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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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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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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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Italy coronavirus cases rise to more than 100 - regional chief
Yahoo Daily News 23 Feb 2020
MILAN (Reuters) - The number of cases of coronavirus in Italy continued to rise on Sunday after the government passed a series of emergency measures to limit the spread of the outbreak in Europe's most affected country ... The measures were introduced just hours after two people died from the virus in the north of the country ... ....
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Madonna leaves fans fuming after arriving to Paris concert 3.5 hours late
The News International 23 Feb 2020
For Madonna, "a queen is never late". At the risk of eventually annoying her fans. the 2,800 spectators of the first of the singer's twelve concerts in Paris, had to wait until midnight on Saturday night to see their idol appear on the stage of the Grand Rex ... "Tables had to be modified leading to new rehearsals. Madonna is really very demanding ... ....
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‘As long as the AfD is legal, racism is legal’: Far-right party condemned as Germany struggles to combat extremism
The Independent 22 Feb 2020
As Germany‘s president expressed his sympathy and shock during a candlelight vigil for nine people killed by an immigrant-hating gunman, a woman called out from the crowd, demanding action, not words ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Shape Created with Sketch ... Show all 8 ... 1/8. REUTERS....
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Palestinian rockets strike Israel after Gaza border clash
Stars and Stripes 23 Feb 2020
JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants fired some 20 rockets toward southern Israel on Sunday hours after Israel said it killed a Palestinian militant who tried to place a bomb along the Israel-Gaza barrier fence. There was no immediate claim for the rocket fire, but it appeared to be meant to avenge the death of the militant ... .......
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Tyson Fury compared to Muhammad Ali after stunning win over Deontay Wilder
AOL 23 Feb 2020
Tyson Fury was put in the same breath as the great Muhammad Ali after his stunning display to stop Deontay Wilder and win the WBC world heavyweight title in Las Vegas ... British former world cruiserweight champion Glenn McCrory believes Fury is boxing his way towards being considered among the greatest of all time ... He will want none of that ... He wrote ... ....
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South Korea raises disease alert to top level as coronavirus cases soar
The Jerusalem Post 23 Feb 2020
SEOUL - South Korea raised its infectious disease alert to its highest level on Sunday as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 602 and the death toll rose to five ... The woman had no recent record of overseas travel ... The Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (KCDC) said the number of infections had jumped by 169 ... ....
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Pope Francis appears to give thumbs down to Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan
Deccan Herald 23 Feb 2020
Pope Francis on Sunday warned against "inequitable solutions" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying they would only be a prelude to new crises, in an apparent reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace proposal ... 28 ... Francis has called for all to honour U.N. resolutions on the city ... GET IT. Pope Francis. Donald Trump. Middle East....
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America could be on the verge of a huge shift to the left — here’s ...
Raw Story 23 Feb 2020
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Earthquake Kills at Least 9 in Iran Turkey Border Region
Voa News 23 Feb 2020
At least nine people died and 37 were injured on Sunday in Turkey when a magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck the border region with Iran, authorities said. Turkey earthquake locator map (Credit. USGS) ... People in the eastern Turkish district of Baskale, about 10 kilometers from Iran, were hit the hardest by the quake ... ....
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Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo
Wtop 23 Feb 2020
SAO PAULO (AP) — When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo’s Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to her sinuous body, she fulfilled a dream of feminine beauty nearly three decades old ... “Gorgeous women wanted to be here. I’m very excited because this shows we can be anywhere ... We don’t get it so often ... Source ....
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Saudi-led coalition says foiled Red Sea attack by Yemen's Houthis
Yahoo Daily News 23 Feb 2020
DUBAI (Reuters) - Naval forces from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Sunday foiled an "imminent terrorist" attack by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the southern Red Sea, a major commercial shipping channel, the Saudi-led coalition said ... ....
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Bernie Sanders takes a commanding lead - is he now unstoppable?
ITV 23 Feb 2020
Hispanics flocked to his banner ... Credit. AP ... Rather, the Vermont Senator wants a policy revolution - free medical care for all, free college education, a tax on the richest Americans, an end to the fossil fuel industry, a Green New Deal, an economy that is tilted away from Wall Street and that significantly redistributes power and wealth ... .......
