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Trump is planning ‘Emergency’ to stay in office, top Democrat says
Indian Express 04 Aug 2020photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/ F. Muhammad
Leaked bodycam footage shows George Floyd’s final moments
Wtop 04 Aug 2020
▶ Watch Video. Leaked bodycam footage shows George Floyd arrest and death. For the first time, two leaked body camera videos show the deadly encounter with George Floyd from the officers’ perspective. Floyd is heard begging for help and calling for his mother for several minutes ... “Please, man.”. “Relax ... Source ....
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Coronavirus did come from bats, say WHO scientists sent to Wuhan
AOL 04 Aug 2020
Scientists believe the virus jumped from animals to humans at a "wet market" in Wuhan ... 106 PHOTOS. Coronavirus across the globe. See Gallery ... Photo ... Doctors, from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, take blood samples from a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on July 15, 2020 ... Gov ... ....
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Man beaten with bats over face mask dispute in Paris suburb
The Oklahoman 04 Aug 2020
PARIS (AP) — A resident of a Paris suburb says he was beaten with baseball bats because he asked a fellow laundromat patron to wear a face mask – a requirement in all indoor public places in France to fight resurgent coronavirus infections ... “I had a mask, I asked this person to put on his mask,” Augustin said ... they were threatening, insulting.” ... ....
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Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after Israeli strike in Syria
The Oklahoman 04 Aug 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group and others after Israeli forces said they thwarted an infiltration attempt from Syria by suspected militants ... Israel struck the four suspects, who were believed to have been killed ... “We hit a cell and now we hit the dispatchers ... ....
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Trump dismisses legacy of civil rights hero John Lewis: ‘He didn’t come to my inauguration’
The Independent 04 Aug 2020
In an interview released on Monday night, Donald Trump said he had never met legendary civil rights leader John Lewis and complained that the congressman had declined to attend many of his presidency’s major events ... ....
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Iran's president says enemy wages "psychological warfare"
Xinhua 04 Aug 2020
TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that enemies have waged "a psychological warfare" against the country to downplay its achievements, Tasnim news agency reported ... The Iranian president, however, defended his administration's performance despite the U.S ... Iran has been under U.S ... ....
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Americans in Africa: Why we left America to live in Africa
BBC News 03 Aug 2020photo: Creative Commons / Web Summit
Alexis Ohanian on being married to Serena Williams and his future hopes for their daughter
CNN 04 Aug 2020
(CNN)Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., isn't yet three years old, but already her future looks bright -- her parents are making it so ... If Alexis Olympia wants to learn coding and work in the tech industry, her dad will teach her -- he's Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social news website, Reddit ... Read More ... READ ... 'I don't know how she does it' ... READ ... Replay....
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Egypt invites Musk to see whether aliens built pyramids
The Siasat Daily 04 Aug 2020
Cairo. One of Egypt’s top government officials has invited multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk to visit the country and see for himself that the great pyramids were not built by aliens. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk earlier tweeted. “Aliens built the pyramids obviously” which was retweeted more than 88,000 times ... source ... Mr ... source ... IANS....
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How Beijing’s National Security Crackdown Transformed Hong Kong in a Single Month
Time Magazine 04 Aug 2020
... era under tightened Chinese rule” President Donald Trump signs a law to sanction individuals and banks deemed to have aided the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and approves an executive order ending the preferential economic treatment that Hong Kong has enjoyed....
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President of Belarus accuses Russia of lying, warns of revolution plot
The Star 04 Aug 2020
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday accused Russia of lying over an alleged mercenary plot to destabilise his country and said unnamed forces were trying to carry out a revolution in Belarus but would fail ... ....
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A billion students worldwide affected by covid-19 lockdowns, UN says
The Irish Times 04 Aug 2020
The United Nations chief has said the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history. School closures in more than 160 countries in mid-July have affected more than one billion students, it is claimed ... Mr Guterres called for the reopening of schools once the local transmission of the virus is under control ... Cases ... ....
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Sweet royal tributes amid family furore
The Daily Telegraph Australia 04 Aug 2020
Members of the royal family have wished Meghan Markle happy birthday in sweet tributes amid a public stoush over the latest royal biography .......
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Aviation regulator outlines fixes that will get the 737 MAX flying again
The Register 04 Aug 2020
Software upgrade to deliver less lethally-stubborn automation The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revealed the conditions under which it will permit Boeing’s beleaguered 737 MAX to resume commercial flights ... ....
