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Japan earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes near Niigata
The Independent 18 Jun 2019photo: WN / Shilpa
Anger in India as lychee-linked brain fever kills 103 children
Raw Story 18 Jun 2019
Angry protests erupted in one of India’s poorest states Tuesday over the deaths of more than 100 children from a mysterious brain fever potentially linked to lychees. So far this month 103 children, mostly under 10 and malnourished, have died from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the Muzaffarpur area of the eastern state of Bihar ... ....
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Trump threatens to deport millions starting next week as he prepares to announce 2020 bid
The Independent 18 Jun 2019
Donald Trump has promised to begin deporting “millions” of people living in the US illegally, on the eve of the formal announcement of his 2020 presidential re-election campaign, ... He also praised Mexican efforts to prevent illegal border crossings. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... ....
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Ana Kriegel murder: Two 14-year-old boys found guilty of killing schoolgirl same age in Dublin
The Independent 18 Jun 2019photo: WN / RTayco
Couple die after falling from 27th floor of Hong Kong building
South China Morning Post 18 Jun 2019
Police are investigating after a Hong Kong couple fell to their deaths from a 27th-floor flat on Tuesday.Emergency personnel were called in shortly before 5.30pm when the man and woman fell from Kam Lai House, at Kam Tai Court on Ning Tai Road, Ma On Shan ... ....
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Michel Platini arrested in probe on awarding of 2022 World Cup to Qatar, report says
The National 18 Jun 2019photo: Creative Commons / European People's Party
Barclay and Barnier clash on citizens' rights under no-deal Brexit
The Guardian 18 Jun 2019
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Iran will not wage war against any nation, says Hassan Rouhani
The Guardian 18 Jun 2019
Iran has declared it “will not wage war against any nation” after the US announced that a further 1,000 troops are to be sent to the Middle East amid rising tensions ... .......
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Teenager who called Prince Harry a 'race traitor' sentenced
The Guardian 18 Jun 2019
Michal Szewczuk detained for encouraging terrorism on far-right website A teenager who described Prince Harry as a “race traitor” in an online post has been sentenced to four years and three months in a young offender institution ... .......
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Group That Got AOC Elected Announces Democratic Primary Challenge to Her Neighbor
The Daily Beast 18 Jun 2019
Almost a year after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) in a district encompassing parts of the Bronx and Queens, a deeply entrenched New York Democrat from a neighboring district faces a similar challenger ... Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ... “My opponent has been in office for over 30 years,” Bowman said ... ....
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Dominican authorities ID man who paid David Ortiz shooter
Raw Story 18 Jun 2019
Dominican authorities Monday identified the man they say paid for the attempted hit on former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz. In a statement, the attorney general’s office named the alleged mastermind behind the shooting as Alberto Miguel Rodriguez, who is a fugitive from justice. Ortiz was shot in the back on June 9 while […] ... ....
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Filipinos burn Chinese flags in protest against Duterte’s ‘weak’ response to South China Sea sinking
South China Morning Post 18 Jun 2019
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China warns US against opening Mideast ‘Pandora’s box’
Raw Story 18 Jun 2019
China on Tuesday warned against opening a “Pandora’s box” in the Middle East after the United States announced the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the region amid escalating tensions with Iran ... ....
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Germany probes 'right-wing extremist' murder of politician
Deutsche Welle 18 Jun 2019
A politician has been murdered in an apparent execution-style assassination. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has described the attack as "right-wing extremist" in nature, saying it was "directed against us all." ... ....
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Brexit party told to check all donations for possible illegal funding
The Guardian 18 Jun 2019
Watchdog says Nigel Farage’s party must return or forfeit any illegitimate money Nigel Farage’s Brexit party has been asked to check £2.5m it has received in donations to ensure it has come from legitimate sources ... .......
