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JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik arrested in crackdown on Kashmiri leaders
Dawn 23 Feb 2019
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Yasin Malik has been arrested in a crackdown on leaders in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Saturday. "Strongly condemn the nocturnal crackdown on Jamat e Islami [JI] leadership and cadres, and the arrest of Yasin Malik," wrote Farooq on Twitter ... ....
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India Orders Eviction Of More Than 100 Million Forest Dwellers
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the eviction of more than one million forest dwellers, a majority of whom belong to indigenous tribal communities, after the federal government failed to defend a law aimed at protecting their rights, Al Jazeera reported.The top court's order, dated Feb ... ....
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Common toothpaste ingredient making antibiotics less effective
The Siasat Daily 23 Feb 2019
New York. A common ingredient found in toothpastes and handwashes could make antibiotics less effective in treating conditions like urinary tract infections (UTIs), which, if left untreated, can become life-threatening, say researchers ... According to the study, led by researchers at the Washington University in St ... coli from growing ... Source. IANS. ....
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Americans Arrested With Arsenal In Haiti Won't Face U.S. Charges
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
The five heavily armed Americans arrested in Haiti earlier this week are back on their home soil and won’t be facing any criminal charges in the United States — a decision already causing outrage among some Haitian leaders, the Miami Herald reports.Federal sources told the Herald that the men will not be charged criminally, but are being debriefed....
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US-China Reach Deal On Currency Manipulation As Trade Talks Move Forward
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
Xi delivered a letter to Trump on Friday which carried an optimistic tone about the trade talks ... Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who also attended the Oval Office meeting, cautioned reporters that "a few very big hurdles" remain in the talks ... a new overall trade agreement....
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N.Korea's Kim: I don't want my children to bear burden of nuclear arms - report
This is Money 23 Feb 2019
By Jack Kim. HANOI, Feb 23 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the U.S. secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy over the North's weapons was quoted as saying on Saturday ... "'I´m a father and a husband ... concession ... ....
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Vietnam announces visit by North Korean leader Kim, ahead of summit with Trump
Indian Express 23 Feb 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make an official visit to Vietnam in “coming days”, its foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the southeast Asian nation prepares for his summit with US President Donald Trump next week in the capital, Hanoi. Advertising ... Advertising ... 0 Comment(s) ... Next Stories ... news ... Featured ... Trending ... The Group ... हिंदी ... ....
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NASA greenlights SpaceX crew capsule test to ISS
The Siasat Daily 23 Feb 2019
Washington. NASA on Friday gave SpaceX the green light to test a new crew capsule by first sending an unmanned craft with a life-sized mannequin to the International Space Station. “We’re go for launch, we’re go for docking,” said William Gerstenmaier, the associate administrator with NASA Human Exploration and Operations ... AFP....
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Trump nominates top GOP donor Kelly Craft to succeed Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the UN
Business Insider 23 Feb 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he was nominating Kelly Craft, currently the U.S ... Regardless, she will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate ... trade deal with Canada and Mexico and as ambassador to Canada established decent working relationships with both Republicans and Democrats in Congress, the source said ... policies ... ....
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Gunfire heard in cities as Nigerians finally go to the polls
Gulf News 23 Feb 2019
Daura, Nigeria. Gunfire opened Nigeria’s delayed election on Saturday as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term in Africa’s most populous nation. Among the country’s first voters, he said he was ready to congratulate himself in a race seen as too close to call ... He previously pledged to accept the results, provided they are credible ... ....
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Macron visits French farm fair amid rural anger, decline
WPXI 23 Feb 2019
PARIS (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron pledged Saturday to protect European farming standards and culinary traditions threatened by aggressive foreign trade practices that see food as a "product like any other." ... Macron was booed at last year's farm fair over plans to ban a popular pesticide and trade deals....
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Venezuelan gov't orders partial closure of border with Colombia
China.dot.org 23 Feb 2019
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced on Friday night the closing of three bridges connecting the country with Colombia....
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One Dead, Many Injured After Venezuelan National Guard Opens Fire On Civilians
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
Eyewitnesses and community leaders say a group of civilians attempting to keep open part of Venezuela’s southern border with Brazil for deliveries of humanitarian aid were fired upon by Venezuelan soldiers, killing one person and leading to multiple fatalities, The Washington Post reported Friday morning....
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Nigerians elect next president
The News International 23 Feb 2019
Nigerians went to the polls on Saturday to elect their new president, in a tight and tense race between the outgoing head of state and a former vice president, despite organizational chaos and threats to security in several areas. from the country ... "So far so good (...) Soon I will congratulate myself on my victory ... "I am a democrat" ... from the country....
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Malicious hackers can ‘break the internet’ with DNSpionage, warn web infrastructure keepers
South China Morning Post 23 Feb 2019
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