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Court sides against Madeleine McCann suspect in rape appeal
The Independent 06 Aug 2020
A European court has sided against a man suspected of murdering Madeleine McCann in his appeal to overturn a separate rape conviction ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now....
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Massive fire breaks out at Ajman market
Gulf Business 06 Aug 2020photo: AP / Hussein Malla
Qatari royal family member authorized arms supply to Hezbollah - dossier
The Jerusalem Post 06 Aug 2020
Qatar’s monarchy has financed weapons deliveries to the global terrorist movement Hezbollah, according to information uncovered by The Jerusalem Post. A private security contractor, Jason G., penetrated Qatar’s weapons procurement business as part of an apparent sting operation ... A dossier provided by Jason G ... Jason G ... Dr ... Dr ... ....
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Canadian citizen sentenced to death in China on drug charge
Yahoo Daily News 06 Aug 2020
BEIJING (AP) — China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death on charges of manufacturing the drug ketamine amid heightened tension between the two countries. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court announced Xu Weihong’s penalty on Thursday and said an alleged accomplice, Wen Guanxiong, had been given a life sentence ... The U.S ... ....
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Pakistan’s new Kashmir map links it to China, fuelling India’s fears of war with both
South China Morning Post 06 Aug 2020photo: Creative Commons / Miller Center
US Iran envoy Brian Hook standing down, Elliott Abrams to take on the role
Arab News 06 Aug 2020
WASHINGTON. Iran envoy Brian Hook is leaving his post and US Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams will add Iran to his role "following a transition period" with Hook, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. Hook's departure comes as the United Nations Security Council prepares to vote next week on a U.S ... diplomacy on Iran ... .......
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Trump again says Beirut blasts might have been attack
Gulf News 06 Aug 2020
WASHINGTON. President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to suggest that the massive explosion that killed at least 135 people in Lebanon might have been a deliberate attack, even as officials in Lebanon and his own defense chief said it's believed to have be an accident ... “Nobody knows yet." ... Also see ... "It was a bomb of some kind, yes.'' ... '' ... Raed more....
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Vast Temple Complex Found Hidden Beneath Mound In Northern Ireland
IFL Science 06 Aug 2020
Beneath a mound of earthwork known as Navan Fort in Northern Ireland, archeologists have discovered hints of a monumental temple complex dating back to the early Iron Age. Altogether, the series of structures appear to make up the largest and most complex ritual structures found in Northern Europe from this time ... ....
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Who is sending aid to Beirut? Dozens of countries send planes and medics
The Jerusalem Post 06 Aug 2020
In the aftermath of the massive explosion that caused more than 130 deaths, injured thousands and displaced many people in Beirut, countries are rallying to provide aid. It is one of the first times since the COVID-19 outbreak that many countries are coming together to do something as an international community ... ....
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Jeff Bezos sells Amazon shares worth $3.1 billion
The Times of India 06 Aug 2020photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko
Revealed: How U.S. Gov’t & Hollywood Secretly Worked Together to Justify Atomic Bombings of Japan
Democracy Now 06 Aug 2020
On the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, when the United States became the only country ever to use nuclear weapons in warfare, we look at how the U.S. government sought to manipulate the narrative about what it had done — especially by controlling how it was portrayed by Hollywood ... This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today ... ....
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Caroline Flack's Death Ruled As Suicide As Inquest Reaches Conclusion
Huffington Post 06 Aug 2020
Caroline Flack’s death has been ruled as a suicide, following an inquest. The Love Island presenter died in February at the age of 40, with coroner Mary Hassell saying she has “no doubt” that she intended to take her own life ... The coroner told Poplar Coroner’s Court on Thursday ... She continued ... Hassell told the court ... ....
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Microsoft and Samsung need each other now more than ever
The Verge 06 Aug 2020photo: WN / Shilpa
BJP sarpanch shot dead by militants in south Kashmir
Webdunia 06 Aug 2020
Srinagar. A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) sarpanch was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Thursday, official sources said. They said sarpanch Sajjad Ahmad Khanday, who was also the vice president of Kulgam district, was fired upon by militants from a close range when he was returning his home at Qazigund this morning ... ... ....
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Cold shower benefits: 8 reasons to take the plunge
Harpers Bazaar 06 Aug 2020
We’ve all felt the unpleasant shock of a cold shower, whether it’s down to being last in line for the bathroom or because someone’s turned a tap on elsewhere in the house ... We asked Dr Adam Abbs, GP at Medicspot, to talk us through the expert-backed cold shower benefits.8 compelling cold shower benefits ... Boosts endorphins ... 3 ... 5 ... 7 ... 8 ... ....
