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Is It Possible For A Government To Outlaw Democracy And No One Notice? (Part II)
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling“It’s what happens in a totalitarian regime!” is what one activist said. Another exclaimed, “It was insane, people were getting pushed and shoved into walls!” ... It entailed wrestling them to the ground with chokeholds ... They may have even entered into a new stage ... But few are admitting it ... isn’t alone ... ....
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One Dead, Many Injured After Venezuelan National Guard Opens Fire On Civilians
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
Eyewitnesses and community leaders say a group of civilians attempting to keep open part of Venezuela’s southern border with Brazil for deliveries of humanitarian aid were fired upon by Venezuelan soldiers, killing one person and leading to multiple fatalities, The Washington Post reported Friday morning....
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Trump Blasts Jussie Smollett For 'Racist And Dangerous' Lies
Peace FM Online 22 Feb 2019
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At Least 40 People Killed By Bootleg Liquor At Tea Plantation In India
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
A government minister in Assam Golaghat said at least 41 Indian tea plantation workers died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor on Friday, with 20 more who are still hospitalized, according to Reuters ... Seven women were among the dead at the plantation in the northeastern state of Assam ... ". Two people have been arrested in the case, according to NDTV....
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Powerful 7.5 quake strikes Peru-Ecuador border region, no tsunami warning
DNA India 22 Feb 2019
A deep earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck the Peru-Ecuador border region early on Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey said ... ....
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France says kills top Al-Qaeda commander in Sahel
This is Money 22 Feb 2019
French army snipers deploy on the top of a hill during an operation on March 16, 2013, in northern Mali. French forces have killed a top jihadist leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, Defence Minister Florence Parly said Friday ... A number of other "terrorists" were "neutralised", Parly added ... ....
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Police investigating negligence in deadly Bangladesh fire
Myrtle Beach Online 22 Feb 2019
Bangladesh police said Friday that they were seeking up to a dozen suspects in connection with a fire in the oldest part of the capital and could charge them with negligence over the blaze that killed at least 67 people ... He declined to give details. "Upon investigation we will be able to disclose everything," he told reporters ... SIGN UP ... #ReadLocal ... Col....
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Botswana considers allowing big game hunting and elephant culling
The Irish Times 22 Feb 2019
Botswana, home to almost a third of Africa’s elephants, is considering lifting a ban on big game hunting, to combat what the government says is growing conflict between humans and wildlife ... “We recommend ... Mr Masisi said he would present the report to his cabinet before making a decision ... ....
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American IS bride's father sues Trump administration over citizenship
Yahoo Daily News 22 Feb 2019
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) The father of a woman from Alabama, who left in November 2014 to join the Islamic State (IS) terror group, has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration over her American citizenship, seeking her return ... --IANS. ksk/ab. ....
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Russia accuses U.S. of planning to arm the opposition in Venezuela
This is Money 22 Feb 2019
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said a U.S ... (Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Andrew Osborn). ....
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U.S. Democrats introduce resolution stopping Trump border emergency
This is Money 22 Feb 2019
By Susan Cornwell. WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution on Friday aimed at ending President Donald Trump´s emergency declaration on border security, taking the first step to assert congressional power over the expenditure of taxpayer funds ... Under the U.S ... A coalition of 16 U.S ... 22 ... ....
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Japanese spacecraft lands on asteroid, takes samples
Khaleej Times 22 Feb 2019
A Japanese spacecraft successfully touched down on the asteroid Ryugu on Friday, which is some 340 million km from Earth, to take samples that could provide clues on the origins of the solar system ... "Spacecraft state is normal ... Hayabusa2 was launched in December 2014 from the Tanegashima space centre and is scheduled to return to Earth in late 2020 ... ....
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Steve Irwin Would Have Been 57 on Friday. Google Is Honoring Him With a Doodle
Time Magazine 22 Feb 2019
Steve Irwin would have been 57 years old on Friday. Google is honoring the renowned crocodile hunter with a Google Doodle that tells the story of his life and legacy. The Australian, who was known for wrestling crocs and saying “crikey!” died in 2006 when he was pierced in the heart by a stingray barb while filming a nature documentary....
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BMW, Daimler launch car- and ride-sharing joint venture
The Telegraph Macon 22 Feb 2019photo: AP / Terry Renna
SpaceX Rocket Launches Israel's First Lunar Lander Into Space From Florida
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida on Thursday night while carrying three payloads, one of which is Israel's first lunar lander on a mission to make the Jewish state the fourth nation to ever achieve a controlled touchdown on the surface of the moon, according to The Associated Press ... The launch occurred at 8.45 p.m ... Air Force....
