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Saudi Arabia beheads 37 citizens for terrorism crimes; pins bodies to poles
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 23 Apr 2019
13 minutes ago. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia beheaded 37 Saudi citizens for what it said Tuesday were terrorism-related crimes, the Interior Ministry said, publicly pinning two of the bodies to a pole as a warning to others ... The government defends such executions as a powerful tool for deterrence ... Categories. News . Top Stories ... .......
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Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact – study
The Guardian 23 Apr 2019
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More Than 50 Feared Dead In Collapse At Myanmar Jade Mine
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019photo: AP / Mary Altaffer, FILE
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over Trump Citizenship Question On Census
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court will undertake one of the most controversial cases of its current term Tuesday when the High Court hears the Trump administration’s bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Reuters reported ... 15, U.S ... It has featured since then on questionnaires sent to a smaller subset of the population. While only U.S....
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Texas Couple Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Enslaving Guinean Woman
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
A Texas couple was sentenced to seven years in federal prison each for enslaving a Guinean woman as their personal servant for more than 16 years on Monday, according to CNN ... The couple will also serve three years of supervised released after completing their prison terms and paying their victim $288,000 in restitution ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Sri Lanka attacks were retaliation for Christchurch, says official
The Irish Times 23 Apr 2019
Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, adding that two domestic Islamist groups were believed to be responsible ... “It was done by National Thawheed Jama’ut along with JMI,” he said, referring to another local group, Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim ... ....
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PM Imran Khan confuses delegates with talk of Japan-Germany border
Deccan Chronicle 23 Apr 2019
Tehran. Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan misspoke while conveying a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a visit to Iran. In a viral video, he says that the East Asian island nation of Japan shares a border with the European country of Germany ... .......
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Powerful Quake Strikes Philippines One Day After Another Killed 16
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
One day after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattled the northern Philippines and killed at least 16 people, a new, powerful earthquake hit the country’s central region Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. Tuesday’s quake measured 6.4 on the Richter scale by the U.S....
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'Racist and mysogynist' Donald Trump shouldn't address parliament
Scotsman 23 Apr 2019
Donald Trump should be barred from addressing parliament when he makes a formal state visit to the UK in June over his “racist views and misogynistic actions”, a senior Scottish peer has said ... Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday that Mr Trump and his wife Melania will be guests of the Queen during the three-day visit, which begins on June 3 ... ....
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‘Game Of Thrones” Emilia Clarke defends Daenerys’ response to Jon Snow’s revelation
NME 23 Apr 2019
The second instalment of season 8, 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms', aired on Sunday'Game of Thrones'. Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has spoken out to defend her character Daenerys Targaryen’s reaction to Jon Snow’s big revelation in the show’s latest dramatic episode. Spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 are posted below ... ....
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Moment woman ‘who casually hurled puppies into dumpster’ is arrested
Metro UK 23 Apr 2019
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. This is the moment a woman accused of throwing a bag containing seven newborn puppies in a dumpster on a sweltering day was arrested, police say ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... The puppies were taken to a foster ... (Picture ... Mayer continued ... ....
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Study Warns Skipping Breakfast Could Lead To A Higher Risk Of Heart-Related Death
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
Whether it's sweet or savory, a new study published this week says eating breakfast could help reduce your risk of dying early from cardiovascular disease, according to USA Today ... Wei Bao, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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'Longevity Gene' That Helps Repair DNA and Extend Lifespan Could One Day Prevent Age-related Diseases in Humans
Newsweek 23 Apr 2019
Scientists studying longevity believe a gene could explain why some animals live longer. In 18 species of rodents with varying lifespans, researchers looked at sirtuin 6 (SIRT6), a gene which plays a role in processes in the body including aging, cellular stress resistance, and DNA repair ... Dr ... The findings were published in the journal Cell ... Dr ... ....
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Family reveal remarkable story of sailor who survived Titanic and Lusitania disasters
The Independent 23 Apr 2019
A sailor was the only person to survive two of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century - the sinking of Titanic and the RMS Lusitania - his relatives have claimed. ... He told the White Star Line shipping company he was 32 when he was really 10-years older. We’ll tell you what’s true ... 1/17 ... AP....
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Protests likely as Donald Trump accepts Queen Elizabeth’s invitation for state visit
Business Day 23 Apr 2019
London — Donald Trump has accepted Queen Elizabeth’s invitation to make a state visit to Britain in June, becoming only the third US president to have been accorded the honour by the monarch, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday ... He said she had failed to follow advice from him, such as suing the EU. But later he said May was doing a fantastic job ... ....
