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Syria: Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’
Amnesty 25 Apr 2019
The US-led military Coalition must end almost two years of denial about the massive civilian death toll and destruction it unleashed in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Amnesty International and Airwars said today as they launched a new data project on the offensive to oust the armed group calling itself “Islamic State” (IS)....
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Privacy Watchdog Says Facebook Broke A Number Of Canadian Privacy Laws
WorldNews.com 25 Apr 2019
Canadian regulators announced on Thursday their recent report found Facebook committed "serious" breaches of local laws by mishandling users' personal information, according to The Washington Post. Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien and his B.C ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Transcript Of Vladimir Putin's News Conference Following Russian-North Korean Talks
WorldNews.com 25 Apr 2019
Transcript of Russian President Vladimir Putin's press conference following Russian-North Korean Talks.. President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Good afternoon,I suggest that we go straight to questions and answers. I will try to answer your questions. Go ahead, please.Question. Mr President, this was your first meeting with Kim Jong-un ... this is a fact ... ....
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EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine
Sacramento Bee 25 Apr 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media after his talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un talk in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019 ... Pool Photo via AP Sergei Ilnitsky. BRUSSELS ... Comments . ....
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Universe expanding faster than expected, Nasa data confirms
The Independent 25 Apr 2019
The universe is expanding considerably faster than it should be, Nasa has confirmed. The space agency's Hubble Space Telescope shows that it is growing about 9 per cent faster than we had expected, based on the trajectory it started with shortly after the big bang, according to astronomers ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... Nasa ... ....
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In Brexit Britain, Theresa May could never have afforded to ban Huawei
New Statesman 25 Apr 2019
The Huawei leaks have split the Conservative cabinet – but banning the firm would have pushed back the launch of 5G in the UK by several years. Over the last year, the US government has conducted a ferocious lobbying campaign against Huawei, the Chinese tech giant seeking to rebuild the world’s telecoms networks ... Getty....
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Spurned by U.S., North Korea's Kim holds talks with Putin
Yahoo Daily News 25 Apr 2019
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday at a summit intended to show that the United States is not the only power with enough clout to engage with the reclusive communist state on its nuclear program ... Kim then left the summit venue, waving to Putin as his car drove off ... ....
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Japan creates first artificial crater on asteroid
This is Money 25 Apr 2019
Japan's Hayabusa2 mission aims to shed light on how the solar system evolved. Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved, the country's space agency said Thursday ... "This is a big success." ... ....
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Navy warned off French warship in Taiwan Strait: China
Deccan Herald 25 Apr 2019
Beijing sees self-governed and democratic Taiwan as its territory awaiting reunification, and the United States has traditionally been the country that defies that territorial claim by sailing through the strait. But now it is France that has angered China ... "The Chinese side has already made solemn representations to the French side." ... US. China ... ....
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Russia says North Korea needs security guarantee if it is to denuclearise
This is Money 25 Apr 2019
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said after his summit with Kim Jong Un that the North Korean leader is ready to proceed toward denuclearisation but needs solid security guarantees to do so. Mr Putin said that he will be willing to share details of the summit with US President Donald Trump, adding that “there are no secrets” ... ....
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Sri Lanka’s Muslims fear retaliation after Easter attacks on Christians
Philadelphia Daily News 25 Apr 2019
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - As evidence emerges that Islamist militant groups planned and carried out the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 350 people in Sri Lanka, the country's nervous Muslim communities are scrambling to show that they share the nation's shock and grief ... They have put up banners with messages of condolence for the victims ... ....
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Emmanuel Macron ready to address yellow vest protester concerns
Hong Kong Standard 25 Apr 2019photo: AP / Hassan Ammar
The Latest: Putin, Kim shake hands before start of talks
Atlanta Journal 25 Apr 2019
VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA — . The Latest on the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local).. 2 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have shaken hands before heading to talks at a university in Russia's far-eastern city of Vladivostok ... ___ ... ....
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Even the dumb will talk: Scientists turn brain signals into speech
Deccan Chronicle 25 Apr 2019
People robbed of the ability to talk due to a stroke or another medical condition may soon have real hope of regaining a voice thanks to technology that harnesses brain activity to produce synthesized speech, researchers said on Wednesday ... “We were shocked when we first heard the results - we couldn’t believe our ears ... .......
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Bradley Cooper Wants to Reunite with Lady Gaga — and He Has a Special 'A Star Is Born' Idea to Do It
Yahoo Daily News 25 Apr 2019
Bradley Cooper won’t be going on tour with Lady Gaga to perform songs from their acclaimed soundtrack to A Star Is Born — because he has plans for something even bigger ... Hollywood Bowl or something,” he told DeGeneres, after shooting down her idea about going on tour....
