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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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Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader’s name
Asahi News 19 Jan 2020
YANGON--Facebook Inc ... A statement about the visit published on Suu Kyi’s official Facebook page was littered with references to “Mr Shithole” when translated to English, while a headline in local news journal the Irrawaddy appeared as “Dinner honors president shithole.” ... Facebook is blocked in mainland China....
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Trump is on trial for abuse of power – the Davos elites should be in the dock too
The Observer 19 Jan 2020
As the Senate debates Donald Trump’s future, chief executives, financiers and politicians will descend on Davos in the Swiss Alps for their annual self-congratulatory defense of global capitalism. . The events are not unrelated. Trump is charged with abusing his power. Capitalism’s global elite is under assault for abusing its power as well ... ....
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Over 1,000 gather in central Hong Kong park to call for democracy
The Himalayan 19 Jan 2020
HONG KONG. Hundreds of protesters in China-ruled Hong Kong gathered in a central park on Sunday to call for democratic reforms and denounce communism, as police stopped and searched people on nearby streets and in metro stations ... A water canon truck and armoured jeeps were also visible on central streets on Sunday ... One read ... ....
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Israel to Build Anti-Tunnel Sensor Network Along Lebanon Border
Hamodia 19 Jan 2020
The IDF announced on Sunday the start of construction of an underground network of sensors along the Lebanese frontier to detect any cross-border tunnel building ... He said the planned Israeli network “was not a wall” but seismic and acoustic sensors buried in the ground ... WhatsAppPrintEmailGmail. ....
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China reports 17 new cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
Arab News 19 Jan 2020
BEIJING. Seventeen more people in central China have been diagnosed with a new form of viral pneumonia that has killed two patients and placed other countries on alert as millions of Chinese travel for Lunar New Year holidays ... The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported the new cases in a statement Sunday ... Eight are in critical condition ... .......
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Pompeo calls on international community to classify Hezbollah a terrorist group
Arab News 19 Jan 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on “all nations” on Saturday to classify Lebanon’s Hezbollah as a terrorist group. The US secretary’s statement followed Britain’s action which added the Hezbollah movement to its terrorism blacklist ... His statement came as he marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman....
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China moves to phase out single-use plastics
The Observer 19 Jan 2020photo: AP / Rahmat Gal
Afghan officials say Taliban kill 6 members of same family
The Times of India 19 Jan 2020
KABUL. Afghan officials said Sunday that the Taliban executed six members of the same family, including an infant girl, in a remote village in the country's north. The Taliban denied any involvement, saying the attack Saturday was triggered by a personal dispute ... Download The Times of Indiafor Latest News. more from times of india news ... Top Videos....
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Yemen's Houthi rebels kill dozens in attack on military base in Marib
The National 19 Jan 2020
At least 60 Yemeni soldiers were killed and 120 others injured in a rebel missile and drone attack on a military base in Marib on Saturday night, military sources in the north-western province said. The Houthi rebels fired two missiles at the base, one of which struck a mosque while the other hit a munitions store, triggering further explosions ... ....
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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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Aoun calls Army, security forces to restore calm to Beirut
Your Middle East 18 Jan 2020photo: AP / Nickee Butlangan
Philippine troops kill alleged kidnapper of Indonesian fishermen off Malaysia
Xinhua 19 Jan 2020
MANILA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine troops have killed one of the alleged kidnappers of five Indonesian fishermen in the waters off Sabah in Malaysia, a military general said on Sunday ... He said troops clashed with suspected Abu Sayyaf militants at around 6.00 a.m ... "We are focusing our rescue operation in the area," Sobejana said ... 16 ... ....
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