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Fighting Continues In Libya But Russia, US Say They Won't Support Ceasefire Resolution
WorldNews.com 19 Apr 2019
With mortar bombs continuing to target a Tripoli suburb on Thursday, the United States and Russia said they could not support a British-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution which would establish a truce in Libya, according to Reuters ... The U.S ... diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Woman Killed In What Northern Ireland Police Are Calling 'Terrorist Incident' In Londonderry
WorldNews.com 19 Apr 2019
A 29-year-old woman was killed after shots were exchanged during rioting in the city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland on Thursday, according to BBC News. Police officers were attacked by petrol bombs and other projectiles after first appealing for calm when a number of shots were fired in the Irish nationalist Creggan area ... "Heartbreaking news....
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Japan Will Hire Foreign Workers To Help With Nuclear Cleanup At Fukushima Plant
WorldNews.com 19 Apr 2019
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc (TEPCO) announced on Thursday it was going to use Japan's new visa program to use foreign workers at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to The Japan Times ... The foreigners visiting Japan to work can also participate in food service jobs and cleaning roles....
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Imran Khan reshuffles Cabinet amidst criticism over govt performance
DNA India 19 Apr 2019
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reshuffled his Cabinet amidst mounting criticism at the lackluster performance of the government. The changes were made after finance minister Asad Umar resigned ... Mohammad Mian Soomro would cease to hold portfolio of aviation and would be just the minister for privatisation ... ....
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German Political Party Divided Over Good Friday Dancing Ban
WorldNews.com 19 Apr 2019
A strange political spat in Germany emerged on Thursday after the youth chairman of the center-left Social Democrat party said he wouldn't attend a party but "anyone who wants to go to a nightclub should be able to,' according to Deutsche Welle ... ... "Many thanks for the numerous unsolicited bible verses and evangelical videos ... Sorry!" he tweeted....
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US Bitcoin Trader Could Face Death Penalty In Thailand Over 'Seasteading' Attempt
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
An American bitcoin entrepreneur and his Thai girlfriend have gone into hiding after Thailand's navy accused him of violating the country's sovereignty by erecting a "sea home" off the coast of Phuket on Thursday, according to BBC News ... Elwartowski, who previously worked for the U.S ... ... We just want to live.” ... “We have laws to deal with this....
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Trump backer Erik Prince’s account of Russian banker contact differs from Mueller report
Indian Express 19 Apr 2019
Erik Prince, founder of the now defunct Blackwater security firm and a supporter of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential run, appears to have misled the US Congress on details of contact he had with a Russian banker in January 2017, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released on Thursday shows. Advertising ... Advertising ... Latest Videos ... ....
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Actor Jason Momoa shaves signature beard for first time in seven years to promote recycling
TVNZ 19 Apr 2019
Aquaman is clean-shaven. Actor Jason Momoa released a video yesterday in which he shaved off his signature beard and moustache in order to promote recycling ... ....
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Man With Gas Cans In St. Patrick's Cathedral Purchased One-Way Italy Ticket
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
A New Jersey man, who was arrested Wednesday for entering St ... church one day prior, had purchased a one-way ticket to Italy hours prior to the New York incident, NBC News reported ... Prior to his trip to St. Patrick's on Wednesday, the report said, Lamparello booked a $2,800 ticket on a flight to Italy that was set to depart at 5.20 p.m....
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Trump will travel to Japan on May 25-28: White House
Reuters 19 Apr 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Japan on May 25-28 for meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo, the White House said in a statement on Thursday ... ....
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Diego Costa refuses to train after Atletico Madrid fine him for verbal outburst: Report
Indian Express 19 Apr 2019
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa refused to train on Thursday after being told that his club was to fine him for a verbal outburst in a recent defeat by Barcelona, Spanish newspapers including AS, El Pais and Marca reported. Advertising ... Costa’s representatives did not respond to a request for comment ... Advertising ... 0 Comment(s) ... Report ... news ... ....
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Pink Moon set to illuminate the skies on Friday
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Cigarette Maker Says It Must Kill Smoking To Survive
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
Philip Morris International, the company that sells Marlboro, Chesterfield, Parliaments and other brands internationally, thinks smoke-free products may be the solution to the company's longstanding cigarette problem, CNN reports. The company's cigarette shipment volumes have faltered as more smokers ditch the habit ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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NASA's 1st female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb, dies at 88
Deccan Chronicle 19 Apr 2019
NASA's first female astronaut candidate, pilot Jerrie Cobb, has died. Cobb died in Florida at age 88 last month ... In 1961, Cobb became the first woman to pass astronaut testing ... .......
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Docs use HIV to cure kids with rare immunity disorder
The Times of India 19 Apr 2019
They were born without a working germ-fighting system, every infection a threat to their lives. Now eight babies with “bubble boy disease” have had it fixed by a gene therapy made from one of the immune system’s worst enemies — HIV ... “For a long time we didn’t know what was wrong with him ... Learning that he had SCID “was just heartbreaking” ... ....
