Off Young Woman at Epstein's New York Mansion Released
Sputnik 18 Aug 2019
Explosive court documents released hours before Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide last week revealed that UK Prince Andrew, the eighth in line to the British throne, was named in a 2015 lawsuit against an alleged "madame" for the US financier's purported child sex trafficking ring ... ....
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The Most Important Aspect of Bitcoin Is the Separation of Money and State
Bitcoin 19 Aug 2019
Many cryptocurrency supporters believe the technology allows for the separation of money and state in a manner that’s never been seen before. Governments inflict two forms of robbery against nonviolent citizens by forcing them to pay taxes while also stealing from them silently through inflation ... Also read. Bitcoin History Part 15 ... military ... ....
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A look at the Islamic State affiliate's rise in Afghanistan
Yahoo Daily News 19 Aug 2019
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bombing at a wedding party in Kabul claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate has renewed fears about the growing threat posed by its thousands of fighters, as well as their ability to plot global attacks from a stronghold in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan ... The U.S ... airstrikes ... Today, the U.N....
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Paros - the Greek paradise island that wants to ditch plastic
BBC News 19 Aug 2019photo: Creative Commons
British man sets new cycling speed record of more than 174mph
The Observer 18 Aug 2019
A British man has set a new cycling speed record of more than 174mph on a £15,000 bike released from the back of a Porsche as it hurtled down a runway ... He was timed at 174.33mph (280.55km/h) after going through the 200-metre speed trap on the cycle, which was built by Moss Bikes using 3D-printed components and parts from a motocross bike ... He said ... ....
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