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US Bitcoin Trader Could Face Death Penalty In Thailand Over 'Seasteading' Attempt
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
An American bitcoin entrepreneur and his Thai girlfriend have gone into hiding after Thailand's navy accused him of violating the country's sovereignty by erecting a "sea home" off the coast of Phuket on Thursday, according to BBC News ... Elwartowski, who previously worked for the U.S ... ... We just want to live.” ... “We have laws to deal with this....
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What's In The Mueller Report?
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The 448-page report was released by the United States Justice Department on Thursday details Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S ... Attorney General William Barr delivered a press conference before releasing the document to discuss why the DOJ was not bringing charges against President Trump....
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Report: Lebanese FM Meets With Senior Israeli Officials In Moscow
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The Jerusalem Post, quoting a report in the Saudi Arabian newspaper Elaph, reports Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil reportedly met with senior Israeli officials in Moscow and “discussed borders.” ... “Iran has proxies...One of them is Hezbollah.”Hezbollah just joined the government of Lebanon....
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German Nazi Camp Guard, 92, Charged As Accessory To Thousands Of Murders
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
A 92-year-old former concentration camp guard was charged with being an accessory to murder, in what will likely be one of the last-ever cases against Nazi-era war crimes, Reuters reported Thursday. Hamburg prosecutors accused the man – identified only as Bruno D ... The man told prosecutors ... I feel bad for the people there....
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Two Punjab men executed by Saudi Arabia: Migrated for good life, a debt that remains unpaid
Yahoo Daily News 18 Apr 2019
Behind the execution of two Punjabi men in Saudi Arabia lies a pattern that has played with unfailing regularity – jobless youth in state borrowing money or selling land and property to pay to travel agents lured by dreams of big moolah on foreign shores ... Two such dreams met a brutal end – death by beheading – on February 28 ... He sounded fine ... Read ... ....
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Extinction Rebellion climate protesters to target Heathrow Airport
Belfast Telegraph 18 Apr 2019
Environmental activists plan to expand their protest to Heathrow as hundreds of thousands of passengers fly out to and from the airport over the Easter weekend. The airport said it is “working with the authorities” to address the threat of mass disruption, while Sajid Javid has urged police to use the “full force of the law” ... He said ... ....
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Trade Commission Sees Modest Gains For U.S. From USMCA
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The U.S. International Trade Commission estimated the proposed new North American free trade deal would modestly boost the U.S. economy but could reduce U.S. vehicle production, Reuters reports.The economic assessment of the U.S. Mexico-Canada-Agreement, released Thursday, said the trade deal would increase U.S ... jobs, while raising U.S. exports....
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Cigarette Maker Says It Must Kill Smoking To Survive
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
Philip Morris International, the company that sells Marlboro, Chesterfield, Parliaments and other brands internationally, thinks smoke-free products may be the solution to the company's longstanding cigarette problem, CNN reports. The company's cigarette shipment volumes have faltered as more smokers ditch the habit ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Jason Momoa shaves signature beard to promote recycling
The Washington Times 18 Apr 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Aquaman" is clean-shaven. Actor Jason Momoa on Wednesday released a video in which he shaved off his signature beard and mustache in order to promote recycling. He started by saying farewell to his "Game of Thrones" and DC characters Drogo and Arthur Curry. Momoa said he ... ....
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Botswana Unveils Incredibly Rare Massive Blue Diamond Weighing More Than 20 Carats
IFL Science 18 Apr 2019
Declared as a “once-in-a-lifetime find,” the government-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) in Botswana unveiled an incredibly rare oval-shaped blue diamond weighing 20.46 carats. It’s the largest blue diamond discovery ever made in the nation – and one of the rarest in the world ... Okavango Diamond Company. ....
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Notre-Dame fire: Temporary wooden cathedral proposed
BBC News 18 Apr 2019
The spire, which was added to the cathedral during a 19th Century restoration project led by French architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, was completely destroyed when the fire took hold on Monday. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told reporters on Wednesday he hoped for "a new spire that is adapted to the techniques and the challenges of our era" ... ....
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North Korea's Elite Hit Hardest As State-Run Economy Falters Under Sanctions
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
It read like typical North Korean propaganda ... Together they suggest American-led sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program are hurting Kim in a way they haven’t before. by targeting the state-run economy and the party and military elite who support his totalitarian rule ... ....
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'Malicious Software Attck' Knocks Weather Channel Off Air
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The Weather Channel was knocked off the air Thursday morning by what it said was a malicious software attack on the network, CNN reported.The network's morning show, "AMHQ," which had been due to start at 6 a.m. ET, was unable to go on air. Instead viewers saw taped programming, "Heavy Rescue. 401." The “AMHQ” show returned to the air at 7.39 a.m....
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Environmental Report Warns New Zealand Is Facing Major Biodiversity Loss, Pollution
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The Environment Aotearoa report published on Thursday provided New Zealand with a grave warning about the ongoing biodiversity loss, polluted water, and rise of the dairy industry andthe continued expansion of urban areas across the country, according to The Guardian ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Amazon to shut down domestic marketplace business in China
The Japan News 18 Apr 2019
Reuters SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) — Amazon.com Inc. plans to close its domestic marketplace in China by mid-July, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, focusing efforts on more lucrative businesses selling overseas goods and cloud services in the world’s most populous nation ... controlled 81.9 percent of the Chinese market last year ... + -....
