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Turkey´s Erdogan threatens to close 2 US military bases
The News International 16 Dec 2019
ISTANBUL. Turkey´s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday threatened to close two strategic military bases used by the United States in Turkey, after Washington warned of sanctions over Ankara buying Russian arms. "If necessary, we can close Incirlik and we can close Kurecik," Erdogan on the pro-government A Haber television channel ... ISTANBUL....
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New Zealand volcano investigation could take a year, says Ardern
The Guardian 16 Dec 2019
The bodies of two people are still missing .......
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Katie Price faces homelessness as she ‘loses £2million ‘Mucky Mansion’ amid bankruptcy’
Metro UK 15 Dec 2019
Katie was at risk of losing her mansion after she was declared bankrupt. Katie Price faces a bleak Christmas, as she was forced to sign over her £2million so-called ‘mucky mansion’ after being declared bankrupt, according to reports. The 41-year-old, who is currently having extensive renovation work done on the Sussex mansion, now faces homelessness....
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Comey: ‘Real sloppiness’ in Russia probe but no misconduct
Federal News Radio 16 Dec 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey acknowledged Sunday that a Justice Department inspector general report identified “real sloppiness” in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide and said he was wrong to have been “overconfident” about how the Russia investigation was handled ... Advertisement ... I was wrong.” ... ....
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British-Muslims prepare to leave UK over Johnson's election win
The Times of India 16 Dec 2019
LONDON. British-Muslims have started the process of leaving the UK over fears for their "personal safety" now that Boris Johnson, who's been accused of Islamophobia, will remain Prime Minister for the next five years, a media report said on Monday ... Ali told Metro.co.uk ... Eidan told Metro.co.uk. "I've activ ... Top Videos ... ....
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Anak Krakatau: Giant blocks of rock litter ocean floor
BBC News 16 Dec 2019
Landslide debris from the collapsed Anak Krakatau volcano is imaged on the seabed for the first time ... ....
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Iran downing of drone spells disaster for US Navy: Report
Press TV 15 Dec 2019
Iran’s downing of an intruding US drone earlier this year has seriously impacted Washington's military capabilities, with the Navy left with only two more of the massive, costly unmanned vehicle ... CNN reported at the time that the US Navy had acquired five of the aircraft ... Video. Iran's Khordad 3 SAM system shoots down US drone ... He added ... ....
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Mexico: 50 Bodies Among Remains at Farm Outside Guadalajara
Voa News 16 Dec 2019
Human remains discovered last month at a farm outside the city of Guadalajara have been confirmed as belonging to at least 50 people, authorities in Mexico's west-central state of Jalisco reported. Jalisco state prosecutors said recovery work at the farm in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, which began Nov ... ....
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Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a 'public health emergency'
Vietnam News 16 Dec 2019
Australia's biggest city is facing a�"public health emergency" over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for�weeks, leading doctors warned Monday after hospitals reported a dramatic spike�in casualty department visits ... ....
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New Delhi police set ‘innocent students’ free as protesters besiege station after riots & clashes
Russia Today 16 Dec 2019
New Delhi police have released all those unfairly detained in a raid on Jamia Millia Islamia campus, where the officers had rounded up a violent mob who torched vehicles and pelted stones at a march over the new citizenship law ... By roughly 3.30am local time, the crowd gradually dispersed as police said they released everyone ... MORE....
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US says it won't accept North Korea-set nuclear deadline
TVNZ 16 Dec 2019
A senior US diplomat said today that Washington won’t accept a year-end deadline set by North Korea to make concessions in stalled nuclear talks and urged Pyongyang to return to a negotiating table immediately. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and US President Donald Trump. Source. Associated Press. “On this point, let me be absolutely clear ... ....
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Never felt fan expectations for Poe Dameron: Oscar Isaac
Indian Express 16 Dec 2019
Oscar Isaac believes there were never expectations from fans about he portrays his Star Wars character of Poe Dameron, which he said was a relief. The actor first essayed the role in 2015’s The Force Awakens, which he followed up with 2017’s The Last Jedi ... “I never felt that there was these big fan expectations for Poe ... Also read ... X....
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Chinese Premier says Hong Kong not yet out of its 'dilemma'
Canada Dot Com 16 Dec 2019
HONG KONG — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of its “dilemma” with the city’s economy facing an unprecedented and challenging situation ... It was the first time in nearly two weeks that tear gas had been deployed by police....
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Gold prices fall as easing trade worries lead to riskier bets
Yahoo Daily News 16 Dec 2019
(Reuters) - Gold prices inched lower on Monday as investors moved to riskier assets following the announcement of an interim deal between the United States and China that cooled a 17-month-old trade dispute ... * Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,473.88 per ounce, as of 0050 GMT ... gold futures were down 0.2% at $1,478.60....
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Google wants US Fed Reserve to follow India's UPI example
Sify 16 Dec 2019
New Delhi. In a thumbs up to the Indian government's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) scheme, Google has written to the US Federal Reserve Board detailing the successful example of UPI-based digital payment in India in order to build "FedNow" -- a new interbank real-time gross settlement service (RTGS) for faster digital payments in the US ... ....
