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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Attends 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau Liberation Auschwitz-Birkenau

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Attends 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau Liberation

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau for Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday at a solemn service at the infamous death camp in Poland. Leading the U.K. delegation for the ceremony alongside Lord Eric Pickles, the U.K. Post-Holocaust Envoy, the duchess joined survivors and…
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January 27, 2020
‘Chernobyl 2020:’ Chinese people are comparing the government’s delayed response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak to the Chernobyl disaster and the HBO series about it Chernobyl

‘Chernobyl 2020:’ Chinese people are comparing the government’s delayed response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak to the Chernobyl disaster and the HBO series about it

As the Chinese government grapples with how to contain the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak that has infected 2,800 people worldwide, some Chinese people are comparing the government's handling of the epidemic to that in another historical event: the 1986 Chernobyl…
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January 27, 2020
Britons in Europe Call on EU’s Chief Brexit Negotiator Barnier Not to Use Them as ‘Bargaining Chips’ Brexit Negotiator

Britons in Europe Call on EU’s Chief Brexit Negotiator Barnier Not to Use Them as ‘Bargaining Chips’

As the United Kingdom is finally set to leave the EU on 31 January, millions of British citizens residing in the bloc’s remaining 27 member states continue to raise concerns over their future and rights following Brexit.A campaign group called British in Europe, which represents UK nationals living in the…
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January 27, 2020
Amnesty International Says Possible Saudi Arabia Purchase Of Newcastle United Is ‘Blatant Whitewash’ Of Khashoggi Murder Jamal Khashoggi

Amnesty International Says Possible Saudi Arabia Purchase Of Newcastle United Is ‘Blatant Whitewash’ Of Khashoggi Murder

Matthew Longstaff of Newcastle during the FA Cup match between Newcastle United and Oxford United at ... St. James’ Park. NurPhoto via Getty Images The rumored $444 million (£340 million) purchase of Newcastle United Football Club by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has come under fire today from human rights…
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January 27, 2020
US Rolls Out New Bill to Reform NSA Surveillance NSA

US Rolls Out New Bill to Reform NSA Surveillance

US senators have proposed a bill that would drastically reform the surveillance practices of the National Security Agency (NSA) and increase oversight of government surveillance. Titled The Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act, the bill was introduced on Thursday by Senators Ron Wyden, Zoe Lofgren, Pramila Jayapal, Warren Davidson, and Steve Daines.  According to…
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January 27, 2020
IPO Report: IPO market braces for first billion-dollar deals of 2020—and Casper seems to be getting the message NASDAQ

IPO Report: IPO market braces for first billion-dollar deals of 2020—and Casper seems to be getting the message

The initial public offering market is expected to crank into gear in the next two weeks, with at least two billion-dollar deals on the slate, including a well-known consumer name that may be viewed as a safe bet in a nervous market. Reynolds Consumer REYN, +1.45%, the maker of Reynolds…
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January 27, 2020
Germany Is Often Praised for Facing Up to Its Nazi Past. But Even There, the Memory of the Holocaust Is Still Up for Debate Holocaust

Germany Is Often Praised for Facing Up to Its Nazi Past. But Even There, the Memory of the Holocaust Is Still Up for Debate

As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the Jan. 27, 1945, liberation of Auschwitz — a key part of a series of watershed World War II anniversaries this year — all eyes will be on Germany. Angela Merkel set the tone with a moving and highly reflective spee…
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January 27, 2020
Margot Robbie explains why they cut Jared Leto’s Joker from ‘Birds of Prey’ as a ‘conscious choice’ Joker

Margot Robbie explains why they cut Jared Leto’s Joker from ‘Birds of Prey’ as a ‘conscious choice’

Jared Leto's Joker won't appear in the upcoming DC movie "Birds of Prey," and actress and producer Margot Robbie said that his absence was intentional.Instead, "Birds of Prey" will follow Harley Quinn as she teams up with a group of female superheroes to defeat the crime lord Black Mask (Ewan…
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January 27, 2020