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IDF Discovers Third Tunnel, Hezbollah Releases Photos Of Military Operation
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018photo: AP / Valeria Fernandez)
Mexico Pledges $30 Billion In Development Aid In Part To Deter Illegal Migration
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
The Los Angeles Times reports because of intense pressure the Trump administration has applied on Mexico’s new government, Mexico City has budgeted more than $30 billion into development for southern Mexico, an investment plan meant to partially deter illicit migration from Central America, the country’s top diplomat said....
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Kremlin Scoffs At US Criticism Of Strategic Bombers In Venezuela
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
The Kremlin is scoffing at criticism leveled by the U.S. officials to a pair of Russian strategic bombers’ deployment in Venezuela, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. U.S ... Two corrupt governments squandering public funds, and squelching liberty and freedom while their people suffer,” the AP reported....
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Former Canadian diplomat reportedly arrested in China
Wtop 11 Dec 2018
TORONTO (AP) — A former Canadian diplomat reportedly has been arrested in China. The International Crisis Group said Tuesday it’s aware of reports that its North East Asia senior adviser Michael Kovrig has been detained ... The Globe and Mail in Toronto and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported the arrest, citing unnamed sources ... More News ... ....
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Donald Trump says military to build border wall if Democrats refuse
Toronto Sun 11 Dec 2018
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to pressure Democratic congressional leaders into supporting his demand for billions of dollars to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, threatening to have the military build it “if Democrats do not give us the votes to secure our Country.” ... 30 ... 30, an aide said ... ....
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The gilets jaunes have cowed Macron. But for them, that’s just the start
The Guardian 11 Dec 2018
The French have a word for pressing on to the bitter end without considering the consequences. jusqu’au-boutisme (to the end-ism). It’s a refusal to recognise when you have lost; a refusal also to recognise when you’ve won ... Macron bows to protesters' demands and says. I know I have hurt some of you. Read more ... It won’t – not immediately, anyway ... “Tee-hee....
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Making ‘the Guardians’ Time person of the year is courageous – but it ignores America’s relationship with power
The Independent 11 Dec 2018
It’s always good to have our profession honoured, albeit that the living martyrs of journalism should be accompanied by the ghost of another ... When captured Soviet agent Rudolf Abel’s defence lawyer (Tom Hanks) asks Abel (Mark Rylance) if he is worried, he replies. “Would it help?”. The right question ... ....
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After May asks for help, Germany's Merkel says no more Brexit negotiations
Reuters 11 Dec 2018
German leader Angela Merkel ruled out further negotiations on Brexit on Tuesday but said efforts were being made to give Britain reassurances after Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly pulled a parliamentary vote at home because she faced defeat ... ....
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Trump Bickers With Democratic Leaders, Threatens Government Shutdown
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
The White House on Tuesday became the scene of a stark, never-before seen television drama played out live to a worldwide audience as U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic leaders Sen ... The government is diving headfirst toward a partial shutdown on Dec ... “I will take the mantle ... “And then we have the easy one, the wall....
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Putin's East German identity card found in Stasi archives – report
The Guardian 11 Dec 2018
Vladimir Putin’s old East German secret police identification card has reportedly been discovered in the Stasi archives. The card for “Maj. Vladimir Putin” was discovered among Soviet-era personnel files in Dresden, where Putin served as a KGB officer in the 1980s ... It was not clear whether the card indicated Putin worked directly for the Stasi ... .......
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ISS: Spacewalk cosmonauts investigate mystery hole
BBC News 11 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons / Jjpwiki
Dell gets shareholder approval for VMware deal
Reuters 11 Dec 2018photo: AP / Dita Alangkara
Indonesia tsunami clue found on seabed
Suryaa 11 Dec 2018
A scientific survey has found a clue to the tsunami that struck Indonesia in September that killed over 2,000 people, on the seabed, the media reported on Tuesday. Damaging waves rushed ashore after the September 28 magnitude 7.8 quake, but researchers said at the time that they were surprised by their size, the BBC reported ... ....
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Former U.S. Envoy Proposes Banning Russian Ships From Western Ports
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
Russian ships that sailed through the contested Sea of Azov should be banned from entering Western ports, a former U.S. ambassador said, speaking after Russia seized Ukrainian vessels, sparking fears of open conflict, Britain’s Express newspaper reported. The suggestion was made by John Herbst, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine ... On Nov....
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Verizon admits defeat with $4.6 Billion AOL-Yahoo writedown
Philadelphia Daily News 11 Dec 2018
Verizon Communications Inc. is conceding defeat on its crusade to turn a patchwork of dot-com-era businesses into a thriving online operation. The wireless carrier slashed the value of its AOL and Yahoo acquisitions by $4.6 billion, an acknowledgment that tough competition for digital advertising is leading to shortfalls in revenue and profit ... ....
