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Jennifer Aniston Hilariously Throws Her Cell Phone While Joking About Breaking Instagram
Yahoo Daily News 17 Oct 2019photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin
Turkey agrees to Syria ceasefire, VP Mike Pence says
WPTV 17 Oct 2019
US Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that he and President Erdogan of Turkey agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey's incursion into northern Syria ... "All military operations will be paused, and Operation Peace Spring will be halted entirely on completion of the withdrawal," he said ... ....
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Mexican Senate Slated to Vote on Bill to Legalize Marijuana
Democracy Now 16 Oct 2019
In Mexico, the Senate is slated to vote on legislation to legalize marijuana in the coming days ... Sen. Ricardo Monreal. “Eliminating prohibition in the country is good ... Mexico. ....
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Boris Johnson: Last-minute legal challenge launched against PM to ensure he doesn’t ‘flout Brexit law’
The Independent 16 Oct 2019
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Tottenham 'have contacted' Jose Mourinho as potential replacement for Mauricio Pochettino - report
FourFourTwo 16 Oct 2019
Pochettino has come under pressure in recent weeks, with Spurs 13 points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool. His side were also knocked out of the EFL Cup by Colchester and suffered a humbling 7-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League ... SEE ALSO Why history will blame Daniel Levy if Tottenham miss this generational moment to succeed....
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Venezuela wins seat on UN rights body despite opposition
Springfield News-Sun 17 Oct 2019
Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday despite a campaign by over 50 organizations and many countries opposed to Nicolas Maduro's government and its rights record ... ....
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Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings Dead at 68
Voa News 17 Oct 2019
Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the powerful chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, died Thursday of complications from longstanding health problems. He was 68 ... House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Rep ... city ... ....
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'All roads lead to Putin,' Pelosi said she told Trump as photo of meeting was snapped
USA Today 17 Oct 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said a photo of her appearing to upbraid President Donald Trump was taken as she told Trump his recent actions help Russia. ... ....
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Catalan president blames 'infiltrators' for violent protests
The Guardian 17 Oct 2019photo: AP / Emrah Gurel
Syria conflict: Kurds urge humanitarian corridor to evacuate dead and wounded
The Independent 17 Oct 2019
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Ethiopian Airlines crash: families to subpoena US operators of 737 Max
The Guardian 17 Oct 2019
Lawyers representing families of passengers killed in a Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia in March are set to issue subpoenas to Southwest Airlines and American Airlines, the two biggest US operators of the jet, according to documents seen by Reuters. The subpoenas will be issued over the next couple of days....
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China bans importation of black clothing into Hong Kong
The Irish Times 17 Oct 2019
Chinese authorities have clamped down on the importation of black clothing into Hong Kong in an attempt to stifle ongoing protests, as well as a host of other items associated with the increasingly violent street demonstrations ... “There are extra checks on everything going into Hong Kong now, so we tell customers to expect delays ... Looming recession ... ....
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Angela Merkel to make relations with China top priority when Germany takes on EU presidency ...
South China Morning Post 17 Oct 2019
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Prince William says he and wife Kate are fine after plane twice aborts landing in Islamabad
Russia Today 17 Oct 2019
Britain’s Prince William says he and his wife Kate are “fine” after their plane twice failed to land in Islamabad, Pakistan due to a thunderstorm. The aircraft carrying royal couple was ultimately forced to return to Lahore. The royals are on a four-day visit to Pakistan ... ....
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Erdogan's actions mean Turkey’s ultimate destiny lies towards the East – and not with Nato
The National 17 Oct 2019
US President Donald Trump might believe that the deepening conflict between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds is little more than a regional dispute that does not affect America. But Turkey’s insistence on maintaining its military offensive in northern Syria could have profound implications for its future relationship with the Nato alliance ... — Donald J ... ....
