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Trump Joins Indian PM in 'Howdy Modi' Event
Voa News 22 Sep 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump has praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian-American community in the United States. Trump appeared with Modi before a largely Indian audience of some 50,000 people who are due to pack a Houston stadium for the "Howdy Modi" event ... 22, 2019 ... “My administration is fighting for you each and every day.” ... ....
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Saudi Arabia says it will be ‘an act of war’ if attack on oil facilities ...
The Independent 22 Sep 2019
Saudi Arabia has warned that if it finds that last week’s attack on its oil facilities were launched from Iranian territory then it would be considered an “act of war” ... "But to launch an attack from your territory, if that is the case, puts us in a different category... this would be considered an act of war.". We’ll tell you what’s true ... In pictures ... ....
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Yemeni woman recounts horror of husband trying to divorce her after labour left her incontinent
The Independent 22 Sep 2019
Sahar Salem says her husband immediately sought to divorce her when he discovered she had become incontinent after giving birth ... The 31-year-old, who lives in the port city of Aden in Yemen, says it was after marrying her husband that her problems started. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now....
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Weather radar picks up mysterious shadow across three states ‘caused by huge dragonfly swarm’
The Independent 22 Sep 2019
An enormous mystery cloud has baffled US meteorologists this week who spotted the shape stretching over parts of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but saw no rainfall ... NWS Wakefield said on Twitter. “No rain around the region with decent returns on radar. Usually we’d think we’re seeing bugs ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Getty ... ....
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FIFA says women ‘have to be allowed’ into Iran’s soccer stadiums
Time Magazine 22 Sep 2019
FIFA said Saturday in an unambiguous statement that Iran must admin women into its soccer games. The sport’s global governing body stated “women have to be allowed into football stadiums in Iran. For all football matches.” ... “This is something very important — in 40 years this has not happened, with a couple of exceptions.”....
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Hong Kong protests turn violent once again
TVNZ 22 Sep 2019
Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalised two subway stations and set at least two street fires today, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again ... Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, now in their fourth month, have often descended into violence late in the day and at night ... 22, 2019, in Hong Kong ... 22, 2019 ... ....
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Star Trek Star Aron Eisenberg Dead at 50
Peace FM Online 22 Sep 2019
Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog from the Star Trek spin-off "Star Trek. Deep Space Nine" is dead as confirmed by his widow ... "He was an intelligent, humble, funny, emphatic soul," Eisenberg's wife Malíssa Longo posted on Facebook ... ....
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Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment
Sri Lanka News 22 Sep 2019
What is the US troop deployment? The Pentagon announced on Friday that, in response to a Saudi request, there would be a moderate deployment to Saudi Arabia, not in the thousands and focused on air and missile defence.Defence Secretary Mark Esper said ... "Whoever wants their land to become the main battlefield, go ahead ... We will pursue any aggressor."....
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Make climate fight 'sexy,' says Japan's new environment minister
Yahoo Daily News 22 Sep 2019
Japan's new environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, pledged on Sunday to mobilise young people to push his coal-dependent country towards a low-carbon future by making the fight against climate change "sexy" and "fun." ... "In politics there are so many issues, sometimes boring ... It's got to be sexy too," Koizumi told a news conference in New York ... U.N ... ....
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Trump and Elizabeth Warren have the same very bad idea about the dollar
The Times of India 22 Sep 2019
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren have the same idea about the dollar, and it is very bad. Both Trump and Warren would like to see the United States intervene in global currency markets to weaken the US dollar ... Warren expressed her desire to weaken the dollar in her US Jobs plan released back in June ... ....
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Philippine Marines conduct ‘historic’ training using new assault vehicles to reclaim an island
South China Morning Post 22 Sep 2019
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Iran will soon release British-flagged tanker seized in strait of Hormuz
South China Morning Post 22 Sep 2019
Iran says it will soon release a British-flagged tanker that its Revolutionary Guards seized more than two months ago, sparking a crisis in Gulf shipping.Maritime authorities in the Islamic republic told the semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday that the Swedish-owned Stena ......
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FIFA chief appalled as Dalbert racist abuse halts Serie A game
BE Soccer 22 Sep 2019
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Sunday the problem of racism in Italian football has "not improved" after a Serie A match between Atalanta and Fiorentina was halted for several minutes because of racist abuse of Brazilian Dalbert ... Play resumed after three minutes with Fiorentina leading 1-0 after a goal from Federico Chiesa ... .......
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Van Dijk up against Ronaldo-Messi in world's best
BE Soccer 22 Sep 2019
Virgil Van Dijk threatens to eclipse fellow European stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to lift FIFA's The Best Player award on Monday, to set himself up as favourite for this year's Ballon d'Or ... Since The Best award was created in 2016, the winner has gone on to also lift the coveted Ballon d'Or, which will be unveiled on December 2 ... .......
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Boris Johnson urged to justify 'awarding public funds to close friend'
The Observer 22 Sep 2019
Boris Johnson is under pressure to explain why he allegedly failed to declare an interest in the allocation of public money to a close friend while he was mayor of London ... Downing Street has refused to comment on the reports. But Labour is demanding that No 10 provide a full explanation for how the funds and favours were granted to Arcuri ... Read more ... ....
