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US says it no longer considers Israeli settlements as illegal
Dawn 19 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo disclosed on Monday that the United States had decided to soften its position on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank, meaning that Washington no longer considers the settlements as illegal ... The 1978 legal opinion on settlements is known as the Hansell Memorandum ... Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2019. ....
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Trump administration ridiculed for orchestrating ‘secret’ foreign policy on WhatsApp
The Independent 19 Nov 2019
Accused of abusing his office by pressing the Ukrainian president in a July phone call to help dig up dirt on Joe Biden, who may be his Democratic rival in the 2020 election ... However, Trump announced that Pence had had “one or two” phone conversations of a similar nature, dragging him into the crisis....
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Qantas Backs Legal Action Against Black Eyed Peas Singer's Racism Claim
NDTV 18 Nov 2019
Australia's Qantas on Monday rejected accusations of in-flight racism from US performer will.i.am, with the airline saying it would back legal action against the Black Eyed Peas frontman ... He said he had complied "quickly & politely" with instructions from the woman to put his laptop away. "I don't want to believe she racist ... ....
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Joe Biden says he would not legalise cannabis over fears it could be gateway drug
The Independent 18 Nov 2019
Joe Biden has said he would not legalise cannabis across the US because he feared it could be a gateway drug. The Democratic presidential candidate said he needed “a lot more” evidence on whether the substance caused further drug use ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now....
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The collapse of the information ecosystem poses profound risks for humanity
The Guardian 19 Nov 2019
For the last few years, scientists have argued that we’re living through a distinctly new geological age. They call it the Anthropocene ... .......
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Iran Unrest Raises a Question: Is ‘Maximum Pressure’ Working?
The Times of India 19 Nov 2019
TEHRAN. Anti-government protests in Iran have left buses and banks burned, hundreds under arrest, the Internet blocked and an unconfirmed number of people dead. That raises the question of whether the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure’’ campaign is starting to deliver ... Those frictions have picked up since President Donald Trump pulled the U.S ... ....
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Doctors warn feather bedding can lead to 'duvet lung'
The Independent 19 Nov 2019
Doctors are warning that patients reporting unexplained breathlessness this winter may be suffering from a condition triggered by feather duvets. . A report published in the detailed a case of ‘feather lung” - a lung inflammation caused by breathing in dust from feather bedding ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... ....
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Impeachment inquiry enters most crucial stage with top witnesses on deck
CNN 19 Nov 2019
Holmes said in a behind-closed-doors deposition last week that he had overheard Trump talking loudly on a cell phone call asking Sondland whether Ukraine was ready to open investigations that the President had requested from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky....
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Hostages from U.S., Australia have been freed, Taliban says
The Los Angeles Times 19 Nov 2019
KABUL, Afghanistan — . The Taliban said they freed on Tuesday an American and an Australian hostage held since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures who were released by the Kabul government and flown out of Afghanistan the previous day ... forces. Advertisement ... The following year, the Taliban released two videos showing the captives....
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Taliban officials: 3 Taliban in Qatar for prisoner swap
Yahoo Daily News 19 Nov 2019
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Three ranking Taliban prisoners released by the Kabul government have been flown to Qatar for an expected swap for an American and an Australian hostage held by the insurgents since their abduction in 2016, Taliban officials said Tuesday ... They said the three of their members arrived in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar on Monday ... U.S ... ___....
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US Cancels Civil Nuclear Cooperation Waiver for Iran
Voa News 19 Nov 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he is canceling one of four sanctions waivers that had allowed foreign companies to work with Iran's civilian nuclear program without U.S. penalties. Pompeo also warned Iran's leadership not to crack down on protests that recent fuel price increases have sparked ... 15 ... 10, 2019 ... The world is watching.". � ....
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It’s official: Boeing’s troubled 737 loses title of world’s most popular jet to Airbus’ A320
Russia Today 19 Nov 2019
The European plane maker Airbus has just got ahead of its American rival, with its A320-family aircraft seizing the title of the world’s best-selling narrow-body airliner from Boeing’s scandal-plagued 737 and 737MAX models ... Boeing, however, is still ahead of Airbus in terms of actual deliveries, but the gap is closing rapidly ... READ MORE ... ....
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Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa seeks resignation of PM Wickremesinghe
Business Line 19 Nov 2019
Sri Lanka’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the President. He asserted that governance will improve if the President and the Cabinet are from the same party ... “I think it is better if we have General Elections ... .......
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EasyJet to offset carbon emissions for all flights
Reuters 19 Nov 2019
Britain's easyJet aims to become the world's first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its entire network, it said on Tuesday after posting full-year profit towards the top end of expectations. ... “We recognise that offsetting is only an interim measure, but we want to take action on our carbon emissions now,” he said ... ....
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Air Astana says signs letter of intent for 30 Boeing 737 MAX
Reuters 19 Nov 2019
Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana said on Tuesday it had signed a letter of intent to order 30 Boeing 737 MAX for its recently launched low-cost carrier subsidiary Fly Arystana ... ....
