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Islamic State claims killing of 29 at Iran military parade
The Times of India 22 Sep 2018
TEHRAN. Militants shot dead at least 29 people including women and children in an attack on Saturday on an Iranian military parade claimed by the Islamic State group, as Tehran accused a US ally in the region of the assault ... "The response of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the smallest threat will be crushing", Rouhani said on his official website ... Many of the wounded were in critical condition ... ....
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Venezuela crisis: Chinese hospital ship docks for a week
BBC News 23 Sep 2018
Mr Padrino López thanked China for the gesture of friendship and said that both countries would benefit. "It is a pleasure to have this ship in Venezuela, which has arrived here after travelling to more than 40 countries" he said. "This is how true diplomacy is done ... Related Topics. ....
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NASA's Mars MAVEN Craft Captures Selfie on Fourth Birthday
Newsweek 22 Sep 2018
The MAVEN mission to Mars entered the upper atmosphere of the planet four years ago as of Friday and NASA is celebrating with one of its signature space selfies....
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Kavanaugh accuser accepts request to testify before Senate committee next week
ABC7 22 Sep 2018
Katz and Lisa Banks, wrote in the email, ending with a request to set a time Saturday afternoon "to continue our negotiations." ... Charles Grassley, R-Iowa ... Prior to the extension Friday, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee also questioned why Republicans could not wait another day to get a response from Ford ... "Brett Kavanaugh could serve on the court for 40 years, what's another 24 hours to make sure we get this right?" she said....
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Pakistan Says Saudi Arabia Set to Become Third CPEC Partner, China on Board
News18 22 Sep 2018
New Delhi ... His comment came after the minister announced on Thursday that Riyadh was invited to join the project. ....
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Build a wall across the Sahara? That's crazy – but someone still did it
The Guardian 22 Sep 2018
Donald Trump was widely ridiculed earlier this week for suggesting that Spain emulate his $25bn dream for the US-Mexico border and “build a wall” across the Sahara desert. Donald Trump urged Spain to 'build the wall' – across the Sahara. Read more. According to Spain’s foreign minister, Josep Borell, the US president told him. “The Sahara border can’t be bigger than our border with Mexico.” ... Twitter ... .......
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Death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized Tanzania ferry
CTV 22 Sep 2018
The death toll soared past 200 while a survivor was found inside a capsized Tanzania ferry two days after the Lake Victoria disaster, officials said Saturday, while search efforts were ending to focus on identifying bodies ... ....
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"It's A Nightmare Scenario": A Radioactive Object Was Found In San Francisco's New $8 Billion Neighborhood
IFL Science 22 Sep 2018
It's been a few years since developers began constructing an $8 billion neighborhood on the site of the former San Francisco Shipyard, and residents are still complaining about possible exposure to hazardous material. On September 11th, officials uncovered a radioactive object less than a foot below the site's condos, which cost up to $1.5 million ... The finding isn't exactly shocking, given the land's history ... Copyright 2018 ... ....
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Bannon dubs the far-right Europe’s “new elite” patriots
Federal News Radio 22 Sep 2018
ROME (AP) — Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon declared Saturday that far-right “patriots” are the “new elite” of Europe as he brought his push for a trans-national, anti-European Union drive to Italy. The ex-aide to U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a forum in Rome organized by a small far-right Italian opposition party ... Insight by VMware ... Federal Cloud Report. Advertisement ... All rights reserved ... ....
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Russian space chief: No '2nd-tier status' with NASA outpost
Yahoo Daily News 22 Sep 2018
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's space agency chief said Saturday that it wouldn't accept a second-tier role in a NASA-led plan to build an outpost near the moon, but Roscosmos spokesman quickly clarified that Russia is still staying in the project ... A few hours later, Roscosmos spokesman Vladimir Ustimenko clarified that Rogozin didn't mean to say Russia was bailing out of the NASA-led project ... ....
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Chinese Catholics 'pray for the best' but wary after Vatican deal
France24 22 Sep 2018
Chinese Catholics have mixed feelings about the Vatican's landmark deal with Beijing. Some in the unofficial "underground" church remain suspicious of the government while others "pray for the best" ... ....
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Pompeo warns Iran of ‘action’ over attack on US in Iraq
The Siasat Daily 22 Sep 2018
Washington. United States Secretary of State, Michael R ... “We will not let Iran get away with using a proxy force to attack an American interest; Iran will be held accountable for those incidents,” he added while speaking on the recent rocket attack that was allegedly carried out by Iran-backed militias this month ... Source ... ....
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Man Accused of Threatening to Shoot Donald Trump Arrested After Months-Long Manhunt
Newsweek 22 Sep 2018
Shawn Richard Christy, a man accused of threatening to shoot President Donald Trump, was arrested and taken into custody on Friday, following a months-long manhunt ... Marshals fugitive task forces are resolute and will not stop until they get their man.”Recommended Slideshows ....
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Diplomats gather for UN summit – with Trump and his whims to take centre stage
The Guardian 22 Sep 2018
“I think a lot of leaders actually stayed away last year because they were afraid of getting caught between not wanting to offend President Trump, but not wanting to do anything with him that would get them in trouble with the voters at home ... Read more ... Read more ... “It’s a chance to get the commitment we want on peace, but it’s also a chance to have the conversation that if we don’t enforce the sanctions, all of this can go away.” ... .......
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Congress calls for Modi’s head over jet deal
Taipei Times 22 Sep 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced calls for his resignation over allegations of corruption in a military jet deal with France after former French president Francois Hollande was quoted as saying that New Delhi had influenced the choice of a local partner ... On Friday, Hollande, who cleared the intergovernmental deal when he was in office, was quoted as saying that New Delhi put pressure on Dassault to choose Reliance ... ....
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