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Three dead as speedboat trying to set record smashes into causeway near Venice
Yahoo Daily News 18 Sep 2019
Three people have been killed after a high-powered speedboat smashed into a concrete causeway outside Venice at the end of a race that started in Monte Carlo in Monaco. A fourth person was badly injured in the crash, which happened in darkness on Tuesday night ... Italian authorities denied early reports that two of the dead were Britons ... More ... More ... ....
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Saudi Arabia shows ‘evidence’ of Iranian involvement in oil attacks
Metro UK 18 Sep 2019
Saudi unveiled ‘evidence’ of Iranian involvement in attack on Aramco oil facility (Picture. REUTERS). Saudi Arabia has blamed Iran for the attack on its oil fields as fears grow over escalating tensions in the gulf ... The military also showed journalists what they described as an Iranian cruise missile and drones used in the attack ... AFP) ... REUTERS) ... ....
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Indonesia to send ‘contaminated’ waste back to West
The Independent 18 Sep 2019
Indonesia is sending waste back to wealthy nations after discovering they were contaminated with used plastic and hazardous materials. The move came amid a growing backlash in southeast Asia against being a dumping ground for the developed world’s rubbish ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Rubbish mountain....
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This One, Missing, Universal Human Trait Is Destroying American Democracy
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2019
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling ... Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson could lie a nation into wars, killing thousands of U.S ... Brown found the capacity for humans to think certain things were naturally good or bad was remarkably elastic. What wasn’t elastic were useful things different societies thought were praiseworthy and to be valued....
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Russia to give cosmonauts guns to fend off wild animals on landing
South China Morning Post 18 Sep 2019
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Trump orders 'substantial' sanctions on Iran after Saudi attack
The National 18 Sep 2019
United States President Donald Trump has ordered the Treasury to increase financial pressure on Iran with “substantial” sanctions, he tweeted on Wednesday just days after the administration blamed Tehran for an attack on Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities ... The US has blamed Iran and warned of severe repercussions ... Read More. Saudi energy minister....
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US Navy confirms leaked ‘UFO videos’ are real & never should have been released to ...
Russia Today 18 Sep 2019
Three videos appearing to show encounters between US Navy aircraft and UFOs are real, the service has admitted, while insisting the clips merely show so far “unexplained aerial phenomena” and were never cleared for public release ... Translated into English. we don’t know what they are, but there’s no evidence they’re alien in origin....
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India is banning all e-cigarettes over fears about youth vaping
CNN 18 Sep 2019
India on Wednesday announced a complete ban on the sale of all e-cigarettes, saying the devices posed a health risk, especially to young people. "Unfortunately, e-cigarettes got promoted initially as a way in which people can get out of the habit of smoking cigarettes ... A 7th person has died from vaping-related causes ... Read More ... Here's why ... ....
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UK Supreme Court Told Prime Minister Boris Johnson is 'Father of Lies'
News18 18 Sep 2019
Rule that this prorogation is an unlawful abuse of power," O'Neill told judges ... that is unsustainable," Eadie said.He said parliament had previously passed laws on prorogation, but there was no law relevant to the case and so England's High Court was right that prorogation was not something the judiciary could intervene in.....
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Israel’s Netanyahu Left Teetering After Close Election
The Algemeiner 18 Sep 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to supporters in Tel Aviv, Sept. 18, 2019. Photo. Reuters / Ronen Zvulun. Israel‘s election was too close to call on Wednesday, with a partial vote tally showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tied with his main rival, former military chief Benny Gantz ... September 17, 2019 11.38 pm. 0 ... ....
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Who Is Robert C. O’Brien, Donald Trump’s New National Security Advisor?
Inquisitr 18 Sep 2019
After much deliberation, President Donald Trump has finally announced the name of his new national security advisor ... O’Brien will be stepping into a hotly contested, and difficult, role ... Who Is Robert C ... ....
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Method birth affects babies' gut bacteria, study finds
ITV 18 Sep 2019
Babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria than those delivered by caesarean, new research suggests. Scientists discovered that while vaginally born babies got most of their gut bacteria – microbiome – from their mother, babies born via caesarean did not. Instead they had more bacteria associated with hospital environments in their guts ... PA ... PA....
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Schwarzenegger invokes Crocodile Dundee with knife jibe at Stallone
Belfast Telegraph 18 Sep 2019
Arnold Schwarzenegger joked about having a bigger knife than Sylvester Stallone as he wished him luck ahead of the opening of his new Rambo film. The former California governor posted a message on Twitter to his 80s action hero rival, wishing him luck for Rambo ... Good luck with Rambo this weekend, @TheSlyStallone ... He says ... He adds ... PA. ....
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New US bill demands China grant consulate in Tibet and stay away from Dalai Lama succession
South China Morning Post 18 Sep 2019
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Barack Obama fist bumps with Greta Thunberg and tells her ‘we’re a team’
Metro UK 18 Sep 2019
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Barack Obama called teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg ‘one of the planet’s greatest advocates’ when they met this week ... The Swedish eco-warrior told Obama ... Be creative’. Advertisement. Advertisement ... ‘You and me we’re a team ... AP) ... ....
