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World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
Rio Rancho Observer 23 Jan 2020
JERUSALEM — Dozens of world leaders descended upon Jerusalem on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the Holocaust and combating rising modern-day anti-Semitism — a politically charged event that has been clouded by rival national interpretations of the genocide ... ADVERTISEMENTSkip. ....
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'Africa's richest woman' Isabel dos Santos charged with fraud
News24 23 Jan 2020
Angola's billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol ... ....
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Snakes could be the source of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
CNN 23 Jan 2020
(CNN)Snakes -- the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra -- may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter. Wuhan coronavirus death toll rises, as city imposes transport lackdown ... Read More. What is a coronavirus? ... Read ... Zoonotic transmission ... ....
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Surprise discovery shakes up our understanding of gene expression
PhysOrg 23 Jan 2020
A group of University of Chicago scientists has uncovered a previously unknown way that our genes are made into reality ... ....
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Trump downplays US troops’ concussion injuries from Iranian missile attack
Press TV 23 Jan 2020
US President Donald Trump has downplayed the traumatic brain injuries suffered by American troops in Iran’s retaliatory missile strike, describing the injuries as “headaches.” ... “I don't consider it very serious relative to other injuries that I've seen,” Trump added ... Concussions are not always apparent immediately after they've been suffered ... ....
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Boris Johnson declares UK has ‘crossed Brexit finish line’
Metro UK 23 Jan 2020
Boris Johnson said ‘at times it felt like we would never cross the Brexit finish line, but we’ve done it’ (Picture. PA). Boris Johnson says the UK has ‘crossed the Brexit finish line’ after Parliament approved his deal and cleared the path to leave on January 31 ... He said the country would ‘move forwards as one United Kingdom’, adding ... Advertisement ... ....
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says Greta Thunberg can criticize "after she studies economics"
Yahoo Daily News 23 Jan 2020
A cold war between the Trump administration and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg in Davos went hot on Thursday. ... Mnuchin joked about Thunberg. “Who is that? Is she the chief economist?” . Trump and Thunberg have made alternating climate-related remarks at this week’s World Economic Forum, appearing to refer to the other indirectly ... ....
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Up to 40 Syrian troops killed, 80 injured as militants stage SIX attacks in Idlib – Russian military
Russia Today 23 Jan 2020
Hundreds of fighters have attempted to break through Syrian Army lines, losing dozens of militants in the process while inflicting heavy casualties on government troops who eventually had to retreat. Almost 600 fighters staged six attacks on Syrian forces, the Russian military’s Reconciliation Center in Syria told the media on Thursday ... ....
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Hezbollah will find the urgent Lebanese priorities are clashing with its regional loyalties
The National 23 Jan 2020
In discussing the popular protests in Lebanon, many people have tended to focus on internal dynamics and public disgust with the political class. That is certainly legitimate, given that some of Lebanon’s politicians are the personification of incompetence and corruption, individuals who in any normal country would be in prison ... It has little choice....
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Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glass
The Oklahoman 23 Jan 2020
MILAN (AP) — The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said Thursday ... He is believed to have been the custodian of a place of worship, the Collegium Augustalium ... Associated Press ... ....
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Myanmar must end ‘genocide’ campaign against Rohingya Muslims, ICC rules
The Independent 23 Jan 2020
Emergency measures must be implemented in Myanmar to end what has been described as a genocidal campaign against Rohingya Muslims, the International Court of Justice has ruled in a first victory for the country’s accusers ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Show all 15....
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Democrats: Trump Engaged in ‘Corrupt Scheme’ to ‘Cheat’ in 2020 Election
Voa News 23 Jan 2020
Democratic impeachment managers on Wednesday wrapped up the first day of presenting their case against U.S. President Donald Trump and why they believe the Senate must remove him from office. The House impeached Trump last month on two articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress ... Schiff is the lead House manager ... FILE - U.S ... 25, 2019 ... election....
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Macron berates Israeli security men in tussle at Jerusalem church
The Times of India 23 Jan 2020
JERUSALEM. "Go outside," French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in English in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited before a Holocaust memorial conference. The French tricolour has flown over the Church of St ... Ouch ... Chirac refused to enter St ... "Go outside ... Top Videos ... ....
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Republicans solidly behind Trump even as Dems make case for removal from office
The Times of India 23 Jan 2020
WASHINGTON. Using self-incriminating video clips of US President Donald Trump seeking foreign meddling among other evidence, Democratic lawmakers-turned-prosecutors made a strong case on Wednesday for removing him from office in opening arguments in a historic impeachment trial ... Download The Times of Indiafor Latest News ... Top Videos. Trending Videos. ....
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Wuhan coronavirus: City-wide lockdown disrupts Lunar New Year travel plans of millions
CNN 23 Jan 2020
(CNN)Authorities in China have enforced a partial lockdown of transport links in and out of the central city of Wuhan, disrupting the Lunar New Year travel plans of millions as part of efforts to contain a deadly coronavirus outbreak ... All public transport services in the city of 11 million people have also been suspended until further notice ... ....
