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Afghanistan to release 400 ‘hard-core’ Taliban prisoners in bid to end ‘bloodshed’
South China Morning Post 09 Aug 2020
The Afghan government agreed on Sunday to release 400 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks aimed ......
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Lukashenko Leads With 81.35% of Votes, Electoral Body Says
Sputnik 10 Aug 2020photo: AP / Chiang Ying-ying
US visit to Taiwan begins, adding to escalating China tensions
Live Mint 10 Aug 2020
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is expected to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, threatening to further stoke tensions between the U.S. and China in the highest-ranking visit by an American official to the island in decades ... Taiwan has been a rare global success story in containing Covid-19, as the U.S ... relations." ... ....
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Saudi Aramco Profits Dive 73% as Virus Batters Oil Demand
Voa News 09 Aug 2020
Energy giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday its second-quarter profits plunged a massive 73 percent due to sharply lower oil prices as the coronavirus crisis undercuts global demand ... "Strong headwinds from reduced demand and lower oil prices are reflected in our second quarter results," Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said in a statement ... Cutbacks....
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Statue of Virgin Mary 'Tearing Blood' Gathers Crowds in Italian Town
Sputnik 08 Aug 2020
For some Christians, this is considered to be a miracle....
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Verstappen says 'sitting behind like a grandma' is not for him
The Star 09 Aug 2020
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Max Verstappen informed his Red Bull team that he would not be driving "like a grandma" in Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix on Sunday -- and he was as good as his word ... ....
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Mauritius struggles to contain oil spill polluting its seas
Yahoo Daily News 09 Aug 2020
Police in Mauritius on Sunday prepared to board a grounded ship leaking tonnes of oil into its crystal-clear waters, as clean-up crews confronted a growing ecological disaster on the archipelago's pristine shores ... "People have realised that they need to take things into their hands ... - Economy at risk - ... str-np/wdb. ....
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Twitter, TikTok have had preliminary talks about merger: Dow Jones
Indian Express 09 Aug 2020
Twitter Inc. has held early talks about a potential combination with TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app that the Trump administration has declared a national-security threat, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the matter. It’s unclear whether Twitter will pursue a deal, which would involve TikTok’s U.S ... Tags. TikTok Twitter ... ....
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Belarus election: President Lukashenko faces toughest test in years
BBC News 09 Aug 2020
Probably not. President Lukashenko is widely expected to win again. But the vote is being closely watched amid growing signs of frustration at his leadership. The campaign has seen the rise of opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a former teacher who became a stay-at-home mother until thrust into the political spotlight ... ....
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Hillary Clinton says NYT writer had 'too much pot brownie' after forgetting her 2016 White ...
The Independent 08 Aug 2020
Hillary Clinton roasted The New York Times and their columnist Maureen Dowd - for apparently forgetting that she ran on a mixed-gender presidential ticket in 2016 ... “It’s hard to fathom, but it has been 36 years since a man and a woman ran together on a Democratic Party ticket, writes @MaureenDowd ... “Correction ... ....
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Protesters Call for End to Spanish Monarchy After Former King's Exit
Chosun Ilbo 10 Aug 2020
Protesters on Sunday called for an end to the Spanish monarchy after the ......
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To find your smartphone when it is on silent mode
Chosun Ilbo 10 Aug 2020
To find your smartphone when it is on silent mode, link it to your Google account beforehand and set it up to ring ... ....
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Lewandowski dazzles as Bayern overcome Chelsea
Taipei Times 09 Aug 2020
Reuters, MUNICH, Germany. Robert Lewandowski struck twice and set up two more goals as Bayern Munich on Saturday cruised past Chelsea 4-1 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-1 aggregate victory and remain on course for a treble of titles ... “We’re already excited ... “I can see where I want us to go and I know we’ll be back,” he added ... ....
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The Giving Pledge turns 10: These billionaires pledged to give away half their wealth, but they soon ran into a problem
Market Watch 08 Aug 2020
The Giving Pledge was heralded as a worthy goal when it was announced 10 years ago this week, but those good intentions have been outmatched by a mighty foe. the breakneck pace of wealth creation ... How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy’. But they soon ran into a problem ... The combined wealth of the 62 living U.S ... ....
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Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths, three million cases
RTE 09 Aug 2020
Brazil has surpassed 100,000 coronavirus-related deaths and three million cases of infection, crossing the grim milestone after President Jair Bolsonaro said he had a "clear conscience" on his response to the outbreak ... The health ministry reported 905 new deaths in the past 24 hours, as well as 49,970 fresh cases....
