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Seoul mayor Park Won-soon found dead after being reported missing
The Irish Times 09 Jul 2020
It did not give a cause of death ... He was seen as a potential presidential hopeful for the liberals in the 2022 presidential elections ... Mr Park left the mayor’s official residence at around 10.40 am on Thursday, wearing a black hat and a backpack, having cancelled policy meetings scheduled for the day, according to multiple local reports ... – Reuters ... ....
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Trump tax returns: Supreme Court rules president does not have to reveal financial documents to House
The Independent 09 Jul 2020
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Congress from obtaining Donald Trump's tax and financial records from his accounting firm and major lenders, meaning voters will not see them before Election Day ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now. More follows…. Daily coronavirus briefing ... Post ... ....
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US-China relationship at 'lowest point' in decades as sanctions announced over Uighur concentration camps
The Independent 09 Jul 2020
The US announced sanctions on Chinese Communist Party officials for human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims as the two countries reached their lowest point since establishing diplomatic ties in 1979. ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... ....
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Kanye West’s Family is Reportedly Concerned He’s in the Midst of a Bipolar Episode
The Source 09 Jul 2020
Kanye West made some bizarre comments recently and a TMZ reports suggests that we’re witnessing a severe bipolar episode. Ye suffers from an annual episode according to the tabloid and it seems like it’s about that time ... ....
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US Army investigating how 'MAGA' was described as a form of 'covert white supremacy' in handout
CNN 09 Jul 2020
(CNN)The US Army is investigating how a handout distributed on a base in Alabama initially included a description that the phrase "Make America Great Again" was a form of "covert white supremacy" and therefore racist -- which it says was "sent out in error and immediately recalled." ... Exclusive. Vindman to retire from military ... Read More ... ....
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We are all ‘Jews’ in the eyes of today’s Nazis
WorldNews.com 09 Jul 2020
An observation by Gilad Atzmon, WN.com Guest Writer. Palestinians are ‘Jews’ in the eyes of those who plunder their land, their homes, fields and olive groves. They are ‘Jews’ to those who abuse their human rights and squash their hopes for peace and justice ... ) their calls for equality and for a future of hope....
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Study shows ancient contact between Polynesian and South American peoples
Gulf Daily News 09 Jul 2020
Washington. New genetic research shows that there was mingling between ancient native peoples from Polynesia and South America, revealing a single episode of interbreeding roughly 800 years ago after an epic transoceanic journey ... These islands are roughly 4,200 miles (6,800 km) from South America ... swift and stable," Ioannidis added ... ....
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CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago
The Guardian 09 Jul 2020
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Qasem Soleimani: US strike on Iran general was unlawful, UN expert says
BBC News 09 Jul 2020
"giving a pass to terrorists."....
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Serbia mulls anti-virus rules as clashes erupt over lockdown
Wtop 09 Jul 2020
Serbia’s authorities on Thursday are deciding what measures to impose to halt a surging spread of the new coronavirus, in the wake of two nights of clashes between police and anti-lockdown demonstrators ... Serbia has confirmed more than 17,000 cases of the new coronavirus while 341 people have died ... Source....
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General Milley Says Confederate-Named Military Bases Hinder 'Cohesion'
Newsweek 09 Jul 2020
General Mark Milley said that bases named after Confederate generals could remind soldiers that "that general fought for an institution of slavery that may have enslaved one of their ancestors." .......
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Conservation study shows lemurs, whales nearing extinction
Wtop 09 Jul 2020
GENEVA (AP) — Nearly all of Madagascar’s much-loved lemurs are under threat, and almost one-third are just one step away from extinction, largely due to deforestation and hunting on the giant island off eastern Africa, conservationists said Thursday ... “It just helps underline the fact that we are moving into a sixth extinction era ... Source ....
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Sweden’s grim result – more death and nearly equal economic damage
The Irish Times 09 Jul 2020
It has allowed the world to examine what happens in a pandemic when a government allows life to carry on largely unhindered ... Americans, by contrast, tend to rely on their jobs for health care, making them more cautious about their health and their spending during the pandemic, knowing that hospitalisation can be a gateway to financial calamity ... ....
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Brazil press group files criminal complaint against Bolsonaro for removing mask
Yahoo Daily News 09 Jul 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian Press Association on Thursday filed a criminal complaint to the Supreme Court against President Jair Bolsonaro, after he took off his mask in a televised interview in which he announced he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Bolsonaro made his announcement on Tuesday ... ....
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UN human rights expert calls on Saudi Arabia to free women activists
Press TV 09 Jul 2020
A United Nations special rapporteur has called on the member states of the UN Human Rights Council to pressure Saudi Arabia to free women activists, four months before the Arab kingdom holds the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit ... Amnesty International demands Saudi officials release female activists ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk. www.presstv.tv. ....
