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China mulls its options as Hong Kong descends into chaos
Arab News 13 Nov 2019
BEIJING. A sharp escalation of violence in Hong Kong is once again raising the question of how China’s central government will respond. Will it intervene, or allow the chaos to persist? ... On the same day, a police officer shot a protester who was then taken to a hospital, also in critical condition ... Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow.” ... .......
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What Does History And The Constitution Demand Of Trump's Impeachment
WorldNews.com 13 Nov 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon relinquished the office to which he had been overwhelmingly reelected less than two years earlier. Nixon's resignation came as the House of Representatives prepared to begin debate on impeaching him ... What Does History Demand? ... military aid to that country ... Rep....
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Two people just got the plague in China — yes, the Black Death plague
CNN 13 Nov 2019
(CNN)Two people in China are being treated for plague, authorities said Tuesday ... The two recent patients, from the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia, were diagnosed with pneumonic plague by doctors in the Chinese capital Beijing, according to state media Xinhua ... Why is bubonic plague still a thing? ... In fact, it's made a recent comeback. Read More ... ....
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Venice flooding nearly touches level of infamous 1966 flood
WPXI 13 Nov 2019
MILAN (AP) - The mayor of Venice blamed climate change for flooding of the historic canal city that hit the second-highest levels ever, as the city braced for yet another wave on Wednesday. The high-water mark hit 187 centimeters (74 inches) late Tuesday, meaning more than 85% of the city was flooded ... "Despite 5 billion euros under water, St ... ....
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Nasa gets inexplicable new data showing unexpected oxygen fluctuations on Mars
The Independent 13 Nov 2019
Nasa has spotted unexpected and inexplicable changes in the oxygen on Mars. The discovery comes after the space agency used the Curiosity rover to measure the seasonal changes in the gas that fills the air above the Gale Crater on Mars, for the first time ever ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... Show all 10 ... 1/10 ... ....
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Trump to face limits of his power in impeachment hearings
Artesia Daily Press 13 Nov 2019
He has railed against the lack of support from his own staff and Republicans on Capitol Hill, insisting that they stop limiting their complaints to the impeachment process and start defending his actions, a request that has unsettled some Republicans trying to get a handle on ever-shifting explanations coming from the White House....
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Facebook app found secretly using iPhone camera
Deccan Herald 13 Nov 2019
Since the Cambridge Analytica controversy in 2018, Facebook has been facing a lot of flak for its irresponsible user privacy security on its social media platform. Now, the company has again come under the scanner for a serious glitch in the iOS mobile app ... Thanks for flagging this. This sounds like a bug, we are looking into it ... GET IT. DH Tech ... iPhone....
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‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn
The Guardian 13 Nov 2019
The report said 40% of the 1million known species of insect are facing extinction .......
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UN agency to take 'aggressive' action if sexual abuse claims substantiated
The Guardian 13 Nov 2019
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Trump Boldly And Insanely Claims Ivanka Created 14 Million Jobs
Vanity Fair 12 Nov 2019
Two of the most dominant features of the failed human experiment that is Donald Trump are his pathological inability to ever tell the truth and his creepy obsession with his daughter Ivanka Trump ... employment has only grown by roughly 6 million in the last three years ... “She wants to make these people have great lives,” Trump told the crowd ... ....
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Death toll grows to 15 in Gaza as tension with Israel goes on
China.dot.org 13 Nov 2019
GAZA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Three Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in a fresh Israeli airstrike on central Gaza Strip, bringing the number of Palestinians that have been killed since Tuesday up to 15, medics said ... Enditem. ....
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Car bomb explosion kills seven in Afghan capital Kabul
The Himalayan 13 Nov 2019photo: Pixabay / Gerd Altmann
WhatsApp Banning Users in Groups with Suspicious Names: Here's How You Can Stay Safe
News18 13 Nov 2019
In recent times, information has surfaced regarding WhatsApp banning users that are part of groups with suspicious names. Many users have taken to Reddit to write about how they got banned because of being in a group that did not have an appropriate name ... ....
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Most distant world ever explored gets new name: Arrokoth
Sun Star 13 Nov 2019
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The most distant world ever explored 4 billion miles away finally has an official name. Arrokoth. That means "sky" in the language of the Native American Powhatan people, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Tuesday, November 13 ... (AP). ....
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Militarized microbes? Pentagon’s DARPA seeks means to spread genetically modified bacteria as ‘explosives sensors’
Russia Today 13 Nov 2019
In an idea seemingly pulled from dystopian science fiction, the Pentagon has teamed up with Raytheon to develop a system capable of delivering genetically modified bacteria underground. For purely defensive purposes, of course ... Also on rt.com Defensive bioweapon? DARPA wants insects to spread genetically modified viruses… to ‘save crops’....
