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Police fire water cannon at pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Athens
Greek police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators protesting in Athens against Israeli attacks on Gaza.
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Extremely Rare Plutonium Found in the Depths of Pacific Ocean Could Be Older Than Our Solar System
5000 feet beneath the surface of the Earth’s largest and deepest Pacific ocean, lies extremely rare Plutonium-244, a trace of violent cosmic events that happened millions of years ago in deep interste...
āItās genocideā: Protesters slam Israel, support Palestinians
From Amman and Baghdad to London and Berlin, thousands gather across the world to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Over 2,000 bodies found in Ganga river
Health ministry is in close touch with UP, Bihar govt to ensure immediate check to stop the spread
āShocked and horrifiedā: AP, Al Jazeera condemn Israelās bombing of their offices in Gaza
āThe world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today.ā
āSilence the storyā: Israeli bombing of media offices condemned
Gaza City building that housed Al Jazeera and other media offices was destroyed in an Israeli strike on Saturday.
Statement: AP āhorrifiedā by Israeli attack on its office
NEW YORK (AP) ā An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday.
āThe world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of todayā: AP, Al-Jazeera respond to Israeli airstrike
The IDF says Hamas made the building a ālawful military targetā
Germany will not tolerate āanti-Semiticā protests, warns Chancellor Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Friday that Germany would not tolerate anti-Semitic demonstrations following protests outside synagogues at which
Teenage suicide sparks deadly uprising in southwest Colombia
The suicide of a 17-year-old girl who accused police of sexual abuse sparked an uprising in southwest Colombia that left at least one person dead, 35 injured and the localā¦
Palestinian march in Paris defies ban, is met by tear gas
PARIS (AP) ā French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Saturday in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip defied a ban on marching in the French capital. Hundreds...
Al Jazeera strongly condemns Israelās destruction of Gaza offices
Media network says bombing āclear actā to stop journalists from reporting, says Israeli govāt must be held accountable.
Palestinian Civilian Death Toll Mounts as Israel Pounds Gaza with Airstrikes and Heavy Artillery
The death toll in Gaza has reached at least 119 as Israel escalates its aerial assault and fires heavy artillery at the besieged territory ahead of a possible ground invasion. Israeli attacks have kil...
Arab world condemns Israeli violence, but takes very little action | The US Express News
The Arab world is united in condemning the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and the way in which the Israeli police raided Jerusalemās Aqsa Mosque,
AP āshocked and horrifiedā by Israeli attack on its office
NEW YORK (AP) ā An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday.
Israeli strike destroys Gaza building with AP, other media
An Israeli airstrike has targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets
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Joe Ligon: Americaās ālongest juvenile liferā on 68 years in prison
After waiting seven decades for freedom, Joe Ligon tells the BBC how he intends to spend the rest of his days.
Users on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok decry censorship of Israel posts
Users on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok are highlighting instances of post removals and other forms of censorship after sharing content related to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Gaza tower housing Al Jazeera office destroyed by Israeli attack
Israel warned residents of building, which also housed AP and residential flats, to evacuate an hour before air raid.
Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ā An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets hours after another Israeli air raid o...
Several children killed as Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp
The UN says 10,000 Palestinians have been forced out of their homes in the Gaza Strip, as the death toll reaches 137.
Top Japanese CEO says hosting the Olympics amounts to a āsuicide missionā
The CEO of Japanās top e-commerce company said Friday that it would be a āsuicide missionā for the country to host the Olympic Games this summer.
One killed in Ramat Gan as heavy rocket barrage fired at central Israel
Rockets also land in Taibeh, Rishon Lezion, Givat Shmuel and close to Ben-Gurion; buildings hit in earlier attack on Beāer Sheva as south endures morning of strikes on sixth day of fighting; IDF pound...
Thousands join London march in solidarity with Palestine
Palestinian ambassador addresses protesters calling for UK government to act after at least 139 people killed in Gaza
Thousands march in Free Palestine rallies in Sydney and Melbourne
Protesters in Australia have joined rallies around the world against Israeli military attacks in Gaza, where fighting continued for a fifth night
Gaza Attack Live: Israeli airstrike destroys Al-Jalaa tower in Gaza, which housed AP, Al Jazeera offices
Israel-Gaza Attack Today Live News Updates: The airstrike Saturday came roughly an hour after the Israeli military ordered people to evacuate the building. There was no immediate explanation for why t...
UP Horror: Over 2000 Dead Bodies Found Within 1140 Kilometers On Bank Of Ganga River, Says Report | HW English
More than 900 dead bodies were buried near Shuklaganj Ghat and Buxar Ghat in Uttar Pradeshās Unnao and human organs were scattered all over the place, the report stated.
Jewish activist calls Israeli attacks in Palestine āwar crimesā
āIsrael actually provoked this recent heightened violence,ā says CODEPINK co-director Ariel Gold - Anadolu Agency
Family of 10 killed in Gaza attack, US envoys arrives
A family of 10 were killed in the early hours of this morning in an Israeli air strike on the western Gaza Strip, medics in the regionĀ said, as the latest upsurge in violence in the Middle East contin...
Israel pounds Gaza to curb Palestinian militants but rockets still fly
As the war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip lit up the skies and sent civilians running for cover for a fifth night running on Friday, diplomats stepped up efforts to try and end t...
Over 4000 Palestinian Refugees from Syria Pronounced Dead until End of 2019
4013 Palestinian refugees from Syria including hundreds of women and children have died since 2011 as a result of war-related incidents a human rights group has reported.
The Action Group for Palestin...
We oppose our money being used to fund Israeli aggression: US lawmaker
Congresswoman Cori Bush has made an appeal for Americans to support the liberation of Palestine in the face of increased Israeli aggression.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza, occupied West Bank mounts: Live
Number of people killed by Israeli bombardment on Gaza rises to 139; 13 killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank.
King Mohammed VI Sends Emergency Humanitarian Aid To Palestinians
King Mohammed VI instructed the government to dispatch emergency humanitarian aid for Palestinians as part of Moroccoās commitment
126 dead, 950 injured in Gaza as Israel continues air strike
Despite intensifying diplomatic efforts to ease five days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, Israelās air force struck several sites in the strip overnight, while rockets ag...
China accuses US of being āindifferent to the sufferingā of Palestinians
Beijing again hits out at Washington for blocking a UN Security Council statement on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Deceased Israeli soldier boasted about raping Palestinian woman
An Israeli soldier who became the first casualty of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the latest round of violence against the Palestinians had...
Arab Israelis are rising up to protest. Hereās what you need to know about their status in the country.
Many of the Arab Israelis taking part in recent mass protests are angered not only by the ongoing airstrikes against Palestinians but also their own sense of being second-class citizens.
āPalestinian Lives Matter,ā Declares Bernie Sanders in NYT Op-ed
āIf the United States is going to be a credible voice on human rights on the global stage, we must uphold international standards of human rights consistently.ā
Israeli airstrike hits Gaza house, killing at least 7 including kids
Number of fatalities may rise as three-story house in al-Shati camp turns to rubble; military says aircraft strikes rocket-launching sites, two Hamas āterror squadsā in Strip
Man arrested for riding in back seat of driverless Tesla gets out of jail, buys another Tesla, and does it again
āI have unlimited money to blow on Teslas. If you take my Tesla away, I will get another Teslaā
China becomes only second nation in history to land a rover on Mars
The landing is a major milestone for Chinaās space agency, which has advanced rapidly in just a few decades.
US blocks Friday UN Security Council meeting on Gaza, Israel
Washington proposes open debate for early next week, diplomats tell Anadolu Agency - Anadolu Agency
China has landed on Mars
China is the second country to put a working rover on Mars.
Israeli airstrike on Gaza house kills at least 7
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City has killed at least seven Palestinians. The airstrike early Saturday in the western part of Gaza City recorded the highest number o...
China lands Zhu Rong Mars rover after ānine minutes of terrorā
Only half of all attempts to land on the red planet have succeeded because of its challenging atmosphere.
IDF Military Intelligence knew Hamas would fire on Jerusalem
While neither side wants the fighting to deteriorate into a war with a ground incursion by IDF forces, Hamas has enough rockets to continue firing for at least two months.
Israel strike collapses building during BBC report
BBC producer Adnan Elbursh was broadcasting live from Gaza City when a building behind him was hit.
Wild boars corner Italian woman at the supermarket and steal her groceries
Boars, according to several local media outlets, are a common sight in Romeās suburbs and can often be found rummaging through garbage bins in urban areas
Wales to launch pilot universal basic income scheme
Campaigners hail āhuge momentā as first minister commits to trials of payments to cover living costs
U.S. puts brake on U.N. statement over Middle East tensions
The United States is delaying United Nations Security Council efforts to issue a public statement on escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians because it could be harmful to behind-the-s...
Brits urged to drink 124 pints each to help struggling pubs
Pub-goers will need to drink 124 pints this summer to save the nationās food and beverage industry, finance experts have claimed.
Jordanās King Abdullah warns of āmassive conflictā if Israel annexes West Bank
Monarch say his country is considering all options, including cancelling the 1994 Wadi Araba peace treaty
China ready to put Apple, other U.S. companies in āunreliable entity listā - Global Times
China is ready to put U.S. companies in an āunreliable entity list,ā as part of countermeasures against Washingtonās move to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies, the Global Times ...
U.S.-China tensions rise as Trump administration moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers
The Trump administration moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, in an action that could ramp up tensions with China.
āAbsurd, preposterous, whitewashā: Reactions pour in as Hong Kong police watchdog clears force of wrongdoing | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong ās Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) has released its 999-page report on the behaviour of the police force during last yearās city-wide protests and unrest, concluding that office...
Brazilās health minister resigns after just weeks on the job
Brazilās health minister Nelson Teich handed in his resignation on Friday, his office said, after less than a month on the job as the country becomes a world hotspot for coroā¦
Jordanian king warns of āmassive conflictā if Israel annexes parts of West Bank
This is the harshest statement by the King regarding possible annexation.
Boris declares war on fat: PM ditches his ānanny stateā worries and demands action
Boris Johnson is declaring war on fat as he ditches his ānanny stateā worries and demands an action plan to tackle Britainās obesity crisis. Mr Johns
Samsung abandons China! No more āmade in Chinaā smartphones - Entertainment Box
Samsung today put an end to a plan that it had been implementing for some time. Although it has already seen China as one of the best markets for
Trudeauās Assault-Rifle Ban Could Cost Gun Sellers Hundreds of Millions
Firearms retailers says the ban will decimate their industry and are lobbying gun owners to vote Conservative in the next election.
Teich deixa o MinistĆ©rio da SaĆŗde antes de completar um mĆŖs no cargo
Em nota, pasta informou que ele pediu demissĆ£o. Nos Ćŗltimos dias, Teich e Bolsonaro discordaram de temas como uso da cloroquina e medidas de isolamento.
U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers
The Trump administration on Friday moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, in an action ramping up tensions with China.
Hackers who stole files from a law firm to stars like Lady Gaga and Drake doubled their ransom to $42 million and threatened to release ādirty laundryā on Trump
Grubman, Shire, Meiselas and Sacks was recently the target of a hack by a group called REvil, which is attempting to random the information.
Huge, mysterious list appears online of where people met, personal information and more of tens of millions
āThereās nothing you nor I can do about it,ā notes security expert
Fight The Power: Japan Teen Plans Lawsuit Over Gaming Advice
Fight the power: Japan teen plans lawsuit over gaming advice
Filmmaker Who Mocked Egyptās President Dies in Prison - The Organization for World Peace
It has emerged that Shady Habash, an Egyptian artist and filmmaker, died in maximum security Tora prison in Egypt on 3 May. According to the New York Times, Habash was imprisoned in 2018 after he dire...
Taiwan rejects Beijing condition for WHO meeting - RTHK
Taiwan's health minister rejected on Friday Beijing’s main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organisation (WHO) – t...
China threatens retaliation over new U.S. visa restrictions for Chinese reporters
The new U.S. rules introduced last week are the latest development in a Chinese-American spat over press freedoms.
grsecurity - Huawei HKSP Introduces Trivially Exploitable Vulnerability
Huawei has seemingly stepped its foot into the kernel self-protection game with the release of HKSP. Absent any threat model and riddled with weaknesses, it also introduces a trivially exploitable loc...
Hong Kong legislature pres. replaces democrat with pro-Beijing lawmaker as committee head after filibustering row | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
The president of the Legislative Council (LegCo) has appointed pro-Beijing lawmaker Chan Kin-por as presiding member of the House Committee, replacing embattled democrat Dennis Kwok. Andrew Leung anno...
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I'm sorry, remind me where in the constitution it says the President's daughter's husband gets to pick when we have an election?
Kushner, Law Aside, Doesnāt Rule Out Delaying 2020 Election
The opinion of a White House staff member has no bearing on when the election is held, but his comment played into the concerns of President Trumpās detractors.
U.S. Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trumpās administration to toughen its response to Chinaās crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority, the latest push in Washi...
E.P.A. Opts Against Limits on Water Contaminant Tied to Fetal Damage
A new E.P.A. policy on perchlorate, which is used in rocket fuel, would revoke a 2011 finding that the chemical should be regulated.
Explosives found at German elite soldierās home
Investigators suspect the 45-year-old sergeant major of links to the far right.
Pack of dogs trained to protect wildlife have saved 45 rhinos from being poached
The dogs, who vary from a beagle to bloodhound, began training from birth before working at 18 months-old at the Southern African Wildlife College in Greater Kruger National Park
Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban
Canada is not yet prepared to confront the challenges inherent in reopening the shared border with the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, stopping short of c...
Qatar makes wearing masks outside mandatory with violators fined up to $50,000
Qatarās interior ministry announced on Thursday that wearing masks will be mandatory to go outside starting Sunday, and those who do not comply will be fined up to 200,000 riyals ($53,000).
Chinese threat prompts calls for UK to toughen company takeover laws | Imagination Technologies | The Guardian
Minsters want national security measure after failed boardroom coup at technology firm
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Man killed by crossbow led āmedieval cultā
German media has reported that Torsten W led a cult-like group and treated women like slaves.
Nationwide student strike begins in Brazil over budget cuts
Nationwide student strike begins in Brazil over budget cuts
Theresa May given 24-hour deadline to say when she will quit
Theresa May was served a deadline of 24 hours by senior Tory MPs today to clarify when she will leave office, or risk being forced out by a rebellion of MPs and activists. Members of the 1922 Committe...
1 Million Londoners Set To March Against Trump During UK State Visit, Poll Suggests
A YouGov/Queen Mary University London survey shows huge opposition to President Donald Trumpās visit.
North Korea says it is suffering worst drought in decades - The Mainichi
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Wednesday it is suffering its worst drought in nearly four decades amid reports of severe food shortages.
Merkel: Europe must unite to stand up to China, Russia and US
German chancellor also shares views on Brexit and climate crisis in interview
Baghdad wonāt let Washington use its territory in war against Iran ā Iraqās envoy
Iraq does not want a ādevastatingā new war in the Middle East and will not allow the US to use its territory for military action against neighboring Iran, Baghdadās ambassador to Moscow has said.
Need help in Austria? US tells Americans to go to McDonaldās
Do you want fries with that emergency passport?
A former Somali army commander accused of war crimes has been working as an Uber driver in Virginia
Yusuf Abdi Ali, known as Colonel Tukeh, or Colonel Crow, has driven for Uber since November 2017. Heās also driven for Lyft.
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Bernie on Twitter: There is no other major country in the world where a mom has to pay $3 MILLION for her son's life-saving surgery. Health care must be a right, not a privilege for the wealthy. We ar... View More
Bernie Sanders on Twitter
āThere is no other major country in the world where a mom has to pay $3 MILLION for her sonās life-saving surgery. Health care must be a right, not a privilege for the wealthy. We are going to pass Me...
The Weather Network - Iceberg 15x size of Vancouver will soon break off Antarctica
An immense crack running through the Brunt Ice Shelf is inching its way towards producing the next big iceberg to break off Antarctica.
U.S. military says itās on āhigh level of alertā with Iran, contradicting its own coalition
Central Command said a U.K. coalition generalās comments ārun counter to the identified credible threats available to intelligence from U.S. and allies regarding Iranian backed forces in the region.ā
Koalas are āfunctionally extinct with only 80,000 left in wildā
The number of koalas in Australia has fallen so low the species is āfunctionally extinctā and unlikely to produce a new generation, campaigners have warned. The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) belie...
Worldās most mysterious text cracked
Doctor Gerard Cheshire, from Bristol University, claims he cracked one of the worldās most mysterious texts, the Voynich manuscript, a medieval text which has eluded scholars for years.
Undermining Trump-Bolton War Narrative, British General Says No Evidence of āIncreased Threatā From Iran
āIntelligence and military officials in Europe as well as in the United States said that over the past year, most aggressive moves have originated not in Tehran, but in Washington.ā
Audio reveals pilots angrily confronting Boeing about 737 Max feature before 2nd deadly crash
Just months before a second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max airplane, American Airlines pilots angrily confronted a Boeing official about a computerized anti-stall system that preliminary reports hav...
British man facing up to five years in prison for recording police abuse against refugees in Calais
Amnesty International calls for all charges against Tom Ciotkowski to be dropped, branding them āunjustā and āemblematicā of harassment and intimidation faced by volunteers in northern France
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Democracyās Dilemma
Democracies rely on the free exchange of ideas and information, but that freedom can also be weaponized to erode democratic debate. How can democratic societies protectāand protect themselves fromāthe...
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America just had its lowest number of births in 32 years, report finds
The number of births for the United States last year dropped to its lowest in 32 years, according to provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics. The total fertility rate is also a...
Tommy Robinson sued by Syrian schoolboy he accused of assault
Jamal Hijazi brings libel action over EDL founderās claim he attacked white schoolgirls
āIt would destroy itā: new international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage
Peruvian archaeologists decry new airport that would carry tourists directly to already fragile Inca citadel
Phone and broadband firms to be forced to tell customers if they could be on cheaper deals under new Ofcom rules
Broadband, TV, mobile and home phone companies will have to tell customers when their contract is coming to an end and show them the best deals available under new rules unveiled by Ofcom.
āBomb Carbonā Has Been Found in Deep-Ocean Creatures
The detection of this radioactive relic of nuclear weapons tests in a remote environment shows humanity’s far-reaching environmental impact
Poland shaken by documentary about pedophile priests
A new documentary about pedophile priests is shaking mostly Catholic Poland, eliciting an apology by the church hierarchy and prompting one priest to leave the clergy
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Scott Holcomb, rep. Atlanta, announces that he plans on filing House Bill 403, a bill that will ban private-owned prisons in Georgia. His reason behind it? āthere Shouldn't be a profit motive to incar... View More
State and Athens officials push for an end to private prisons in Georgia
Private prisons house thousands of inmates across Georgia, but many public officials and activists, including a commissioner in Athens, say itās time for private prisons to end in the state.
Homoeopathy officially doesnāt work
Treatment has āno discernible convincing effects beyond placeboā
U.S. pulls some government employees from Iraq
Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from Iraq...
State Department Orders Non-Essential U.S. Government Employees Out Of Iraq
The travel advisory ordered the departure of employees at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil. It was not immediately clear what led to the order on Wednesday.
Polish ambassador to Israel attacked near his embassy in Tel Aviv
Polandās Ambassador to Israel, Marek Magierowski, managed to take a picture of the attacker and his vehicle, which led to the manās arrest 90 minutes later.
Maid tied to a tree as punishment for leaving furniture outside
The woman, named Lovely Acosta Baruelo, 26, (pictured) was said to have been working for a wealthy family in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for several months before the incident.
Wikipedia Is Now Banned in China in All Languages
Wikipedia joins a growing list of websites that cannot be accessed in China
Teenage crane operator saves 14 people from burning building in China
A 19-year-old crane operator is being praised for his quick thinking after hesaved 14 people from a burning building in China, Shanghaiist reports
LGBT rights in Europe: Some countries āmoving backwards on equality for first time in a decadeā
A study released by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association in Europe has found that for the first time in a decade some countries are āmoving backwardsā on LGBT equal...
Donald Trump Jr agrees to testify on Capitol Hill as part of ālast-minute dealā
Republican-led committee successfully demands first son comply with subpoena and testify about Russia once more
Estonians rescue wolf from freezing river, mistaking it for a dog
Estonians rescue wolf from freezing river, mistaking it for a dog
Young people believe climate change is biggest threat - survey
Just 1% of 16 to 21 year-old respondents describe their generation as āoptimisticā
Boeing reported zero new orders for jets in April
Boeing had no new orders for planes in April.
Iran suggests oil attacks orchestrated to spark conflict
FM Javad Zarif says his country anticipated āactivities to escalate tensionā by āhardlinersā in the US and Middle East.
No increased Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US
Deputy commander of anti-Isis coalition rebuts White House justification for sending troops