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Putin builds war chest as Kremlin digs in for the next crisis
CNN 15 Sep 2019
(CNN)In the latest display of deepening cracks in the West's formerly unified economic campaign against Russia, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters Monday that "the time is right" for reconciliation in EU-Moscow relations ... Russia's ruling party takes a hit in Moscow election ... Read More ... Opinion ... Analysis ... ....
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Saudi oil attacks: Iran condemns US 'deceit' after accusation
BBC News 15 Sep 2019
Mr Zarif took to Twitter to deride the US secretary of state, saying that "having failed at max pressure, Sec Pompeo's turning to max deceit". He was referring to the Trump administration's stated "maximum pressure campaign" which has targeted Iran with sanctions ... "We call on all nations to publicly and unequivocally condemn Iran's attacks." ... ....
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Tyson Fury beats Otto Wallin by unanimous decision despite deep cuts
Belfast Telegraph 15 Sep 2019
Tyson Fury had planned to celebrate his victory over Otto Wallin with a night out on the famous Las Vegas Strip but instead spent it in hospital after coming through a bloody 12-round battle ... Tyson Fury arrives in the arena before fighting Otto Wallin (Isaac Brekken/AP) ... “I got caught on the eye and that changed the fight ... “Tyson is OK ... ... PA ... ....
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‘Johnson is a liar who only backed Leave to help his career’ – David Cameron
The Observer 15 Sep 2019
Boris Johnson is a liar who only backed the Leave campaign to help his career and Michael Gove was a “foam-flecked Faragist” whose “one quality” was disloyalty, David Cameron writes in his memoirs ... “It didn’t take long to figure out Leave’s obsession,” he writes. “Why focus on a country that wasn’t an EU member? ... It was blatant.” ... disloyalty ... ....
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From India to Britain, every citizen is harmed by anti-migrant hostility
The Guardian 15 Sep 2019
In South Africa, hundreds of Nigerian workers have been airlifted home as anti-migrant violence spirals out of control ... .......
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Amnesty International calls for removal of communications blackout in occupied Kashmir
Dawn 15 Sep 2019
“Nearly 8 million people have been living through a communication shutdown since August 5,” the human rights organisation stated on its website ... “Access to emergency services, education and health care is being affected.” ... It also asked the Indian government to allow “unconditional and unconstrained access to news and information from the valley.” ... ....
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Saudi Arabia Drone Attack Is a Strike at Oil’s Future
Yahoo Daily News 15 Sep 2019
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- We’re about to find out just how laid back the oil market really is. It has shrugged off sanctions on Iran, exploding tankers and drones getting shot down over the Strait of Hormuz ... Saudi Arabia said the attack affected 5.7 million barrels a day of output, or roughly half their production ... But we just don’t know at present....
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Pakistan could lose conventional war with India: Imran Khan
Live Mint 15 Sep 2019
New Delhi. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said there was no question of talking to New Delhi after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, while warning about the possibility of a conventional war with India that could go beyond the subcontinent ... He said that Pakistan would never start a war ... The unthinkable," he said ... ....
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Turkey says OIC to convene after Netanyahu annexation plans
Yahoo Daily News 14 Sep 2019
ANKARA (Reuters) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Sunday to discuss Israel's announcement of its intention to annex areas of the West Bank, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Saturday ... (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Stephen Powell). ....
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Saudi oil strikes: US blames Iran for twin attacks
BBC News 15 Sep 2019
In a tweet, Mr Pompeo said there was "no evidence" the drones came from Yemen. He described the attack as "an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply". . Tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on Saudi Arabia while Rouhani and Zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy ... End of Twitter post by @SecPompeo ... Related Topics. ....
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India boat accident: 12 dead and dozens missing after vessel capsizes on swollen river
The Independent 15 Sep 2019
A sightseeing boat capsized on a swollen river in southern India on Sunday, killing 12 people and leaving 35 others missing, an official said ... A search operation was underway to try to find the missing people. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events ... ....
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Italy’s far-right party leader Salvini vows to return to power and issues warning to EU
The Independent 15 Sep 2019
Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s far-right League party, has vowed to return to power and told the European Union (EU) his countrymen are "no one’s servant”. ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now....
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Ex-Google worker fears 'killer robots' could cause mass atrocities
The Observer 15 Sep 2019
A new generation of autonomous weapons or “killer robots” could accidentally start a war or cause mass atrocities, a former top Google software engineer has warned ... Nolan said killer robots not guided by human remote control should be outlawed by the same type of international treaty that bans chemical weapons ... ....
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In the event of a killer asteroid, volcanic apocalypse, or nuclear holocaust, mushrooms could save humanity from extinction
The Times of India 15 Sep 2019
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid plummeted through Earth's atmosphere and crashed into the sea floor, creating an explosion over 6,500 times more powerful than the nuclear bomb the US dropped on Hiroshima. The impact sent clouds of debris and sulfur into Earth's atmosphere, blocking the sun's light and warmth for about two years ... cannibalism ... ....
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