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Zambia , DR Congo border dispute getting hot
Zambian Watchdog 04 Jul 2020
The border dispute between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo is getting ‘hot’, according to international media....
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The Nazis Took Down the Statue of Napoleon’s Great Black General
The Daily Beast 04 Jul 2020
The bitterly divisive spectacle staged by President Trump in front of Mount Rushmore on Friday was powerful proof once again that icons of past heroes are social and political flashpoints in the present—not only in the U.S. but around the world ... PARIS—Some statues should be toppled. Some should be put back up ... In Paris today, a bronze statue of Gen ... “”....
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Donald Trump marks Independence Day with incendiary Mount Rushmore speech – live
The Guardian 04 Jul 2020
The president is most likely asleep at the moment, given that he arrived back at the White House from South Dakota at 4.11am ET. His Twitter account, therefore, lies momentarily dormant. Here’s a taste of what White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had to say to reporters on the flight back from Mount Rushmore ... They’re not fleeing America.” Related....
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Climate crisis: Thawing Arctic permafrost could release deadly waves of ancient diseases, scientists suggest
The Independent 04 Jul 2020
As climate scientists ponder whether these extremes portend the dawn of a terrifying new era of supercharged heat in the Arctic, the planet also remains gripped by the deadly coronavirus pandemic ... ....
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U.S. sends carriers to South China Sea during Chinese drills – WSJ
Metro USA 04 Jul 2020
(Reuters) – The United States is sending two aircraft carriers into the South China Sea at the same time as China is conducting military exercises in the contested waterway, the Wall Street Journal reported. The USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz would be in the South China Sea from Saturday, the U.S ... Wikoff was quoted as saying ... exercises ... ....
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Experts find early ocher mine in Mexican underwater caves
Federal News Radio 04 Jul 2020
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Experts and cave divers in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have found ocher mines that are some of the oldest on the continent, which could explain why ancient skeletons were found in the narrow, twisting labyrinths of now-submerged sinkhole caves ... Advertisement ... Insight by ServiceNow ... Dr ... Download it to your device today ... ....
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North Korea Says It Has No Plans for Talks With U.S.
Time Magazine 04 Jul 2020
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang ... presidential election ... sanctions and pressure ... leadership could change ... threats. “The U.S ... ....
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend, tests positive for coronavirus
Yahoo Daily News 04 Jul 2020
More. Trump Jr., 42, and Guilfoyle, 51, will be driving home rather than getting on a flight, a source said ... She and Trump Jr. often headline fundraising events together. MORE. Trump at Mount Rushmore ... ....
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Dozen feared dead after flooding and landslides hit southern Japan
Belfast Telegraph 04 Jul 2020
Heavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and landslides, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued. More than 75,000 residents in the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima were urged to evacuate following torrential rain overnight ... AP/PA Images. / ... AP/PA Images. / ... ....
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Iran's Rouhani calls for mask order to be enforced
The National 04 Jul 2020
People not wearing masks against the novel coronavirus should be refused service in enclosed public spaces, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday, as his government moves to make it obligatory ... "In government offices, that is likely to be easier - we can simply deny entry to people not wearing masks." ... Read More ... Coronavirus ... ....
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Hong Kong needs substantial action from the West, not just words
CNN 04 Jul 2020
(CNN)On the 23rd anniversary of their handover to China on Wednesday, supporters of democracy and independence in Hong Kong could be forgiven for feeling they've just awoken to their worst nightmare ... Hong Kong protest leader Nathan Law pledges to fight for democracy in exile after fleeing city ... Read More. No cooling off period ... Reaction of the West ... ....
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China says G4 swine flu virus not new; does not infect humans easily
The Times of India 04 Jul 2020
SHANGHAI/BEIJING. China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called "G4" of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and animals easily, rebuffing a study published earlier this week ... The participants concurred that the G4 virus is not new, the statement said ... Download ... ....
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Hamilton is again fastest in final practice for Austrian GP
Wtop 04 Jul 2020
The six-time champion was also quickest in both practice sessions on Friday, finishing ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in all three ... Ferrari again lacked speed, with Charles Leclerc in fifth spot and Sebastian Vettel seventh ... ___ ... Source ....
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Cracks in the Trump-Europe relationship are turning into a chasm
CNN 04 Jul 2020
London (CNN)For more than 70 years, the transatlantic alliance has served as the unshakable foundation of European stability and underpinned the values of the US-led Western order. In 2020, it appears that relationship is being rethought on both sides of the Atlantic ... The US is more alone than ever, just at the moment the world needs its leadership ... ....
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Since Lakota Lives Matter Too, Trump’s Visit To Mount Rushmore Couldn’t Come At A Worse Time
WorldNews.com 03 Jul 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. A major reconsideration of how the history of colonization, conquest, slavery, and white supremacy is taught and viewed, especially through monuments, is now underway ... But after a series of broken promises and years of conquest and genocide, they see four white men carved on the mountain declaring....
