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September 2018
Gunmen attack headquarters of Libya’s state oil firm
By Imed Lamloum
TRIPOLI - Armed men yesterday (10) stormed the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Company in Tripoli killing at least two people, officials said, as witnesses spoke of hearing a blast and gunfire.
The attack targeted the…
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Give up birth control – head Tanzanian president want women to end contraception, have more…
NAIROBI - President John Magufuli has urged Tanzanian women to "give up contraceptive methods" insisting his country needs more people, local media reported yesterday (10).
"You have cattle. You are big farmers. You can feed your children.…
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Trump threatens to ‘write real book’ on presidency -head
NEW YORK - Donald Trump has promised to “write the real book” on his presidency, to correct a record he says is misrepresented by Bob Woodward, veteran author of a highly anticipated work, Fear, that will be published today (11).
“The…
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Landmines kill almost hourly – let’s end their brutal scourge for good
By Penny Mordaunt
What weapon, a deadly and barbaric killer, is one of the cruellest known to man? Are you thinking of an automatic assault rifle? Or perhaps a costly missile? Chances are you aren’t thinking of a device that can be made…
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The battle for Idlib: Three scenarios
By Marwan Kabalan
The fate of the last remaining stronghold of the Syrian opposition in Idlib will likely be decided in the coming few days. The international media has been speculating about an imminent battle for the province, which…
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Bronze Age Babylonians really loved beer
The ancient Mesopotamians really didn’t mind a beer, new chemical analysis has shown.
Many Bronze Age textual and pictorial sources attest to the consumption of beer in Mesopotamia – the oft-described “cradle of civilization” between the…
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A Swastika on a church bell rings of its Nazi past
HERXHEIM AM BERG — After she found out there was a Swastika on the church bell, Sigrid Peters refused to continue playing the organ during services.
Shielded from public view, high up a rickety wooden staircase inside the yellow church…
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Lankan drug trafficking suspect nabbed in Thailand
BANGKOK – A Sri Lankan drug trafficking suspect, wanted by Interpol, has been arrested by police in southernmost Thailand, said a Thai police general.
Deputy Tourist Police Commissioner Pol. Maj. Gen. Surachate Hakparn said the police in…
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