Hurricane Laura To Bring ‘Unsurvivable’ Storm Surge To Gulf Coast As Category 4
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German economy plunges by record 9.7%
The second-quarter contraction was the worst ever since documentation of GDP figures began in 1970. The drop was, however, not as steep as the 10.1% contraction that economists initially anticipated. The German economy, Europe’s largest, contracted by a record 9.7% in the second quarter as consumer spending, company investments and exports saw a steep decline…
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‘Jews are the virus’ posters show up in Argentina
National Jewish umbrella body, DAIA, condemns signs in southern city of Neuquen, which has a 0.13% Jewish population. Anti-Semitic posters blaming Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic in the southern Argentine city of Neuquen.(JMNeuquen/ Twitter) BUENOS AIRES — Anti-Semitic posters blaming Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic appeared over the weekend in the southern Argentine city of…
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Why Russia is unlikely to invade Belarus?
Lukashenko said that he would receive from Moscow comprehensive assistance to ensure the security of Belarus. naviny.by Lukashenko said that he would receive from Moscow “at our very first request, comprehensive assistance to ensure the security of the Republic of Belarus,” and mentioned Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in this regard. I would like to give you my arguments…
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Germany: Five years after the refugee crisis, what’s been achieved?
Five years ago, as hundreds of thousands of refugees came to Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel maintained: “We can do it.” How has Germany — and those who sought asylum — managed since then? DW explains. Perhaps no other phrase uttered during Angela Merkel’s long chancellorship has made such an impact. The words “Wir schaffen das” (“We can do…
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Kim Jong Un in coma, sister set to take control, South Korean ex-diplomat alleges
It is not the first time that the leader’s absence has prompted rumors of health problems. A South Korean diplomat is speculating that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fallen into a coma and that his sister, Kim Yo Jong, is poised to take the rogue nation’s reins. Chang Song-min, a former aide to South Korea’s late president Kim…
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Germany’s Scholz sees ‘no way back’ from EU joint debt
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz (L) attend a cabinet meeting at the German chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 19 August 2020. [EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN] German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said Sunday (23 August) that the European Union’s recovery package financed by joint borrowing was a long-term measure rather than a…
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Trump: If Biden is elected, ‘China will own our country’
‘We lose billions, hundreds of billions of dollars. We get nothing from China’ President Trump told Fox News’ Steve Hilton on Sunday that he would be open to completely decoupling the U.S. economy from China, before warning: “If Biden is elected, China will own our country.” “I don’t want to set the world on fire right now,” Trump said…
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Revealed: Emergency plans to protect UK if second coronavirus spike coincides with no-deal Brexit
A Cabinet Office “reasonable worst-case scenario” document, dated July 2020, has been leaked to a national newspaper. A government spokeswoman said it ‘reflects a responsible government ensuring we are ready for all eventualities’ Emergency plans drawn up by the government to protect the UK if a second coronavirus spike coincides with a no-deal Brexit have…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 21 August 2020
Greetings from Tyler, Stand by to be refused service or canceled completely. You might lose your job. Maybe you’ll be kicked out of the store or restaurant. Unless of course you’re willing to bow down to every new mandate that someone dreams up. Then they might just leave you alone, temporarily. Better not draw any…
