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US Bitcoin Trader Could Face Death Penalty In Thailand Over 'Seasteading' Attempt
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
An American bitcoin entrepreneur and his Thai girlfriend have gone into hiding after Thailand's navy accused him of violating the country's sovereignty by erecting a "sea home" off the coast of Phuket on Thursday, according to BBC News ... Elwartowski, who previously worked for the U.S ... ... We just want to live.” ... “We have laws to deal with this....
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Report: Lebanese FM Meets With Senior Israeli Officials In Moscow
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The Jerusalem Post, quoting a report in the Saudi Arabian newspaper Elaph, reports Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil reportedly met with senior Israeli officials in Moscow and “discussed borders.” ... “Iran has proxies...One of them is Hezbollah.”Hezbollah just joined the government of Lebanon....
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German Nazi Camp Guard, 92, Charged As Accessory To Thousands Of Murders
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
A 92-year-old former concentration camp guard was charged with being an accessory to murder, in what will likely be one of the last-ever cases against Nazi-era war crimes, Reuters reported Thursday. Hamburg prosecutors accused the man – identified only as Bruno D ... The man told prosecutors ... I feel bad for the people there....
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Two Punjab men executed by Saudi Arabia: Migrated for good life, a debt that remains unpaid
Yahoo Daily News 18 Apr 2019
Behind the execution of two Punjabi men in Saudi Arabia lies a pattern that has played with unfailing regularity – jobless youth in state borrowing money or selling land and property to pay to travel agents lured by dreams of big moolah on foreign shores ... Two such dreams met a brutal end – death by beheading – on February 28 ... He sounded fine ... Read ... ....
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What's In The Mueller Report?
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The 448-page report was released by the United States Justice Department on Thursday details Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S ... Sergei Kislyak before Trump took office ... violated campaign finance laws but was so unaware of the law they would not be able to obtain a conviction. . -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Extinction Rebellion climate protesters to target Heathrow Airport
Belfast Telegraph 18 Apr 2019
Environmental activists plan to expand their protest to Heathrow as hundreds of thousands of passengers fly out to and from the airport over the Easter weekend. The airport said it is “working with the authorities” to address the threat of mass disruption, while Sajid Javid has urged police to use the “full force of the law” ... He said ... ....
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Botswana Unveils Incredibly Rare Massive Blue Diamond Weighing More Than 20 Carats
IFL Science 18 Apr 2019
Declared as a “once-in-a-lifetime find,” the government-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) in Botswana unveiled an incredibly rare oval-shaped blue diamond weighing 20.46 carats. It’s the largest blue diamond discovery ever made in the nation – and one of the rarest in the world ... Okavango Diamond Company. ....
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Notre-Dame fire: Temporary wooden cathedral proposed
BBC News 18 Apr 2019
The spire, which was added to the cathedral during a 19th Century restoration project led by French architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, was completely destroyed when the fire took hold on Monday ... "Not reconstructing the spire would equate to amputating an element that belongs to it," he told news agency AFP.What is the damage? ... 15 April 2019 ... ....
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France honors Notre Dame firefighters; protects rose window
Atlanta Journal 18 Apr 2019
PARIS — . France paid a daylong tribute Thursday to the Paris firefighters who saved the internationally revered Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued many of its treasures ... Fire officials warned that the massive cathedral still remains very fragile and extremely dangerous for construction workers and other specialists ... ___ ... ....
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Amazon to shut down domestic marketplace business in China
The Japan News 18 Apr 2019
Reuters SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) — Amazon.com Inc. plans to close its domestic marketplace in China by mid-July, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, focusing efforts on more lucrative businesses selling overseas goods and cloud services in the world’s most populous nation ... controlled 81.9 percent of the Chinese market last year ... + -....
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Trade Commission Sees Modest Gains For U.S. From USMCA
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The U.S. International Trade Commission estimated the proposed new North American free trade deal would modestly boost the U.S. economy but could reduce U.S. vehicle production, Reuters reports.The economic assessment of the U.S. Mexico-Canada-Agreement, released Thursday, said the trade deal would increase U.S ... jobs, while raising U.S. exports....
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Environmental Report Warns New Zealand Is Facing Major Biodiversity Loss, Pollution
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The Environment Aotearoa report published on Thursday provided New Zealand with a grave warning about the ongoing biodiversity loss, polluted water, and rise of the dairy industry andthe continued expansion of urban areas across the country, according to The Guardian ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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North Korea leader Kim to meet Russia's Putin this month - Kremlin
Irish Independent 18 Apr 2019
Tom Balmforth. April 18 2019 1.05 PM ... Independent.ie ... https.//www.independent.ie/world-news/north-korea-leader-kim-to-meet-russias-putin-this-month-kremlin-38028692.html. https.//www.independent.ie/world-news/article38011469.ece/938b0/AUTOCROP/h342/ipanews_7e7e73e0-874d-48c1-91fd-bc93033f64c8_1. Email ... U.S ... ....
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With AAF.com Bankruptcy, What's Value Of Domain Name?
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
Domain Investing points out the now-defunct Alliance of American Football’s domain, AAF.com, could come on the market soon following the league’s bankruptcy filing ... ....
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Hudson News CEO To Buy National Enquirer
WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2019
The National Enquirer is being sold for $100 million to James Cohen, CEO of Hudson News, The Washington Post reports.The supermarket tabloid, along with two sister publications, will be purchased by the head of the travel retailer known for its airport newsstands, according to ......
