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US shutdown: Trump angered by Democrat rejection of 'compromise'
BBC News 20 Jan 2019
On Twitter, he said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats had "turned down my offer yesterday before I even got up to speak". He said his opponents "don't see crime and drugs, they only see 2020 - which they are not going to win" ... He tweeted. "No. Amnesty is not part of my offer." ... The federal budget funding would have to be agreed by both....
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Imran Khan reacts to family's killing in Pakistan by officers
Khaleej Times 20 Jan 2019
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly reacted to the tragic killing of a couple, their 13-year-old daughter and a family friend near Sahiwal. Police killed grocery store owner Mohammad Khalil, his wife Nabila, their daughter Areeba and a family friend, Zeeshan Javed, after stopping their vehicle late Saturday....
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Al-Qaida-linked jihadists attack UN base in North Mali
The Telegraph Macon 20 Jan 2019
Al-Qaida-linked jihadists attacked a United Nations peacekeeping base in Aguelhoc in northern Mali's Kidal region, killing at least eight peackeepers, the U.N. mission in Mali said Sunday ... SIGN UP ... #ReadLocal ... ....
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UK police speak to Prince Philip about not wearing seatbelt
Centre Daily Times 20 Jan 2019
Norfolk Police said late Saturday "suitable words of advice have been given to the driver" ... The accident is still being investigated and no one has been arrested or charged. SIGN UP ... .......
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Chile, kills two
Hindustan Times 20 Jan 2019
The quake struck at 10.32 p.m. about 16 km (10 miles) south-southwest of Coquimbo, the USGS said. The quake, measured 53 km (33 miles) below the surface, shook homes, caused landslides in the region’s mountainous terrain. world Updated. Jan 20, 2019 17.32 IST. Reuters. La Serena (Chile) ... The quake struck at 10.32 p.m ... First Published ... .......
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World’s oldest man, 113, dies at his home in northern Japan
The State 20 Jan 2019
The world's oldest man has died at his home — a hot springs inn — in northern Japan at the age of 113. Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, his family said. He died peacefully from natural causes, according to his granddaughter Yuko Nonaka ... SUBSCRIBE NOW ... ... ....
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170 migrants lost at sea as dinghies sink
Irish Independent 20 Jan 2019
Valentina Za. January 20 2019 12.00 AM. 0 Comments 170 migrants lost at sea as dinghies sink. Independent.ie. An estimated 170 migrants have been lost in the Mediterranean in two incidents involving dinghies that left from Libya and Morocco, migrants organisations said yesterday ... Email ... As it is, few citizens of those countries obtain asylum. ....
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Syria says repels Israeli air attack, Israel says downs Golan rocket
Yahoo Daily News 20 Jan 2019
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian military air defences thwarted an Israeli attack on Sunday, shooting down several missiles in the south of the country, state media said. "Our air defence systems thwarted ... an Israeli air aggression ... It gave no further details. An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment ... ....
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Car plunges into sea after collision on Penang Bridge
The Star 20 Jan 2019
GEORGE TOWN (Bernama). A car plunged into the sea after colliding with another at KM4.0 on the Penang Bridge (mainland bound) early Sunday (Jan 20) ... ....
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UK nabs 2 over Northern Irish car bombing; separatist group suspected
Press TV 20 Jan 2019
UK police have arrested two people as part of an investigation into a car bombing in the British-run province of Northern Ireland, as authorities suspect a major separatist group carried out the attack ... PressTV-Concession on UK Brexit deal possible. EU sources ....
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Teens in Make America Great Again hats taunted a Native American elder at the Lincoln Memorial
CNN 20 Jan 2019
(CNN)A crowd of teenagers surrounded a Native American elder and other activists and mocked them after Friday's Indigenous Peoples March at the Lincoln Memorial. Videos of the confrontation show a smiling young man in a red Make America Great Again hat standing directly in front of the man, who was playing a drum and chanting ... TO THIS DAY ... Read More ... ....
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US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabaab fighters, military says
The Observer 20 Jan 2019
The US military said it carried out an airstrike in Somalia that killed 52 al-Shabaab extremists, in response to an attack on Somali forces. Al-Shabaab's Nairobi attack is a reminder that tit-for-tat terror never succeeds . Mukoma wa Ngugi. Read more ... The US said Somali forces had come under attack by a “large group” of the al-Qaida-linked extremists ... ....
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Conservative MPs turn on Theresa May over threat to scrap Human Rights Act after Brexit: 'A big mistake'
The Independent 19 Jan 2019
Senior Conservative MPs have joined criticism of Theresa May’s fresh threat to axe the Human Rights Act after Brexit, one warning it would be a “big mistake” ... Join Independent Minds ... Get the best of The Independent ... Get the best of The Independent ... ....
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Mexican pipeline explosion kills 73, leaves nightmare of ash
West Hawaii Today 20 Jan 2019
TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico — Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he’d seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. He couldn’t. Only a handful of the remains still had skin ... ADVERTISING. “We’re stubborn,” he said ... Omar Fayad ... ___ ... ....
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Manchester City ease past Huddersfield to cut Liverpool's lead
Hindustan Times 20 Jan 2019
Manchester City barely got out of second gear as they easily beat bottom club Huddersfield Town to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points on Sunday. football Updated. Jan 20, 2019 23.51 IST. AFP. Huddersfield ... Huddersfield made six changes for the game but did manage to match reigning English champions City early on ... .......
