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Two Chokepoints That May Soon Haunt The World: Straits of Hormuz And Taiwan
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingFor thousands of years, countries and imperial powers have sought narrow channels which connect two larger bodies of water. They’ve also gone to war over these valuable waterways to boost imports or gain a strategic military and naval advantage. Known as chokepoints, the Straits of Hormuz and Taiwan are no exception.Given the ever-growing tensions between Iran and the U.S ... forces....
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US Treasury Sanctions Russian, Chinese Firms Over Illicit Trade With North Korea
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
The United States Treasury imposed sanctions on three foreign companies it said was helping North Korea avoid sanctions with illicit shipments of goods on Wednesday, according to The Los Angeles Times ... jurisdictions ... The U.S ... Mnuchin said ... The Treasury said the Chinese and Singaporean companies were using false shipping documents to export the products to North Korea which was a violation of international sanctions....
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Humans are pushing the Earth closer to a climate cliff
The Guardian 15 Aug 2018
A new paper, just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has received a lot of media attention. The attention is justified because the paper paints a very grim picture of the climate and what humans may be doing to it. In particular, the authors of this study tried to determine the trajectory that the Earth is on so we can predict what the future climate will be ... Twitter ... The image below is taken from the paper....
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Trump Revokes John Brennan's Security Clearance Citing 'Erratic Behavior,' Others Threatened
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
The security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, a prominent and frequent critic of US President Donald Trump, was revoked Wednesday after Trump cited Brennan’s “erratic conduct and behavior,” The Los Angeles Times reported ... Bush and Barack Obama and several Trump himself has fired, the Times reported. Included in that list are former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former FBI Director James B....
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Video of man slapping hippo's butt at Los Angeles Zoo prompts police investigation
Yahoo Daily News 15 Aug 2018
More. The video was taken from the opposite side of the enclosure. The man can be seen climbing over the fence, creeping towards the two hippos, Mara and Rosie ... The man proceeded to run away quickly as he threw his hands up in the air in apparent celebration ... ....
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Prosecutors Focus on Lies, False Documents in Manafort Trial Closing Arguments
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
Prosecutors working the first case brought to trial from the ongoing investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller focused on Paul Manafort's numerous lies as they made their final appeal to a federal court jury in closing arguments on Wednesday in Manafort's bank and financial fraud trial, according to USA Today ... If Manafort is found guilty of all 18 charges, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars ... “Mr ... tax authorities....
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Poland Marks Army Day With Parade, Call for US Military Base
Voa News 15 Aug 2018
Poland's president voiced hope for a permanent U.S. military presence in his country, in a speech as the nation put on a large military parade on its Armed Forces Day holiday Wednesday replete with tanks and people marching in historic uniforms. Poland is fearful of Russia's renewed aggression, and President Andrzej Duda said that a permanent presence by the U.S. Army would "scare away every potential attacker." The U.S....
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Egyptian Road Workers Uncover Mysterious Sphinx
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
A mysterious sphinx has been discovered during roadwork in the Egyptian city of Luxor, Fox News reports.Mohamed Abdel Aziz, director general of Luxor Antiquities, announced the find Sunday, according to Egypt Today ... Archaeologists recently opened a ‘cursed’ ancient black granite sarcophagus ... Late last year, archaeologists also revealed that they had uncovered the graves of four children at an ancient site in Egypt. WN.com, JIm Berrie ....
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WHO Calls For A Pause In DRC Fighting To Halt Spread of Ebola
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
The director general of the World Health Organization said the fighting in the northeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo needed to pause so humanitarian groups could work to address the Ebola outbreak in the region on Wednesday, according to The Guardian. Dr ... ... Tedros. The cases have already surpassed an outbreak in the Équateur province earlier this year which resulted in 53 cases and 29 deaths ... Dr ... Tedros ... Dr ... ... ... Dr ... Dr....
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Foul-Beaked Parrot Thanks Firefighters With X-Rated Greeting During Rescue
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
Jessie flew off to another roof and then to a tree before ending up back with her owner, the Telegraph reported.WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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New Zealand Bans Sale of Homes to Foreigners
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
New Zealand's Parliament voted on Wednesday to take a large step to fight against the expensive housing market across the country by banning most non-resident foreigners from purchasing existing homes or residential land, according to National Public Radio ... The lawmakers said by reducing the number of potential buyers, they would help ease the property shortage across the country ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Seattle's Air Is Even Dirtier Than Beijing's, But Relief Is Coming
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
The air Seattle residents were breathing Wednesday was even more unhealthy than that of Beijing, by far, the Seattle Times reports.The Environmental Protection Agency’s air-quality index posted a reading of 170 for Seattle as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, well into the “unhealthy” category. The reading on Weather Underground, a website that tracks weather data around the world, was 154 ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Suspect In London Car Attack Identified As Sudanese Refugee
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
Abdullah Khater also said his family – who are originally from Darfur in Sudan – were in "a state of shock."Magistrates have granted police a warrant of further detention enabling them to question Khater until Aug. 20.Three people were injured when a silver Ford Fiesta hit cyclists and pedestrians during Tuesday morning's rush hour ... BBC News home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said the reasons for the crash remained "very open."...
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U.S., Mexico Team Up To Fight Drug Cartels
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
Officials said Wednesday the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Mexico will set up a joint team in Chicago targeting Mexican drug cartels and their leaders and finances, to try to stem a flow of drugs that has led to a spike in U.S ... It is also a major supplier of methamphetamines.“It’s not just a Chicago problem, it’s a national problem ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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South Korea Proposes Railway 'Community' With North Korea, China And U.S.
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
– Moon Jae-inThe president's administration will seek to link railways and roads with the North before the end of the year, Yonhap said.The initiative is one of many efforts that Seoul is undertaking to strengthen peace in Northeast Asia following June's milestone U.S.-North Korea summit ... In May, the duo held their official second meeting at the border village of Panmunjom following an earlier summit in April. WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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