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Navy says Chinese destroyer shot laser at aircraft near Guam in ‘unsafe and unprofessional manner’
Stars and Stripes 28 Feb 2020
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A Chinese navy destroyer shot a weapons-grade laser at a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft in a recent move that U.S. Pacific Fleet dubbed “unsafe and unprofessional” in a statement Thursday. The incident happened Feb ... The crew regularly conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance, the statement said ... Twitter. @CaitlinDoornbos....
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Police evacuate Paris train station after major fire
Deutsche Welle 28 Feb 2020
People lit scooters and garbage bins on fire to demonstrate against a planned performance by a Congolese artist, in the area of the Gare de Lyon railway station. Protests had been banned ahead of the performance ... ....
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Turkey kills over 300 Syria regime troops in retaliation to attack
Middle East Monitor 28 Feb 2020
Turkey has reportedly killed at least 309 Syrian regime soldiers and destroyed dozens of military vehicles and defence systems in retaliation for the regime’s offensive which killed 33 Turkish soldiers last night ... More UAV footage reportedly showing air strikes on SAA forces in response to the air strike on Turkish forces yesterday ... .......
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Alongside Coronavirus, We Must Guard Against The Other Deadly Viruses Infecting Us
WorldNews.com 28 Feb 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. After months of alarming reports about the seriousness of the coronavirus, which has already infected more than 80,000 people in China and spread to most of the world, including several cases in the United States, a poor response to the epidemic could be politically devastating for any world leader....
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‘India commiting massacres against Muslims’, Erdogan says
Middle East Monitor 28 Feb 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday hit out against “massacres” committed against Muslims in India after riots in New Delhi left at least 33 dead. “India right now has become a country where massacres are widespread. What massacres? Massacres of Muslims ... Thousands of properties and vehicles were touched in the violence....
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Astronomers detect biggest explosion in universe since Big Bang
Webdunia 28 Feb 2020
Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole. . explosion in universe since Big Bang" width="740" />. The blast, they said, is the biggest explosion seen in the universe since the Big Bang ... ... ... “And we don’t know why it’s so big.”. ... ....
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Greece tightens border control after Turkey opens gates
Press TV 28 Feb 2020
Greece has tightened control on the border with Turkey following a decision by Ankara to stop preventing the flow of refugees into Europe and amid fears of a new coronavirus spread. The European Union (EU) and Turkey struck a deal in 2016 under which Turkey would hold back refugees hoping to reach Europe via Turkish territory ... forces continue gains ... ....
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Coronavirus: UK records first death as man on board cruise ship dies
The Irish Times 28 Feb 2020
A British man on board a cruise ship in Japan has died from coronavirus. The Japanese Ministry of Health said the man was the sixth person to have died on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has been quarantined off the coast of Japan. He is the first Briton to have died from coronavirus, also known as Covid-19 ... Photograph. Kazuhiro NOGI/AFP ... ....
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Hanson: Trump’s chances for reelection are looking better and better
The Mercury News 28 Feb 2020
Donald Trump has at least five strong historical arguments for his reelection. One, he is an incumbent. Incumbent presidents have won 14 of 19 reelection bids since 1900. The few who lost did not enjoy positive approval ratings ... 50% unfavorable ... Bush and Herbert Hoover learned the hard way. Currently, the U.S ... The Iraq War drove down George W ... Hanson ... ....
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Erdogan’s military adventurism in Syria is doomed to fail: Analyst
Press TV 28 Feb 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s military adventurism in Syria is doomed to fail, says an American political analyst, as tensions soar between Damascus and Ankara over Turkey’s aggression on the Arab country’s soil and the rising death toll of Turkish troops there ... 34 Turkish troops killed in Syria's Idlib as govt. forces continue gains ... ....
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Pompeo: US has offered to help Iran fight coronavirus
The Hill 28 Feb 2020
The United States has offered to help Iran with its outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoCheney, House Republicans express 'serious concerns' with US-Taliban deal GOP, Democrats hash out 2020 strategy at dueling retreats Overnight Defense ... Dems offer bill to reverse Trump on wall funding ... .......
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'The world is on fire,' Greta Thunberg tells U.K. climate rally
Toronto Sun 28 Feb 2020
BRISTOL — Greta Thunberg denounced politicians and the media on Friday for failing her generation, saying the world is on fire but they are ignoring a looming climate cataclysm ... Known simply as Greta, 17-year-old Thunberg has captured the imagination of many young people with impassioned demands for world leaders to take urgent action ... ....
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NATO in urgent talks after 33 Turkish troops killed in Syria
Daily Herald 28 Feb 2020
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey has requested emergency talks after 33 of its soldiers were killed in northeast Syria ... ....
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‘There’s been no change’: Jaded Israelis head to polls for third time in a year, as polarised as ever
The Independent 28 Feb 2020
It is Groundhog Day in Israel. For the third time in less than a year, the country is holding a general election. Despite the colossal expenditure of funds and fierce mudslinging on many sides, all the polls point to yet another deadlock ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Show all 20....
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Christian woman in Pakistan blasphemy row: I've been invited to live in France
Yahoo Daily News 28 Feb 2020
PARIS (Reuters) - Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, said on Friday after meeting President Emmanuel Macron that she had been invited her to live in France. Bibi was acquitted of the blasphemy conviction last year and has since been living with her family in Canada ... An Elysee official said ... ....
