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China ‘threatens’ Australia with ‘ballistic missile strike’ via Global Times propaganda tool
The Daily Telegraph Australia 10 May 2021
China has threatened Australia with a retaliatory ballistic missile strike over incursions into Taiwan according to Curtin University Professor Joe Siracusa.
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Jerusalem crisis: Pleas for calm as violence escalates
BBC News 11 May 2021
Countries worldwide have appealed for calm after days of unrest spiralled into retaliatory attacks by Israel and Palestinians. The US, the European Union and the UK have urged Israel and the Palestinians to lower tensions as soon as possible. The violence escalated on Monday night after Palestinian militants fired rockets toward Jerusalem ... .
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'Ogre of the Ardennes' serial killer dies in French prison hospital
Toronto Sun 10 May 2021
PARIS — Michel Fourniret, one of France’s most notorious serial killers, has died in a hospital jail, the public prosecutor said on Monday. Fourniret, dubbed the “Ogre of the Ardennes” by French media, was convicted in 2008 of raping or attempting to rape seven women and girls aged between 12 and 22 and then killing them ... Advertisement ... .
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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC to reclaim $60,000 as liftoff to $65,000 catches momentum
Bitcoin Warrior 11 May 2021
Bitcoin has over the weekend session brushed shoulders with $60,000.
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’20 killed including children in Israel air strikes’ after Hamas fires rockets
Metro UK 10 May 2021
At least 20 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks after rockets were fired from Hamas towards Jerusalem, Gaza health officials have said. Authorities said nine children were among those killed in the Israeli air strikes against Hamas targets in the northern Gaza strip on Monday ... Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’ military wing, said ... Getty) ... .
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More than 2,100 migrants arrive on Italian island of Lampedusa
The Independent 10 May 2021photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
Moon calls for action on N Korea ahead of summit with Biden
Al Jazeera 10 May 2021
South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he sees his final year in office as the last chance to achieve peace with North Korea, saying it was “time to take action” amid stalled talks over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes ... “Now, the time for long deliberations is also coming to an end. It is time to take action.” ... .
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Fatah condemns Israeli bombing of Gaza as 'war crime'
Anadolu Agency 10 May 2021
Palestine’s Fatah movement condemned an Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip on Monday, calling it a "war crime." ... Al-Qawasmi called on the Palestinian people to unite and remain steadfast in "the face of this brutal aggression that targets the land and holy sites." ... *Writing by Mahmoud Barakat. .
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Julian Read, who briefed press after JFK assassination, dies
Indian Express 11 May 2021
Julian Read, whose long career in public relations included briefing the press after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, has died in Texas. He was 93. Read died Saturday at a senior living community in Austin, his daughter, Courtney Hoffman, said on Monday. Read, working for Texas Gov ... 22, 1963 ... Johnson ... Bush ... Tags ... Live Blog ... .
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French court dismisses landmark Agent Orange complaint
Raw Story 10 May 2021
A French court on Monday dismissed a complaint from an elderly French-Vietnamese woman against a group of multinationals, including Monsanto, over the harm caused by the US use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War ... Tran says she has cancer, high iodine levels in her blood, genetic abnormalities, among other illnesses linked to Agent Orange.
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Blinken urges de-escalation in Israeli-Palestinian clashes
China Daily 11 May 2021
. WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged all sides to de-escalate in Israeli-Palestinian clashes while recognizing Israel's right to self-defense in the face of rocket attacks. "We're very focused on the situation in Israel, West Bank, Gaza, very deeply concerned about the rocket attacks ... .
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Mercedes-Benz Concept EQT electric van showcased
The Times of India 10 May 2021
NEW DELHI. Continuing with its electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz on Monday revealed the near-series-production concept of EQT. EQT can accommodate up to seven occupants and a generous luggage compartment. Mercedes-Benz Vans is translating the V-Class's recipe into a compact format, bringing a new premium quality into the small van segment ... Auto. .
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Families call for UN to launch inquiry into police killings of Black Americans
The Observer 10 May 2021
The families of 165 victims of police brutality in the US are calling on the United Nations to set up an independent inquiry into the ongoing scourge of police killings of Black men and women ... ‘We’re terrorized’. LA sheriffs frequently harass families of people they kill, says report. Read more ... “It requires the entire international community to act.”.
