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What To Make Of Trump's Misogynist Statements About Sen. Harris, And Two Less Qualified Candidates
WorldNews.com 14 Aug 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling.President Donald Trump in no time characterized Senator Kamala Harris as “nasty” and “the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the U.S. Senate.” He also claimed the presumptive Democratic nominee “… said things that were untrue ... America is no different ... In her book, “Down Girl....
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Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich: 'It was good against Brazil, but against Barca we were brutal'
BBC News 15 Aug 2020
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Putin proposes urgent 7-state online summit on Iran, Persian Gulf
Xinhua 14 Aug 2020
MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Friday holding an urgent online meeting of the heads of the five states that are permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) with the participation of the leaders of Germany and Iran to discuss Iran and the Persian Gulf situation ... Enditem. ....
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China slams U.S. designation of Confucius Institute U.S. Center
China.dot.org 15 Aug 2020
China on Friday expressed its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the request of the United States to register the Confucius Institute U.S. Center as "a foreign mission," saying it has demonized and stigmatized the normal operation of China-U.S. cooperation projects. "Out of ideological prejudice and self-interest, some U.S ... ....
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Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Not Among 9 Considered for Advanced Test Stages, Says WHO
Yahoo Daily News 14 Aug 2020photo: Creative Commons / Homoatrox
Peaceful protesters march to gather in front of government building in Minsk, Belarus
Yahoo Daily News 15 Aug 2020
Hundreds have been released from jail after being interned during the violent state crackdown on demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko's controversial re-election last Sunday ... ....
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UAE secured ‘no guarantees’ on halt of West Bank annexation from Israel, ministers admit
The Independent 15 Aug 2020
The UAE has no guarantees that Israel will not annex occupied Palestinian territory in the future, Emirati ministers have said. This is despite normalising relations with Israel in a deal which “suspends” plans to declare sovereignty over land such as the occupied West Bank ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... EPA ... AP ... ....
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UN launches $565 million appeal for blast-hit Lebanon
The National 15 Aug 2020
The United Nations on Friday launched an appeal to raise $565 million (Dh2.07 billion) to help Lebanon recover from this month's devastating port blast that killed 171 people. The UN said in a statement that the funds would be used to support Lebanon as it moves from immediate life-saving humanitarian relief towards rebuilding its shattered economy....
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Turkey may suspend ties with UAE over Israel deal: Erdogan
Live Mint 14 Aug 2020
ISTANBUL. Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador over the Gulf state's accord to normalise ties with Israel, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday ... Palestinian leaders have denounced it as a "stab in the back" to their cause ... Only the headline has been changed ... ....
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Venezuelan rebels sentenced to prison in failed beach attack
San Francisco Chronicle 14 Aug 2020
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan court has sentenced more than a dozen rebel soldiers to 24 years in prison for a failed beach attack alongside two former U.S. special forces members accused in the armed operation aiming to capture President Nicolás Maduro, officials said Friday ... "They're convicted and confessed." ... ....
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US sees embarrassing UN defeat over Iran arms embargo proposal
The Guardian 15 Aug 2020
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Obama: Trump is trying to 'actively kneecap' and 'starve' the postal service
CNN 14 Aug 2020
(CNN)Former President Barack Obama took on President Donald Trump's attempts to stall funding for the United States Postal Service in a podcast published Friday, slamming his predecessor's opposition to the much-needed funds as a craven attempt to boost his chances of winning in November ... Obama added. "That's sort of unheard of." ... Read More ... ....
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President Trump’s younger brother Robert hospitalized in New York
Market Watch 14 Aug 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, has been hospitalized in New York, according to the White House. The president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday, according to White House spokesman Judd Deere ... ....
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Erdogan: Greece’s attack on Turkish ship in Mediterranean to incur ‘heavy price'
Press TV 14 Aug 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece against any attack on the country’s vessel engaged in energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, amid Ankara’s heightened tensions with Athens over oil and gas prospection in disputed waters in the sea ... "We have told Greece if you attack our Oruc Reis, you will pay a heavy price ... ....
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‘We are a sovereign country’: PM Babis tells Pompeo Czechs will decide for themselves what to do with their nuclear plant & Huawei
Russia Today 14 Aug 2020
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s push to limit his country’s contacts with Russian and Chinese firms and grant a nuclear power plant construction contract to an American firm. Russia and China pose a threat to Czech energy independence Pompeo said during his visit to Prague on Wednesday ... ....
