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5 Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraqi Base Hosting US Troops
Beijing News 19 Apr 2021
SAMARRA, IRAQ - Five rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase hosting U.S. soldiers Sunday, wounding two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington. Two of the rockets fired at Balad airbase, north of Baghdad, crashed into a dormitory and a canteen of U.S ... ....
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12 European football teams to form breakaway 'Super League' throwing elite game into turmoil
CNN 19 Apr 2021
(CNN)Twelve of Europe's top soccer clubs have announced plans to form a so-called European super league, in a move that looks set to rock the foundations of the sport's top competitions, including preeminent leagues in England, Spain and Italy and extending all the way up to the World Cup ... Read More ... Super League players could face bans ... .
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So what has the rest of the world promised to do about climate change?
The Guardian 19 Apr 2021
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Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver to Open Cannes with 'Annette'
The Hollywood Reporter 19 Apr 2021
The L.A.-set drama from 'Holy Motors' director Leos Carax will open the 74th Cannes Film Festival on July 6. Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver are heading to Cannes. Annette, the new drama from French director Leos Carax, starring Cotillard and Driver, will open the 74th Cannes Film Festival, premiering in competition in Cannes on Tuesday, July 6 ... U.S.
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WhatsApp-Facebook Messenger Integration In The Works: WhatsApp Chat Found in Messenger Code
News18 19 Apr 2021
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Police killing hundreds in Rio de Janeiro despite court ban on favela raids
The Observer 18 Apr 2021
Nearly 800 people were killed by police in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro in the past nine months, as raids remain a terrifying routine for favela families – despite a supreme court ruling to halt incursions during the coronavirus pandemic ... Black lives shattered. outrage as boy, 14, is Brazil police's latest victim. Read more ... Photograph ... .
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Russia expels 20 Czech diplomats in retaliation
China Daily 19 Apr 2021
MOSCOW -- The Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday that it is expelling 20 staffers of the Czech embassy in Moscow in response to the expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats from the Czech Republic ... sanctions against Russia. .
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Israel and Greece sign record defence deal
Al Jazeera 18 Apr 2021
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries as the two countries’ air forces launched a joint exercise ... Elbit will supply kits to upgrade and operate Greece’s T-6 aircraft and also provide training, simulators and logistical support ... .
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Deadly clashes after Islamists take police hostage in Pakistan's Lahore
The Jerusalem Post 18 Apr 2021
Police in Pakistan said a hardline Islamist group had taken six security personnel hostage at its headquarters in Lahore on Sunday after a week of violent clashes following the arrest of the group's leader ... The authorities responded by arresting its leader, prompting supporters to hold protests and sit-ins across Pakistan ... .
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Tesla With 'No Driver' in Fatal US Crash, 2 Killed: Report
NDTV 19 Apr 2021
A Tesla car was involved in a deadly crash in Texas, US on Sunday that killed two men, according to US media reports. The police that arrived at the scene said preliminary investigation determines... .
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The Gibraltar Massacre
WorldNews.com 19 Apr 2021
By Gilad Atzmon. Gibraltar currently has the world’s worst Covid-19 death rate per capita (2791 per million at time of publication). The disaster started on December 12, when an unprecedented surge in cases was witnessed (see graph below). Until that point in time, like in other European countries, Covid cases had been in constant decline for a while.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes baby boy
The News International 19 Apr 2021photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
Egypt Independent 19 Apr 2021
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat. It was an undeniable triumph for the host nation. This time, the Tokyo Games will be a multibillion-dollar test of survival in the midst of a lingering pandemic ... Foreign fans are not allowed ... ___ ... ___ ... ___.
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The Supreme Court’s Increasingly Dim View of the News Media
New York Times 19 Apr 2021photo: AP / Darko Vojinovic
Syrian Prez polls to be held in May: Parliament
Suryaa 19 Apr 2021
Damascus, April 19 (IANS) The Syrian presidential elections will be held in May, seven years after the last polls took place in the war-torn country, the country's Parliament announced ... Sabbagh called on those who wish to run to submit their candidacy applications to the Supreme Constitutional Court within a period of 10 days which ends on April 28.
