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More Than 100 Killed In Kerala Floods, Landslides
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
At least 106 people have died after torrential rains sparked rivers to overflow, igniting floods and landslides across the state of Kerala on Thursday, according to BBC News. The Kochi Metro and Southern Railways suspended their operations due to the floods and more than 6,600 people have been sent to relief camps in nearby Thiruvananthapuram, with at least 1,330 families housed across 63 relief camps ... "Almost all dams are now opened ... ....
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Engineers Warn About Collapse Dangers Across Europe After Genoa Bridge Tragedy Kills 38
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
Officials have been warning about the dangerous condition of infrastructure across Europe before the fatal collapse of the motorway in Genoa, with some experts warning similar tragedies can happen all over the EU, according to The Guardian ... Italy has as many as 300 bridges which are at risk of failure, including a bridge designed by the same engineer who was involved in the Genovese bridge, Ricardo Morandi, in Agrigento, Sicily ... ... ... ....
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Annual Hunt Kills Hundreds of Whales in Faroe Islands Village
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
The Faroe Islands conducted their annual tradition of hunting around 180 whales in one remote village, even though the locals have faced growing international criticism over the hunt by animal rights campaigners, who argue the ritual is cruel and unnecessary, according to The Express. . The tradition known as whale driving is attended by all of the villagers, including young children, who take part in the hunt outside Sandavágur....
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Omarosa Releases Tape Of Lara Trump Offering Her Campaign Job Days After Firing
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
A damaging recording shared with MSNBC by former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman of a conversation in which President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara offers her $15,000 a month to work on the president’s campaign after she was fired from the administration was released Thursday further added to the imbroglio, The Hill reported ... "They wrote about you ... Everything, everybody positive, right?" she adds....
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Admiral McRaven asks Trump to revoke his security clearance
CBS News 16 Aug 2018
McRaven, who oversaw the Navy SEAL raid that killed bin Laden, argued that Mr. Trump does not show qualities of a good leader ... ....
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A look at major attacks in Pakistan claimed by IS militants
Wtop 17 Aug 2018
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Counterterrorism officials in Pakistan say the fight against the Islamic State group is the country’s newest and deadliest front in the decades-old war on terror. Headquartered next door in Afghanistan, the IS affiliate has claimed responsibility for some of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan in recent years ... Here are some of the deadliest attacks claimed by IS and groups linked to them.. __Jan. 30, 2015 ... __Aug ... ....
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Sikh store-owner stabbed to death in United States
Khaleej Times 17 Aug 2018
A Sikh store-owner has been stabbed to death in the US state of New Jersey, according to media reports. Terlok Singh was found dead with apparent stab wounds on Thursday morning, inside his East Orange suburb store, by his cousin, Karnail Singh, WABC TV reported. The assailant had put a knife in his chest, Karnail Singh told the station.�. The TV said that according to Singh's relatives, he had a wife and children in India.� ... ....
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Al Qaeda's master bomb maker may be dead: UN
Yahoo Daily News 17 Aug 2018
United Nations, Aug 17 (IANS) The Al Qaeda's master bomb maker who was responsible for planning to blow up an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. may have been killed, according to a UN report. The UN report said that Ibrahim al-Asiri, long regarded as one of the most dangerous terrorist operatives in circulation, may have been killed in Yemen last year, CNN reported on Thursday ... may have been killed during the second half of 2017 ... ....
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Amid Denuclearisation Pressure, Kim Jong-Un Slams "Brigandish Sanctions"
NDTV 17 Aug 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attacked "hostile forces" over "brigandish" sanctions, state media reported Friday, as Washington seeks to maintain pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear programme ... ....
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U.S. welcomes Saudi Arabia's pledge of $100 million for Syria
Yahoo Daily News 17 Aug 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday welcomed Saudi Arabia's contribution of $100 million to help stabilize parts of Syria no longer held by Islamic State, which comes as the Trump administration looks to cut back on foreign aid ... ....
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US creates 'Iran Action Group' to up pressure on Tehran
Vietnam News 17 Aug 2018
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a new high-level team to focus US and international efforts to increase diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran ... ....
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Catch Celebi in Pokemon GO starting next week
Pocket Gamer 17 Aug 2018
We knew it would happen eventually , but now it’s official—Celebi is being released into the wild in Pokemon GO next week. The elusive Second Generation Legendary Pokemon will be available on August 20 as part of a Special Research task worldwide ... If you’re still working on Mew past the third group, you can work on the Celebi and Mew tasks simultaneously ... [read more] ... ....
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Nine planes grounded by bomb threats in South America, say Chilean authorities
DNA India 17 Aug 2018
Nine planes were forced to make emergency changes to their routes within Chilean, Argentine and Peruvian airspace on Thursday because of bomb threats issued to Chile's civil aviation authority, its director general told journalists. At least two of the planes were operated by LATAM Airlines and three by Sky, a low-cost Chilean airline, the companies confirmed ... "But this is a totally exceptional case." ... ....
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Jury Asks Judge Four Questions While In Deliberations For Manafort Trial
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
Jurors in the bank and tax fraud trial of Paul Manafort sent the judge four questions on Thursday as they started deliberations on the case, according to The Washington Post. The group will continue deliberations on Friday for the 18 counts of bank fraud and lying Manafort faces, and if convicted, could spend the rest of his life in prison. U.S. District Judge T.S ... ... “Mr ... ... ... “Guess who the coach of that team is?” Andres said....
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What's in Omarosa's secret recording of Lara Trump?
The News International 17 Aug 2018
Omarosa Manigault Newman, former Whit House aide, on Thursday appeared on TV and aired tape of conversation which she had with President Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump. The excerpts of the tape appeared to show Lara Larha Trump offered Ms Newman a job at 180,000 a year to join President's Trump's 2020 re-election campaign after she was fired in December 2017 ... An Insider's Account of the Trump White House,” is accurate ... ....
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