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Scientists discover 56 lakes beneath Greenland ice sheet which could be home to 'extreme life'
The Independent 26 Jun 2019
More than 50 lakes have been discovered beneath the Greenland ice sheet, which scientists say could be home to examples of “extreme life”. The 56 subglacial lakes range in length from 200 metres up to 5.9km, and bring the total known number of lakes under the ice sheet to 60 ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... 1/20 ... ....
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Russia Wants to Fool Its Enemies by Making Its Drones Look Like Owls
Newsweek 26 Jun 2019
Drones have changed the way humans fight wars. From titanic forces like the U.S. military down to small militias in war zones worldwide, unmanned aerial vehicles have brought invaluable surveillance and attack capabilities to commanders all over the globe. However, they are no longer a new technology ... is getting in on the act too ... ....
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What Democrats want is not what their candidates are offering
Hot Air 26 Jun 2019
You’ll hear literally thousands of words in tonight’s and tomorrow’s Democratic primary debates about policies all the candidates favor and propose, each one carefully nuanced to appear dramatically different from the rest of the crowd on-stage. But it turns out, little of all that policy blather actually matters ... Bush ... ....
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Saudi diplomat 'paid domestic Filipino worker 63p an hour, put buzzer around her neck and ...
The Independent 26 Jun 2019
A Saudi diplomat allegedly paid a domestic worker in London just 63p an hour and made her “wear a buzzer around her neck”, an employment tribunal has heard. The Filipino worker, referred to as JW, claims she was made to eat the leftovers of Khalid Basfar’s family and even had to wear a buzzer so she could be “on call” 24 hours a day ... Subscribe now ... ....
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Italy migrants: German rescue ship on collision course with Salvini
BBC News 26 Jun 2019
"I know this is risky, but [they] are exhausted. I will bring them to safety," the boat's captain said ... ....
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Investors in Companies Profiting Off Student Loans Are Worried About Democrats’ Proposals to Cancel Debt
The Intercept 26 Jun 2019
Democratic presidential candidates are laying out plans to wipe out some or all of America’s $1.6 trillion in student debt — and investors in companies that manage student loans are expressing concern. Sen ... Earlier this week, Sen ... Other candidates, including Andrew Yang, have signaled support for similar ideas ... Join Our Newsletter ... I’m in ... ....
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Morsi Died, or was Murdered, while Reciting a Patriotic Poem in a Cage
Dissident Voice 26 Jun 2019
Former President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, had finished his 15-minute discourse in a courtroom, while being locked inside a sound-proofed cage. He read a poem about his love for Egypt, and then collapsed, and died. His demise sent shock-waves all over Egypt, the region and the Muslim world ... More came from different corners of the world ... Mr ... ***** ... Mr....
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Daily Cryptocurrency Bulletin For Wednesday, June 26, 2019
WorldNews.com 26 Jun 2019
General NewsAmun AG, the swiss-based fintech firm, has launched a new exchange-traded product (ETP) using the Bitwise 10 Select Large Cap Crypto Index as a benchmark after Bitwise licenced its index – the first physically replicated crypto index product ... BTC dominance is now at 61.7 percent – highest in over 2 years ... VET rose 70 percent yesterday....
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Chinese firms dodging Donald Trump’s trade war tariffs are using this Vietnam solar factory as ...
South China Morning Post 26 Jun 2019
A Chinese company is discovering a silver lining to US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, which are redrawing the Asian supply chain.Vinasolar, fully-owned by Shanghai-based Yize New Energy, was forced to start production in Vietnam in 2014, after the United States and European Union first slapped tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels ... ....
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Who Will Stop the Pentagon’s Conspiracy of Silence Killing Our Planet and Us?
WorldNews.com 26 Jun 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingClimatologists are cautious when talking about wars in Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and Libya. This goes for other hot spots around the world – past and present ... It’s a silence which isn’t so golden ... With more than 1,000 military and naval bases in the U.S ... alone ... This goes for the Pentagon’s foreign wars....
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Taiwan presidential hopeful Han Kuo-yu left at sea by fiasco over ‘shipping route to mainland’
South China Morning Post 26 Jun 2019
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Islamic State group: Nicaragua arrests four suspected members
BBC News 26 Jun 2019
Four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) group were arrested in Nicaragua after crossing illegally from Costa Rica, officials say ... ....
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Dissidents internal security review contained details on 19 people, court told
Belfast Telegraph 26 Jun 2019
Suspected terrorist documents seized by police in Belfast contained details on 19 people as part of an alleged internal security review by a dissident republican grouping, the High Court heard. Prosecutors said the typed pages questioned why some individuals linked to Oglaigh na hEireann were arrested but not subsequently convicted ... ....
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Ex-air force US ‘mercenary’ released by Libyan militant captors after being held for six weeks
The Independent 26 Jun 2019
The bloodied pilot first told his captors his name was Jimmy and he was Portuguese. He told them he was hired by the UN-backed government in Libya’s Tripoli to bomb “infrastructure” in defending the city during the messy, ongoing conflict ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now....
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US-China trade war deal ‘90 per cent complete’, US Treasury chief says
South China Morning Post 26 Jun 2019
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a trade deal between China and the United States was 90 per cent completed, ahead of a high-stakes meeting between the two countries’ leaders at the G20 summit this week.In an interview with CNBC, Mnuchin said ... ....
