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Amid Covid-19 panic, thieves make off with hundreds of rolls of toilet paper in Hong Kong Hongkong

Amid Covid-19 panic, thieves make off with hundreds of rolls of toilet paper in Hong Kong

Toilet paper has become such a sought-after commodity in Hong Kong that thieves reportedly held up a supermarket delivery driver and made off with hundreds of rolls on Monday. The territory has one of the highest incidences of confirmed cases of the deadly viral illnesses — 56 according to the…
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February 17, 2020
Pope Francis Attempts To Compromise On Rule-Change Proposals By Allowing Priests To Marry Him Pope Francis

Pope Francis Attempts To Compromise On Rule-Change Proposals By Allowing Priests To Marry Him

VATICAN CITY—In an effort to find middle ground between liberal factions hoping to modernize the church and conservative forces seeking to preserve orthodoxy, Pope Francis issued a new decree Friday that will permanently change Roman Catholic doctrine by permitting all priests to marry him. “While we respect the vow of…
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February 17, 2020
Beavers cut flood risks, clean rivers and boost wildlife, major study of wild population in UK reveals Orangutan

Beavers cut flood risks, clean rivers and boost wildlife, major study of wild population in UK reveals

Britain’s wild beaver populations are reducing the impacts of floods, cleaning river water, and boosting populations of fish, amphibians and water voles, a five-year study has concluded. More than 400 years after the animals were hunted to extinction in the UK, the report sets out a convincing case for the…
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February 17, 2020
America’s Allies Are Unconvinced Brexit

America’s Allies Are Unconvinced

If the Trump administration is truly going all-in on competition with Beijing, it’s not clear that Trump himself is fully on board. Nor, it’s now clear, are several of America’s closest friends. Uri Friedman February 17, 2020 Leon Neal / Getty / Katie Martin / The AtlanticIn the contest between…
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February 17, 2020
Twisted Wheel musician reveals he was homeless six months ago and is now touring with Liam Gallagher Liam Gallagher

Twisted Wheel musician reveals he was homeless six months ago and is now touring with Liam Gallagher

Musician who was sleeping rough just six months ago after a drug addiction forced him to 'beg and steal' is now touring with Liam Gallagher - 11 years after he first supported OasisMusician Jonny Brown, of Manchester, is the frontman of band Twisted WheelBand achieved early success: signing with an LA…
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February 17, 2020
Trump took another swipe at Britain over ‘untrustworthy’ Huawei as his tensions with Boris Johnson grow Boris Johnson

Trump took another swipe at Britain over ‘untrustworthy’ Huawei as his tensions with Boris Johnson grow

The Trump administration issued another warning to the UK over Huawei, via its ambassador to Germany.Richard Grenell tweeted that Trump wanted to remind allies that dealing with Huawei would jeopardize intelligence-sharing.Boris Johnson's decision to let Huawei develop Britain's 5G network angered the Trump administration.The UK prime minister has cancelled a…
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February 17, 2020
US openly paves way for INF-banned missiles to be placed in Europe & Asia – Lavrov Nukes

US openly paves way for INF-banned missiles to be placed in Europe & Asia – Lavrov

Just out of a milestone nuclear missile accord, the US is about to deploy short- and intermediate-range missiles in Europe and Asia, prompting Moscow to engage France and other partners to preserve security on the continent. "In order to agree on specific solutions, we need multilateral talks and multilateral consultations…
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February 17, 2020