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What To Make Of Trump's Misogynist Statements About Sen. Harris, And Two Less Qualified Candidates
WorldNews.com 14 Aug 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling.President Donald Trump in no time characterized Senator Kamala Harris as “nasty” and “the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the U.S. Senate.” He also claimed the presumptive Democratic nominee “… said things that were untrue ... America is no different ... In her book, “Down Girl....
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Putin proposes urgent 7-state online summit on Iran, Persian Gulf
Xinhua 14 Aug 2020
MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Friday holding an urgent online meeting of the heads of the five states that are permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) with the participation of the leaders of Germany and Iran to discuss Iran and the Persian Gulf situation ... Enditem. ....
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Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich: 'It was good against Brazil, but against Barca we were brutal'
BBC News 15 Aug 2020
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Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Not Among 9 Considered for Advanced Test Stages, Says WHO
Yahoo Daily News 14 Aug 2020
The World Health Organization says the vaccine approved by Russia this week is not among the nine that it considers in the advanced stages of testing ... Bruce Aylward, a senior adviser to WHO's director-general ... ....
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UN launches $565 million appeal for blast-hit Lebanon
The National 15 Aug 2020
The United Nations on Friday launched an appeal to raise $565 million (Dh2.07 billion) to help Lebanon recover from this month's devastating port blast that killed 171 people. The UN said in a statement that the funds would be used to support Lebanon as it moves from immediate life-saving humanitarian relief towards rebuilding its shattered economy....
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President Trump’s younger brother Robert hospitalized in New York
Market Watch 14 Aug 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, has been hospitalized in New York, according to the White House. The president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday, according to White House spokesman Judd Deere ... ....
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Venezuelan rebels sentenced to prison in failed beach attack
San Francisco Chronicle 14 Aug 2020
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan court has sentenced more than a dozen rebel soldiers to 24 years in prison for a failed beach attack alongside two former U.S. special forces members accused in the armed operation aiming to capture President Nicolás Maduro, officials said Friday ... "They're convicted and confessed." ... ....
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‘We are a sovereign country’: PM Babis tells Pompeo Czechs will decide for themselves what to do with their nuclear plant & Huawei
Russia Today 14 Aug 2020
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s push to limit his country’s contacts with Russian and Chinese firms and grant a nuclear power plant construction contract to an American firm. Russia and China pose a threat to Czech energy independence Pompeo said during his visit to Prague on Wednesday ... ....
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Obama: Trump is trying to 'actively kneecap' and 'starve' the postal service
CNN 14 Aug 2020
(CNN)Former President Barack Obama took on President Donald Trump's attempts to stall funding for the United States Postal Service in a podcast published Friday, slamming his predecessor's opposition to the much-needed funds as a craven attempt to boost his chances of winning in November ... Obama added. "That's sort of unheard of." ... Read More ... ....
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China slams U.S. designation of Confucius Institute U.S. Center
China.dot.org 15 Aug 2020
China on Friday expressed its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the request of the United States to register the Confucius Institute U.S. Center as "a foreign mission," saying it has demonized and stigmatized the normal operation of China-U.S. cooperation projects. "Out of ideological prejudice and self-interest, some U.S ... ....
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Turkey may suspend ties with UAE over Israel deal: Erdogan
Live Mint 14 Aug 2020
ISTANBUL. Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador over the Gulf state's accord to normalise ties with Israel, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday ... Palestinian leaders have denounced it as a "stab in the back" to their cause ... Only the headline has been changed ... ....
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Tennis-Rogers stuns Serena at Top Seed Open
Canada Dot Com 15 Aug 2020
Shelby Rogers pulled off one of the biggest wins of her career when she toppled Serena Williams 1-6 6-4 7-6(5) in the quarter-finals of the Top Seed Open in Lexington on Friday ... The 27-year-old Rogers sealed the win when Williams sent a backhand long on match point ... “Weird circumstances. Weird setting....
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Erdogan: Greece’s attack on Turkish ship in Mediterranean to incur ‘heavy price'
Press TV 14 Aug 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece against any attack on the country’s vessel engaged in energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, amid Ankara’s heightened tensions with Athens over oil and gas prospection in disputed waters in the sea ... "We have told Greece if you attack our Oruc Reis, you will pay a heavy price ... ....
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Demands ‘Corruption' Probe After Report of Amazon Options Purchase by Postal Service Chief Louis DeJoy
NBCBayArea 14 Aug 2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday demanded that the U.S. Postal Service’s internal ethics watchdog investigate what she suggested was “corruption” in the purchase of Amazon stock options by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after his appointment to that job ... But his purchase of @Amazon stock options after his appointment is inexcusable ... U.S ... 3 ... ....
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Japan’s Princess Mako and fiancé in US keep love alive amid stalled wedding plans
South China Morning Post 14 Aug 2020
The planned marriage between Princess Mako, a niece of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, and her fiancé Kei Komuro remains up in the air amid the coronavirus pandemic, two years after he began studying at a US law school ... The couple, both 28, have yet to make any official announcements about their wedding plans ... ....
