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Alone In Dark, Woman Wakes Up In Air Canada Plane After Crew Left
NDTV 24 Jun 2019
A woman boarded an Air Canada flight earlier this month, fell asleep after takeoff and woke up alone in a dark, parked plane, apparently forgotten about by ground staff ... ....
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Magnitude 5.5 quake hits eastern Japan, 6.1 intensity earthquake rocks Indonesia
DNA India 24 Jun 2019
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit eastern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Chiba prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued. The quake, which hit at 9.16 a.m ... ....
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Pompeo heads to Saudi, UAE to discuss escalating tensions with Iran
The Siasat Daily 24 Jun 2019
Washington. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo left for Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Sunday to hold talks regarding the escalating tensions with Iran, especially after Tehran downed a US military drone in the Gulf of Oman recently ... “We’re prepared to negotiate with no preconditions. They know precisely where to find us ... Source. ANI. ....
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Iranian general warns US against uncontrollable scope of war
WPXI 23 Jun 2019
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian military commander warned on Sunday that any conflict with Iran would have uncontrollable consequences across the region and endanger the lives of U.S. forces, as tensions between Washington and Tehran have flared after the downing of an American surveillance drone. Maj. Gen ... "The U.S ... interventionist policy." ... U.S ... ....
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China 'won't allow' G20 discussion on Hong Kong
This is Money 24 Jun 2019
Hong Kong has been shaken by huge demonstrations against an upopular proposed law that would allow extradition to the Chinese mainland. China said Monday it will not allow discussion on Hong Kong at the G20 this week even as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the city's mass protests during his meeting with President Xi Jinping ... ....
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'No more survivors' in Cambodia building collapse as toll hits 24
Vietnam News 24 Jun 2019photo: WN / RTayco
Swimming in ocean can leave you susceptible to infection
Deccan Chronicle 24 Jun 2019
Washington. However, refreshing and fun it might be to swim in an ocean, new research has pointed out that it alters the skin microbiome and is associated with an increased likelihood of infection. The research was presented at the meeting 'ASM Microbe 2019' ... Nielsen ... .......
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Artificial Intelligence may not take your job, but it could become your boss
Indian Express 24 Jun 2019
Written by Kevin Roose. When Conor Sprouls, a customer service representative in the call center of insurance giant MetLife talks to a customer over the phone, he keeps one eye on the bottom-right corner of his screen. There, in a little blue box, A.I. tells him how he’s doing ... Not empathetic enough? A heart icon pops up. Advertising ... Hurriyat ... One Poll ... ....
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Man arrested from sets of Daniel Craig-starrer ‘Bond 25’
The Siasat Daily 24 Jun 2019
Washington. A man has been arrested from Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, where upcoming movie ‘Bond 25’ is being filmed, after a hidden camera was found in the women’s toilet. The 49-year-old year man was subsequently charged with voyeurism, a spokesperson for Thames Valley Police told CNN ... Source. ANI. ....
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3 astronauts set to return on Earth abroad Russian spacecraft
The Siasat Daily 24 Jun 2019
Washington. Three Expedition 59 crew — NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency — are set to ride back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) ... ....
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The multi-millionaire anti-vax couple bankrolling groups scaremongering about immunisation
The Independent 23 Jun 2019
A wealthy New York couple has contributed more than $3 million to the anti-vaccine movement through groups that stoke fears about immunisations online and at live events. Hedge fund manager and philanthropist Bernard Selz and his wife, Lisa, have long donated to organisations focused on the arts, culture, education and the environment ... Subscribe now....
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were lost on the Moon. Really
Fast Company 22 Jun 2019
Once Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed Eagle on the Moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts and their spaceship were actually lost. Oh, Mission Control never lost radio contact with them. But NASA was never able to figure out where, exactly, on the Moon they had set down, while they were on the Moon. And NASA sure did try ... advertisement ... . ... advertisement ... ....
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Copa America: Argentina beat Qatar 2-0 to qualify for last eight
Indian Express 24 Jun 2019
An early goal from Lautaro Martinez and a late second from Sergio Aguero gave Argentina a 2-0 win over Qatar on Sunday, a deserved victory that takes them into the Copa America quarter-finals to face Venezuela. Advertising ... Advertising. With eight minutes remaining Aguero ran on to a through ball and angled a fine drive past the Qatari keeper ... news ... ....
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Charlottesville white supremacist who killed protester asks judge for mercy
The Observer 23 Jun 2019
The self-avowed white supremacist who plowed his car into counter-protesters opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia two years ago, killing one and injuring dozens, has asked a judge for mercy and a sentence shorter than life in prison ... Fields pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes in March and is set to be sentenced on 28 June ... ....
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Istanbul election: Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu wins decisively
The National 23 Jun 2019
Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu won a decisive victory in the re-run of Istanbul’s mayoral election on Sunday. His opponent, Binali Yildirim of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) conceded defeat as he trailed Mr Imamoglu by more than nine points ... “At the moment my opponent is leading ... Read More. Istanbul election ... Updated ... SHARE. ....
