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What To Make Of Trump's Misogynist Statements About Sen. Harris, And Two Less Qualified Candidates
WorldNews.com 14 Aug 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling.President Donald Trump in no time characterized Senator Kamala Harris as “nasty” and “the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the U.S. Senate.” He also claimed the presumptive Democratic nominee “… said things that were untrue ... America is no different ... In her book, “Down Girl....
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Putin proposes urgent 7-state online summit on Iran, Persian Gulf
Xinhua 14 Aug 2020
MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Friday holding an urgent online meeting of the heads of the five states that are permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) with the participation of the leaders of Germany and Iran to discuss Iran and the Persian Gulf situation ... Enditem. ....
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‘We are a sovereign country’: PM Babis tells Pompeo Czechs will decide for themselves what to do with their nuclear plant & Huawei
Russia Today 14 Aug 2020
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s push to limit his country’s contacts with Russian and Chinese firms and grant a nuclear power plant construction contract to an American firm. Russia and China pose a threat to Czech energy independence Pompeo said during his visit to Prague on Wednesday ... ....
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Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Not Among 9 Considered for Advanced Test Stages, Says WHO
Yahoo Daily News 14 Aug 2020
The World Health Organization says the vaccine approved by Russia this week is not among the nine that it considers in the advanced stages of testing ... Bruce Aylward, a senior adviser to WHO's director-general ... ....
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Obama: Trump is trying to 'actively kneecap' and 'starve' the postal service
CNN 14 Aug 2020
Obama, in a podcast with David Plouffe, his former campaign manager, took on the Trump administration in direct terms, including calling out Vice President Mike Pence by name ... Universal mail-in ballots ... "But if they don't get those two items that means you can't have universal mail-in voting because they're not equipped to have it," Trump added ... ....
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Erdogan: Greece’s attack on Turkish ship in Mediterranean to incur ‘heavy price'
Press TV 14 Aug 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece against any attack on the country’s vessel engaged in energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, amid Ankara’s heightened tensions with Athens over oil and gas prospection in disputed waters in the sea ... "We have told Greece if you attack our Oruc Reis, you will pay a heavy price ... ....
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President Trump’s younger brother Robert hospitalized in New York
Market Watch 14 Aug 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, has been hospitalized in New York, according to the White House. The president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday, according to White House spokesman Judd Deere ... ....
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Belarus authorities free detainees as protests grow
Yahoo Daily News 14 Aug 2020
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Authorities have freed at least 2,000 people detained amid demonstrations across Belarus after a disputed presidential election as they sought Friday to stem rising public anger over a brutal police crackdown on peaceful protests and avoid Western sanctions ... Some of them wept as they embraced waiting relatives ... —- ... ....
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Turkey may suspend ties with UAE over Israel deal: Erdogan
Live Mint 14 Aug 2020
ISTANBUL. Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador over the Gulf state's accord to normalise ties with Israel, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday ... Palestinian leaders have denounced it as a "stab in the back" to their cause ... Only the headline has been changed ... ....
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Mozambique's leader blames 'war' in north on wealth-seekers
The Oklahoman 14 Aug 2020
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The “war” in northern Mozambique is the fault of people who want to divide the country for its wealth, President Filipe Nyusi said Friday during a visit to the region, days after Islamic extremists seized a key port there ... The top U.S ... 5. In recent months the fighters have taken control of villages for days or weeks at a time ... ....
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Demands ‘Corruption' Probe After Report of Amazon Options Purchase by Postal Service Chief Louis DeJoy
NBCBayArea 14 Aug 2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday demanded that the U.S ... The @OIGUSPS must investigate this corruption ... “But if they don’t get those two items that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting, because they’re not equipped to have it.”. “If we don’t make a deal, that means they don’t get the money, that means they can’t have universal mail-in voting ... ....
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Iran and Turkey denounce UAE over deal with Israel
The Guardian 14 Aug 2020
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Japan’s Princess Mako and fiancé in US keep love alive amid stalled wedding plans
South China Morning Post 14 Aug 2020
The eldest daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and her boyfriend from university days announced their planned engagement in September 2017 ... Komuro, who enrolled in law school at Fordham University in August 2018, has taken online classes amid the pandemic ... the university next year....
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North Korea lifts lockdown in city, rejects flood, coronavirus aid
Indian Express 14 Aug 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with South Korea where thousands had been quarantined for weeks over coronavirus worries, state media said on Friday ... Also Read. North Korea thinks he brought Covid-19. The South wanted to arrest him ... 📣 The Indian Express is now on Telegram ... Tags. Coronavirus North korea ... ....
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Belarusian opposition leader calls for new protests, vote recount
The Irish Times 14 Aug 2020
Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday called for further peaceful protests and urged supporters to sign an online petition demanding a recount of a presidential election ... She believes she was cheated out of victory in that election ... At least two protesters have died and around 6,700 were detained in the crackdown ... ....
