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Facebook’s Libra and what you need to know about it
Cryptopolitan 17 Feb 2020
Facebook’s Libra created a huge commotion since its announcement in mid-2019. The project was revealed as one of the most ambitious crypto projects ever. Moreover, the project’s parent company did not have a flawless reputation and was involved in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal ... What is the goal of Facebook’s Libra? ... Security....
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Russia temporarily bans ALL Chinese visitors amid coronavirus epidemic
Russia Today 18 Feb 2020
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on Tuesday evening banning Chinese citizens from entering the Russian Federation for tourism, work, and for private purposes. The new rules are effective from Thursday ... For instance, Russian Railways suspended all passenger traffic to and from China ... Also on rt.com From clothes to condoms....
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Gunman kills ex-wife at Bangkok shopping mall days after mass shooting
The Himalayan 18 Feb 2020
BANGKOK. The gunman then fled the Century The Movie Plaza, near the Thai capital’s Victory Monument and is still on the run, Thai police said. “One person died and another was injured,” police Colonel Kissana Pattanacharoen told Reuters ... ....
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Libya rebels claim to have ‘destroyed’ Turkish cargo ship in Tripoli
Press TV 18 Feb 2020
Armed rebels under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar in Libya claim they have destroyed a Turkish cargo ship carrying ammunition and weapons at the port of Tripoli ... There was no immediate reaction from Turkey, which sides with the internationally recognized government of Libya ... Since 2014, two rival seats of power have emerged in Libya ... ....
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WHO urges calm as China coronavirus death toll nears 1,900
Deccan Herald 18 Feb 2020
But Chinese officials released a study showing most patients have mild cases of the illness, and World Health Organization officials said the mortality rate was relatively low ... A study among 72,000 confirmed, suspected and clinically diagnosed cases showed that 81 percent of patients had only mild infections....
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Elon Musk takes a dig at Bill Gates, who bought a Porsche Taycan
Independent online (SA) 18 Feb 2020
San Francisco - Tesla founder Elon Musk took a jibe at Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday after it emerged that the world’s second richest man just bought his first electric car - and it wasn’t a Tesla ... "My conversations with Gates have been underwhelming tbh (to be honest)," Musk tweeted in response to Twitter user Tesletter ... IOL & IANS ....
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Federal judges' group calls emergency meeting over Roger Stone case
Yahoo Daily News 18 Feb 2020
Washington — A national organization representing more than 1,100 federal judges has reportedly called an emergency meeting Tuesday to address the recent crisis that has engulfed the Justice Department and led to calls for Attorney General William Barr to resign ... District Judge Cynthia Rufe, told USA Today ... Bush, said ... Mr ... Trump's comment ... ....
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Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy
Yahoo Daily News 18 Feb 2020
The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection. Facing mounting legal costs from defending itself against lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of boys, the venerable non-profit sought Chapter 11 protection in a court filing early Tuesday. A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America said in a statement that the filing had "two key objectives ... ....
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Instagram influencer fools followers into thinking Ikea photoshoot was Bali holiday
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Iran’s Khamenei Calls For Large Turnout in Upcoming Elections to Hinder US’s ‘Evil Intentions’
Sputnik 18 Feb 2020
Iran’s upcoming legislative elections, which are set for 21 February, have previously been slammed by some members of the opposition and US officials as fictitious, something Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was eager to denounce ... ....
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One soldier killed, several wounded in eastern Ukraine, govt. claims
Press TV 18 Feb 2020
At least one Ukrainian soldier has allegedly been killed and four others have been wounded in fierce clashes that erupted between government forces and armed pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine ... PressTV-Ukraine army, pro-Russians start last phase of withdrawal ... A ceasefire brokered in Belarus in the following year failed to stop the fighting ... ....
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EU puts Cayman Islands, others on tax blacklist
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 18 Feb 2020
4 minutes ago ... The EU has set up the system to sanction those it deems guilty of unfairly offering tax avoidance schemes ... Virgin Islands and Vanuatu ... .......
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Jury deliberations begin in Weinstein trial, defense ordered not to speak to press
ABC7 18 Feb 2020
After hearing from 35 witnesses over more than two weeks of testimony, the New York City jury in Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault case have begun deliberating. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge James Burke has also ordered Weinstein's defense team not to speak with the press ... "She's actually speaking directly to the jury ... 7 air date ... ....
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Barnier rejects UK’s call for Canada-style trade deal with EU
The Irish Times 18 Feb 2020
Michel Barnier has rejected British demands for a Canada-style trade deal that would free the UK from EU rules as he made a thinly-veiled warning to Boris Johnson not to break his word ... Asked if Frost was right in his speech on Monday night to say that agreeing to such alignment in a trade deal would be undemocratic, Barnier told reporters ... . ....
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Russia and Turkey agree on more talks on Syria amid crisis
Stars and Stripes 18 Feb 2020
ANKARA, Turkey — Talks between Russia and Turkey meant to reduce tensions in northwestern Syria did not yield a “satisfactory result” for Ankara, but both sides agreed to continue negotiations, a spokesman for Turkey’s president said Tuesday ... The end of the talks came hours after the U.N ... officials ... Aid organizations, including the U.N ... The U.N ... 1 ... U.N....
