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Colombian City Advises Residents To Avoid Daytime Sex During Heatwave
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
It’s been a sweltering summer in many parts of the world, with millions scrambling for ways to cool off. On Wednesday, the 600,000 residents of Santa Marta, Colombia, were given one interesting suggestion ... In his radio interview, Salas said medical facilities have been overwhelmed with heat stroke cases, the Associated Press reported.Santa Marta isn’t alone ... ....
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Kofi Annan dead: Former UN secretary-general dies aged 80
The Independent 18 Aug 2018
Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general, has died aged 80. ... He died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday morning ... ....
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Imran Khan Who Struggled For 22-yrs Becomes Pakistan's PM
Kashmir Observer 18 Aug 2018
ISLAMABAD — Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan struggled for 22 years to fulfil his dream of becoming Pakistan's Prime Minister to transform the corruption affected country into an Islamic welfare state. Khan took oath as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister after leading his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) to the victory in the elections and subsequently proving his majority in the National Assembly ... Khan has two sons from her ... ....
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Priyanka, Nick 'seal relationship' with 'roka' ceremony
Yahoo Daily News 18 Aug 2018
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas on Saturday solemnised their relationship with a traditional Indian 'roka' ceremony -- considered the first wedding ritual for Punjabis -- in the presence of their close family and friends here ... together to denote the amalgamation of the first letter of both their names....
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Google deploys ‘person finder’ for Kerala
Deccan Herald 18 Aug 2018
Apart from Google, PayTM and Amazon are offering their own means for people to provide assistance to the state, either by donating directly to the CM's relief fund in the case of PayTM or by buying items for NGOs in the case of Amazon ... Kerala floods. Paytm ... Google. ....
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Pentagon Report: China 'Rapidly' Expanding Bomber Training For Strikes On US Targets
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
A new report released by the Pentagon on Thursday said the Chinese military was expanding its bomber operations and was "likely training for strikes" against the United States and its allies, according to The Guardian ... One of the main arguments for developing the force is how American rivals like China have been increasing their own capabilities so the U.S....
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Archaeologists Find World's Oldest Cheese in Egyptian Tomb
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
A team of archaeologists made a startling discovery several years ago when digging through an ancient Egyptian tomb by uncovering several jars, one of which contained a white, unidentified substance, according to The New York Times ... Lead author of the paper Dr ... Greco said ... In their analysis, the researchers found hundreds of peptides, which are chains of amino acids; most of which were human but nine were linked to bovine or ovine milk....
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More Than 300 Killed During Worst Monsoon in Nearly a Century in Kerala, India
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
More than 200,000 people have been left homeless due to the floods as all 44 rivers in the state were overflowing this week and 80 water reservoirs had to open their floodgates after the nonstop rain. The intense weather has disrupted air, rail, and road traffic across the state but officials said they should get some relief by Saturday as the rains lessen before the inclement weather returns for more heavy spells next week ... 19....
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China rejects 'irresponsible' Pentagon report on bombers
The Economic Times 18 Aug 2018
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the report was "presumptuous and irresponsible", stating it was "in total disregard of facts" in a Saturday statement ... ....
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Qatar accuses Saudis of barring haj pilgrims, Riyadh says untrue
The Star 18 Aug 2018
RIYADH (Reuters) - Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year's haj, something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from making the pilgrimage to Mecca ... ....
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Melting Glacier Reveals WWII Plane Wreckage In Swiss Alps
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
A heatwave in Switzerland has uncovered the wreckage debris of an American WWII plane that crash-landed in the Bernese Alps 72 years ago, CBS News reports. The C-53 Skytrooper Dakota was traveling from Austria to Italy when it collided with the Gauli Glacier at an altitude of 10,990 feet on Nov. 19, 1946.Four crew members and eight passengers were on board during the crash. Several people were injured but there were no fatalities....
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Court Delivers Blow To EPA By Ordering US Government To Enforce Chemical Safety Rule
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
The D.C ... ... The chemical safety rule was issued a week before Trump took office and included requirements for companies to conduct more analysis of their safety technology, third-party audits, incident investigation analyses, and tighter emergency preparedness plans ... This week a federal judge also reinstated the Waters of the United States rule, which Trump's EPA also delayed ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Worse Than Dishonesty: Donald Trump’s Delusions And His War Against Reality
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
But if he is delusional, as President of the United States he poses a major threat to the country and the world. Indeed, objective reality is always an existential threat to delusional people who live in their make-believe worlds of subjective reality ... While Iran’s abiding by the P5+1 Treaty and strictly monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency, it’s North Korea that’s expanding their missile program....
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Imran Khan seeks British PM Theresa May's help to combat money laundering
The Times of India 18 Aug 2018
ISLAMABAD. Imran Khan has sought UK's help to combat the menace of money laundering during a conversation with his British counterpart Theresa May, Pakistani media reported, a day after he vowed to act against those who "looted" the country ... Hours after Imran Khan was elected the new prime minister of Pakistan on Friay, May called him to congratulate and offer her best wishes, Dawn newspaper reported ... ....
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Trump Defends Manafort As Jury Breaks After Second Day Without Reaching Verdict
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III agreed, and the panel is scheduled to resume deliberations Monday morning.At the White House, Trump declined to answer a question about a possible pardon for Manafort, but spoke out against special counsel Robert S ... had begun its second day of deliberations ... He said if jurors’ names were exposed they would be threatened as well, and for their “peace and safety,” he would not release their names....
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