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2000-year-old 'lost' street built by Pontius Pilate uncovered in Jerusalem
The Independent 21 Oct 2019
A 2,000-year-old “lost” street built in Jerusalem by Pontius Pilate has been uncovered for the first time since the city was sacked by the Romans in 70AD ... Researchers have now found more than 100 coins beneath the paving stones that date the street to around the year 31AD ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... SWNS....
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Oil prices dip on weak demand outlook, supply concerns
CNBC 21 Oct 2019
Oil prices eased on Monday amid persistent concerns about the global economic outlook and the impact on oil demand, while Russia again missed its target to cut oil output last month ... ....
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Chile extends state of emergency as death toll rises to 7
Gulf News 21 Oct 2019
Santiago. Chile on Sunday extended a state of emergency to cities in the north and south of the country, swept by unrest that has left at least seven people dead, the government said ... Five people died Sunday when a garment factory was torched by looters near Santiago as authorities extended a curfew into a second consecutive night ... Read more ... ....
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Japanese man detained in China on suspicion of spying, Tokyo confirms
South China Morning Post 21 Oct 2019
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Former Philippines police chief faces drug charges
BBC News 21 Oct 2019
The former head of the Philippines national police force is facing a criminal complaint in relation to the alleged resale of confiscated drugs. General Oscar Albayalde stepped down last week amid allegations he had intervened to protect police officers involved in illegal drug trading. In his role he led President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs....
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End of The Road For Google Clips AI Camera; Don't Think Anyone Will Miss it Much
Yahoo Daily News 21 Oct 2019
Following the shelving of the Daydream View VR headset, Google has discontinued its AI-powered Google Clips camera as well. Google Clips was a camera that people were supposed to install around their homes, where it would enable artificially intelligent auto-capture moments that could be interesting ... ....
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US House speaker Pelosi makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
Dawn 21 Oct 2019
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, her office said ... Pelosi's relations with Trump are at a low point as she leads an impeachment inquiry against him ... "We underscored that the women of Afghanistan must be at the table for reconciliation talks." ... ....
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'The EU is running scared from fascism' – Kosovo's likely new PM
The Observer 21 Oct 2019
The leftwinger set to become Kosovo’s surprise new prime minister has condemned the EU’s decision to halt further Balkans enlargement, saying it showed western leaders had forgotten the lessons of two world wars and instead were in retreat in the face of fascism and populism ... Kosovo at 10. challenges overshadow independence celebrations. Read more ... ....
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Miracle! 3-year-old child remains unhurt after falling from second floor apartment, video goes viral
DNA India 21 Oct 2019
"Jako Rakhe Saiyan, Maar Sake Na Koi", these words turned into reality when a three-year-old child miraculously left unhurt after he fell more than 35 feet from the balcony of his second-floor home in Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh ... A CCTV camera installed nearby recorded the entire incident. #WATCH Tikamgarh ... Take a look... So scary. ... ....
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Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu: Lady Gaga's tweet takes internet by storm!
The Times of India 21 Oct 2019
Pop icon Lady Gaga sent netizens into a frenzy on Sunday with a special message in Sanskrit! ... Following the message, some fans are hailing her as a "wise queen" while others are just clueless about what it means!. A Twitter user wrote, "we stan a wise queen!" along with a picture displaying the meaning of the Sanskrit quote ... (ANI). ....
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Details about 30 ancient coffins discovered in Egypt revealed
TVNZ 19 Oct 2019
Egypt's antiquities authorities today revealed the details of 30 ancient wooden coffins that were recently discovered in the southern city of Luxor ... When discovered last week, the coffins were in two layers, with 18 coffins on top of 12 others, he said ... He said the coffins were "exceptionally painted and preserved." ... to 332 B.C.) ... ....
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Air pollution 'triggers hundreds more heart attacks and strokes'
BBC News 21 Oct 2019photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein, Pool
Chinese vice president visits Indonesia for closer ties
China.dot.org 21 Oct 2019
JAKARTA, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan on Monday wrapped up a friendly visit to Indonesia as a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the two countries agreeing to further cement their partnership ... The Chinese side has full confidence in the further deepening of cooperation between the two countries, added Wang....
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Pak rejects India's claim of destroying terror camps
Deccan Herald 21 Oct 2019
The Pakistan military has rejected as "false" the Indian Army's assertion that it targeted at least three terror camps in PoK and said India is welcome to take any foreign diplomat or media to the site to "prove" its claim on ground ... GET IT. Pakistan. PoK. Terror Camps.
