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In The Era Of Trump, We Must Not Let Indifference Rob Us Of Our Humanity
WorldNews.com 17 Feb 2020photo: Creative Commons / Marco Verch
Facebook’s Libra and what you need to know about it
Cryptopolitan 17 Feb 2020
The project was revealed as one of the most ambitious crypto projects ever ... These people are considered by Facebook as the ‘unbanked,’ people who own a mobile phone but do not have access to a bank ... This would make the system very resistant to attacks, as any attack would need to breach at least one-third of its 100 servers....
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UN chief reminded of ‘forgotten’ responsibility about Kashmir
Dawn 17 Feb 2020photo: AP / Seth Wenig
Leaked data shows China's Uighurs detained due to religion
Yahoo Daily News 17 Feb 2020
Taken as a whole, the database offers the fullest view yet into how Chinese officials decided who to put into and let out of detention camps, as part of a crackdown that has locked away more than a million ethnic minorities, most of them Muslims ... Households are designated as “trustworthy” or “not trustworthy”....
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Billie Eilish reacts to Justin Bieber crying over wanting to protect her from fame
The Independent 17 Feb 2020
Billie Eilish has reacted to Justin Bieber’s tearful interview in which he vows to help her navigate fame ... “I don’t know how many opportunities I’m going to get,” he responded ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Show all 10 ... "As hard as I've tried, I don't know how not to be adorable." ... "As hard as I've tried, I don't know how not to be adorable."...
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Lavrov says assassination of Soleimani was a flagrant violation of international law
Tehran Times 17 Feb 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by the United States was a flagrant violation of international law ... ....
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China's Totalitarian State Kicked Into Overdrive To Fight Coronavirus – So Why Didn't It Work?
Yahoo Daily News 17 Feb 2020
Entire cities on lockdown. Armies of engineers mobilised to build entire hospitals in just days ... So why haven’t the country’s extreme measures worked? ... That party is the Communist Party of China, which exerts full control over the country and exercises power through a network of regional and local party offices as well as the state-run media ... ....
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Extradition of Assange Would Set a Dangerous Precedent
truthout 17 Feb 2020
Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison, and after she had served seven years, Barack Obama commuted her sentence as he left office ... Moreover, a country has a duty to refuse extradition when it would violate fundamental rights, such as the right to be free from torture and cruel treatment....
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New secret weapon against Parkinson’s might actually be… COUGH SYRUP?
Russia Today 17 Feb 2020
Some 17 patients were given a daily dose over a six-month period and noticed a halt in the progression of symptoms of the syndrome as well as some modest improvements in their motor function ... Scientists will delve deeper into these neuroprotective effects in the near future as ......
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This Should Come as No Surprise, But It Turns Out Adele Is the Perfect Wedding Singer
Time Magazine 17 Feb 2020
Adele already has fifteen Grammys, an Oscar and a Golden Globe to her name, among many, many accolades. And it seems fair to say she could add a trophy — or at least a bouquet — anointing her as the best surprise wedding singer ... Adele singing “Rolling in the Deep” at Laura Dockrill’s wedding party today....
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GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
Journal Review 17 Feb 2020
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors decision to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don't produce adequate returns on investments raised dismay Monday from officials concerned over job losses ... the plant in Thailand as its base....
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Rwandan gospel singer and critic of president dies in police cell
The Observer 17 Feb 2020photo: Creative Commons / Marco Verch
German far-right group 'planned attacks on mosques'
BBC News 17 Feb 2020photo: AP / Fareed Khan
Toxic gas leak kills 5, sickens dozens in Karachi port city
The Himalayan 17 Feb 2020photo: AP / G.Garin
Barca deny criticising players on social media
Supersport 17 Feb 2020
</p>According to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser Cataluna, the PR company I3 Ventures was contracted by Barca and oversaw "dozens" of accounts attacking the likes of Messi, Gerard Pique, Xavi Hernandez, Pep Guardiola and Carles Puyol on Facebook and Twitter....
