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Trump is planning ‘Emergency’ to stay in office, top Democrat says
Indian Express 04 Aug 2020
President Donald Trump has no intention of “peacefully” transferring power if he loses the November election, according to House Majority Whip James Clyburn ... “I believe that he plans to install himself in some kind of emergency way to continue to hold onto office,” Clyburn said. “And that’s why the American people had better wake up.” ... A U.S ... Tags ... ....
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Trump dismisses legacy of civil rights hero John Lewis: ‘He didn’t come to my inauguration’
The Independent 04 Aug 2020
In an interview released on Monday night, Donald Trump said he had never met legendary civil rights leader John Lewis and complained that the congressman had declined to attend many of his presidency’s major events ... ....
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Americans in Africa: Why we left America to live in Africa
BBC News 03 Aug 2020photo: US Navy / Ensign John Knight
3 Men Rescued From Pacific Island After Writing SOS in Sand
NBCBayArea 04 Aug 2020
Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say. The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days when their distress signal was spotted Sunday on uninhabited Pikelot Island by searchers on Australian and U.S ... U.S. & World ... ....
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Man beaten with bats over face mask dispute in Paris suburb
The Oklahoman 04 Aug 2020
PARIS (AP) — A resident of a Paris suburb says he was beaten with baseball bats because he asked a fellow laundromat patron to wear a face mask – a requirement in all indoor public places in France to fight resurgent coronavirus infections ... “I had a mask, I asked this person to put on his mask,” Augustin said ... they were threatening, insulting.” ... ....
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Iran's president says enemy wages "psychological warfare"
Xinhua 04 Aug 2020
President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the Iranian multilateral nuclear deal in May 2018. Washington has called for talks on new deal for further limits on Iran's nuclear program and its ballistic missile activities, but Tehran has dismissed the calls and insisted on ......
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Aviation regulator outlines fixes that will get the 737 MAX flying again
The Register 04 Aug 2020
Software upgrade to deliver less lethally-stubborn automation The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revealed the conditions under which it will permit Boeing’s beleaguered 737 MAX to resume commercial flights ... ....
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Thai PM asks student protesters 'not to create chaos'
Yahoo Daily News 04 Aug 2020
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday asked increasingly bold student-led protesters "not to create chaos" after some broke longstanding taboos by openly calling for reform of the constitutional monarchy ... "I beg people not to create chaos at this time ... "I support changes that are needed and I am not in conflict," he said ... ....
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N.Korea has 'probably' developed nuclear devices to fit ballistic missiles: UN report
The Jakarta Post 04 Aug 2020
North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program and several countries believe it has "probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles," according to a confidential UN report ... Pyongyang has not conducted a nuclear test since September 2017 ... 'Lucrative' cyberattacks ... Topics .. ....
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China accuses US of ‘outright bullying’ over TikTok
Manila Bulletin 04 Aug 2020
China accused the United States on Tuesday of “outright bullying” over popular video app TikTok, after President Donald Trump ramped up pressure for its US operations to be sold to an American company. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) ... READ MORE. Trump says will bar TikTok from US ... ....
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Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases – study
The Guardian 04 Aug 2020
Poorer, hotter parts of the world will struggle to adapt to unbearable conditions, research finds ... Rising temperatures are set to cause particular devastation in poorer, hotter parts of the world that will struggle to adapt to unbearable conditions that will kill increasing numbers of people, the research has found ... ....
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Egypt invites Musk to see whether aliens built pyramids
The Siasat Daily 04 Aug 2020
Cairo. One of Egypt’s top government officials has invited multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk to visit the country and see for himself that the great pyramids were not built by aliens. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk earlier tweeted. “Aliens built the pyramids obviously” which was retweeted more than 88,000 times ... source ... Mr ... source ... IANS....
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Fears Victoria lockdown and curfew may cost 250,000 jobs
Belfast Telegraph 04 Aug 2020
Victoria state, Australia's coronavirus hotspot, has announced that businesses will be closed and scaled down in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. Victoria premier Daniel Andrews said non-essential businesses will close starting late tomorrow in Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city ... Read More ... ....
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Donald Trump Slams Dr. Birx As ‘Pathetic’ After Her Comments On Nancy Pelosi
Inquisitr 03 Aug 2020
President Donald Trump took to Twitter this morning to call out Dr ... “So Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr ... Click here to continue and read more... ....
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi confirms contesting for second term
The Jakarta Post 04 Aug 2020
Shares. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday formally declared her intention to seek a second term in an election in November that is seen as a test of the Southeast Asian nation's tentative democratic reforms ... "Mother Suu, be healthy." ... U.N ... Topics .. ....
