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Multiple people, including officer, killed amid heavy gunfire in NJ standoff
Stars and Stripes 10 Dec 2019
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack. One officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene, Mayor Steven Fulop said without indicating how many were killed ... .......
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Afghan blasts kill one, injure scores in attack on key U.S. military base
Reuters 11 Dec 2019
Suicide blasts in Afghanistan killed one person and injured more than 60 in an attack on Wednesday on the United States' main military base of Bagram that was repulsed after a 30-minute clash, Afghan and NATO officials said ... ....
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Bougainville people vote to create world’s newest nation
Japan Times 11 Dec 2019
Bougainville has voted by a landslide for independence from Papua New Guinea, according to official referendum results released Wednesday, a major step toward creating the ... ....
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What the Trump impeachment inquiry means for the rest of the world
Alternet 10 Dec 2019
Once again, the United States is experiencing the profound drama of Presidential impeachment proceedings ... This impeachment went on for two years and consumed the American political system ... U.S ... French President Emmanuel Macron recently made headlines in America (PBS Nighty News Hour) and elsewhere by warning of an impending ‘brain death’ for NATO ... ....
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Disasters, downturn challenge New Zealand's Ardern going into election year
Canada Dot Com 11 Dec 2019
WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faces tough challenges as she heads into a general election campaign next year, with economic growth slowing, divisive referendums looming and a country reeling from disasters both natural and man-made ... chat shows, and her ability to combine motherhood and leadership....
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Five killed in jihadist attack on Somali hotel
The Times of India 11 Dec 2019
MOGADISHU. Five people including three civilians were killed when jihadist militants stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital, police said Wednesday, adding that all five attackers had also died after several hours of siege ... "The number of the dead we have confirmed is five, among them two members of the security forces and three civilians ... ....
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Trump forced to pay $2m over misuse of charity money
The Independent 11 Dec 2019
Donald Trump has paid $2m to eight charities as part of a court-ordered judgment against the president, who was accused of self-dealing and using charitable donations for his campaign ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... ... ....
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Aung San Suu Kyi tells UN court Rohingya operation ‘not genocide’
The Irish Times 11 Dec 2019
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace prize laureate, arrived at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday to lead her country’s defence against accusations of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority. More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar after the military launched a crackdown in western Rakhine state in August 2017 ... . ....
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Germany’s foreign policy divides Angela Merkel’s coalition
Indian Express 11 Dec 2019
SPD co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans warned against a “militarization of foreign policy,” referring to foreign deployments of the German armed forces ... Walter-Borjans’ criticism was later echoed by German Foreign Minister and senior Social Democrat Heiko Maas who also warned that trying to create peace militarily doesn’t work....
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UAE weather: Heavy rain falls across the country as police issue emergency alert
The National 11 Dec 2019
Traffic was reduced to a crawl on the main highway into Abu Dhabi from Dubai as water collected on the roads, while Dubai Police warned of severe congestion due to accident in Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, before Mirdif Bridge towards Abu Dhabi ... The NCM is also warning of rough seas in the Arabian Gulf....
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Pentagon suspends training of Saudis for security review
The Times of India 11 Dec 2019
WASHINGTON. The Pentagon announced Tuesday it was temporarily suspending operational training for Saudi military students in the United States following a shooting rampage last week by a Saudi air force officer ... Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist ordered a review to be completed, within 10 days, of policies for screening foreign students ... ....
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Tremors worsen on New Zealand volcano island, prevent recovery of bodies
Yahoo Daily News 11 Dec 2019
By Charlotte Greenfield, WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Increasing tremors on a volcanic island in New Zealand on Wednesday prevented the recovery of the bodies of eight people thought to be left on the island, two days after an eruption engulfed dozens of tourists in steam and hot ash ... Today there is an even higher risk of an eruption ... ....
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Napoli sack Ancelotti hours after 4-0 Champions League win
BBC News 11 Dec 2019
Napoli sack manager Carlo Ancelotti less than three hours after he guides them into the Champions League knockout stages ... ....
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She Wasn't Margaret Chase Smith, But She Delivered a "Declaration of Conviction"
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2019
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling ... Margaret Chase Smith and Sen ... Red-Baiter and Mad King ... She warned against seizing power through "the Four Horsemen of Calumny-Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry and Smear," instead of that of ideas ... She warned of what she saw as his repeated attempts to induce foreign government to involve themselves in U.S ... Smith....
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Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61
The National 10 Dec 2019
Marie Fredriksson, the female half of the Swedish pop duo Roxette, has died at age 61, her management agency said Tuesday. Frederiksson formed Roxette with Per Gessle in 1986 ... Read More ... Updated ... SHARE. ....
