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‘They may not tell you the whole truth’: Fears of another Chernobyl as Russian-built atomic power station set to open in Belarus
The Independent 19 Jan 2020
It was when the tree fellers arrived in early 2009 with their bulldozers that Nikolai Ulasevich, a local activist, knew the game was up. There might not have been a published order to build an atomic power station in the fields overlooking his homestead in the village of Vornyany - but a decision had clearly been made ... Shape Created with Sketch ... 1/25....
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More than 100 killed in Yemen missile, drone attack
Deccan Herald 19 Jan 2020
More than 100 people were killed and dozens wounded in a missile and drone attack blamed on Huthi rebels in central Yemen, officials said Sunday. Saturday's strike follows months of relative calm in the war between the Iran-backed Huthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government, which is supported by a Saudi-led military coalition ... GET IT....
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How lawyer Alan Dershowitz plans to defend Trump during the impeachment trial
CNN 19 Jan 2020
Washington (CNN)Alan Dershowitz, a recent addition to President Donald Trump's legal team, said Sunday that he plans to revive an 1868 argument used during former President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial when he is arguing on behalf of Trump on the Senate floor ... A look back at Trump's history of high-profile legal wranglings ... That's my role ... ....
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China moves to phase out single-use plastics
The Observer 19 Jan 2020photo: Creative Commons / Studio Incendo
HK pro-democracy protesters beat police officers
Asiatimes 19 Jan 2020
Two police officers were beaten bloody by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong Sunday as violence erupted at a rally calling for greater democratic freedoms in the heart of the city ... Two officers were seen with bloody head wounds as colleagues shielded them from further attacks ... ‘Stand with Hong Kong’ ... – AFP .......
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Iran Says It Is Preparing for Satellite Launch
Hamodia 19 Jan 2020
Iran said Sunday that two newly constructed satellites have passed pre-launch tests and will be transported to the nation’s space center for eventual launch, without elaborating. Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi tweeted about the development, calling it an “important research step.” ... The U.S ... ....
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Czech Republic fire: Eight killed in blaze at home for disabled people
The Independent 19 Jan 2020
A fire has torn through a home for people with mental disabilities in the Czech Republic, killing eight male patients. The blaze broke out in the home in the northwestern town of Vejprty before 5am on Sunday, according to Prokop Volenik, a spokesperson for the regional rescue service ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Show all 50 ... AP....
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Drug cartel members tunnel way out of Paraguay prison
The Observer 19 Jan 2020
At least 75 inmates, including members of Brazil’s most powerful gang, have escaped from a Paraguayan prison on Sunday after digging a tunnel in an operation of which prison officials were believed to have been aware, the government said. Officials said they discovered a tunnel and found cells filled with as many as 200 bags of earth ... ....
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Qatar signs $470 mn solar deal
Business Line 19 Jan 2020
Gas-rich Qatar signed a $470-million deal on Sunday to build its first solar energy plant, capable of meeting up to one-tenth of peak national power demand. The Al-Kharsaah plant, near the capital, is a 10-square-kilometre joint venture with French and Japanese partners due for completion in 2022 ahead of the football World Cup ... .......
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Japan's leader vows to boost nation's role in US alliance
Yahoo Daily News 19 Jan 2020
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Sunday to bolster his country's role under its security pact with the U.S. in “outer space and cyberspace,” as the allies marked the 60th anniversary of a treaty that has been the basis for their postwar defense alliance ... 19, 1960, with President Dwight Eisenhower ... In exchange, the U.S ... presence ... ....
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Belgian neurologist wins €1m prize for work on serious brain trauma
The Observer 19 Jan 2020
A pioneering Belgian neurologist has been awarded €1m to fund further work in helping diagnose the most severe brain injuries, as he seeks to battle “the silent epidemic” and help people written off as “vegetative” who, it is believed, will never recover ... can their loved ones see or hear them? Can they feel anything, including pain? ... Experience ... ....
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Neo-nazis using BTC to spread terror says US officials; an attempt to de-value Bitcoin?
Cryptopolitan 19 Jan 2020
The US Homeland security believes that there are certain domestic terrorist groups and neo-nazis using BTC (Bitcoin) to fund their criminal activities ... Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been earlier used by other terrorist organizations like Hamas (Palestinian militant group) and will be used again ... All of the payment has been made by BTC ... .......
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Alphabet's soaring stock just pushed it above a $1 trillion market cap. Here are the 11 highest-valued public companies.
The Times of India 19 Jan 2020
Alphabet is the latest firm to join the small group of companies with market caps higher than $1 trillion, further cementing the tech sector as the highest valued in public markets. The Google-parent's Thursday close set the stock high enough to notch a valuation above the four-comma threshold ... Data is as of 3.00 p.m. ET on January 17. {{}}. View As ... 11....
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Trump impeachment: Democrats set out case as Senate trial looms
The Guardian 19 Jan 2020
Republicans insist Trump did nothing illegal regarding Ukraine A Very Stable Genius review ... Related. Alan Dershowitz....
