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IDF Discovers Third Tunnel, Hezbollah Releases Photos Of Military Operation
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons / Office of the President-elect
Kremlin Scoffs At US Criticism Of Strategic Bombers In Venezuela
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
The Kremlin is scoffing at criticism leveled by the U.S. officials to a pair of Russian strategic bombers’ deployment in Venezuela, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. U.S ... Two corrupt governments squandering public funds, and squelching liberty and freedom while their people suffer,” the AP reported....
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Mexico Pledges $30 Billion In Development Aid In Part To Deter Illegal Migration
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
The Los Angeles Times reports because of intense pressure the Trump administration has applied on Mexico’s new government, Mexico City has budgeted more than $30 billion into development for southern Mexico, an investment plan meant to partially deter illicit migration from Central America, the country’s top diplomat said....
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Brexit: No renegotiation, EU Commission chief tells Theresa May
Scotsman 11 Dec 2018
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has dealt a further blow to Theresa May's hopes of getting her Brexit deal through the Commons, saying it is the "best deal possible" with "no room whatsoever for renegotiation" ... MEPs applauded as Mr Juncker said ... READ MORE. Nicola Sturgeon accuses Jeremy Corbyn of stalling on vote to topple PM ... Brexit....
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The gilets jaunes have cowed Macron. But for them, that’s just the start
The Guardian 11 Dec 2018
The French have a word for pressing on to the bitter end without considering the consequences. jusqu’au-boutisme (to the end-ism). It’s a refusal to recognise when you have lost; a refusal also to recognise when you’ve won ... Macron bows to protesters' demands and says. I know I have hurt some of you. Read more ... It won’t – not immediately, anyway ... “Tee-hee....
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Calls mount to sack UNAIDS chief
The Manila Times 11 Dec 2018
GENEVA. The fate of UNAIDS chief Michel Sidibe hung in the balance on Tuesday as he faced the agency’s oversight body after an expert report blasted his leadership and called for his removal. The organization founded to coordinate the global response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic has been plunged into a crisis unprecedented in its 24-year history ... AFP ... ....
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Former U.S. Envoy Proposes Banning Russian Ships From Western Ports
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
Russian ships that sailed through the contested Sea of Azov should be banned from entering Western ports, a former U.S. ambassador said, speaking after Russia seized Ukrainian vessels, sparking fears of open conflict, Britain’s Express newspaper reported. The suggestion was made by John Herbst, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine ... On Nov....
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Putin's East German identity card found in Stasi archives – report
The Guardian 11 Dec 2018
Vladimir Putin’s old East German secret police identification card has reportedly been discovered in the Stasi archives. The card for “Maj. Vladimir Putin” was discovered among Soviet-era personnel files in Dresden, where Putin served as a KGB officer in the 1980s ... It was not clear whether the card indicated Putin worked directly for the Stasi ... .......
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Indonesia tsunami clue found on seabed
Suryaa 11 Dec 2018
A scientific survey has found a clue to the tsunami that struck Indonesia in September that killed over 2,000 people, on the seabed, the media reported on Tuesday. Damaging waves rushed ashore after the September 28 magnitude 7.8 quake, but researchers said at the time that they were surprised by their size, the BBC reported ... ....
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Brexit deal to return to Commons before January 21, says Downing Street
This is Money 11 Dec 2018
Theresa May will bring her Brexit deal back before the House of Commons “before January 21”, Downing Street has announced. The Prime Minister has embarked on a whirlwind tour of European capitals to seek reassurances to get her deal through Parliament, after cancelling a vote scheduled for Tuesday which she accepted she would lose heavily ... “Yes.” ... ....
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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: December 11, 2018
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
General NewsBitmain is closing its Israel-based research and development arm, citing the general downturn in the crypto markets as reasoning.Square’s Cash App has reached a key milestone to mainstreaming bitcoin usage by becoming the most downloaded finance app on U.S. Google Play Store ahead of PayPal.State Farm, the U.S ... 30, 2018....
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'Yellow vests' denounce Macron speech as 'charade'
Daily Star Lebanon 11 Dec 2018photo: US Army / Amber I. Smith
Former Canadian diplomat reportedly arrested in China
Wtop 11 Dec 2018
TORONTO (AP) — A former Canadian diplomat reportedly has been arrested in China. The International Crisis Group said Tuesday it’s aware of reports that its North East Asia senior adviser Michael Kovrig has been detained ... The Globe and Mail in Toronto and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported the arrest, citing unnamed sources ... More News ... ....
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Donald Trump says military to build border wall if Democrats refuse
Toronto Sun 11 Dec 2018
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to pressure Democratic congressional leaders into supporting his demand for billions of dollars to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, threatening to have the military build it “if Democrats do not give us the votes to secure our Country.” ... 30 ... 30, an aide said ... ....
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The Huawei arrest puts a 'bullseye' on Apple's back at a potentially dangerous time for iPhone sales in China
Business Insider 11 Dec 2018
Apple must feel like it has a "bullseye" on its back following the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, an Apple bull told the BBC ... China has long been at odds with the US over Huawei, which recently surpassed Apple to become the world's second-largest phone manufacturer behind Samsung ... Business Insider contacted Apple for comment. ....
