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Gillette advert prompts furious conservatives to throw away razors in protest at effort to tackle ...
The Independent 16 Jan 2019
First they burned their Nike trainers ... Join Independent Minds ... Show all 12 ... EPA ... Meryl Streep has helped fund an all-female screenwriters group called The Writer’s Lab to encourage more women to pen Hollywood scripts ... Meryl Streep has helped fund an all-female screenwriters group called The Writer’s Lab to encourage more women to pen Hollywood scripts ... ....
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Classified As A ‘Flawed Democracy,’ The U.S. Could Learn A Lot From Uruguay
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As if things can’t get any precipitously worse for the United States, now comes news it didn’t even make the top 20 on the Global Democracy Index. In fact, the new 2018 index, which measures such democratic standards like civil liberties, employment and longevity, classified the U.S ... And though the U.S ... ....
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China has some of world's most advanced weapon systems, Pentagon warns
The Guardian 16 Jan 2019photo: NATO / NATO
Trump 'might actually leave Nato', former US ambassador says
The Independent 16 Jan 2019
Donald Trump may force the US to leave Nato, triggering “open season” for Russia in eastern and central Europe, a former American ambassador has said. ... “We all know that withdrawing the US from Nato is the mother of all bats*** crazy ideas,” Mr Shapiro said, before adding....
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Russia says US ignored offer to inspect controversial weapon
Atlanta Journal 16 Jan 2019photo: AP / Gregorio Marrero
Spain: DNA sample confirms 2-year-old fell into borehole
The Telegraph Macon 16 Jan 2019
Spanish rescuers working against the clock to find a 2-year-old boy who's been missing for three days say they have found DNA samples of the boy confirming his parents' account that he had fallen into a narrow borehole more than 100 meters (328 feet) deep ... SIGN UP. Digital Access For Only $0.99 ... SUBSCRIBE NOW. #ReadLocal ... Comments. Videos. ....
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[UDPATE]: U.S. Service Members On Routine Patrol Killed By Manbij Suicide Bomb
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
Islamic State militants operating in Manbij Syria claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide blast that killed U.S. service members conducting a routine patrol in the city, issuing a statement on the group’s unofficial news agency, Amaq, The Washington Post reported. The attack is the first such violence since U.S ... official” saying four U.S ... ....
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Kenyan president says all gunmen killed at hotel complex
Lexington Herald-Leader 16 Jan 2019photo: Creative Commons / diaryofdennis.com
Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: January 16, 2019
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
General NewsBinance has launched a new fiat-to-crypto exchange on the island of Jersey. European users are now able to trade in pairs for BTC and ETH against the British pound and Euro.Currency.com, the world’s second regulated tokenized securities exchange following DX.exchange, has officially launched....
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Crocodile mauls woman to death in Indonesia
The News International 16 Jan 2019
Minahasa, Indonesia -An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a huge pet crocodile on the island of Sulawesi, officials said Wednesday. Deasy Tuwo, the head of a laboratory at a pearl farm in Minahasa in North Sulawesi, was killed by the 4.4-metre (14-foot) reptile last Thursday, authorities said ... ....
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Report: Turkey seeks warrant for NBA player Enes Kanter
The Oklahoman 16 Jan 2019
Advertisement. New York Knicks center Enes Kanter, center, tries to shoot as Los Angeles Lakers center Ivica Zubac, left, and guard Lance Stephenson defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ... ___ ... Associated Press ... ....
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ICC prosecutors say they plan to appeal Gbagbo acquittal
Centre Daily Times 16 Jan 2019photo: AP / Markus Schreiber
World Economic Forum warns of impact of global tensions
Atlanta Journal 16 Jan 2019photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Iran state TV's English channel says anchorwoman held in US
The Oklahoman 16 Jan 2019
Advertisement. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television's English-language service has been arrested after flying into the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday. U.S. law enforcement agencies did not immediately respond to requests for comment ... Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday ... Rebecca Wu, St ... ___ ... ....
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White House considering Indra Nooyi to head World Bank
The Telegraph India 16 Jan 2019
The White House is considering Indra K. Nooyi, the former chief executive officer of PepsiCo, for the position of World Bank president, according to several people familiar with the process ... Donald Trump often makes his own gut decisions about whom to choose ... Trump’s win, she said, created a lot of questions among her daughters and her employees ... ....
