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Saudis shocked by government’s new story about how Khashoggi died
Sacramento Bee 20 Oct 2018
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia –– Saudi Arabia's about-face admission that journalist and government critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed in its consulate in Istanbul this month sent shock through a country where many had believed –– and defended –– initial claims that the authorities had nothing to do with it ... We lost that forever unfortunately." ... SIGN ME UP! ....
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Africa’s youngest billionaire found 10 days after being abducted at gunpoint
Metro UK 20 Oct 2018
Africa’s youngest billionaire has been found 10 days after being abducted at gunpoint. Mohammed Dewji, 43, was kidnapped from the luxury Colosseum hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 11. It is not known how Mr Dewji was freed or whether an ransom was paid and police have suggested his captors came from South Africa ... He released a statement on Twitter which said. ‘I thank Allah that I have returned home safely ... Advertisement ... ....
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Thousands in a migrant caravan are waiting to cross the Guatemalan-Mexican border amid sweltering heat
CNN 20 Oct 2018
Tapachula, Mexico (CNN)Thousands of Central American migrants fleeing poverty and violence packed a bridge connecting Guatemala and Mexico in sweltering heat Saturday as part of a politically charged, US-bound caravan ... "We're coming over here because we need a better life ... Read More ... Pompeo ... He added that some migrants "assaulted and even injured" a number of unarmed members of the Mexican police before they could contain the violence ... ....
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Jamal Khashoggi’s Washington Post Editor on Saudi Statement: “Utter Bullshit”
Slate 20 Oct 2018
Jamal Khashoggi’s editor at the Washington Post has emerged as one of the strongest voices demanding to find out the truth about what happened to the journalist who was a columnist for the newspaper. Shortly after Saudi Arabia released a statement finally acknowledging that Khashoggi died inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul, but claiming it was the result of a fistfight, Karen Attiah did not mince words about what she thought ... ....
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6B, thanks to worsening odds
Atlanta Journal 20 Oct 2018
DES MOINES, IOWA — . If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger. Tuesday night's Mega Millions estimated grand prize has hit a staggering $1.6 billion, continuing a trend of giant jackpots. It ties the largest lottery prize in U.S. history — and is bound to continue growing — and joins five other top 10 drawings in the last three years ... ___ ... ....
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Climate change is exacerbating world conflicts, says Red Cross president
The Guardian 21 Oct 2018
Climate change is already exacerbating domestic and international conflicts, and governments must take steps to ensure it does not get worse, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has said. Peter Maurer told Guardian Australia it was already making an impact and humanitarian organisations were having to factor it into their work far earlier than they were expecting ... Read more ... Read more ... .......
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The billionaires fuelling a space race
BBC News 21 Oct 2018
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, was one of the first billionaires to jump into the commercial "space race", starting Blue Origin in 2000. Compared with industry rivals it has a reputation for being far more guarded about its activities ... Like rival SpaceX, its goal is to drive down the cost of space travel by building reusable rockets. In the past, rockets have been discarded after just one launch ... Space X ... ....
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Khashoggi murder exposes Trump administration's dependency on Saudis
The Guardian 21 Oct 2018
The murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi has come at time when the Trump administration is at its most dependent on Riyadh for the success of both its foreign and domestic policies. Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi killed but claims he died in 'fistfight'. Read more. Donald Trump has spoken repeatedly about US arms sales to Saudi Arabia, hugely overstating the actual figures ... Gary Younge. Read more ... Twitter ... Read more ... .......
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Former Dutch PM Wim Kok dies at 80, haunted by Srebrenica
Stars and Stripes 20 Oct 2018
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok, a trade unionist-turned-politician who inspired a new breed of pragmatic Social Democratic leaders who swept to power in Europe in the 1990s, has died at 80 ... Kok hitched his Dutch Labor Party to the right-wing Liberal Party and to the centrist Democrats 66 to form two ruling coalitions that steered the Netherlands to unprecedented economic success from 1994 to 2002 ... .......
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Laurel and Hardy: Two angels of our time
The Independent 21 Oct 2018
“If you don’t like Laurel and Hardy, you are no friend of mine,” said Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, one of millions of people who have been charmed and inspired by the greatest comedy duo of all time ... ....
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Scientists Finally Find Proof That Earth's Core Is Solid
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
Researchers from the Australian National University are confident they have found direct proof for the first time, that the Earth’s inner core is solid — albeit a little bit squishy, Newsweek reports.In a paper published in the journal Science, Hrvoje Tkalčić, an associate professor, and Than-Son Phạm, a scholar, both at ANU, describe how they detected so-called "shear waves" or “J waves” in the inner core....
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Australian Nudist Beach Surfer Punches Shark to Escape Attack
News18 20 Oct 2018 Editphoto: AP / Alastair Grant
Hailey Baldwin files trademark for Hailey Bieber name
Independent online (SA) 20 Oct 2018
Hailey Baldwin has reportedly filed documents to trademark the name Hailey Bieber, following her marriage to Justin Bieber. The 21-year-old model and the 'Love Yourself' singer reportedly tied the knot when they went to pick up their marriage license last month, and although they're yet to have a proper ceremony, it seems Hailey is already making the first steps to make her new relationship status official in her work life ... ....
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Barcelona thump Sevilla but fractured arm rules Lionel Messi out of clásico
The Observer 21 Oct 2018
Lionel Messi will miss next week’s clásico against Real Madrid with a fracture in his right arm, Barcelona have announced. Messi was injured when he fell awkwardly in the first half of Saturday’s 4-2 win over Sevilla, and the Argentinian now faces three weeks out. Barcelona 4-2 Sevilla. La Liga – as it happened. Read more. Barcelona said on Twitter ... He will be out for approximately three weeks. FuerzaLeo.” FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) ... ....
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‘At least 670,000’ anti-Brexit protesters march through London
Belfast Telegraph 20 Oct 2018
At least 670,000 people turned out for the People’s Vote march, organisers have claimed – making it the biggest anti-Brexit demonstration since the referendum in 2016. Protesters told of virtual gridlock on the streets of London as they called for a final say on Brexit, joking that it had turned into more of a shuffle than a march ... BREAKING ... Ms Soubry said. “It is clear we are the many”. Addressing the cheering crowds, she said ... She added....
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