Category Archives: Headlines

Baby boy plunges 50ft from third-floor window of Birmingham YMCA apartment block 

West Midlands Police have launched an investigation into how the baby came to fall from the building in Reservoir Road, Erdington, believed to by a YMCA hostel for vulnerable adults.

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Singapore’s ruling party PAP cedes ground to opposition in pandemic election 

The PAP secured 83 out of 93 seats in parliament, while the main opposition Workers’ Party won the other 10 — the most ever held by opposition lawmakers.

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A Powerful Chief And Unexpected Splits: 6 Takeaways From The Supreme Court Term 

From abortion to religion and immigration, the recent court term featured just about every flashpoint in American law. Here are the highlights, including the influence of Chief Justice John Roberts.

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Trump says does not want US to withdraw from Nato 

Former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton has claimed in his recent book, ‘The Room Where It Happened’, that Trump wanted to threaten Nato leaders at the 2018 summit with a US withdrawal from the alliance if other Nato members did not pay contributions of 2 percent of their GDPs.

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Column: In Peter Beinart’s latest article, a liberal Jew rejects the two-state solution 

Once again, liberals are jolted by a rejection of the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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Coronavirus latest: Brazil’s death toll tops 70,000 

Brazil has reported 1,200 new fatalities from the coronavirus, taking its death toll to more than 70,000. The US now has 3.2 million active cases, with new records set in nine states. Follow DW for the latest.

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Coronavirus live updates: Record single-day spike in cases; Gottlieb says 1 in 150 Americans are infected 

The coronavirus has infected more than 12.29 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 555,486 people.

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Figliuzzi: Stone could put Trump in jail with what he knows 

MSNBC National Security Analyst Frank Figliuzzi explains why, even though Trump has commuted the sentence of Roger Stone, he still should be wary of his cagey associate.

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Russia far east protest over Khabarovsk governor’s arrest 

Thousands rally on the streets of Khabarovsk as a regional leader is accused of contract killings.

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Italy police ID kids sharing child porn, dark web videos 

Italian authorities say they have identified a group of 20 teenagers who shared child porn and dark web videos of suicides and mutilations on their cellphones

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Coronavirus: German vaccine study draws thousands of volunteers 

Researchers say they are surprised at the number of people who have offered to take part, as they usually struggle to find enough guinea pigs. The study will test the success of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by CureVac.

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Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone 

The president’s friend had been convicted of impeding a congressional inquiry that threatened Mr. Trump.

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Hong Kong pollster raided by police amid security law crackdown 

Police say independent pollster may have been hacked but there are fears of link to pro-democracy opposition’s primary electionHong Kong police have searched the office of an independent political pollster days after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation on the former British colony.The raid came ahead of weekend primary elections for Hong K […]

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Ukraine’s bank chief quit and a coffin was left as a warning in a scandal that threatens the country’s economic health 

Claims of political interference in the central bank threaten billions in future IMF help.

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China Gets Its First Vaping Industry Billionaires 

China is home to the world’s second-largest number of billionaires after the United States.

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