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Nasa preparing for arrival of ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid Apophis
Metro UK 19 Aug 2019
The space rock due to buzz Earth is big enough to destroy a city (Photo. Getty). A monster asteroid named after an Egyptian God of Chaos is due to travel so close to Earth that billions of people will be able to see it with the naked eye ... Advertisement. Advertisement. In a piece of cosmic irony, Apophis will fly past on Friday, April 13, 2029 ... By 7 p.m ... ....
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Russian Nuclear Monitoring Stations Went Offline After Missile Test Explosion
WorldNews.com 19 Aug 2019
Two Russia-based nuclear monitoring stations went quiet after an August 8 explosion at a Russian missile testing facility, according to a spokesperson for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization on Monday, according to The Moscow Times ... U.S ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Is Changing The Statue of Liberty’s Poem And History A Step Towards Fascism?
WorldNews.com 19 Aug 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling President Donald Trump has evidently ordered acting Director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ken Cuccineli, to change the poem at the base of America’s foremost symbol of liberty and inclusiveness. The Statue of Liberty ... The wretched refuse of your teeming shore....
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Turkey enters battle for Idlib with insurgents' support
Middle East Online 19 Aug 2019
BEIRUT - Air strikes hit positions near a Turkish convoy which was stuck at a highway in northwest Syria after crossing into Idlib province on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based war monitoring group said one fighter from a Turkey-backed faction accompanying the convoy was killed and others were injured ... ....
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Earth has ‘no defence’ against apocalypse asteroids, Elon Musk warns
Metro UK 19 Aug 2019
A doomsday space rock could wipe out millions or even cause the extinction of humanity (Provider. Getty). Elon Musk has warned that Earth has ‘no defence’ against gigantic asteroids ... Musk tweeted. ‘Great name! Wouldn’t worry about this particular one, but a big rock will hit Earth eventually & we currently have no defence.’ ... Advertisement ... Getty) ... ....
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Kashmir: DW reporter's first-hand account of the 'siege'
Deutsche Welle 19 Aug 2019
People in India-administered Kashmir have been living with roadblocks, lockdowns and no communications for two weeks. DW reporter Rifat Fareed tells the story of life in Srinagar after it was cut off from the world ... ....
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New York Police Department Fires Officer For Deadly Chokehold Which Killed Eric Garner
WorldNews.com 19 Aug 2019
New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced the NYPD officer who used a fatal chokehold on Eric Garner in 2014 was fired on Monday, according to USA Today. Officer Daniel Pantaleo was suspended earlier this month after a departmental judge said the officer should be fired ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Thailand Asks Social Media, Tech Firms To Establish Anti-Fake News Centers Across All Ten ASEAN Countries
WorldNews.com 19 Aug 2019
Thailand proposed technology companies create centers in all 10 Southeast Asian countries in order to stop the spread of "fake news" and the use of fake accounts on Monday, according to The Bangkok Post ... Takorn said the tech companies would also be financing the operations ... He also said he “volunteered to purge content hurtful to Thais ... ....
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson ties the knot with long-term love Lauren Hashian in scenic Hawaiian ceremony
This is Money 19 Aug 2019
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has tied the knot with his partner Lauren Hashian ... He wrote. 'We do ... ....
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UPDATE: Sudan's Bashir Received Millions From Saudi Royals
WorldNews.com 19 Aug 2019
The former President of Sudan received millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, according to testimony from a police investigator on Monday at the start of the trial against Omar al-Bashir, according to BBC News. Al-Bashir is charged with illicit possession of foreign currency and accepting gifts in an unofficial manner ... ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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iPhone 11 'leaks', specs, release date
Gulf News 19 Aug 2019
Know the release date and leaks. We're updating this story as fresh information comes. Dubai. September is when Apple typically announces new handsets. Now, leaks of several new iPhone models the US tech giant is widely expected to release next month are going around, with the number of models, specs, looks and — a bit about prices ... 1) iPhone 11 ... The No....
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Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple to testify in Washington against French digital tax
Russia Today 19 Aug 2019
US tech giants are set to testify at a US government hearing over the French digital tax imposed last month in an attempt to level the playing field between big companies and local businesses ... Also on rt.com ‘Completely moronic’. French minister slams Trump’s plan to tax wine ... Also on rt.com France passes law taxing tech giants despite US anger ... ....
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Palestinian president fires all advisers amid financial crisis
Middle East Online 19 Aug 2019
RAMALLAH - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has fired all of his advisers, his office said Monday, amid a financial crisis in the occupied West Bank that has prompted deep salary cuts ... The move comes amid a spending crunch following Israel's decision in February to withhold around $10 million a month in tax transfers ... ....
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Trump’s ignorance has touched off a new crisis in Kashmir
Alternet 19 Aug 2019
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