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US says it no longer considers Israeli settlements as illegal
Dawn 19 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo disclosed on Monday that the United States had decided to soften its position on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank, meaning that Washington no longer considers the settlements as illegal ... The 1978 legal opinion on settlements is known as the Hansell Memorandum ... Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2019. ....
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Trump administration ridiculed for orchestrating ‘secret’ foreign policy on WhatsApp
The Independent 19 Nov 2019
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor at the centre of the impeachment investigation into the conduct of Ukraine policy, makes a living selling cybersecurity advice through his companies. President Donald Trump even named him the administration’s first informal “cybersecurity adviser” ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Trump impeachment ... AP ... ....
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Qantas Backs Legal Action Against Black Eyed Peas Singer's Racism Claim
NDTV 18 Nov 2019
Australia's Qantas on Monday rejected accusations of in-flight racism from US performer will.i.am, with the airline saying it would back legal action against the Black Eyed Peas frontman ... He said he had complied "quickly & politely" with instructions from the woman to put his laptop away. "I don't want to believe she racist ... ....
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Joe Biden says he would not legalise cannabis over fears it could be gateway drug
The Independent 18 Nov 2019
Joe Biden has said he would not legalise cannabis across the US because he feared it could be a gateway drug. The Democratic presidential candidate said he needed “a lot more” evidence on whether the substance caused further drug use ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now....
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Hostages from U.S., Australia have been freed, Taliban says
The Los Angeles Times 19 Nov 2019
KABUL, Afghanistan — . The Taliban said they freed on Tuesday an American and an Australian hostage held since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures who were released by the Kabul government and flown out of Afghanistan the previous day ... forces. Advertisement ... The following year, the Taliban released two videos showing the captives....
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The collapse of the information ecosystem poses profound risks for humanity
The Guardian 19 Nov 2019
For the last few years, scientists have argued that we’re living through a distinctly new geological age. They call it the Anthropocene ... .......
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Doctors warn feather bedding can lead to 'duvet lung'
The Independent 19 Nov 2019
Doctors are warning that patients reporting unexplained breathlessness this winter may be suffering from a condition triggered by feather duvets. . A report published in the detailed a case of ‘feather lung” - a lung inflammation caused by breathing in dust from feather bedding ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... ....
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Iran Unrest Raises a Question: Is ‘Maximum Pressure’ Working?
The Times of India 19 Nov 2019
TEHRAN. Anti-government protests in Iran have left buses and banks burned, hundreds under arrest, the Internet blocked and an unconfirmed number of people dead. That raises the question of whether the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure’’ campaign is starting to deliver ... Those frictions have picked up since President Donald Trump pulled the U.S ... ....
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NASA tracking THREE asteroids headed this way, two spotted just 2 days ago
Russia Today 19 Nov 2019
NASA is currently tracking three near-Earth objects (NEOs) due to fly past the Earth on November 20. Worryingly, two of the three were only spotted this past weekend, once again raising tensions over planetary defense ... It is 2019 UK6 we had most prior warning about, as it was first observed on October 24 ... Also on rt.com 30 Rock from space....
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Trump is systematically ending the viability of a future Palestinian state
The Guardian 19 Nov 2019
And it is yet more proof, not that more was needed, that the Trump administration is actively pursuing a post-two-state-solution agenda .......
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Sweden Drops Investigation of Julian Assange - WikiLeaks
Sputnik 19 Nov 2019
In May, Swedish prosecution announced the reopening of the investigation against Julian Assange over rape charges, just over a month after he was stripped of his political asylum by Ecuador and arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London ... ....
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Epstein jail guards charged with falsifying records
Philadelphia Daily News 19 Nov 2019
NEW YORK — Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records ... Related stories ... senator accused in Jeffrey Epstein scandal oversaw Philly Archdiocese’s sex-abuse compensation fund. Related stories ... by Nick Vadala ... by Jeremy Roebuck. Ex-U.S ... by Jeremy Roebuck ... ....
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Impeachment inquiry enters most crucial stage with top witnesses on deck
CNN 19 Nov 2019
Washington (CNN)Democrats who want to oust President Donald Trump and Republicans battling to save him are braced for the most momentous phase yet in the battle of impeachment that is rocking Washington ... ET with appearances by senior national security officials ... Trump attacks another witness as his impeachment defense faces new tests ... Read More ... Lt ... ....
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Davis Cup 2019: Andy Murray reveals fitness concerns ahead of potentially gruelling week
The Independent 19 Nov 2019
Andy Murray admitted he would struggle to play the five matches in a row that Great Britain will require to lift the Davis Cup trophy. Britain begin their campaign on Wednesday morning in Madrid with a gentle-looking opener against the Netherlands before their second group match against Kazakhstan on Thursday ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app....
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UK leaders square-off in first debate of election campaign
The Times of India 19 Nov 2019
LONDON. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn are preparing to square off in the first televised debate of this year's election campaign ... 12 election ... Top Videos ... ....
