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US auto plant closures tied to surge in opioid overdose deaths Opioid overdose deaths have spiked in the wake of automotive assembly plant closures across the U.S. South and Midwest, a new study suggests.
Plant closures were associated with an 85% surge in opioid overdose mortality rates among working-age adults five years later, compared with what would have... |
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Taiwans top military official missing after helicopter crash-landing Taiwan’s top military official was among three people missing on Thursday after a helicopter made an emergency landing in a mountainous northern area near the capital, Taipei, the defense ministry said.
In a statement, the ministry said it had sent a team to rescue the 13 people aboard the Black... |
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US embassy in Baghdad suspends consular operations The US Embassy in Baghdad says it has suspended all of its public consular operations, a day after thousands of Iraqi demonstrators gathered there to condemn Washingtons fatal military aggression targeting Iraqs Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
"Due to militia attacks at the US Embassy compound,... |
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US Amb. Bass: Take Opportunity for Peace, Fight Corruption John Bass, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, in an interview with TOLOnews Lotfullah Najafizada that aired on Wednesday said that the winner of the Afghan presidential elections will not have a "commanding mandate" with "fewer than a million votes in a country of over 30 million people in which over... |
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US taking revenge on Iraqi popular forces for defeating Daesh: Leader Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned the deadly American air raids that targeted the positions of Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces, saying Washington is in fact taking revenge on the popular forces because of the key role they played... |
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North Korea to develop new strategic weapon soon, as deadline for US passes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called off two years of a moratorium on nuclear and missile tests, saying that North Korea will soon develop a "new strategic weapon," after the United States missed a year-end deadline for the resumption of talks with Pyongyang.
Kim told a four-day meeting of party... |
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US Army bans Chinas TikTok over security worries US Army soldiers have been banned from using the hugely popular short video app TikTok over a security threat, according to an Army spokeswoman.
The decision to ban the Chinese-owned app was made following the lead of the Navy and guidance from the Defense Department, the spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
"There... |
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4,000 US troops ordered to deploy in Middle East amid Iraq unrest: Officials Up to 4,000 American paratroopers have been ordered to deploy to the Middle East region following mass protests outside the US embassy by Iraqi protesters infuriated over Washingtons recent deadly military aggression on the Arab country.
The US Armys 82nd Airborne Divisions alert brigade of roughly... |
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Trump says does not foresee war with Iran over Iraq US President Donald Trump says he does not foresee a war with Iran over the situation in Iraq, claiming that the US marines have handled the situation well.
The US president made the comments as he arrived with first lady Melania Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, Reuters... |
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Number of homicides in London climbs to 10-year high The number of homicides in London has hit a 10-year high and there has been a surge in knife and gang-related killings since 2014, figures show.
The Metropolitan police recorded 149 homicides in 2019 up to 30 December. In five years the homicide rate has increased by more than 50%, from 94 cases in... |
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Pilots break strike unity as Macrons Thatcher moment is right now By Ramin Mazaheri
(Ramin Mazaheri is the chief correspondent in Paris for Press TV and has lived in France since 2009. He has been a daily newspaper reporter in the US, and has reported from Iran, Cuba, Egypt, Tunisia, South Korea and elsewhere. He is the author of the books ‘I’ll... |
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World Welcomes 2020 Amid Wildfires, Protests, Nuclear Threats The world celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with fireworks displays from Sydney to London, although celebrations were clouded by deadly wildfires in Australia, protests in Hong Kong and India and new nuclear tensions with North Korea.
Large crowds gathered in European capitals for spectacular fireworks... |
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8 Police Killed in Balkh, 7 ANA Killed in Takhar At least eight police were killed in a Taliban attack on Tuesday night in Balkh province, local officials said Wednesday.
Fawad Saleh, the Balkh highway police commander, said the attack took place at a highway police checkpoint in Alam Khail village of Balkh province.
There were 14 soldiers at the... |
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US Embassy in Iraq evacuated amid angry protests over airstrike on PMU The United States’ Embassy in Baghdad has been evacuated after thousands of angry Iraqi demonstrators gathered outside the gates of the compound to condemn Washington’s fatal military aggression that targeted Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
Also on Tuesday, Iraqis held... |
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Pompeo categorizes US aggression in Iraq, Syria as defensive action US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has categorized a series of aggressive American military strikes in Iraq and Syria that killed more than two dozen people as a "defensive action" intended to protect his countrys interests in the Middle East.
"Well, it begins by an understanding that this was a defensive... |
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British establishment wary of post-Brexit crisis in NI As we head into the New Year, there appears to be no realistic breakthrough to Northern Irelands long-running political crisis.
In a fresh attempt to break the deadlock, Anglo-Irish sponsored talks aimed at restoring power sharing are set to resume on Thursday, January 02.
But there is a very narrow... |
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US under barrage of criticism over strikes in Iraq The United States’ latest military aggression against Iraq’s popular Hashd al-Sha’abi forces that left dozens of casualties continues to draw widespread condemnation from officials and groups across the region.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said that the... |
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Turkish government sending Libya deployment bill to parliament despite oppositions rejection The Turkish government is sending to parliament a bill mandating troop deployment to Libya despite the oppositions rejection, three days after Ankara announced the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) had officially requested military support from Turkey.
Turkeys Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu... |
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Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition A petition to cancel Sydneys famous New Years Eve fireworks and use the money to fight bush fires ringing the city has topped 260,000 signatures, but officials say the show will go on.
Sydney is spending Aus$6.5 million ($4.5 million) on this years fireworks display — funds that the... |
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Iran, Russia: West disturbing peace in region Iran and Russia have denounced attempts by Western states, the United States in particular, at increasing tensions in the Middle East region.
"Thousands of miles away from its own borders, the United States is causing bloodshed and destruction against the people of Iraq and Syria in the name of defending... |
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Air Pollution Kills 17 in Kabul in a Week: Ministry Amid air quality reports ranking Kabul as one of the most polluted cities globally, the Ministry of Public Health claimed that at least 17 people have died of respiratory infections and related health conditions over the past week, all due, according to the ministry, to the polluted air in the city.
The... |
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Iraqi president condemns US attack on PMU bases as death toll reaches 25 Iraqi President Barham Salih has condemned Washingtons attacks on Kataib Hezbollah, which is part of Iraqs Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), as the death toll from the air raids reaches more than two dozen.
The Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported on Friday that Salih decried the attacks as being unacceptable... |
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Young Afghan MMA fighter defeats his Russian rival in a breathtaking fight Afghanistans young MMA fighter, Hussain Bakhsh Safari defeated his powerful Russian fighter Peter Berg in a breathtaking fight in Moscow on Saturday.
Afghanistans Hussain Bakhsh Safari and Russians Peter Berg faced each other in the weight class of 65kg, inside a martial art cage in Moscow on Saturday... |
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Hong Kong police arrest 15 in fresh shopping mall protests Hong Kong riot police have arrested at least 15 people in clashes with dozens of pro-democracy protesters who targeted a mall near the border with China to demonstrate against mainland tourists and shoppers.
On Saturday afternoon, masked plain-clothed officers wielding batons arrested 14 people, including... |
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Trumps tariffs on imports backfired, caused job losses and higher prices: Fed study US President Donald Trumps tariffs on imports have backfired, causing job losses and higher prices, a new study by the Federal Reserve has found.
"We find that tariff increases enacted in 2018 are associated with relative reductions in manufacturing employment and relative increases in producer prices,"... |
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NASAs Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agencys mission to send humans into deep space.
The US space agency on Friday showed off its Mars 2020 rover, whose official name will be chosen... |
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Saudi judicial system corrupt, Bin Salman chief culprit behind Khashoggis killing: Dissidents A group of Saudi rights activists, researchers and journalists have severely censured the ultra-conservative kingdoms "corrupt" judicial system over shielding the masterminds of the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year, describing Crown Prince Mohammed bin... |
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Taliban Agrees On One Week Ceasefire Mullah Hebatullah, the leader of the Taliban, agreed to a one-week ceasefire while signing the peace agreement with the US, said sources close to the Taliban.
While the Taliban leaders and representatives were negotiating the ceasefire in Afghanistan, it is now reported that they have agreed on a... |
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Iraqi resistance groups decry Salihs resignation as submission to US interests Iraqi resistance groups have denounced President Barham Salihs resignation as a violation of the constitution and have accused him of caving in to pressure from the United States.
The groups said the president, by resigning, had effectively refused to carry out his legal duty of designating the candidate... |
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Iran, China, Russia drill in vital waterways for 2nd day Joint maritime maneuvers, involving the Russian, Chinese and Iranian Navies, have entered their second day in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman.
The naval drills, the first of their kind, were launched on Friday with the aim of securing international trade routes in strategic waterways and boosting... |
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