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Statue of Virgin Mary 'Tearing Blood' Gathers Crowds in Italian Town
Sputnik 08 Aug 2020
For some Christians, this is considered to be a miracle....
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Belarus election: President Lukashenko faces toughest test in years
BBC News 09 Aug 2020
Probably not. President Lukashenko is widely expected to win again. But the vote is being closely watched amid growing signs of frustration at his leadership. The campaign has seen the rise of opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a former teacher who became a stay-at-home mother until thrust into the political spotlight ... ....
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Hillary Clinton says NYT writer had 'too much pot brownie' after forgetting her 2016 White ...
The Independent 08 Aug 2020
Hillary Clinton roasted The New York Times and their columnist Maureen Dowd - for apparently forgetting that she ran on a mixed-gender presidential ticket in 2016 ... “It’s hard to fathom, but it has been 36 years since a man and a woman ran together on a Democratic Party ticket, writes @MaureenDowd ... “Correction ... ....
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Saudi Aramco Profits Dive 73% as Virus Batters Oil Demand
Voa News 09 Aug 2020
Energy giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday its second-quarter profits plunged a massive 73 percent due to sharply lower oil prices as the coronavirus crisis undercuts global demand ... "Strong headwinds from reduced demand and lower oil prices are reflected in our second quarter results," Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said in a statement ... Cutbacks....
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The Giving Pledge turns 10: These billionaires pledged to give away half their wealth, but they soon ran into a problem
Market Watch 08 Aug 2020
The Giving Pledge was heralded as a worthy goal when it was announced 10 years ago this week, but those good intentions have been outmatched by a mighty foe. the breakneck pace of wealth creation ... How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy’. But they soon ran into a problem ... The combined wealth of the 62 living U.S ... ....
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Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel
Stars and Stripes 08 Aug 2020
JOHANNESBURG — The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel ... Mauritius has said the ship was carrying nearly 4,000 tons of fuel and cracks have appeared in its hull ... "France is there ... Ltd ... Ltd ... It added ... ___....
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Twitter, TikTok have had preliminary talks about merger: Dow Jones
Indian Express 09 Aug 2020
Twitter Inc. has held early talks about a potential combination with TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app that the Trump administration has declared a national-security threat, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the matter. It’s unclear whether Twitter will pursue a deal, which would involve TikTok’s U.S ... Tags. TikTok Twitter ... ....
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How to clear browser history on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft edge
Indian Express 09 Aug 2020
When you surf the internet or search for something particular, your activities are recorded in the web browser’s history until and unless you are using the incognito or private mode. Also, if you are not cleaning web browser history, the excessive data slows down the speed at which the web browser loads the webpages ... Google Chrome ... ALSO READ ... ....
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Zambia: Zambia Spy Chief Samuel Nkhoma Dies of Covid-19
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Champions League: Could Robert Lewandowski beat Cristiano Ronaldo's record?
BBC News 09 Aug 2020
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Police fire tear gas at Beirut protesters angry over explosion
Toronto Sun 08 Aug 2020
BEIRUT — Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to break through a barrier to get to the parliament building in Beirut on Saturday during a protest over the government’s handling of this week’s devastating explosion in the city. About 5,000 people gathered in Martyrs’ Square in the city center, some throwing stones ... Advertisement ... ....
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Carrie Lam: Hong Kong’s divisive leader now sanctioned by US
Manila Bulletin 08 Aug 2020
Carrie Lam vowed to heal divisions when she became Hong Kong’s leader, but her tenure has been marred by massive democracy protests and a crackdown by Beijing that prompted the United States to sanction her ... (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) ... But she was not popularly elected ... Huge protests ... She vowed to be in touch with public sentiment....
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US leaders knew we didn’t have to drop atomic bombs on Japan to win the war..
Hawaii Tribune-Herald 08 Aug 2020
At a time when Americans are reassessing so many painful aspects of our nation’s past, it is an opportune moment to have an honest national conversation about our use of nuclear weapons on Japanese cities in August 1945 ... The accepted wisdom in the United States for the last 75 years has been that dropping the bombs on Hiroshima on Aug ... Martin J....
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4 deaths linked to hand sanitizers in two states
CBS News 08 Aug 2020
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help stop the coronavirus from spreading, but drinking the products turned out to be deadly for four people in two states. Health officials reported this week that 15 adults were poisoned in Arizona and New Mexico in May and June after drinking hand sanitizer.....
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Mukesh Ambani becomes 4th richest in world; overtakes Europe's wealthiest
International Business Times 08 Aug 2020
Mukesh Ambani beat Europe's wealthiest man, making him the world's fourth-richest person in the world today. The Reliance Industries Ltd.'s chairman is now worth $80.6 billion, after amassing $22 billion this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ... Mukesh Ambani just behind Mark Zuckerberg. Ambani was already India's richest man ... ....
