Around the World: May 2019

Friday, May 31, 2019

View: PM Modi's new Cabinet signals continuity

In hindsight, this should have been an easy cabinet to choose for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The frenzied and feverish speculation that accompanied this exercise looked a tad excessive when you consider the fact that PM Modi and the BJP won a much ...

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Cuba/US scientific cooperation declines under Trump

NEW YORK — The degradation of relations between the U.S. and Cuba under President Donald Trump has begun to cut into scientific and medical cooperation on issues ranging from treatment of infectious diseases to coral reef preservation. A biomedical ...

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US acting defense chief calls out China over South China Sea

SINGAPORE — U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Saturday denounced China's efforts to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South China Sea as a “toolkit of coercion,” saying Beijing's bad behavior ...

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Strong currents, murky waters hinder search efforts for 21 missing in Hungarian boat sinking

Hungarian authorities are predicting it will take an extended search to find 21 people missing after a boat carrying South Korean tourists collided with a cruise ship and sank into the Danube River in Budapest.

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FOX NEWS: Is social media making us dumber?

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FOX NEWS: Barstool Sports founder responds to outrage over controversial towel

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FOX NEWS: Midwest farmers in limbo as flooding halts shipping along Mississippi River

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FOX NEWS: ASOS crop, tube tops for men ridiculed on social media: ‘I'm done’

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FOX NEWS: Meryl Streep calls toxic masculinity offensive to men, not real

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The Latest: Shanahan calls out China over South China Sea

SINGAPORE (AP) - The Latest on the U.S.-China relationship (all times local):. 8:30 a.m.. U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is describing China's actions to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South ...

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Saudi king slams Iran's “terrorist acts” at Islamic summit

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's King Salman slammed Iran over recent attacks targeting the kingdom, describing the incidents on Saturday in a speech before Muslim leaders gathered in Mecca as “terrorist acts” that threaten global energy supplies.

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Trump defies close advisers in deciding to threaten Mexico with disruptive tariffs

President Trump, confronted with the latest surge of migration that threatens his tough-on-the-border image, was ready to launch his newest plan — across-the-board tariffs on Mexican goods, likely to wound the healthy economy and trigger protests from parts ...

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Robert Mueller spoke! Now what?

Washington (CNN) Wednesday, we got the moment we had all been waiting for: Robert Mueller spoke publicly. It was -- as all highly anticipated things usually are -- somewhat anticlimactic. Mueller spoke for 10 minutes. He broke no major new ground.

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Thailand to appoint new PM on June 5

Thailand is set to appoint a new prime minister on June 5, Chuan Leekpai, speaker of the House of Representatives, disclosed on Friday. “All MPs and senators will convene in a joint House of Representatives & Senate meeting to vote for the prime minister,'' ...

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FOX NEWS: Tucker: Mexico must be penalized for illegal immigration

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FOX NEWS: Robert Pattinson officially set to star in 'The Batman': reports

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FOX NEWS: 11 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead

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FOX NEWS: Family of missing Connecticut mom releases statement thanking investigators and community for support

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FOX NEWS: From politicos and celebs, Va. shooting brings reactions solemn to angry

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FOX NEWS: Prominent Vegas businessman accused of DUI after fatal crash

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FOX NEWS: The Latest: Group of 116 Africans arrested at border

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FOX NEWS: Man pleads not guilty to California terrorist bombing plot

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FOX NEWS: Ambassador: Trump's visit is more about celebrating Britain's relations with the US than politics

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World Anti-Tobacco Day: Indians need to be especially wary of smoking

On the occasion of the WHO's 'World No Tobacco Day,' doctors at Asian Heart Institute share their knowledge on the threats of tobacco to one's heart and suggest measures to reduce the consumption of heart diseases posed by tobacco. The World Health ...

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Stakeholders call for women empowerment on Menstrual Hygiene

Stakeholders within the health and education sectors have underscored for the need for more concrete action to be taken in order to empower women and girls to enhance their menstrual hygiene management. They also called on government to provide ...

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Britain, go or stay, stop diverting attention

A NIGERIAN genius, Odia Ofeimun asked me a rhetorical question: “How does a minority, which takes control of the majority, retain power?” He answered: “By force or falsehood.” I added: “Or both.” Although he raised it within the context of the ethnocentric ...

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Al-Jazeera says Sudan shuts down bureau amid sit-in threat

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The satellite news channel Al-Jazeera said Friday that Sudan shut down its bureau, just as the country's military government warned that the Khartoum sit-in that helped bring ruler Omar al-Bashir's ouster had "become a threat to the ...

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Al-Jazeera says Sudan shuts down bureau amid sit-in threat

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The satellite news channel Al-Jazeera said Friday that Sudan shut down its bureau, just as the country's military government warned that the Khartoum sit-in that helped bring ruler Omar al-Bashir's ouster had “become a threat to the ...

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Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full list of Union ministers, profiles, portfolios, all you need to know

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers took oath to office on Thursday. The Union Cabinet for the 17th Lok Sabha includes 24 cabinet ministers, 9 ministers of state with independent charge and 24 ministers of state. The top leaders who ...

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Matt - A few showers will be possible this weekend

Below is the closed-captioning text associated with this video. Since this uses automated speech to text spelling and grammar may not be accurate. days. this means that we will stay generally on the dry side and more hot temperatures will be in store for our ...

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Sudan bans Al-Jazeera as pro-democracy demonstrations continue

All broadcaster's work permits cancelled as military official warns protesters they are 'a danger to the revolution'. Agencies. Thu 30 May 2019 23.11 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email. Sudanese pro-democracy demonstrators protest ...

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Modi 2.024: Full list of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers

Narendra Modi was sworn in along with a 57-member Council of Ministers that included his trusted lieutenant and BJP president Amit Shah and a surprise entrant, former Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, as Cabinet ministers. Here is the complete list.

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Amit Shah likely to be FM; investors say he will 'get things done'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to name Amit Shah, the chief of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the country's new finance minister after taking his oath of office for the second time on Thursday, according to several Indian ...

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China not to blame for trade talks failure – Consul General

The Chinese Consul General in Lagos, Chu Maoming, has said China should not be blamed for the failed trade talks between the country and the United States. The 11th round of China-US high-level trade talks ended recently with no agreement reached.

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Americans deserve a voice on Supreme Court vacancies, unless . . .

In the article I wrote yesterday, I made a point about how the Supreme Court will likely avoid taking cases that threaten Roe v. Wade because the judiciary has become so politicized that it can no longer be counted on to uphold the rule of law — the tragic ...

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MINAC Donates Sanitary Pads To FCT School

As the country joined other nations to celebrate the 2019 Global Menstrual Hygiene Day, a group under the aegis of Menstruation Is Not A Choice (MINAC), has donated sanitary pads to Daladimawa, Junior Secondary School in the Federal Capital Territory ...

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FOX NEWS: Baltimore's mayor blames NSA for ransomware attack that cripple city's computer networks

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FOX NEWS: New app tracks data trackers on your mobile device

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FOX NEWS: Navy wants 350 billion social media posts for epic research project

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FOX NEWS: Baltimore seeks federal aid to pay for damage caused by crippling ransomware attack

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FOX NEWS: US military building ‘missile-killing’ lasers that it will mount onto jets

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FOX NEWS: Military sealift may need more help to get combat vehicles to Europe

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FOX NEWS: Facebook ignores Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi amid growing backlash over doctored video

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FOX NEWS: 'White-collar sweatshop': Google Assistant contractors slam tech giant

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FOX NEWS: Businesses balk at FCC bid to block robocalls

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FOX NEWS: Fake accounts pose as candidates, reporters to push pro-Iran agenda

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

FOX NEWS: Mueller statement made for 'bad day' for Pelosi, 2020 Dems, Trump campaign manager says

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FOX NEWS: Rep. Scalise responds to impeachment threats

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FOX NEWS: Joe Biden has misstep after promising to respect personal space

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FOX NEWS: Hannity tells Dems to 'Go for it' on impeachment, says Mueller should be 'held accountable'

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FOX NEWS: Trump campaign manager: Democrats' impeachment platform is about fundraising

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UK leadership race: can Hong Kong-born Rory Stewart beat US-born Boris Johnson?

In an increasingly crowded contest for the next leader of the UK's Conservative party, the Hong Kong-born son of a top British spy might just be the man to beat American-born Boris Johnson. That is if a. British judge. doesn't stymie the former foreign secretary ...

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Nigeria becomes the highest marijuana consuming country in Africa

Nigeria is now ranked number 1 on the list of highest marijuana consuming country in Africa. The new report on what African country consume marijuana the most has been revealed in Global Cannabis Report: 2019 Industry Outlook. Nigeria is the highest in ...

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NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast

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Indian Children Fare Worst Among Neighbours, Except Pakistan

India ranks 113 of 176 countries on an index that evaluates countries on the well-being of children. The End of Childhood Index is part of the Global Childhood Report released on May 28, by Save the Children, a nonprofit that works for child rights. The index ...

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737 MAX problems: We clearly fell short, says Boeing CEO

The head of Boeing acknowledged Wednesday that the company “clearly fell short” in dealing with the accident-ridden 737 MAX and said that it had not adequately communicated with regulators. Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg's remarks to CBS News ...

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Mumbai police busts fake Book My Show website, two arrested

Two people have been arrested by the Mumbai police cyber crime cell for allegedly creating a fraud website that mimicked the online entertainment ticketing platform Book My Show in order to dupe people. The third suspect, in this case, is still absconding.

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Israel faces new elections after parliament dissolves

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before voting in the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Israel's parliament has voted to dissolve itself, sending the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as ...

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It's clear that Trump 'doesn't want a war with Iran,' acting US Defense Secretary Shanahan says

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran may have intensified, but the Trump administration does not seek war with Tehran, acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said Wednesday. Shanahan's comments come on the heels of a U.S. military buildup in ...

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Strike interdicted at SA's ports, work must go ahead

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has interdicted a strike which had been set to start at 6am on Thursday at the country's ports. This is according to the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu). "The labour court has reserved judgment until ...

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I.Coast's 'general of the streets' vows peace

Acquitted: Goude was found not guilty of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. He was once dubbed the "general of the streets" for his ability to mobilise supporters of Ivory Coast's former president, Laurent Gbagbo, during ...

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