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UK police speak to Prince Philip about not wearing seatbelt
Centre Daily Times 20 Jan 2019
Norfolk Police said late Saturday "suitable words of advice have been given to the driver" ... The accident is still being investigated and no one has been arrested or charged. SIGN UP ... .......
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Car plunges into sea after collision on Penang Bridge
The Star 20 Jan 2019
GEORGE TOWN (Bernama). A car plunged into the sea after colliding with another at KM4.0 on the Penang Bridge (mainland bound) early Sunday (Jan 20) ... ....
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Imran Khan reacts to family's killing in Pakistan by officers
Khaleej Times 20 Jan 2019
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly reacted to the tragic killing of a couple, their 13-year-old daughter and a family friend near Sahiwal. Police killed grocery store owner Mohammad Khalil, his wife Nabila, their daughter Areeba and a family friend, Zeeshan Javed, after stopping their vehicle late Saturday....
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170 migrants lost at sea as dinghies sink
Irish Independent 20 Jan 2019
Valentina Za. January 20 2019 12.00 AM. 0 Comments 170 migrants lost at sea as dinghies sink. Independent.ie. An estimated 170 migrants have been lost in the Mediterranean in two incidents involving dinghies that left from Libya and Morocco, migrants organisations said yesterday ... Email ... As it is, few citizens of those countries obtain asylum. ....
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Courchevel fire: Two dead and 22 injured after blaze in French ski resort
The Independent 20 Jan 2019
Two people have died and at least 22 have been injured following a fire at a ski resort in the French Alps ... Footage posted on social media showed fire crews using ladders to rescue trapped workers from the wooden building ... ....
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Sarfraz Ahmed wants to focus on identifying strength ahead of the World Cup
The Siasat Daily 20 Jan 2019
Dubai ... With the World Cup set to take place in a few months in England and Wales, Pakistan will use South Africa series and their away tour against England to polish their preparations for the mega tournament, starting May 30. They are currently fifth on the ICC ODI team rankings ... If a touring team is able to do that, they win matches,” he said....
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ANALYSIS: Europe’s Patience With Iran Wears Thin, Tiptoes Towards Trump
Hamodia 20 Jan 2019
In Tehran on Jan. 8 during a meeting with European envoys, Iranian officials abruptly stood up, walked out and slammed the door in an extraordinary break with protocol ... “There was a lot of drama, they didn’t like it, but we felt we had to convey our serious concerns,” one of the diplomats said ... Tehran denies any involvement ... A U.S ... ....
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Conservative MPs turn on Theresa May over threat to scrap Human Rights Act after Brexit: 'A big mistake'
The Independent 19 Jan 2019
Senior Conservative MPs have joined criticism of Theresa May’s fresh threat to axe the Human Rights Act after Brexit, one warning it would be a “big mistake” ... Join Independent Minds ... Get the best of The Independent ... Get the best of The Independent ... ....
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US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabaab fighters, military says
The Observer 20 Jan 2019
The US military said it carried out an airstrike in Somalia that killed 52 al-Shabaab extremists, in response to an attack on Somali forces. Al-Shabaab's Nairobi attack is a reminder that tit-for-tat terror never succeeds . Mukoma wa Ngugi. Read more ... The US said Somali forces had come under attack by a “large group” of the al-Qaida-linked extremists ... ....
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Mexican pipeline explosion kills 73, leaves nightmare of ash
West Hawaii Today 20 Jan 2019
TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico — Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he’d seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. He couldn’t. Only a handful of the remains still had skin ... ADVERTISING. “We’re stubborn,” he said ... Omar Fayad ... ___ ... ....
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Drug Lord's Wife Laughs As His Mistress Weeps On Stand At 'El Chapo' Trial
WorldNews.com 18 Jan 2019photo: AP / Khalil Senosi
Kenya police arrest wife, father of hotel suicide bomber
Independent online (SA) 19 Jan 2019
Nairobi, Kenya - Kenyan police have arrested the wife and father of a man identified as the suicide bomber in an attack on Nairobi's Dusit hotel complex that left 21 dead, a police source said Saturday ... "The wife of the suicide bomber is now in our custody ... His father was also arrested ... ....
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Tesla recalls Model S vehicles in China over defective airbags
China.dot.org 20 Jan 2019photo: Public Domain / Lance Cpl. Kowshon Ye, U.S. Marine Corps
Families in Afghanistan's north seek shelter as Taliban ups pressure
The Times of India 20 Jan 2019
MAZAR-I-SHARIF. Dozens of families displaced from their homes in the northern province of Sar-e Pul by Taliban pressure have arrived in the provincial capital, as the insurgents have tightened their grip around the city, residents and officials said ... The Taliban spokesman was not immediately for comment. ....
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Turkish US consulate worker faces charges over Gulen links: DHA
The Times of India 20 Jan 2019
ISTANBUL. Turkish prosecutors have prepared the charge sheet against a local employee of the US consulate who was arrested over alleged links to the network of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported. Gulen is accused by Ankara of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, in which he denies all involvement ... ....
