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Coronavirus challenges $45 billion cruise industry
Yahoo Daily News 24 Feb 2020
Coronavirus concerns have pushed the $45 billion cruise line industry to cancel trips and reroute ships as it struggles to contain the impact from fearful travelers. But experts say the industry will bounce back after the outbreak is contained ... He predicted the trend would continue, “until we see the leveling off of new cases.” ... ....
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Klopp: Liverpool success helps and hinders with transfers
Yahoo Daily News 24 Feb 2020
Jurgen Klopp admitted success helped Champions League titleholders Liverpool attract players, but it also made completing signings harder. While they hold a 19-point lead atop the Premier League, Liverpool have been linked with moves for numerous players, including RB Leipzig star Timo Werner ... "It's easier if players see you as that ... ....
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Isis and al-Qaeda join forces in West Africa
The Independent 23 Feb 2020
Groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, at war with each other in the Middle East, are working together to take control of territory across a vast stretch of West Africa, US and local officials say, sparking fears the regional threat could grow into a global crisis ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... Getty ... ....
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Could Trump And Modi, Two Authoritarian Nationalists And Capitalists, Trigger A War?
WorldNews.com 24 Feb 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In 2016, Amnesty International delivered a blistering report. It said ... In addition to separating refugee families and placing them in cages at the border, cities were terrorized with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ... This includes Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Christians....
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Togo’s president ‘wins’ election, extends family’s 53-year dynastic rule over poor African nation
South China Morning Post 24 Feb 2020
Togo President Faure Gnassingbe has won a fourth term in power, the national electoral commission ......
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Do you think eating before swimming is dangerous?
The Times of India 24 Feb 2020
Science says that eating before taking a dip in the pool is quite okay. "It's absolutely fine to go swimming any time after you eat," says Peter Wernicki, an orthopedic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and a member of the Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council ... ....
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Malaysian PM Mahathir sends resignation letter to king
Business Line 24 Feb 2020
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia's king, his office said on Monday, amid talk of forming a new governing coalition ... “The letter has been sent to His Royal Highness the King at 1 pm,” Mahathir's office said in a statement ... .......
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Jussie Smollett to make 1st court appearance on new charges
ABC News 24 Feb 2020
Actor Jussie Smollett is due to make his first court appearance on a new set of charges accusing him of lying to Chicago police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack last year ... ....
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Greta Thunberg scathing about politicians as thousands join Hamburg climate protest
Yahoo Daily News 23 Feb 2020
"If enough people get involved in making change happen, change can happen," the 17-year-old said. (Reuters/F. Bimmer). Greta Thunberg gave a rousing speech to several thousand people as part of a climate protest in Hamburg on Friday ... Organizers estimated 60,000 people. "This is 2020, and we need to see real action now." ... ....
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Julian Assange supporters set out stall as extradition hearing begins
The Guardian 24 Feb 2020
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PM Narendra Modi arrives at Ahmedabad; to welcome Donald Trump at airport
The Times of India 24 Feb 2020
AHMEDABAD. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Ahmedabad international airport on Monday ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to the city, where the two leaders will take part in the "Namaste Trump" event at Motera Stadium after holding a roadshow ... Top Videos ... ....
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Coronavirus: China's death toll rises to 2,592; WHO team visits ground zero, Wuhan
Deccan Herald 24 Feb 2020
The WHO experts visited various hospitals in China's coronavirus-hit Wuhan city over the weekend as the death toll climbed to 2,592 with 150 new fatalities while the total number of confirmed cases increased to over 77,000, health officials said on Monday ... "This is a crisis for us and it is a big test," he said ... GET IT. Coronavirus. Wuhan Virus. China....
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Mike Hughes: Daredevil who wanted to prove Earth is flat dies after crashing homemade rocket
The Independent 23 Feb 2020
A daredevil pilot who believed the Earth was flat has been killed in after his homemade rocket crashed shortly after take-off in California ... In a statement, the Science Channel said. “Our thoughts & prayers go out to his family & friends during this difficult time ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... Getty ... ....
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South Korea Becomes Biggest Coronavirus Centre Outside China
NDTV 24 Feb 2020
South Korea reported 161 more coronavirus cases Monday, taking the nationwide total to 763 and making it the world's largest total outside China ... ....
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Netanyahu banks on Trump plan to drive up pro-settler votes
Yahoo Daily News 24 Feb 2020
ATERET, West Bank (AP) — With Israel's prime minister eager to court the votes of the country's influential West Bank settlers, President Donald Trump's Mideast plan seemed to be the key to ramping up their support ahead of critical elections next week ... “It is not only the fate of Judea and Samaria that is on the line ... “We don’t want to risk this ... ....
