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As US beats sanctions drums over Hong Kong, Germany says keeping ties with China warm brings 'more stability & less conflict'
Russia Today 11 Jul 2020
Germany won't go tough on Beijing over Hong Kong as it understands that not every country is run by a Western playbook, Berlin's economy minister has said. Indeed, preserving ties yields more results than pressure does, he added ... Berlin, of course, has "an opinion" on the developments in Hong Kong but will keep it to itself, Altmaier said ... READ MORE ... ....
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Trump demands extradition of former MI6 officer Christopher Steele over Russia dossier
The Independent 11 Jul 2020
In a Saturday morning tweet the president said. "This man should be extradited, tried, and thrown into jail ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... ....
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Naya Rivera search continues as authorities release underwater footage
The News International 11 Jul 2020
Two days since the disappearance of actor Naya Rivera, the search continues at Lake Piru with no sign of the star in sight. Authorities have now released underwater footage from the area where the Glee actor’s disappearance was reported, to show what exactly they are up against ... Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Captain Eric Buschow said ... ....
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The Far-Right Revolution Was Waiting for an Opportunity. Now, It’s Here.
The Intercept 11 Jul 2020
Members of the so-called Boogaloo movement, attend a demonstration against the lockdown over concerns about Covid-19 on April 18, 2020 at the State House in Concord, N.H. Photo. Michael Dwyer/AP ... Whether most people have connected the dots or not, a violent struggle is already playing out ... That crisis is here ... Join Our Newsletter. Original reporting ... ....
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Hong Kong police raid pollster ahead of opposition vote
The Times of India 11 Jul 2020
HONG KONG. have raided the office of a prominent opinion pollster that was helping the city's pro-democracy opposition to conduct a primary election, a director of the group said Saturday. The overnight move came days after China imposed a sweeping new national security law on the financial hub after months of civil unrest last year ... Download ... ....
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The US is reportedly threatening to remove the dollar's peg to the Hong Kong dollar. ...
Business Insider 11 Jul 2020
Bloomberg reported this week the US might restrict Hong Kong's access to US dollars and potentially spell an end to the Hong Kong dollar's 37-year currency peg to the US dollar. One analyst, however, rubbished the threats, saying that such a move "would be an act of war" and wouldn't be implemented by the US....
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Five killed and 40 arrested in hostage situation in South Africa
The Guardian 11 Jul 2020
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Iran-Syria accord first step to defang US Caesar sanctions: Assad's top aide
Press TV 11 Jul 2020
A senior aide to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hailed a comprehensive military-security deal recently signed with Iran as the first step to overcome sweeping US economic sanctions against the Arab country, saying Damascus has many other options to counter American restrictions ... "We have many options to defeat the Caesar law," she said ... ....
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Boris Johnson urged to apologise for Srebrenica remarks
The National 11 Jul 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to apologise for a 1997 article where he wrote “they weren't exactly angels, these Muslims” in reference to the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War. Mr Johnson’s office said his comments were taken out of context ... Read More ... Lessons from war zones....
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Questionable tactics by deputies in Andres Guardado killing put pressure on sheriff
The Los Angeles Times 11 Jul 2020
Andres Guardado had surrendered and was lying facedown on the ground when a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who had been chasing him down a driveway holstered his weapon and approached the 18-year-old to put him in handcuffs, the deputy would recount ... The deputy fired six rounds, five of which struck the teenager in the back, killing him ... Adam L....
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Trump says does not want US to withdraw from Nato
The Times of India 11 Jul 2020
MOSCOW ... Former White House National Security Adviser has claimed in his recent book, 'The Room Where It Happened', that Trump wanted to threaten Nato leaders at the 2018 summit with a US withdrawal from the alliance if other Nato members did not pay contributions of 2 percent of their GDPs ... And they asked me the big question ... Download ... ....
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Iran says it cannot shut down economy despite worsening coronavirus outbreak
Deccan Herald 11 Jul 2020
Iran said on Saturday that it cannot afford to shut down its sanctions-hit economy, even as the Middle East's deadliest coronavirus outbreak worsens with record-high death tolls and rising infections ... Deaths from the respiratory disease hit 221 on Thursday -- a single-day record for Iran ... Deccan Herald News now on Telegram - Click here to subscribe....
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Ghislaine Maxwell offers $5m for bail as she claims she has been made a scapegoat
Yahoo Daily News 11 Jul 2020
Lawyers for British heiress Ghislaine Maxwell claim she is not a flight risk, as they appeal to court in New York to grant her bail - Reuters. Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers are appealing to a New York court to grant the British heiress bail, secured by properties in the UK worth millions of dollars, as they claimed she has been made a scapegoat ... ....
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Roger Stone: Trump proves his love for 'law and order' doesn't apply to friends
Yahoo Daily News 11 Jul 2020
The law and order president has decided that a convicted criminal should not go to prison. It may be mere coincidence that Roger Stone is an old friend and fellow resident of Florida with a shared crush on Richard Nixon. Related. Trump commutes sentence of Roger Stone, longtime friend and adviser ... He did so to protect Trump ... Roger Stone in Washington ... ....
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Trump chooses distraction politics over leadership
CNN 11 Jul 2020
(CNN)President Donald Trump headed into the hot zone of Miami-Dade County, Florida, on Friday intent on creating an alternate reality as the coronavirus ravages the United States. He wore no mask, showed no sense of remorse about the rushed reopening that has plunged the nation's health care system back into chaos, and barely mentioned the virus ... ....
