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Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says clash with the US was ‘inevitable’
The Times of India 21 May 2019
“We sacrificed individuals and families for the sake of an ideal, to stand at the top of the world,” Ren said in interview with Chinese state media on Tuesday. “For this ideal, there will be conflict with the United States sooner or later.” ... Google also suspended access to some services for new Huawei Android devices ... {{}}. ....
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Five reasons why many Indians voted for Modi’s BJP
Dawn 21 May 2019
“Five minutes. Do nothing. Let things happen.”. This is what Bheru Lal believes Narendra Modi said after a train was burnt down in Godhra in 2002, allowing Muslims to be killed under his watch as chief minister. The 26-year-old Bhil Adivasi, who drives a taxi in Udaipur, Rajasthan, heard this story in 2014 ... Here is what I found. 1 ... his speaking style ... 2 ... 3....
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'Anti-Islamic' posters in Essex showing crusader chasing woman in burqa with AK-47 investigated by police
The Independent 21 May 2019
Posters put up in an Essex town bearing the phrase “Islamists not welcome” are being treated as a hate crime, police have said. . Put up in several Rayleigh streets, they also warned targets to “stay back or we will kick you back” ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... UK news in pictures ... PA ... PA ... ....
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German Holocaust archive puts millions of documents online
Wtop 21 May 2019
BERLIN (AP) — The International Tracing Service in Germany has uploaded more than 13 million documents from Nazi concentration camps, including prisoner cards and death notices, to help Holocaust researchers and others investigate the fate of victims ... All rights reserved ... More News ... ....
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U.S. wants Taiwan at U.N.-tied event
Arkansas Online 21 May 2019
GENEVA — The United States is backing calls for Taiwan to be granted observer status at the U.N. health agency’s biggest annual gathering, the U.S. health secretary said Monday ... China claims sovereignty over self-ruled Taiwan ... tices,” Azar said ... Relations aren’t necessarily strong on the trade front....
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Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium, officials say
The Independent 21 May 2019
Iran has quadrupled its production of low-grade uranium enrichment amid increased tensions with the United States, nuclear officials have said ... However, by increasing production Iran will soon exceed the stockpile limit of 300kg. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Shape Created with Sketch. Revolution in Iran ... 1/11 ... AP ... ....
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Post-9/11 CIA-Interrogation Program Architects To Testify Before A Military Tribunal
WorldNews.com 21 May 2019
A military tribunal will be empaneled at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to hear testimony from two former CIA contractors who designed the harsh interrogation program used after the Sept. 11 attacks, Time magazine reported Tuesday ... prisoners, including one who died in custody ... Mitchell and Dr ... 11, 2001, hijacking plot, Time reported....
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A Chinese man spent almost US$3,000 on a ‘lucky’ phone number. It made his life ...
South China Morning Post 21 May 2019
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Spurned again by Trump, U.S. House panel to meet with or without McGahn
This is Money 21 May 2019
By Sarah N. Lynch and David Morgan. WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Amid growing talk on Capitol Hill of impeaching President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives committee where such an effort would begin plans to hold a hearing on Tuesday with or without testimony from Don McGahn, the White House's former top lawyer ... U.S ... If Mr ... ....
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Sporting world mourns death of 'true legend' Niki Lauda
The Times of India 21 May 2019
VIENNA. Legendary Formula One driver Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family said on Tuesday, triggering an outpouring of praise for a man whose track victories and comeback from a horrific crash enthralled race fans worldwide ... His death comes eight months after he underwent a lung transplant ... Niki Lauda fought. He was a great man ... ....
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Christchurch mosques attacker charged with terrorism
Suryaa 21 May 2019
Wellington, May 21 (IANS) The man accused of committing the Christchurch mosques shootings on March 15 was charged on Tuesday with terrorism, New Zealand Police said. Fifty-one people were killed in the shootings at Al-Noor and Linwood mosques in the South Island city, reports Efe news. ... ....
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Alitalia cancels more than 300 flights due to strike
This is Money 21 May 2019
MILAN (AP) - Italy's struggling airline Alitalia has canceled over 300 flights because of a 24-hour strike called to protest deteriorating conditions in the sector, including the government's failure to relaunch the carrier. Alitalia says it cancelled about half of its flights, both domestic and international, due to the strike Tuesday ... ....
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Daily Cryptocurrency Bulletin For Tuesday, May 21, 2019
WorldNews.com 21 May 2019
General NewsABN AMRO has dropped its plans to launch cryptocurrency wallet “Wallie” due to regulatory concerns. The bank is now looking to launch a blockchain platform for trade inventory ... The London firm estimates the mutual funds industry will see savings of more than £3.4 billion per year with the new Distributed Market Infrastructure (DMI) ... SEC....
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Argentina's Cristina Fernandez faces graft trial after election race drama
Reuters 21 May 2019
Argentina's populist former leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, fresh from shaking up the country's national election race with a vice presidential bid, will be at the center of more drama on Tuesday as a corruption trial against her gets under way ... ....
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Jailed deputies allowed to attend Spanish Parliament session
This is Money 21 May 2019
MADRID (AP) - A fragmented Spanish Parliament has convened for the first time, including five Catalan politicians released from prison for the occasion and escorted there by police ... For the first time since dictator Gen ... The five, along with other defendants, are being held in pre-trial jail ... ....
