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Navy says Chinese destroyer shot laser at aircraft near Guam in ‘unsafe and unprofessional manner’
Stars and Stripes 28 Feb 2020
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A Chinese navy destroyer shot a weapons-grade laser at a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft in a recent move that U.S ... 17 in the Philippine Sea about 380 miles west of Guam while the Poseidon crew was “operating in international airspace in accordance with international rules and regulations,” according to the statement ... .......
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Turkey kills over 300 Syria regime troops in retaliation to attack
Middle East Monitor 28 Feb 2020
Turkey has reportedly killed at least 309 Syrian regime soldiers and destroyed dozens of military vehicles and defence systems in retaliation for the regime’s offensive which killed 33 Turkish soldiers last night ... More UAV footage reportedly showing air strikes on SAA forces in response to the air strike on Turkish forces yesterday ... .......
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Police evacuate Paris train station after major fire
Deutsche Welle 28 Feb 2020
People lit scooters and garbage bins on fire to demonstrate against a planned performance by a Congolese artist, in the area of the Gare de Lyon railway station. Protests had been banned ahead of the performance ... ....
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Alongside Coronavirus, We Must Guard Against The Other Deadly Viruses Infecting Us
WorldNews.com 28 Feb 2020
After months of alarming reports about the seriousness of the coronavirus, which has already infected more than 80,000 people in China and spread to most of the world, including several cases in the United States, a poor response to the epidemic could be politically devastating for any world leader....
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‘India commiting massacres against Muslims’, Erdogan says
Middle East Monitor 28 Feb 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday hit out against “massacres” committed against Muslims in India after riots in New Delhi left at least 33 dead. “India right now has become a country where massacres are widespread. What massacres? Massacres of Muslims ... Thousands of properties and vehicles were touched in the violence....
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Astronomers detect biggest explosion in universe since Big Bang
Webdunia 28 Feb 2020
Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole. . explosion in universe since Big Bang" width="740" />. The blast, they said, is the biggest explosion seen in the universe since the Big Bang ... ... ... “And we don’t know why it’s so big.”. ... ....
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Greece tightens border control after Turkey opens gates
Press TV 28 Feb 2020
Greece has tightened control on the border with Turkey following a decision by Ankara to stop preventing the flow of refugees into Europe and amid fears of a new coronavirus spread. The European Union (EU) and Turkey struck a deal in 2016 under which Turkey would hold back refugees hoping to reach Europe via Turkish territory ... forces continue gains ... ....
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Coronavirus: UK records first death as man on board cruise ship dies
The Irish Times 28 Feb 2020
The government circulated a list of about 310,000 Shincheonji members to local governments instructing that they all be checked for the virus, vice health minister Kim Gang-lip told a briefing ... About 10 per cent are classified as severe, with 2,791 deaths so far, according to the WHO’s latest figures....
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Hanson: Trump’s chances for reelection are looking better and better
The Mercury News 28 Feb 2020
Donald Trump has at least five strong historical arguments for his reelection. One, he is an incumbent ... 50% unfavorable ... Currently, the U.S ... True, the U.S. continues to borrow about $1 trillion per year ... Former front-runner Joe Biden appears befuddled on the campaign trail and has been hurt by revelations about his son Hunter’s Ukrainian shenanigans ... ....
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'The world is on fire,' Greta Thunberg tells U.K. climate rally
Toronto Sun 28 Feb 2020
BRISTOL — Greta Thunberg denounced politicians and the media on Friday for failing her generation, saying the world is on fire but they are ignoring a looming climate cataclysm ... Known simply as Greta, 17-year-old Thunberg has captured the imagination of many young people with impassioned demands for world leaders to take urgent action ... ....
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Pompeo: US has offered to help Iran fight coronavirus
The Hill 28 Feb 2020
The hearing was almost immediately testy as Democrats, who hammered Pompeo for not appearing until almost two months after the Soleimani strike, instead used their questions to ask about coronavirus — the disease causing fears of a pandemic as it spreads around the globe ... The first question today is not about Iran.”....
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Erdogan’s military adventurism in Syria is doomed to fail: Analyst
Press TV 28 Feb 2020
Asked about the 2018 Sochi agreement under which Turkey agreed with Russia to set up a de-escalation zone and compel militants in the area surrounding Idlib to pull out heavy arms by October 17 that year, the US political analyst said Ankara had failed to honor that agreement....
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NATO in urgent talks after 33 Turkish troops killed in Syria
Daily Herald 28 Feb 2020
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey has requested emergency talks after 33 of its soldiers were killed in northeast Syria ... ....
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Report Identifies the Most Dangerous Mobile App Store on the Internet
Slashdot 28 Feb 2020photo: AP / Oded Balilty
‘There’s been no change’: Jaded Israelis head to polls for third time in a year, as polarised as ever
The Independent 28 Feb 2020
It is Groundhog Day in Israel. For the third time in less than a year, the country is holding a general election. Despite the colossal expenditure of funds and fierce mudslinging on many sides, all the polls point to yet another deadlock ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Show all 20....
