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As Iran and U.S. Accuse Each Other of Terrorism, Who’s Telling the Truth?
WorldNews.com 20 May 2019
of doing the same in Yemen, Syria, Bahrain and the Gaza Strip, where there’s more self-evident truths of civilians being killed by blockades, aerial bombing or starvation.Terrorism by AssociationTrump’s unprecedented step to recognize Iran as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and accuse the IRGC of promoting terrorism, is sure to raise the ire of Iran....
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Taiwan furious after China attempts to take credit for LGBT marriage win
CNN 20 May 2019
Democratic #Taiwan is a country in itself & has nothing to do with authoritarian #China ... Democratic Taiwan is a country in itself and has nothing to do with authoritarian China." ... For seven decades, the two have maintained an uneasy truce following their split at the end of a bloody civil war in 1949....
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Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face ‘end’
Artesia Daily Press 20 May 2019
Embassy in Baghdad overnight ... In the time since, officials in the United Arab Emirates allege four oil tankers sustained damage in a sabotage attack. Yemeni rebels allied with Iran launched a drone attack on an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia ... inspectors repeatedly certified that Iran was in compliance with the accord....
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Kim Jong Un Was Nervous About Bad English Skills Before Trump Meeting: South Korean Aide
Newsweek 20 May 2019
Kim Jong Un’s language skills were a topic of much debate as the world awaited his historic summit with President Donald Trump in Singapore in June 2018. But according to a former aide to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the young dictator was himself growing nervous about what he considered to be his lack of proficiency with English....
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ISIS militants riot in Tajikistan prison; 29 inmates, 3 security guards killed
International Business Times 20 May 2019
Convicted Islamic State (ISIS) militants started a riot at a prison in Tajikistan on Sunday, May 19, leading to the death of at least 29 inmates and three guards. The riot broke at a prison in Vakhdat, which is situated 10 kilometres from Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan....
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Huawei Will no Longer Have Access to Android, as Google Suspends Business With Chinese Company
News18 20 May 2019
... transfer of hardware and software products except those covered by open source licenses, a source close to the matter told Reuters, in a blow to the Chinese technology company that the U.S....
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Al Jazeera removes video claiming Holocaust 'different from how the Jews tell it'
The Independent 20 May 2019
The Qatari media outlet also suspended two of the journalists involved in making the seven-minute long video for its youth-focused platform, which asserted Israel had misrepresented and benefited from the events of World War II ... 80,000 shoes line a display case in Auschwitz I ... Barracks for prisoners in the vast Auschwitz II (Birkenau) camp....
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Vladimir Zelensky: Ukraine's new president vows to dissolve parliament in first speech
The Independent 20 May 2019
Vladimir Zelensky was sworn in as Ukraine’s sixth president on Monday morning, with the one-time showman dramatically vowing to dissolve parliament and provoke snap parliamentary elections. ... But it was not immediately clear whether he had the legal authority to do so, and judicial arguments are likely to follow. ....
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French drug smuggler Felix Dorfin gets death penalty in shock ruling by Indonesian judge
South China Morning Post 20 May 2019photo: AP / Martin Meissner
Ryanair warns Boeing grounding is hurting business
Wtop 20 May 2019photo: Creative Commons
Daily Cryptocurrency Bulletin For Monday, May 20, 2019
WorldNews.com 20 May 2019
The pilot will enable transparent and secure p2p energy transactions, as well research blockchain’s role in the smart grids market.Bitstamp has launched an investigation after a large BTC sell order caused it to plummet 20% from around $7,800 to $6,250 in less than 30 minutes ... Facebook has registered a new company, Libra Networks, in Geneva....
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Brexit: EU says there is ‘nothing we can do’ on deal, after May says agreement ...
The Independent 20 May 2019
A spokesperson told reporters in Brussels that collapsed talks between the government and Labour were “a Westminster process” and that there was “nothing that we can do at this stage”. “I think it's clear that we're in a situation ......
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Sajid Javid announces overhaul of espionage and treason laws
The Guardian 20 May 2019
In a speech to security officials in central London, Sajid Javid revealed plans to publish a new espionage bill to tackle increased hostile state activity from countries including but not limited to Russia .......
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Eiffel Tower closed down after intruder tries to climb up
Sacramento Bee 20 May 2019
FILE - In this Dec.9, 2018 file photo, competitors paddle on the Seine river in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris ... In 2015, British "freerunner" James Kingston climbed the edifice without safety ropes and without permission, dodging security cameras as he went....
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Joe Biden launches 2020 Presidential bid; says Trump is 'divider in chief'
Deccan Chronicle 20 May 2019
"So why do we begin this journey in this place — Philadelphia? Because this was the birthplace of our democracy. It was here that two of the most important documents in the world's history were written," Biden said ... The city of Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution....
