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Hong Kong Protesters Turn Tables on Mao’s Come-of-Age Terrorist Teens
WorldNews.com 21 Oct 2019
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. After causing millions to suffer and some to starve with his failed "Great Leap Forward", Chairman Mao Zedong unleashed a brand-new misery upon his people. a communist inspired purification meant to destroy every last vestige of ancient culture or Western influence ... Turning the Tables ... Past Meets Future....
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‘I can’t think properly’: Assange fights back tears and struggles to say own name as he appears in court over US extradition
The Independent 21 Oct 2019
Julian Assange appeared to fight back tears and said “I can’t think properly” as he faced court to fight extradition to the US. The Wikileaks founder also mumbled, paused and stuttered as he confirmed his name and date of birth at the beginning of the start of a case management hearing in London on Monday ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... ....
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Meghan Markle says she was warned by British friends not to marry Prince Harry
The Independent 21 Oct 2019
The Duchess of Sussex has said British friends warned her not to marry Prince Harry as the tabloids in Britain would “destroy” her life. The documentary Harry and Meghan. An African Journey, which follows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their recent royal tour of southern Africa, aired on ITV on Sunday night ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... AP....
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Thailand’s king strips royal consort of her title, for ‘disloyalty’ and inappropriate behaviour
South China Morning Post 21 Oct 2019
Vajiralongkorn designated her as such in July, three… ... ....
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'$50bn is pocket change': opioid makers on trial in Ohio after talks collapse
The Observer 21 Oct 2019
The drug industry will go on trial in federal court on Monday, as a jury begins to hear claims by thousands of American communities that pharmaceutical firms collaborated in a conspiracy that drove the US opioid epidemic. Why were millions of opioid pills sent to a West Virginia town of 3,000?. Read more ... The companies have all denied responsibility ... ....
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Dallas tornado leaves heavy damage, power outages in Texas
Penn Live 21 Oct 2019
DALLAS — A tornado left a miles-long trail of heavy damage from northwest Dallas to Richardson late Sunday. Tornadoes also had been reported in southern Dallas and Rockwall counties. No fatalities had been confirmed by 11.30 p.m., but first responders were going door to door in some neighborhoods to check on residents ... Then everything went dark ... ....
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2000-year-old 'lost' street built by Pontius Pilate uncovered in Jerusalem
The Independent 21 Oct 2019
A 2,000-year-old “lost” street built in Jerusalem by Pontius Pilate has been uncovered for the first time since the city was sacked by the Romans in 70AD ... Researchers have now found more than 100 coins beneath the paving stones that date the street to around the year 31AD ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... SWNS....
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Kurdish fighters withdraw from besieged Syria town
The Jordan Times 21 Oct 2019
RAS AL AIN, Syria — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fully withdrew from a Turkish-encircled town in northern Syria on Sunday, in what appeared to be the start of a wider pullout under a ceasefire deal ... The Kurds have agreed to withdrawing from a stretch of 120 kilometres from Tal Abyad to Ras Al Ain ... Image. Section ... Section Agency....
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What happens next after UK PM Johnson writes Brexit delay letter?
The Times of India 21 Oct 2019
LONDON. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try again to get his Brexit deal passed by parliament on Monday after lawmakers decided to delay their agreement, a humiliating blow for a leader who has staked his reputation on leaving on October 31 ... Following is a rough guide to what could happen next. ... His statement should come at around 1430 GMT ... 19 ... 31 ... ....
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In a career of landmarks, Roger Federer set for 1,500th match
Yahoo Daily News 21 Oct 2019
Basel. Roger Federer will check off another landmark on Monday when he starts his bid for a 10th Basel title by playing the 1,500th match of his career. The 38-year-old begins his bid for his 103rd title against German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has beaten the German twice -- including at Indian Wells last March ... ....
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Hong Kong leader apologizes for mosque incident after day of violence
The Saigon Times 21 Oct 2019
HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized to the city's Muslim community on Monday after police fired a water cannon at a major mosque during operations on Sunday night to quell violent pro-democracy protests in the Asian financial hub ... "It's just a mistake. They apologized ... Everybody needs freedom ... ....
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Spain to exhume Franco´s remains on October 24: Govt
Deccan Herald 21 Oct 2019
Spain will remove the remains of dictator Francisco Franco from a grandiose state mausoleum northwest of Madrid on October 24, the government announced on Monday ... The move has divided opinion in Spain, which is still conflicted over the dictatorship that ended with Franco's death in 1975 ... GET IT ...
