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‘Nasty’, ‘Mean’, ‘Horrible’, ‘Disrespectful’: Trump unloads on Kamala Harris
The Times of India 12 Aug 2020
WASHINGTON. US President led the Republican and rightwing attack on Democratic vice-presidential nominee on Tuesday, calling her “nasty” (repeatedly), “mean,” “horrible” and “disrespectful,” as the was electrified by the choice of the first black and Asian Indian woman on a major political party ticket ... "She lied. She said things that are untrue....
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If Israel Did Not Cause Beirut's Explosion, They Sure Had A Plan To Exploit It
WorldNews.com 12 Aug 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On hearing reports of the deadly explosions that rocked Beirut on August 4, 2020, Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun immediately announced it may have been a bomb or rocket ... Along with calling the country an “enemy of the state,” Israel had just clashed with Hezbollah soldiers ... Israel and the U.S ... 208. ....
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Lebanon’s Leaders Warned in July About Explosives at Port
Hamodia 11 Aug 2020
The state security report, which confirmed the correspondence to the president and the prime minister, has not previously been reported ... The army declined to comment. The explosives company’s management told Reuters it had not been interested in purchasing confiscated material and the firm had its own suppliers and government import licenses ... ....
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Rouhani: US will hopefully face defeat in anti-Iran bid at UNSC
Press TV 12 Aug 2020
“We have high hopes that the United States will be defeated and will witness its own isolation,” he added ... Iran FM ... He added, “The majority of regional countries have close relations with us and these few countries in the south should know well that Iran’s defense and weapons power is in the interest of the region.” ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk ... ....
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Lionel Messi injury: Barcelona star at training base on day off to recover for Champions League finals
Yahoo Daily News 12 Aug 2020
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was back at the club's training base on Monday to continue his recovery ahead of the Catalans' Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich on Friday. Messi completed the 90 minutes in the 3-1 win over Napoli at Camp Nou on Saturday night as Barca advanced to the final phase of the competition ... ....
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Coronavirus: China reports Covid-19 being found on frozen seafood packaging
The Independent 12 Aug 2020
The virus was discovered on the packaging of frozen seafood bought by three companies in Yantai, a port city in the eastern Shandong province ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... ....
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Pro-democracy media tycoon freed on bail amid Hong Kong crackdown
The Jakarta Post 12 Aug 2020
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai walked free on bail Wednesday, over 40 hours after he and other critics of China were rounded up by police as part of a widening crackdown on dissent ... Lai did not address the crowd upon his release, but he flashed a thumbs up as he was bundled into a car that inched away through the crowd ... ... ... ....
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Abe gets pasting for similar speeches during A-bomb events
Asahi News 12 Aug 2020
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came in for sharp criticism for delivering two strikingly similar speeches during annual memorial ceremonies on Aug. 6 and 9 to mark the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Asked about the resemblance in content, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference Aug ... .” ... ....
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Angelina Jolie wants her divorce case judge to be removed
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Why people are split on using 'Latinx'
CNN 12 Aug 2020
In 2018, it even made it to the dictionary ... Since then, the term has grown in popularity online, though search interest in "Latino," "Latina" and "Hispanic" over the last decade remains much higher, the Pew researchers noted. But though online interest in "Latinx" has risen, people of Latin American descent largely haven't embraced the term ... ....
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Israel attacks Hamas positions in Gaza over fire balloons
Al Jazeera 12 Aug 2020
Israeli military says attack is 'retaliation' for the launch of multiple incendiary balloons from Hamas-run Gaza Strip ... ....
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'They won’t find any spot of fire': Bolsonaro denies existence of Amazon blazes
The Irish Times 12 Aug 2020
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a “lie,” despite data produced by his own government showing that thousands of blazes are surging across the region ... Fires in Brazil’s Amazon for the month of August hit a nine-year high last year and this month so far looks even worse ... ....
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Belarus: Police detain over 1,000 protesters during third night of unrest
The Irish Times 12 Aug 2020
Police in Belarus detained more than 1,000 protesters overnight during a third display of unrest following an election that saw strongman president Alexander Lukashenko secure a sixth term ... “I know many people will understand me, many will condemn me and many will even hate me. But God forbid anyone face the same choice that I faced ... ... ....
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Have to wear a mask all day? Try these tips and hacks for more comfort.
Tampa Bay Times 12 Aug 2020
Face masks are the most unexpected accessory of 2020. But let’s face it, there’s a learning curve for wearing them and the issues they bring. So we asked experts and scoured the internet for tips and hacks that can help.‘Maskne'. Dr ... She said masks trap dirt, oil and bacteria that builds up and clogs the pores, especially along the chin line ... Dr ... ....
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UN council at odds over peacekeeping operation in Lebanon
Wtop 12 Aug 2020
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council remains at odds over the way the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon operates on the ground, with the United States backing Israel’s demands for major changes. At a closed council meeting Tuesday on the mission known as UNIFIL, whose mandate is up for renewal at the end of the month, U.S ... 31....
