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Japanese Rovers Send Back First Images Ever Taken On An Asteroid's Surface
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
Over the weekend Japan’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft successfully landed two rovers on an asteroid – the first in history, IFL Science reported.Those two little rovers, called Rover-1A and 1B but together MINERVA-II1, have returned some amazing images from their mission at asteroid Ryugu, 280 million kilometers (175 million miles) from Earth.The first image sent back came from Rover-1A on Sept. 21 ... 22....
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Trump stands alone as globe gathers
CNN 25 Sep 2018
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton brought a prop to the UN General Assembly to underscore the Trump administration's primary theme. the US stands on its own. Bolton waved a copy of the Constitution, a little booklet meant to symbolize the message of sovereignty US officials will hammer home during the year's largest gathering of world leaders ... an infringement on the people themselves." ... Haley....
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards call Trump "evil and adventurous"
The Star 25 Sep 2018
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards called U.S. President Donald Trump "evil and adventurous" on Tuesday and accused him of waging economic war, as Washington's reimposed sanctions ramped up pressure on Tehran's economy ... ....
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Anthony Bourdain cheated on me, too, Asia Argento reveals in tearful interview
South China Morning Post 25 Sep 2018
Asia Argento is shooting down speculation that she drove boyfriend Anthony Bourdain to commit suicide by cheating on him, in her first interview since the famed chef’s death nearly four months ago. In an emotional sit-down with DailyMailTV, published on Monday, the Italian actress revealed that Bourdain “cheated on me, too,” and detailed their “grown-up” relationship. Bourdain ate here ... ....
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How Global Warming is Turbocharging Monster Storms Like Hurricane Florence
Newsweek 25 Sep 2018
As Hurricane Florence approached the tiny port town of Wilmington, North Carolina, Steven Pfaff took small solace in the knowledge that there hadn’t been much rainfall in August ... The office smelled like a woodshop....
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Bill Cosby arrives at court for sex assault sentencing
Irish Independent 25 Sep 2018
By MaryClaire Dale and Michael R Sisak, Associated Press. September 25 2018 12.57 PM. 0 Comments Bill Cosby arrives at court for sex assault sentencing. Independent.ie. Bill Cosby has arrived at court to learn his punishment for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over a decade ago in what became the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era ... Email ... Cosby did not give evidence at either of his two trials ... ....
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Syria: Everyone else’s battleground, in both war and peace
Wtop 25 Sep 2018
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As world leaders talk peace at the U.N. this week, the people of Idlib cling to fragile hope that diplomacy will avert a blowout battle over Syria’s last rebel stronghold. Yet diplomacy hasn’t served Syria well so far. Those same world powers trying to negotiate a peaceful outcome in Idlib have been using Syria as a proxy battleground for years ... WHAT RUSSIA WANTS ... WHAT TURKEY WANTS ... meetings this week ... ....
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China Denies US Navy Ship's Request For Port Visit In Hong Kong Amid Trade War Tensions
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
American officials said Beijing denied a request for a U.S. Navy ship to visit Hong Kong on Tuesday, according to NBC News. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault warship, was scheduled to make a port call in the former British colony of Hong Kong in October, according to diplomatic sources who spoke to Reuters. "The Chinese government did not approve a request for a U.S. port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp," a spokeswoman for the U.S ... ....
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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: September 25, 2018
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
General NewsThe Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a report showing that “crypto markets rely on regulated financial institutions to operate and that these markets are segmented across jurisdictions, bringing cryptocurrencies within reach of national regulation.” This defies the original intention of crypto’s to be self-sufficient ... government to help spur adoption ... The move comes in the wake of an E....
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Thai police discover bodies of British man, Thai wife
Yahoo Daily News 25 Sep 2018
Alan Hogg, a 64-year-old retired businessman, and his wife Nod Suddaen, 61, were reported missing from their home in the province of Phrae last week ... ....
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Model behind Courbet's scandalous 'L'Origine du Monde' painting finally identified
The Independent 25 Sep 2018
The model who posed for the most scandalous painting of the 19th century has finally been revealed, according to a new book. ... ....
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Trump Claims White House Has Accomplished 'More Than Almost Any Administration' To UNGA
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
President Donald Trump touted his administration's accomplishments in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning ranging new trade deals to increased national security, according to CBS News. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo previewed Trump's speech on Monday, noting how he would discuss the ongoing denuclearization efforts on the Korean Peninsula, Iran, and the issue of national sovereignty ... ... ... ... ... Not good!"....
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World Bank report warns Gaza Strip economy is in 'free fall
ABC News 25 Sep 2018
World Bank warns Gaza economy in 'free fall,' calls for urgent action by Israel, international community ... ....
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Hope for baldness cure as scientists trigger hair growth with perfume
The Times of India 25 Sep 2018
A chemical designed to mimic the smell of sandalwood also has the power to stimulate hair growth in humans, according to a new study. Though the research was undertaken using scalp tissue in a laboratory, the scientists behind the discovery say they could be on the cusp of effectively treating hair loss ... In fact, the same chemical pathways help regulate a range of other cell functions in the body, including hair growth ... ....
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EU, Iran set financial “vehicle” to ease trade between them
Federal News Radio 25 Sep 2018
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Five world powers and Iran agreed late Monday to establish a financial facility in the European Union to facilitate payments for Iranian imports and exports including oil, a key move sought by Tehran following the U.S. pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal and its re-imposition of sanctions ... The nuclear agreement is meant to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, but U.S ... The U.S ... Insight by CenturyLink ... ....
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