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Current U.S. government is the worst in America's history: Iran president
Reuters 28 Jan 2020
The current U.S. government is the worst in the history of America, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on state TV on Tuesday ... ....
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Kobe Bryant’s pilot’s last message showed he was trying to avoid low cloud
Metro UK 28 Jan 2020
Pilot Ara Zobayan was flying in low visibility (Picture. AP). The pilot in Kobe Bryant’s fatal helicopter crash had told air traffic control he was trying to avoid a cloud layer, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said yesterday. When asked what he planned to do after that, there was no reply ... Getty) ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... USA Today)....
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Nicki Minaj’s brother jailed for raping 11-year-old girl
NME 28 Jan 2020
Nicki Minaj’s Jelani Maraj has been jailed for 25 years to life after he was found guilty of raping an 11-year-old girl. The 41-year-old was sentenced in New York yesterday, some three years after his 2017 conviction for the offence. He was first arrested and charged back in 2015 ... In a statement, Maraj said ... Getty) ... He told Pitchfork ... ....
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Iranian media: CIA agent behind Soleimani killing shot down in Afghanistan
The Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2020
Iranian media claims that “many CIA” officers were killed in a plane crash on Monday. The Taliban initially claimed large numbers of Americans were killed, while Russian media and Iranian media then asserted that a senior CIA officer responsible for killing IRGC general Qasem Soleimani was on board ... ....
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Federer saves 7 match points, reaches Australian Open semis
Canada Dot Com 28 Jan 2020
Roger Federer, at age 38, showed Tuesday that he still has some magic left. The 20-time Grand Slam champion saved seven match points, all of them in the fourth set, and rallied for a 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 win over the United States’ Tennys Sandgren in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open ... 100 in the world ... –Field Level Media ....
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US Stops Weapons Delivery to Iraq Amid Tensions With Baghdad - Reports
Sputnik 28 Jan 2020photo: AP / Kamil Zihnioglu
China counts 106 virus deaths as US, others move to evacuate
Stars and Stripes 28 Jan 2020
BEIJING — Deaths from a new viral disease that is causing mounting global concern rose by 25 to at least 106 in China on Tuesday as the United States and other governments prepared to fly their citizens out of the locked-down city at center of the outbreak ... The U.S ... Japan, France, Mongolia and other governments also planned evacuations ... 9. U.S ... .......
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Trump is heading for a major clash with Boris Johnson over Huawei as Republican allies warn 5G deal would rupture UK-US relations
The Times of India 28 Jan 2020
Boris Johnson is set to defy the United States on Tuesday and allow Huawei to help build the UK's 5G network, a move which risks a major diplomatic row with President Trump ... Tim Morrison, a former advisor to President Trump, warned on Monday that approving the Huawei deal could lead Congress to block a UK-US trade deal ... {{}}. ....
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Market attack kills at least 30 in northern Burkina Faso
The Oklahoman 28 Jan 2020
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a busy market in Burkina Faso and killed more than 30 people over the weekend, authorities said, as the West African country's security situation deteriorates. The death toll could be as high as 50, Burkina Faso's national television reported Monday evening ... ___ ... Associated Press ... ....
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Hong Kong suspends some rail, ferry links with mainland to curb virus spread
Canada Dot Com 28 Jan 2020
HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced plans on Tuesday to suspend high-speed rail and ferry links with mainland China as the global financial hub scrambles to limit the spread of a new coronavirus ... Chan said the former British colony had eight confirmed infections, while 100 patients were in quarantine....
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Israel’s Netanyahu pulls request for immunity on corruption charges
The Los Angeles Times 28 Jan 2020
JERUSALEM — . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin ... Netanyahu was indicted on counts of fraud, breach of trust and bribery in November in three separate cases. He has denied any wrongdoing. Advertisement ... Advertisement ... ....
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Two satellites could collide ‘directly’ above a populated area this week, experts warn
Metro UK 28 Jan 2020
Illustration of the space telescope that could be involved in a collision tomorrow (Image. Nasa). A pair of large satellites could smash into each above a populated area tomorrow. That’s the warning from analysts who’ve been monitoring the movements of two orbiting pieces of space junk ... This close encounter will take place above Pittsburgh in the US ... ....
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Kobe Bryant dead: I'll continue your legacy! - heartbroken LeBron breaks silence
Yahoo Daily News 28 Jan 2020
LeBron James promised to continue Kobe Bryant's legacy as the heartbroken superstar reacted to the Los Angeles Lakers legend's tragic death. Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, along with seven others in Calabasas, California ... "I'm Not Ready but here I go ... Man I love you big bro ... ....
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Taliban claims it shot down US military plane which crashed in Afghanistan
The Independent 27 Jan 2020
US officials are investigating the cause of a crash in Afghanistan after a US Air Force plane went down in Taliban-controlled territory, according to reports. A Taliban spokesman said the plane crashed in the Ghazni province and killed "lots" of US service members, which has not been verified ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Post ... ....
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Crypto cannot be substituted for cash, Deutsche Bank
Cryptopolitan 28 Jan 2020
According to a recent Deutsche Bank report, cryptocurrency cannot act as a substitute to a fiat currency because of high volatility and a number of risks they present to political and financial equilibrium ... Crypto puts financial stability in jeopardy, Deutsche Bank ... Volatility is the biggest hurdle ... However, a new mainstream cryptocurrency could ... .......
