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'Facebook, Google surveillance assault on privacy'
Sify 21 Nov 2019
Facebook and Google which offer services to billions of people without asking them to pay a financial fee are performing an assault on the right to privacy on an unprecedented scale, a stinging Amnesty International report said on Thursday, stressing that both companies need to change their business models which are threatening basic human rights ... ....
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Ukraine asked about aid on day of Trump call, Defense Department official testifies
Market Watch 21 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON — In a blow to GOP defenses of President Donald Trump, a Defense Department official said Wednesday the Ukrainian government asked “what was going on” with U.S. military aid as early as July 25 — the very day that Trump asked Ukraine’s president to investigate Democrats ... Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. “The first pillar. No harm no foul....
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More U.S. children die in mass shootings at home than at school: study
Yahoo Daily News 21 Nov 2019
Three out of four U.S. children and teens killed in mass shootings over the past decade were victims of domestic violence and generally died in their homes, according to a study released on Thursday by the gun control group Everytown ... "That is simply not the truth." ... Those definitions can result in higher totals than Everytown's count ... ....
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China could 'turn off power' in the Philippines, senate hears
BBC News 21 Nov 2019
China's State Grid Corp has a 40% stake in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) - which runs the country's lone power transmission line. It transmits electricity all the way from Luzon - the northern end of the country - down to Mindanao in the south ... That includes during war, rebellion, public peril, calamity and disaster ... ....
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China vows to ‘fight back’ against new US legislation aimed at ‘destroying Hong Kong’
Russia Today 21 Nov 2019
Beijing has warned that it will implement retaliatory measures after the US Congress passed a bill purportedly designed to safeguard ‘human rights’ in Hong Kong ... He also cautioned Washington against interfering in China’s internal affairs ... US President Donald Trump is now expected to sign off on the new bill ... ....
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Scientists may have discovered fifth force of nature, laboratory announces
The Independent 20 Nov 2019
It has long been recognised that there are four “fundamental forces” which govern nature. . The substance of our universe is pulled together, or pushed apart by these forces which are determined by the fact they do not appear to be reducible to more basic interactions between particles ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app....
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This Is How Putting Astronauts Into Hibernation Could Work on a Mission to Mars
Newsweek 21 Nov 2019
Putting astronauts into a state of suspended animation during long distance space travel is a staple of science fiction ... ....
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Trump impeachement: FBI seeks to interview whistleblower who triggered investigation
The Independent 21 Nov 2019
The FBI is seeking an interview with a CIA whistleblower whose complaint led to an impeachment inquiry into whether US president Donald Trump abused his office in his dealings with the Ukrainian president, according to three people familiar with the matter ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch. Trump impeachment ... Reuters ... ....
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Trump ex-Russia adviser Hill tells US lawmakers to stop promoting 'falsehoods'
The News International 21 Nov 2019
President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser Fiona Hill urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election ... “I became aware that Mr ... “I do not recall mentioning the Bidens ... ....
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Israel’s Government: What Happens Now?
Hamodia 21 Nov 2019
With the expiration of the mandate given to Benny Gantz to form a government, and after Binyamin Netanyahu previously failed to form one, Israel’s election saga enters its third stage – a 21-day period in which any MK can nominate any other member (or him or herself) for the office of prime minister ... ....
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'Ready to fire anytime on short notice': India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missiles
Russia Today 21 Nov 2019
India’s Strategic Forces Command has test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads as part of a yearly training session. The launches went off without a hitch ... Also on rt.com India’s test launch of nuclear-capable ballistic missile caught on VIDEO ... Like this story? Share it with a friend! ....
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Eric Trump uses father's impeachment hearing to promote his wine
The Independent 21 Nov 2019
Eric Trump reacted to damning testimony against his father at the impeachment hearings by promoting the family wine business. The US president’s second son tweeted on Wednesday that it was “a perfect day” for a bottle of 2016 vintage Trump Meritage Monticello red ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Trump impeachment ... Show all 22 ... Reuters ... Getty ... AP....
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SpaceX Starship prototype blows its top
BBC News 21 Nov 2019photo: kogl / Cheongwadae
Kim Jong Un rejects invitation from South Korea to regional summit
Belfast Telegraph 21 Nov 2019photo: UN / Kim Haughton
World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Never Stops Worrying
Time Magazine 21 Nov 2019
I am afraid for Dr. Tedros’ safety. The World Health Organization Director-General and I are walking from the WHO’s midtown-Manhattan offices to the nearby U.N. campus, where Tedros is participating in the U.N. General Assembly ... His staff and I breathe a collective sigh of relief when he arrives at the U.N. unscathed ... So I push on.” ....
