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US tells Iran to 'look in the mirror' after Ahvaz attack
BBC News 23 Sep 2018
An anti-government Arab group - Ahvaz National Resistance - and the Islamic State (IS) group both claimed responsibility for the killings. And Mr Rouhani said the "bully" US, along with Gulf states it backed, had enabled the attack ... "He's got the Iranian people... "He can blame us all he wants. The thing he's got to do is look in the mirror.". Mr Rouhani will face Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly this week ... He added ... Related Topics. ....
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Swiss Canton Overwhelmingly Votes for 'Burqa Ban' in Public Spaces
News18 23 Sep 2018 Editphoto: UN / Loey Felipe
Haley: US 'not looking to do regime change anywhere'
CNN 23 Sep 2018
"The United States is not looking to do regime change in Iran," Haley said on CNN's "State of the Union." ... ....
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Land of the free? How Trump has put America’s identity in peril
The Guardian 23 Sep 2018
Some 20 months into his term Trump has been pretty much the president we expected. loud, boastful, bullying, reckless, ruder than the worst-bred minor royalty, tetchy as a wolverine in heat. The main thing to note is the very most main thing. he’s still going ... Fact-based argument, rational analysis, empirical proofs haven’t stopped him, nor have stark demonstrations of his laughably obvious lies ... Twitter ... We, America, elected Trump....
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Joshua overpowers Povetkin to retain world heavyweight titles
Supersport 23 Sep 2018
</p>A previously close contest turned in Joshua's favour decisively when he sent the Russian crashing to the canvas with a straight right hand and left hook. </p>Povetkin gamely beat the count but Joshua piled in before referee Steve Gray stopped the contest at one minute and 59 seconds of the seventh round ... </p>"Povetkin is a very tough challenger and he proved it tonight," Joshua told Sky Sports....
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From reality TV to U.N., Trump to wield Security Council gavel
Yahoo Daily News 23 Sep 2018
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - He has chaired board meetings, cabinet meetings and starred in a reality television show, but on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump will wield the gavel in the United Nations Security Council to denounce Iran for what it sees as its malign regional behavior ... "I am sure that's going to be the most watched Security Council meeting ever," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told reporters ... U.S ... ....
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Venezuela crisis: Chinese hospital ship docks for a week
BBC News 23 Sep 2018
Mr Padrino López thanked China for the gesture of friendship and said that both countries would benefit. "It is a pleasure to have this ship in Venezuela, which has arrived here after travelling to more than 40 countries" he said. "This is how true diplomacy is done ... Related Topics. ....
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Tanzania ferry death toll rises to 224, ship's managers detained
Yahoo Daily News 23 Sep 2018
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian authorities said on Sunday the number of people who died in a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria had risen to 224 and the vessel's managers had been detained for questioning ... Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told TBC officials involved in managing the ferry had been detained ... ....
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'No regrets': world's biggest election loser runs for 96th time in Canada
The Observer 23 Sep 2018
The first time John Turmel ran in an election, it was 1979 and his primary aim was to legalise gambling. While his door-knocking efforts earned him just 193 votes, the race marked the start of an obsession that would eventually launch the Canadian into the record books for having contested, and lost, the highest number of elections in the world. 'Not just in the US'. amateur historian highlights Canada's forgotten racism. Read more....
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NASA's Mars MAVEN Craft Captures Selfie on Fourth Birthday
Newsweek 22 Sep 2018
The MAVEN mission to Mars entered the upper atmosphere of the planet four years ago as of Friday and NASA is celebrating with one of its signature space selfies....
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Yemen’s food supplies might run out in two months, charity warns
The Independent 23 Sep 2018
"Once the harbour is blocked we are talking about millions and millions of people who will not have food," Mr Mooij told The Independent. ....
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‘Birmingham pharmacist’ held in Syria on suspected Isis links
The Guardian 23 Sep 2018
A man who says he is a pharmacist from Birmingham has been detained in Syria on suspicion of being a member of Islamic State. A video of the blindfolded man being questioned by the American-backed Kurdish militia the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was posted on the Twitter account of International Volunteers Report on Saturday. The group said he had been captured in the city of Deir ez-Zor a month ago ... I worked in the general hospitals....
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Islamic State claims killing of 29 at Iran military parade
The Times of India 22 Sep 2018
TEHRAN. Militants shot dead at least 29 people including women and children in an attack on Saturday on an Iranian military parade claimed by the Islamic State group, as Tehran accused a US ally in the region of the assault ... "The response of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the smallest threat will be crushing", Rouhani said on his official website ... Many of the wounded were in critical condition ... ....
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Lacazette, Aubameyang help Arsenal edge past Everton
Hindustan Times 23 Sep 2018 Editphoto: Creative Commons / Sanfranman59
"It's A Nightmare Scenario": A Radioactive Object Was Found In San Francisco's New $8 Billion Neighborhood
IFL Science 22 Sep 2018
It's been a few years since developers began constructing an $8 billion neighborhood on the site of the former San Francisco Shipyard, and residents are still complaining about possible exposure to hazardous material. On September 11th, officials uncovered a radioactive object less than a foot below the site's condos, which cost up to $1.5 million ... The finding isn't exactly shocking, given the land's history ... Copyright 2018 ... ....
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