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‘Putin is crazy’: Russian leader lambasted over US coronavirus aid
The Irish Times 02 Apr 2020
The delivery came as President Donald Trump’s administration struggles to cope with the US outbreak of Covid-19, and the Kremlin seeks his help to revive world oil prices and lobbies for an end to economic sanctions imposed on Russia during its six-year undeclared war against Ukraine....
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Coronavirus: US death toll exceeds 5,000 mark after new record daily rise
The Independent 02 Apr 2020photo: Creative Commons / Fars News Agency
Coronavirus: Some patients show signs of brain ailments
The Times of India 02 Apr 2020photo: AP / Matt Rourke
Twitter Deletes Egypt, Saudi Accounts Over 'Pro-Govt Direction'
Voa News 02 Apr 2020
Twitter said Thursday it has removed thousands of accounts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Indonesia and Serbia that allegedly took direction from governments or pushed pro-government content. "We removed 2,541 accounts in an Egypt-based network, known as the El Fagr network," the San Francisco-based tech firm posted in a series of tweets ... ....
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Poll: Over Half of Britons Say Government Was Too Slow on Coronavirus
Hamodia 02 Apr 2020
More than half of Britons think Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was too slow to order a lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, according to an opinion poll published on Thursday ... WhatsAppPrintEmailGmail. ....
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Trump warns Iran against 'sneak attack'
Suryaa 02 Apr 2020
Washington, April 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has warned Iran against a "sneak attack" on American forces and assets in Iraq, threatening a "very heavy price" as a consequence. "Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on US troops and/or assets in Iraq ... The US has enhanced its defence posture in the region....
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Emirates to resume limited passenger flights
Gulf Daily News 02 Apr 2020photo: US Army file/Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika
US says build-up of air defences in Iraq going ahead
The National 02 Apr 2020
The US military on Thursday confirmed that it was building up its ground-based air defence systems to protect its troops in Iraq but would not reveal when they are ready for service ... The build-up follows a series of attacks on Iraqi bases hosting US members of the international coalition against ISIS ... Read More ... ....
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Netanyahu can’t be trusted, nor can Benny Gantz
Middle East Monitor 02 Apr 2020
The Netanyahu-Gantz unity government will see the Likud leader stay on as Prime Minister for 18 months, after which Gantz will take the reins of power ... Ministerial portfolios will be divided between the Blue and White and Likud blocs ... .......
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Canadian woman lured via Internet to become ISIS nurse
Toronto Sun 02 Apr 2020
A Canadian woman opens up about her experience about joining terrorist group ISIS as a nurse. In an interview with Anne Speckhard of Homeland Security Today, Kimberly Pullman, 46, said she joined the terror organization because she wanted to help children ... But they end up being disappointed by the reality ... The nurse was recruited on social media ... ....
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Oil price war: Is it game over for Trump?
Russia Today 02 Apr 2020
As the US government tries to convince Russia and Saudi Arabia to put an end to the oil price war, it might just be too little, too late for the Trump Administration. Saudi Arabia has already hired additional supertankers and a wave of additional supply is about to set sail, according to Bloomberg ... It may not be all smooth sailing ... READ MORE....
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Iran has no proxies, as Trump claims, but has friends - foreign minister tweets
The Star 02 Apr 2020
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has no proxies but it has friends, tweeted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said that the country or its proxies planned a sneak attack on U.S. targets in Iraq ... ....
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AFRICOM, Air Force mismanaged $100 million drone base project in Niger, IG says
Stars and Stripes 02 Apr 2020
military may have broken the law when it mismanaged funds and ineffectively planned the construction of a $100 million drone base in Niger, the Pentagon’s Inspector General said in a report issued Thursday ... Africa Command began operating out of Air Base 201 in Agadez after years of delays due to construction problems....
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Lori Loughlin and 13 other defendants move to dismiss charges in college admissions scandal
CNN 02 Apr 2020
(CNN)Attorneys for parents in the college admissions scandal case, including Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, filed a collection of motions to the dismiss charges against them in Massachusetts federal court Wednesday ... For Moving Defendants, the purported crimes have no connection to Massachusetts which could establish venue." ... ....
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Top court rules 3 anti-migrant quota countries broke EU law
San Francisco Chronicle 02 Apr 2020
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland broke EU law by refusing to comply with a refugee quota program launched after well over a million migrants entered the bloc, most fleeing war in Syria and Iraq ... In the end, only about 40,000 refugees were relocated ... ....
