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Over 137 killed, 400 injured as string of blasts rips through churches, hotels in Sri Lanka
Dawn 21 Apr 2019
Over 137 people were killed and 400 injured as a series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through three churches and three high-end hotels in three Sri Lankan cities on Easter Sunday. The blasts hit three hotels and one church in Colombo, while two other churches were targeted in Negombo and Batticaloa, police said ... At a glance ... police ... ─ Reuters....
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People of colour are the most impacted by climate change, yet Extinction Rebellion is erasing them from the conversation
The Independent 21 Apr 2019
One section of society, however, are conspicuous in their absence, both in terms of those involved in the direct action and in the way we’re talking about the climate crisis. people of colour ... PA ... PA ... This isn’t just about “our children”, as Extinction Rebellion have suggested – it’s about real people now, being displaced, being exploited, and dying....
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More than 200 killed in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
The Daily Republic 21 Apr 2019
More than 200 killed in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. By Washington Post Today at 8.37 a.m ... Blasts ripped through three churches in the cities of Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa at approximately 8.45 a.m. as worshipers were gathering for services ... Sebastian's Church in Negombo, a beach town about 20 miles north of the capital ... .......
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Amir Khan must confront reality of loss to Terence Crawford before deciding future
The National 21 Apr 2019
Amir Khan insisted that he would not retire after his attempt to win the WBO welterweight title from Terence Crawford ended in failure ... Read More ... “Him and Virgil were having a conversation, I didn’t know what it was about, but Amir just kept shaking his head and I was like ‘oh man, he’s about to quit’. I was right ... “I am not a quitter.” ... Updated ... SHARE....
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Robert De Niro likens US President Donald Trump to ‘wannabe gangster’
Indian Express 21 Apr 2019
Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro once again took a jibe at US President Donald Trump, this time calling him a “wannabe gangster”. Advertising ... The Oscar winner then branded the POTUS as a “dumbbell”, adding that even gangsters had morals and ethics. Advertising ... Latest Videos. 03.21. There are a lot of twists and turns in Poison ... ....
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Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty
Asahi News 21 Apr 2019
BANGKOK--The Thai navy on Saturday boarded the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S ... "I was free for a moment ... The U.S ... LEGAL PROCESS ... The group said the pair did not build, invest in or design the floating home themselves, but were "volunteers excited about the prospect of living free" ... ....
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Greece to ask Germany for billions in war reparations
The Guardian 21 Apr 2019
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FBI arrests leader of U.S. 'patriots' stopping migrants at border
Yahoo Daily News 21 Apr 2019
TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group who have been stopping migrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico ... Mexico's government on Saturday said it had "deep concern" about armed groups that intimidate migrants. U.S ... Border Patrol," CBP said in a statement ... ....
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Julian Assange should have come to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post 21 Apr 2019photo: White House / Joyce N. Boghosian
Blackwill report shines a light on the dark corners of Trump's foreign policy
The National 21 Apr 2019
“Iran and Russia are in Syria to stay, and the United States can do nothing about it.” He acknowledges that pulling troops from places such as Syria and Afghanistan carries risks, but that “systematically avoiding such incalculables is a recipe for sclerotic policies that cling to the status quo far past their effectiveness”....
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Former UN ambassador: Trump 'should be patient' with North Korea
The Hill 21 Apr 2019
Former United Nations ambassador Bill Richardson said President TrumpDonald John TrumpImpeachment? Not so fast without missing element of criminal intent Feds say marijuana ties could prevent immigrants from getting US citizenship Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report's release ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Richardson, who also served as the U.S....
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Pentagon, DHS considering designating fentanyl a WMD, memo says
CNN 21 Apr 2019
Read More ... "Disturbingly easy" to weaponize ... "It's a game changer ... Another former Defense Department official, who requested anonymity to speak to CNN about sensitive topics, said the current consideration of fentanyl as a WMD is part of a broader discussion between national security officials around the classification of pharmaceutical-based agents ... ....
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Kerala Left, Congress rail PM Modi for ‘falsehood’
Gulf News 21 Apr 2019
Thiruvananthapuram ... Modi said earlier this week during campaigning that chanting the name of deities would take one to jail in Kerala ... Chennithala said Modi’s question about why Rahul Gandhi was contesting from Wayanad, and not from Thiruvananthapuram or Pathanamthitta, smacked of communalism ... ....
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Pope condemns Sri Lanka Easter attacks as 'such cruel violence'
Yahoo Daily News 21 Apr 2019photo: European Community
Afghan supreme court extends Ashraf Ghani's term until delayed elections
The News International 21 Apr 2019
Kabul. Afghanistan´s supreme court on Sunday said it had extended the term of President Ashraf Ghani until delayed elections take place -- resolving for now the question of what would happen after his term expires on May 22 ... "The supreme court understands the financial, security and logistical challenges faced by the election commission." ... ....
