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Japan earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes near Niigata
The Independent 18 Jun 2019photo: WN / Shilpa
Anger in India as lychee-linked brain fever kills 103 children
Raw Story 18 Jun 2019
Angry protests erupted in one of India’s poorest states Tuesday over the deaths of more than 100 children from a mysterious brain fever potentially linked to lychees. So far this month 103 children, mostly under 10 and malnourished, have died from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the Muzaffarpur area of the eastern state of Bihar ... ....
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Trump threatens to deport millions starting next week as he prepares to announce 2020 bid
The Independent 18 Jun 2019
Donald Trump has promised to begin deporting “millions” of people living in the US illegally, on the eve of the formal announcement of his 2020 presidential re-election campaign, ... He also praised Mexican efforts to prevent illegal border crossings. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... ....
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Iran will not wage war against any nation, says Hassan Rouhani
The Guardian 18 Jun 2019
Iran has declared it “will not wage war against any nation” after the US announced that a further 1,000 troops are to be sent to the Middle East amid rising tensions ... .......
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Michel Platini arrested in probe on awarding of 2022 World Cup to Qatar, report says
The National 18 Jun 2019photo: Creative Commons / European People's Party
Barclay and Barnier clash on citizens' rights under no-deal Brexit
The Guardian 18 Jun 2019
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China warns US against opening Mideast ‘Pandora’s box’
Raw Story 18 Jun 2019
China on Tuesday warned against opening a “Pandora’s box” in the Middle East after the United States announced the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the region amid escalating tensions with Iran ... ....
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Ana Kriegel murder: Two 14-year-old boys found guilty of killing schoolgirl same age in Dublin
The Independent 18 Jun 2019photo: Creative Commons / Arturo Pardavila III
Dominican authorities ID man who paid David Ortiz shooter
Raw Story 18 Jun 2019
Dominican authorities Monday identified the man they say paid for the attempted hit on former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz. In a statement, the attorney general’s office named the alleged mastermind behind the shooting as Alberto Miguel Rodriguez, who is a fugitive from justice. Ortiz was shot in the back on June 9 while […] ... ....
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Teenager who called Prince Harry a 'race traitor' sentenced
The Guardian 18 Jun 2019
Michal Szewczuk detained for encouraging terrorism on far-right website A teenager who described Prince Harry as a “race traitor” in an online post has been sentenced to four years and three months in a young offender institution ... .......
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Teenage neo-Nazis jailed for inciting terror attacks on Prince Harry and other targets
The Independent 18 Jun 2019
Teenage neo-Nazis who incited terror attacks on targets including Prince Harry have been jailed. Michael Szewczuk and Oskar Dunn-Zoczorowski were members of a group calling itself Sonnenkrieg Division, described as the “third generation” of banned terrorist group National Action. We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... More follows… ... ....
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Germany probes 'right-wing extremist' murder of politician
Deutsche Welle 18 Jun 2019
A politician has been murdered in an apparent execution-style assassination. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has described the attack as "right-wing extremist" in nature, saying it was "directed against us all." ... ....
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New Zealand man jailed for sharing mosque attack video
RTE 18 Jun 2019
A New Zealand man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for distributing videos of a massacre at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. The lone gunman who killed 51 people in New Zealand's worst peace-time mass shooting on 15 March broadcast the massacre live on Facebook ... ....
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Filipinos burn Chinese flags in protest against Duterte’s ‘weak’ response to South China Sea sinking
South China Morning Post 18 Jun 2019
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Brexit party told to check all donations for possible illegal funding
The Guardian 18 Jun 2019
Watchdog says Nigel Farage’s party must return or forfeit any illegitimate money Nigel Farage’s Brexit party has been asked to check £2.5m it has received in donations to ensure it has come from legitimate sources ... .......
