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Facebook’s Libra and what you need to know about it
Cryptopolitan 17 Feb 2020
Facebook’s Libra created a huge commotion since its announcement in mid-2019. The project was revealed as one of the most ambitious crypto projects ever. Moreover, the project’s parent company did not have a flawless reputation and was involved in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal ... What is the goal of Facebook’s Libra? ... Security....
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Libya rebels claim to have ‘destroyed’ Turkish cargo ship in Tripoli
Press TV 18 Feb 2020
Armed rebels under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar in Libya claim they have destroyed a Turkish cargo ship carrying ammunition and weapons at the port of Tripoli ... There was no immediate reaction from Turkey, which sides with the internationally recognized government of Libya ... Since 2014, two rival seats of power have emerged in Libya ... ....
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Gunman kills ex-wife at Bangkok shopping mall days after mass shooting
The Himalayan 18 Feb 2020
BANGKOK. The gunman then fled the Century The Movie Plaza, near the Thai capital’s Victory Monument and is still on the run, Thai police said. “One person died and another was injured,” police Colonel Kissana Pattanacharoen told Reuters ... ....
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Elon Musk takes a dig at Bill Gates, who bought a Porsche Taycan
Independent online (SA) 18 Feb 2020
San Francisco - Tesla founder Elon Musk took a jibe at Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday after it emerged that the world’s second richest man just bought his first electric car - and it wasn’t a Tesla ... "My conversations with Gates have been underwhelming tbh (to be honest)," Musk tweeted in response to Twitter user Tesletter ... IOL & IANS ....
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Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy
Yahoo Daily News 18 Feb 2020
The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection. Facing mounting legal costs from defending itself against lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of boys, the venerable non-profit sought Chapter 11 protection in a court filing early Tuesday. A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America said in a statement that the filing had "two key objectives ... ....
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Federal judges' group calls emergency meeting over Roger Stone case
Yahoo Daily News 18 Feb 2020
Washington — A national organization representing more than 1,100 federal judges has reportedly called an emergency meeting Tuesday to address the recent crisis that has engulfed the Justice Department and led to calls for Attorney General William Barr to resign ... District Judge Cynthia Rufe, told USA Today ... Bush, said ... Mr ... Trump's comment ... ....
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Russia temporarily bans ALL Chinese visitors amid coronavirus epidemic
Russia Today 18 Feb 2020
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on Tuesday evening banning Chinese citizens from entering the Russian Federation for tourism, work, and for private purposes. The new rules are effective from Thursday ... For instance, Russian Railways suspended all passenger traffic to and from China ... Also on rt.com From clothes to condoms....
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Iran’s Khamenei Calls For Large Turnout in Upcoming Elections to Hinder US’s ‘Evil Intentions’
Sputnik 18 Feb 2020
Iran’s upcoming legislative elections, which are set for 21 February, have previously been slammed by some members of the opposition and US officials as fictitious, something Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was eager to denounce ... ....
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Westerdam passenger infected with coronavirus: What we know and what we don't
CNN 18 Feb 2020
Hong Kong (CNN)The Westerdam cruise ship was supposed to have been the lucky one. After being stuck at sea for days, when Japan, the Philippines and Thailand turned it away over concerns it had passengers who could have been infected with the novel coronavirus, on Friday, the Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia finally allowed the Westerdam to dock ... ....
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EU puts Cayman Islands, others on tax blacklist
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 18 Feb 2020
4 minutes ago ... The EU has set up the system to sanction those it deems guilty of unfairly offering tax avoidance schemes ... Virgin Islands and Vanuatu ... .......
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Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll in China climbs to over 1860
Business Line 18 Feb 2020
The death toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic climbed to 1,868 on Tuesday as 98 more people died while the total number of confirmed cases jumped to 72,436, officials said. Of the new deaths, 93 were reported from Hubei Province, the epicentre of the virus, three from Henan, and one each from Hebei and Hunan, said the National Health Commission....
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Woman's Ring Belonging to Her Late Husband Lost 47 Years Ago in US Found in Finland
News18 18 Feb 2020
Debra McKenna, 63, lost the ring in Portland when she was a student at Morse High School. ....
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Maduro says US plotting to invade Venezuela, country ‘not afraid of combat’
Press TV 18 Feb 2020
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the United States and some of its allies are plotting to invade Venezuela and that the South American country is “not afraid of military combat.”. In a televised speech on Monday, Maduro said the US had assembled a “mercenary force” to invade Venezuela ... ....
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French prosecutors investigate Russian artist over sex video
The Guardian 18 Feb 2020
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Jury deliberations begin in Weinstein trial, defense ordered not to speak to press
ABC7 18 Feb 2020
After hearing from 35 witnesses over more than two weeks of testimony, the New York City jury in Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault case have begun deliberating. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge James Burke has also ordered Weinstein's defense team not to speak with the press ... "She's actually speaking directly to the jury ... 7 air date ... ....
