Tuesday, June 20

Failed suicide bomb in Brussels train station

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This time the authorities didn't drag their feet about labeling the attempt a terrorist attack.     RT, 20 Jun, 2017 21:42 Belgian s...
Monday, June 19

Chancellor Merkel's Munich Beer Tent Declaration

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"As in the first half of the 20th century, the deepening rivalries between the imperialist powers over raw materials, markets and geost...

Presumed attempted suicide attack on French police in Champs-Élysées; perp dead

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Daily Mail: " Terror returns to Paris " T he dramatic moment a known extremist is pulled out of a smoking car containing we...

"Russia cuts deconfliction channel with Washington after US downs Syrian jet"

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TASS June 19, 14:23 UTC+3 Russia will regard any flights within the area of its air force group's operation in Syria as legitimate targe...

"Transfer of German troops from Turkey's Incirlik to Jordan to start in July"

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"German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has told German media that Bundeswehr troops will begin pulling out from a Turkish air ba...

Portugal fire: "Many blamed depopulation of villages that left wooded areas untended."

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Portugal's deadliest fire still rages after 62 people killed Reuters June 19, 2017 - 6:42am EDT By Axel Bugge | PEDROGAO GRANDE, PORT...

79 now estimated dead in Grenfell Tower fire

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The toll of presumed dead was revised around 10:30am. Here is the BBC report on the new figure. The latest Daily Mail report on the fire, ...

US escalates its war on Syria's military

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With its shooting down of a Syrian warplane yesterday the United States is escalating its war on Syria's military, which heated up as th...

Blame it on oligarchs? Why not stop buying from Amazon, you ninnies

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"Indeed for most Americans the once-promising new economy has meant a descent, as one MIT economist recently put it, toward a precariou...

More London Chaos: Van plows into pedestrians outside Finsbury Mosque

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Quick-thinking bystanders tackled the perp when he ran from the van. Police were on the scene within seconds because a cruiser was in the n...
Sunday, June 18

Portugal's killer wildfire: "I am completely stunned by the number of deaths"

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Several were burned to death in their cars while trying to escape the fast-moving firestorm likely caused by a 'dry' lightning strik...

What say? Are some Tory MPs plotting against Mrs May?

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The Daily Mail has the juicy gossip :  May has just TEN days to save her job: PM faces leadership challenge as MPs plot to evict her from N...

Grenfell Tower:cladding is already illegal in Britain, claims Chancellor

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Daily Mail : Chancellor claims cladding that set Grenfell Tower ablaze is ALREADY illegal in Britain as he passes all questions for the g...

"Grenfell Tower fire: Government staff sent in to Kensington and Chelsea Council"

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BBC June 18, 2017 - published approx an hour ago Government staff have been drafted in to bolster the official response to the Grenfell ...

A rare report on North Korea's untapped mineral wealth explains many things

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Writing for the June 16 edition of Quartz, Steve Mollman , who's also reported for Wired and the Wall Street Journal and specializes in...

58 now assumed dead in Grenfell Tower fire

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THE TRAGEDY WORSENS :  Grenfell Tower fire death toll rises as police reveal 58 people presumed dead – and criminal investigation WILL look ...

Brexiteers have no choice but to support Mrs May

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"A Great Repeal Bill to transfer all EU laws to British jurisdiction will be unveiled on Wednesday ..." The political fallout fr...

When Qatari money talks nobody walks least of all the British

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From Tom Sykes'  The British Establishment Has a Qatar Problem , June 18, Daily Beast:  [...] Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-...
Friday, June 16

Shocker: Amazon to buy Whole Foods in its war against Wal-Mart

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Amazon’s “brutal vision for retail is one where automation replaces good jobs. That is the reality today at Amazon, and it will no doubt bec...