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Trump Warns New York Guv Cuomo, Says Anybody Who Runs Against Him 'Suffers'
News18 14 Aug 2018 Editphoto: AP / Frank Augstein
Royal family's handling of Thomas Markle saga 'inept' and 'feeble', say aides
TVNZ 14 Aug 2018
Top royal aides are reported to believe the royal family's handling of the Thomas Markle saga has been inept and feeble and fear it's becoming a crisis after the father of Prince Harry's wife Meghan gave a third explosive interview. Mr Markle claimed in the interview with the Mail on Sunday that while recovering in hospital from a heart attack he had been berated on the phone by Prince Harry and had hung up on the prince ... Source ... ....
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Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 strikes Chiba Prefecture
One India 14 Aug 2018
Tokyo, Aug 14. An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck Chiba Prefecture in Japan, said reports. There were no immediate reports of damage. The details of exact location of the epicentre is not known yet, but the epicentre of an ... ....
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Erdogan says Turkey will boycott US electronic devices
This is Money 14 Aug 2018
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will boycott US-made electronic goods amid a diplomatic spat that has helped trigger a Turkish currency crisis ... He said ... We have Vestel.” ... Advertisement. ....
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Swedish PM voices anger after burning of dozens of cars
Wtop 14 Aug 2018
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven is lashing out at those who set fire to dozens of cars in southwest Sweden, asking them “what the heck are you doing?” ... No injuries have been reported ... The reason for the fires was unknown ... ....
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3-yr-old Boy Killed in New Mexico After Family Buries Him Believing he Would 'Return as Jesus'
News18 14 Aug 2018
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China data shows economic momentum flagging
The Siasat Daily 14 Aug 2018
Beijing. The Chinese economy is displaying further signs of weakness, with data Tuesday showing investment slumped to a record low in the first seven months of the year and retail sales slowed. Beijing faces a delicate balancing act, aiming to shift its growth driver away from investment and exports and towards personal consumption, while at the same time battling a mountain of debt ... AFP ....
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Crisis in Venezuela Creates Growing New Threat Across The Caribbean: Pirates
WorldNews.com 13 Aug 2018
Analysts warned on Monday the ongoing economic and political crisis roiling Venezuela and other Latin American countries were causing an increase in piracy in certain spots in the Caribbean, according to The Tampa Bay Times ... "It’s criminal chaos, a free-for-all, along the Venezuelan coast," said Jeremy McDermott, co-director of Insight Crime, a nonprofit organization that studies organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean....
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Pier Collapse Injures More Than 300 At Vigo Festival in Spain
WorldNews.com 13 Aug 2018
More than 320 people have been injured, at least five seriously, after a section of a wooden pier collapsed during a sports and music festival in Vigo, Spain on Sunday night, according to BBC News. The area was packed with people watching the concerts during the O Marisquiño event in the city of Vigo in Galicia. Police said there were no known fatalities at the event ... "The floor [of the platform] dropped like a lift ... People fell on me ... ... ....
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Sridevi & Her Heroes: Why the Actor Stopped Working With Big B
Yahoo Daily News 14 Aug 2018
The following in an excerpt from Sridevi’s biography titled Sridevi. Queen of Hearts by Lalita Iyer. Hero No. 1. While Sridevi was riding high in the ‘80s, Anil Kapoor jumped on the bandwagon; so did Mithun Chakraborty, Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha. Sridevi made a beautiful foil for all of them. At the time, Rajesh Khanna was desperate for a second innings, so he too also joined the party ... More ... That’s it ... More....
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California Firefighters Still Battling Massives Blazes Across State As Smoke Lingers
WorldNews.com 14 Aug 2018
Firefighters continued to fight against more than a dozen fires across California on Monday after having made major progress after a break in the weather over the weekend, according to CNN. The Holy Fire was more than 50% contained by late Sunday after being only 10% on Friday after burning through thousands of acres of land and prompting evacuations for more than 21,000 on Friday ... "The place is going to burn." ... California Gov....
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Pakistan celebrates Independence Day with patriotic zeal, fervour
Sify 14 Aug 2018
Islamabad, Aug 14 (IANS) People all across Pakistan on Tuesday celebrated the country's 72nd Independence Day with traditional zeal and fervour. As the clock struck midnight, fireworks began across the county while buildings were lit up to celebrate Independence Day ... --IANS. ksk ....
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US Hopes To Strengthen Ties With Pakistan, Says Pompeo
News18 14 Aug 2018
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Security experts, Trump allies alarmed by Omarosa's secret recording in Situation Room
The Post-Standard 13 Aug 2018
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) -- Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman is drawing fire from President Donald Trump's allies and national security experts for secret recordings she made at the White House, including her firing by chief of staff John Kelly in the high-security Situation Room ... Parts of her conversation with Kelly were played on the air. Critics denounced the recordings as a serious breach of ethics and security ... ....
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Trump joked he could play 'matchmaker' for PM Modi, claims foreign media
Sify 14 Aug 2018
New York. US President Donald Trump allegedly joked he could play matchmaker for Prime Minister Narendra Modi after learning from aides that the 67-year-old leader has long been estranged from his wife, according to a new report in Politico ... "He didn't know what those were ... ....
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