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Did The Dictator Just Become The Dictated? Trump, The Saudi Regime And Jamal Khashoggi
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
Article by WN. Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingDespite mounting evidence the Saudi regime was behind the apparent murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump has done his best to defend the Saudi Royal Family. ... In other words, they submit to the will of others to get those (powerful) others to act in their selfish interest ... It can also lead a nation down a disastrous road ... 156. ....
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Radioactive, but… ‘safe’? Japan to dump Fukushima wastewater in Pacific despite objections
Russia Today 17 Oct 2018
Running out of space to store water contaminated by fuel that escaped during the Fukushima meltdown, the Japanese government is preparing to release it into the Pacific Ocean – despite the presence of radioactive elements ... ....
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Pakistan executes man convicted of killing eight children
Belfast Telegraph 17 Oct 2018
A man convicted of killing eight children has been executed at a Pakistani prison after the country’s top court rejected a request for his public hanging ... The family of Zainab Ansari (AP) ... Other courts later upheld his death sentence ... Imran was executed over the murder of eight children (AP) ... “My daughter will not come back, but I am satisfied that we got justice,” he said ... ....
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Canada Set To Become Largest Country Ever To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ran his 2015 campaign on a promise to legalize marijuana for recreational use and will now see Canada become the largest country in the world to do so on Wednesday, according to USA Today ... "They know they are the global leaders if they get it right ... Anyone caught giving the drug to a minor would remain a crime and could result in a maximum sentence of up to 14 years imprisonment....
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Analysis: Trump's Saudi bet has become much riskier
Yahoo Daily News 17 Oct 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump put a big and risky bet on Saudi Arabia and its 33-year-old crown prince. It's now become much riskier. From the early days of his presidency, Trump and his foreign policy team embraced the kingdom and Mohammed bin Salman as the anchors of their entire Middle East strategy ... Trump ally Sen ... Trump foe, Sen ... And Trump ally Sen ... stabilization assistance to areas liberated from Islamic militants ... ....
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Spain Predicted To Have The Longest Life Expectancy In The World By 2040
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
Spanish people are predicted to have some of the longest life expectancies within just a few decades, edging out Japan for the top spot, according to a new study published this week ... “Men are not doing so well,” said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the IHME at the University of Washington ... “In my mind, the difference between better and worse outcomes is what governments and the global community could achieve,” said Murray ... ....
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Taliban warn teachers, students to avoid Afghan polls
Wtop 17 Oct 2018
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have warned teachers and students not to participate in Afghanistan’s upcoming parliamentary elections and not to allow schools to be used as polling centers ... Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved ... ....
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‘US & UK throw money at Yemen’s humanitarian disaster while profiting from war’
Russia Today 17 Oct 2018
Yemen’s humanitarian disaster is worsening, with 12 to 13 million people at risk of dying from starvation. Yet major Western countries are continuing to make a profit from arms sales to the Saudis, an aid worker told RT ... ....
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Pompeo in Turkey as Saudi faces new claims over Khashoggi
This is Money 17 Oct 2018
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to the media in Riyadh before heading to Ankara. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday held talks with the Turkish leadership in Ankara over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Riyadh faced new claims he was killed inside its Istanbul consulate ... "I don't want to talk about any of the facts." ... - 'Complete investigation' - ... "I have my own opinions... "I don't like that ... ....
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Boko Haram Kills Kidnapped Aid Worker In Nigeria
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
A second aid worker who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram for several months was killed on Wednesday after a negotiation deadline expired, according to CNN. Midwife Hauwa Mohammed Liman, 24, was killed by her captors after the first aid worker she was kidnapped with was killed in September ... She had been working as a nurse in a hospital supported by the ICRC in a displacement camp in the town of Rann, outside Maiduguri in Borno State....
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Tornadoes are spinning up farther east in US, study finds
Houston Chronicle 17 Oct 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting — decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east, a new study shows. Scientists aren't quite certain why ... There has been a slight decrease in the Great Plains, with the biggest drop in central and eastern Texas. Even with the decline, Texas still gets the most tornadoes of any state ... ....
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Cuban, Bolivian Diplomats Disrupt UN Meeting Called By US Concerning Political Prisoners
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
U.S ... “I have never in my life seen diplomats behave the way that the Cuban delegation did today. It was really shocking and disturbing,” Currie told reporters after the meeting ... Cuban U.N ... "Jailed For What?"Camejo said the Trump administration should be asking themselves the same question since after "the imprisonment of children would have rightly justified the name ‘Jailed for What? This is a shame for the United States government.”....
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Heart-warming hug for Meghan and Harry in Aussie outback
The News International 17 Oct 2018
The prince and his US-born wife were met on Dubbo´s airport tarmac by gleeful school children waving Australian flags, before unveiling a new aircraft for the country´s Royal Flying Doctor Service at the local airport ... The prince and his US-born wife were met on Dubbo´s airport tarmac by gleeful school children waving Australian flags, ......
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With 'Horseface,' Trump initiates another personal attack on a female adversary
The Jamestown Sun 17 Oct 2018
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday insulted adult-film actress Stormy Daniels by calling her "Horseface," the latest example in his long-standing pattern of attempting to undercut female adversaries with jabs at their physical appearance ... Ryan Costello, R-Pa., tweeted ... . ... "My initial thought is this falls into the category of things that are not an issue for any Republican candidate not named Donald J ... . ... ... ....
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EU offers to extend Brexit transition as leaders meet
Journal Online 17 Oct 2018
The European Union is ready to extend Brexit's post-divorce transition period by a year to allow more time to find a trade deal, diplomats said Wednesday ahead of a difficult summit. Prime Minister Theresa May is due in Brussels later in the day to address the other 27 EU leaders on the stalled negotiations towards a divorce deal to bring Britain out of the Union ... View the discussion thread. ....
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