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Sabotage, sanctions and the bullying of Iran by Trump and Israel is bound to backfire on the west
The Guardian 12 Jul 2020photo: AP / Patrick Semansky
Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic
Dawn 12 Jul 2020
United States President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus ... As he left the White House, he told reporters ... Read ... ....
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China raises flood response to second-highest level
Xinhua 12 Jul 2020
BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) on Sunday raised the emergency response for flood control to Level II, the second-highest in the response system, as heavy downpours continued to lash vast stretches of the country ... on Sunday, indicating an extraordinary emergency of flood control ... dollars) ... Enditem. ....
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Why LeBron James refuses to wear social justice message
Indian Express 12 Jul 2020
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said Saturday that he won’t wear a social justice message on the back of his jersey when the NBA season resumes ... James scanned the list of approved phrases but didn’t see one that appealed to him. “It was no disrespect to the list that was handed out to all the players,” James said ... Tags ... ....
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Report That John Lewis Died Is Not True, Spokesman Says After Congresswoman Announces His Passing
Inquisitr 11 Jul 2020
John Lewis is not dead, a spokesperson said after a fellow member of Congress took to Twitter to share condolences for his passing. The news of his reported passing was first shared by House colleague Alma S ... ....
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Protest Against Government’s Economic Response to Virus Turns Violent
Hamodia 12 Jul 2020
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in downtown Tel Aviv on Motzoei Shabbos, protesting what they claim to be Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s failure to address economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic ... Police forces tried dispersing the protesters and were attacked with tear gas and bottles ... Three officers were lightly wounded ... ....
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Over 200,000 vote in Hong Kong's unofficial pro-democracy poll
Deccan Chronicle 12 Jul 2020
Hong Kong. Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial two-day primary election held by the city’s pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field candidates for an upcoming legislative poll ... Its goal is to win a majority in the legislature, which is typically skewed toward the pro-Beijing camp ... .......
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Robert Mueller breaks his silence and condemns Trump for commuting Roger Stone's sentence
The Observer 12 Jul 2020
The former special counsel Robert Mueller made a rare move on Saturday to publicly defend his two-year investigation into allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 election – and to castigate US president Donald Trump’s decision to commute Roger Stone’s prison sentence ... Read more ... Mueller report ... Read more ... ....
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Poland's presidential election too close to call as voting begins
The Observer 12 Jul 2020
Voting is under way in Poland’s presidential runoff, which pits the populist incumbent, Andrzej Duda, against the liberal mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski. The outcome will have a huge bearing on the country’s future political trajectory, and polls suggest the result could go either way ... The race is so close that small margins could be decisive ... ....
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Mali’s opposition says more figures arrested after anti-government protests
Press TV 12 Jul 2020
The opposition in Mali says security forces have detained two of its senior figures after anti-government protests that saw at least three people killed in the streets of the capital, Bamako ... “While our activists were in a meeting, they came and attacked and ransacked our headquarters,” Togo said ... Mali is already fighting widespread militancy ... ....
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Irish border poll far too divisive at this stage – Taoiseach
Belfast Telegraph 12 Jul 2020
The Irish premier has ruled out a border poll as “far too divisive at this stage”. Micheal Martin said he instead wants to focus on building relationships to share the island of Ireland “in peace and harmony”. Sinn Fein has been calling for a border poll amid the political turbulence caused by Brexit and uncertainty over future arrangements ... PA. / ... ....
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Syrians will die as aid access is cut, agencies warn
The National 12 Jul 2020
Lives will be lost and more than 1.3 million will suffer following a UN resolution that leaves only one border crossing open for aid deliveries from Turkey into rebel-held northwest Syria, humanitarian agencies said on Sunday ... "In northwest Syria, where a vital cross-border lifeline has been closed ... Lives will be lost ... Read More ... Coronavirus....
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Official funeral of Seoul mayor Park Won-soon to take place online
The Observer 12 Jul 2020
The official funeral for the mayor of Seoul will be held online this week because of coronavirus concerns, his funeral committee has said. The announcement comes amid a heated social debate over how big a funeral should be arranged for Park Won-soon, who was found dead on Friday as allegations of sexual harassment emerged ... ....
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Disney World reopens as WHO urges virus caution
Gulf News 12 Jul 2020
Orlando. Florida’s Walt Disney World theme park reopened Saturday in a state hard hit by the coronavirus, as the World Health Organization issued a fresh warning that countries should step up pandemic restrictions ... The Disney complex is in Orlando, Florida - one of several states where the daily rate of new cases of the virus has been increasing ... ....
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Reflections on Omar Himmi Of Toubkal, Morocco
WorldNews.com 12 Jul 2020
Article by WN.com Guest Writer Yossef Ben-Meir. Marrakech. Recently, I had a moment of self-reflection brought about by the passing of someone who made a difference in the trajectory of my life. Years ago, I lived in the home of Omar Himmi Ait Omrar in the village of Amsouzerte in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco ... the Tifnoute ... I reluctantly agreed ... ....
