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Florence Death Toll Grows To 32 As Flood Waters Rise Across The Carolinas
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2018
The death toll from Hurricane Florence rose across the East coast to at least 32 after 25 were reported dead as a result of the storm in North Carolina, another 6 in South Carolina, and 1 in Virginia by Monday evening as the flood waters continued to rise in some areas, according to National Public Radio ... ET from the National Hurricane Center ... North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper cautioned residents on Monday. "Don't drive around barricades....
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Champion golfer found murdered on course, suspect charged
ABC7 18 Sep 2018
Police charged a man with murder just hours after promising young golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead on a golf course in Iowa. Collin Daniel Richards, 22, was charged with first-degree murder in the Iowa State University golfer's death Monday night after police found her body at Coldwater Links golf course in Ames, Iowa. Barquin Arozamena, 22, a native of Spain, was recently named Iowa State's female athlete of the year ... ....
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Israel blamed for 15 killed after Russian plane shot down off Syria
Independent online (SA) 18 Sep 2018
Moscow - A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was brought down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean, killing all 15 people on board, the Russian defence ministry said Tuesday. It blamed Israel for the crash, saying the plane was caught in the crossfire as four Israeli fighters attacked targets in northwestern Syria ... Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement ... A recovery operation in the Mediterranean Sea is underway, Konashenkov said....
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The African youth boom: what's worrying Bill Gates
The Guardian 18 Sep 2018
That’s very daunting.” ... Half of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spending goes to Africa ... Take India, where only 18 years ago almost one in five children were not enrolled in primary school – now, 97% attend classes ... The UK has been very generous to the vaccine fund, for two miraculous vaccines – one for pneumonia, one for diarrhoea.” These sicknesses are now preventable “at extremely low cost to all the children of the world ... .......
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![The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined light turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.[1]](http://cdn6.wn.com/ph/img/bf/0d/20a4249816d2516b2e705dec852b-medium.jpg "The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined light turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.[1]")
Russian Jet Il-20 Goes Missing With 14 Servicemen Aboard Off Syria
Yahoo Daily News 18 Sep 2018
Moscow, Sep 18. The Russian Il-20 military aircraft carrying 14 servicemen went missing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea on Monday. According to reports by the Moscow’s defence ministry, the incident comes after Syria came under attack by Israeli missiles ... The investigation into the matter has been initiated. Also Read . 1,600 Refugees Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean Sea in 2018. UN ... Also Read ... ....
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China says U.S. unilateralism, protectionism will hurt global economy
CNBC 18 Sep 2018
China's commerce minister told representatives of foreign firms on Monday that the Washington's unilateralism and protectionism will impact both U.S. and China's interests and hurt the global economy ... ....
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China accuses Taiwan of manipulating students with sex to become spies
CNN 18 Sep 2018
(CNN)China has accused Taiwan's intelligence agencies of recruiting university exchange students as spies, in an effort to "infiltrate" and "sabotage" activities on the mainland. The accusations, made as part of a massive state media blitz, included claims Taiwanese spies had lured Chinese students into sexual relationships or offered money in an attempt to recruit them as foreign agents ... Read More ... 'Prepare for the worst' ... ....
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Why elderly people consider suicide – and why it's controversial
The Independent 18 Sep 2018
On a March morning in 1989, Robert Shoots was found dead in his garage in Weir, Kansas ... He was 80 ... Years earlier, he had told her of his intentions ... ....
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Iran Says U.S. Sanctions On Oil Exports Could Trigger War
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2018
U.S ... President Donald Trump in May.Iran’s nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, a key negotiator of the July 2015 deal, signed between his country and China, France, Russia, Britain, the U.S. and Germany, as well as the European Union, said ... says Iranian interference from Yemen to Syrian is responsible for helping to destabilize the Middle East....
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US ranks near bottom on commitment to development
The Economic Times 18 Sep 2018
The CDI, published annually by the CGD, ranks 27 of the world's richest countries on their dedication to policies that benefit people living in poorer nations ... ....
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Imran Khan's austerity drive fails to impress as govt cars' auction stops in first gear
Zeenews 18 Sep 2018
Nearly three-quarters of the 101 vehicles on offer on Monday were more than 10 years old. Two were 32-year-old Toyota Corollas. And the total sales indicated little interest for the event`s showcase items - bullet-proof Mercedes estimated at about $1.5 million each ... ....
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In North Carolina, an American ritual as floods hit poorest towns hardest
The Guardian 18 Sep 2018
Patrice Carmichael, Clarence Hargrove and three of their children were walking slowly through the driving rain, pushing their four-month-old baby in a stroller and hauling a shopping trolley filled with clothing and food ... Their apartment, a stone’s throw from the Lumber, had flooded in 2016 – and the children are still traumatized ... I’m more concerned around the economy and just keeping my head above water....
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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: September 18, 2018
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2018
General News China has stepped up their attempts to curb cryptocurrencies, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), has now issued a public notice urging investors of risks in cryptocurrency trading and ICO's. Dubai’s police have also issued a state of warning against cryptocurrencies, following the ongoing investigation into a Dh 300 million ($81.7 million) international fraud case ... India ... Stellar....
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‘I’m moving back to Chicago,’ Kanye West says at Chance the Rapper event
Chicago Sun-Times 18 Sep 2018
— JAMESTYLERS (@JamesTylers) September 18, 2018 ... It’s not known whether a Chicago-based West would be joined by his wife, diehard Californian Kim Kardashian West, or their three children, one of whom is named Chicago. ....
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Myanmar army should be removed from politics: UN probe
The Times of India 18 Sep 2018
NAYPYIDAW. Myanmar's powerful army should be removed from politics, UN investigators said Tuesday, as they released the final part of a damning report reiterating calls for top generals to be prosecuted for "genocide" against the Rohingya Muslim minority. A brutal military crackdown last year forced more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee over the border to Bangladesh ... ....
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