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Ukrainians fear president will accept peace on Putin's terms, as questions swirl over US support
CNN 08 Dec 2019
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)As the US pushes forward with impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump and his dealings with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian leader is set to sit down Monday with the man overseeing another conflict involving his country. Russian President Vladimir Putin ... Putin has kept his cards close ahead of the meeting ... Read More ... ....
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Juice WRLD, Rising Chicago Rapper, Dies at 21
The Wrap 08 Dec 2019
Juice WRLD, the Chicago-based rapper who scored a No. 1 album with “Death Race for Love” earlier this year, died on Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He was 21. The Sun-Times reported that upon disembarking from a private plane at Midway International Airport at 3.30 a.m ... Also Read ... 2 on the Billboard Hot 100....
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![File - Carolina Schmidt (right), Minister of Environment of Chile and President of the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [COP25], speaks at a panel discussion during the high-level meeting on Climate and Sustainable Development for All.](http://ecdn4.wn.com/ph/img/f4/0e/34c65fc0ab72feda067ef3ee9199-medium.jpg "File - Carolina Schmidt (right), Minister of Environment of Chile and President of the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [COP25], speaks at a panel discussion during the high-level meeting on Climate and Sustainable Development for All.")
About 100 countries at UN climate talks challenge Australia's use of carryover credits
The Guardian 09 Dec 2019
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Here are 5 reasons to suspect Jesus never existed
Raw Story 08 Dec 2019
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People 'unaccounted for' after volcano erupts in New Zealand
BBC News 09 Dec 2019
Volcano erupts in New Zealand with 100 people in the vicinity; NZ PM Ardern says some are unaccounted for ... ....
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Trump says Kim Jong Un risks losing 'everything' after North Korea claims major test
Reuters 08 Dec 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un risks losing "everything" if he resumes hostility and his country must denuclearize, after the North said it had carried out a "successful test of great significance." ... ....
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A €108,000 banana peeled from an art exhibition and eaten
The Irish Times 08 Dec 2019
In plain sight of art aficionados and influencers, a person removed a $120,000 (€108,000) banana from an Art Basel exhibition in Miami Beach, Florida, peeled it and then ate it ... for display only. Video ... He grinned and raised the half-eaten banana as if making a toast ... “It’s all in good spirits,” the spokeswoman said ... “Art performance by me ... . ....
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan to be conferred Bahrain's highest civilian award
Gulf News 09 Dec 2019
Islamabad. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be conferred Bahrains highest civil award during an upcoming visit, according to the media reports ... In August, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also conferred the same award ... The Morning and Evening Brief ... Subscribe ... ....
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Shooting at Florida base prompts questions about screening of foreign military students
Stars and Stripes 07 Dec 2019
A shooting at a U.S. military base in Florida by a Saudi military student has prompted questions about how the U.S. government scrutinizes candidates for military exchange programs as the Pentagon highlighted the layers of screening already in place ... After the attack, Sen. Rick Scott, R.-Fla., called for a "full review" of U.S ... Sen ... Rep ... .......
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Researchers find key risk factors for teenage suicide
The Siasat Daily 09 Dec 2019
Canberra. A new Australian research has found that young people who report suicidal thoughts along with experiencing auditory hallucinations and psychological distresses are at the greatest risk of future suicide attempts ... The research findings have been published in the international journal Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica ... Source. ANI....
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Boris Johnson is playing with fire in Northern Ireland
CNN 09 Dec 2019
Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN)Northern Ireland is once again at an intersection. The current general election campaign has led to unprecedented political alliances which could -- by default or design -- reshape the future of the province and its place in the United Kingdom ... Read More ... Then suddenly, according to Johnson's new calculus, they didn't ... ....
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So you fell for a cyber scam — here's what to do next
CNBC 08 Dec 2019
Here's how to respond to five of the most common scams that might strike you or a loved one over the holidays depending on what the crooks got ... ....
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Biden campaign attacks Trump policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea
Yahoo Daily News 09 Dec 2019
By Trevor Hunnicutt. (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a reevaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations and calling North Korea's apparent weapons test a "rebuke" to the U.S. president in a statement to Reuters ... Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, before being fatally shot ... ....
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Less ‘junk news’ on Twitter but still shared widely on Facebook, research claims
Belfast Telegraph 09 Dec 2019
So-called ‘junk news’ is on the decline on Twitter but still receives high engagement on Facebook, researchers claim. Analysis of disinformation by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) found overall levels of misleading news circulating in the run-up to the December 12 General Election were “relatively low” ... PA. ....
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Asian stocks pulled higher by Wall St jobs rally but China caution prevails
The Times of India 09 Dec 2019
SYDNEY. Asian stocks edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street's momentum after surprisingly strong US jobs data although regional gains were capped by concerns about China's economy due to the prolonged Sino-US trade war ... Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that a Dec ... ....
