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IRGC vows to revenge US assassination of General Soleimani
Irna 19 Sep 2020
Tehran, Sept 19, IRNA – Commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Saturday that Iran’s revenge for the US assassination of General Soleimani is certain and serious .......
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US military deploys more troops, armored vehicles to oil-rich eastern Syria
Press TV 19 Sep 2020
The US military has sent a new convoy of military vehicles and troops to oil-rich eastern Syria amid rising tensions with Russian forces in the region, and as Washington seeks to loot crude resources in the war-torn country ... ‘I would have rather taken him out. I had him all set,’ Trump told the morning show Fox & Friends ... “We don't have a strategy.” ... ....
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U.N. showdown looms over Iran sanctions
Arkansas Online 19 Sep 2020
The Trump administration's push to end the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran comes to a head this weekend at the United Nations, where allies and adversaries argue the U.S. effort to restore sanctions is groundless. The U.S. bid to restore all U.N ... General Assembly -- deepens a chasm between the U.S. and most other nations. European allies say the U.S ... The U.S....
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'Too late to stop it': California's future hinges on managing megafires
The Guardian 19 Sep 2020photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes
4.5-Magnitude Quake Rocks Southern California as Region Battles Wildfires
Sputnik 19 Sep 2020
The earthquake has come as America's West Coast continuing to battle wildfires, the worst-affected states being California and Washington. An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale rocked Southern California late on Friday night, the US Geological Survey reported ... The Los Angeles Fire Department issued a warning on Twitter. ⚠️#UnitedStates🇺🇸....
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Iran warns against ‘dangerous’ US defiance of intl. law as it eyes illegal ban on Tehran
Press TV 18 Sep 2020
Iran has warned against Washington’s “precarious” defiance of international law as the US has signaled that it seeks to illegally extend an expiring arms embargo on Iran ... The Iranian representative warned against serious consequences of Washington’s irresponsible policies and ......
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China says 'resolutely opposed' to U.S. moves against WeChat, TikTok
Canada Dot Com 19 Sep 2020photo: AP / Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Melbourne anti-lockdown protesters arrested and chased by police on horseback
The Irish Times 19 Sep 2020
Police have arrested 16 anti-lockdown protesters and fined 21 others during “chaotic” scenes in Melbourne’s south-east in which demonstrators were chased by police on horseback. About 50 to 100 demonstrators began protesting at the State Library but moved to Elsternwick Park where they were pursued by police ... Disjointed protest ... We’re getting there ... ....
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LeBron James miffed by most valuable player voting totals
Metro USA 19 Sep 2020
(Reuters) – Los Angles Lakers forward LeBron James said he was “pissed off” after receiving only 16 first-place votes for the NBA’s most valuable player (MVP) award ... “It pissed me off. That’s my true answer,” said James after the Lakers’ 126-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets in the first game of the Western Conference Finals ... ....
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US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies of cancer
The Jerusalem Post 19 Sep 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the US Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87, the court said, giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative majority with a third appointment at a time of deep divisions in America with a presidential election looming ... CONFIRMATION BATTLE ... ....
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US carrier transits Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran
Star Tribune 18 Sep 2020
The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier safely transited on Friday through the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important chokepoint for oil shipments, the U.S. Navy said, as tensions with Iran continue to simmer ... ....
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Support from US and EU signals stunning successes for Irish diplomacy
Irish Independent 19 Sep 2020
They sound such an unlikely duo. Joe Biden's easy American drawl and Ursula von der Leyen's accented English are of different worlds. But they spoke in harmony this week - their words of comfort for Ireland a balm for troubled times. Convulsions over Covid regularly knocked the latest Brexit battles from top billing in the news cycle ... ....
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Navalny posts photo of himself walking down staircase, says he expects full recovery from alleged poisoning
Russia Today 19 Sep 2020
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has shared a photograph of himself walking down a flight of stairs, explaining that he is slowly regaining his strength after purportedly being poisoned last month ... He included a photo of himself walking down a staircase, but said he was still having difficulties with some motor functions ... ....
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Messi could miss Barcelona's first Clasico of the season
Football Critic 18 Sep 2020
Lionel Messi could potentially miss the first Clasico match of the season between Barcelona and Real Madrid. At the moment, the Clasico is pencilled in for 25 October, but the Argentine may be in quarantine in that period if he is selected for international duty ... READ MORE. ... .......
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Thai protesters hold ambitious rally for democratic reforms
Asahi News 19 Sep 2020
BANGKOK--Protesters gathered Saturday in Bangkok for the most ambitious rally so far in a pro-democracy campaign that has shaken up the government and Thailand's conservative establishment ... An estimated 10,000 people turned out for the last major rally on Aug ... A constitution promulgated under military rule is likewise undemocratic, they charge ... ....
