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Scottish court asked to delay ruling on Johnson's Brexit extension request
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 12:11:35 AM
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Tree of Life will reopen as a ‘center for Jewish life in the US’
A community planning process will determine the building’s “precise future,” according to the statement. The process was announced to the congregation during Kol Nidre services on Yom Kippur.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
10/21/2019 12:27:34 AM
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Four killed in Bangladesh riot over facebook post about Prophet Mohammad
Police said the Facebook had actually been hacked and all the hackers had been detained.
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/21/2019 1:34:48 AM
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Sudan names commission to investigate killings at sit-in
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 1:20:44 AM
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Masked man assaults city council worker in northern Israel cafe
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/21/2019 1:50:30 AM
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Defense Sec. Mark Esper: U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq
“The quickest way to get them out of danger was to get them into Iraq,” Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told Fox News Sunday.
By RACHEL WOLF \
10/21/2019 2:32:05 AM
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White House's Mulvaney did not mull quitting over "quid pro quo" flap
"I never said there was a quid pro quo because there isn't," Mulvaney told "Fox News Sunday," using a Latin phrase meaning a favor for a favor.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 5:07:18 AM
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Stairs from ’Joker’ draw tourists to the Bronx
Comedian Desus Nice tweeted that “legally as a bronx resident you're allowed and encouraged to tax anyone visiting the joker stairs.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/22/2019 12:17:32 PM
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Bolivia's Morales headed to presidential runoff with chief rival Mesa
Morales, 59, South America's longest-serving leftist leader, won 45% of votes, compared with 38% for the more conservative Mesa.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 5:32:52 AM
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Hong Kong firms pick up pieces from protest damage
Businesses big and small have suffered smashed windows, graffiti and even fire for their perceived support of mainland China.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 3:59:39 AM
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Mr. Monopoly doesn't need the Chinese market, opens Hong Kong attraction
A Monopoly based theme attraction is set to open next week in Hong Kong, with the region looking about as far away from communism as they can possibly get.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
10/21/2019 5:47:58 AM
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Nancy Pelosi makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
Trump last month broke off negotiations with Afghan Taliban militants aimed at ending the United States' longest war, a move that critics say highlighted a confused U.S. approach to Afghanistan.
By REUTERS \
10/22/2019 4:17:57 PM
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Bolivia's Morales confident he will win outright
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 5:19:39 AM
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Hong Kong leader to visit Japan after huge rally, night of violence
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 5:26:06 AM
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China: Resolving 'Taiwan question' is greatest national interest
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 5:37:21 AM
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Warren open to making Israel aid conditional on settlement building halt
Until Saturday, Buttigieg was the only one to have openly said he would be willing to condition any kind of aid to Israel in any situation. Now, Sen. Warren not only joins him, but goes further.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
10/21/2019 5:42:43 AM
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Quake of magnitude 6.4 strikes off Vanuatu -USGS
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 6:19:01 AM
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Russian group hijacked Iranian spying operation, officials say
The hacking campaign, the extent of which has not been previously revealed, was most active in the Middle East but also targeted organizations in Britain, they said.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 7:13:13 AM
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North Korea: U.S., South Korea must come up with new solutions for conflict
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 7:50:32 AM
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PA journalist: We must help Jews leave Israel, return to their countries
Matar endorsed the idea conceived by Mahmoud Abbas that there should be an "Arab Keren Hayesod."
By LEON SVERDLOV \
10/21/2019 9:02:29 AM
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Tornado ravages north Dallas, leaving thousands without power
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 8:44:50 AM
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Youtube series documents challenges facing U.S. Jewish college students
An annual study by Tel Aviv University revealed that antisemitic attacks rose worldwide by 13% in 2018 from the previous year, the highest number of incidents being reported in the US.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
10/22/2019 5:19:27 PM
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U.S. once stopped ethnic cleansing, now it excuses it in Syria - Analysis
One unarmed female politician, a victim of what Turkish media called a “successful neutralization” was dragged by her hair by jihadists and shot to death.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
10/21/2019 1:22:33 PM
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Obama era politics casts shadow over U.S. Syria discussions
The origins of the current US role in eastern Syria are in 2014 when the US began bombing ISIS in eastern Syria, forming the Kurdish YPG into the Syrian Democratic Forces.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
10/21/2019 9:39:52 AM
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Lebanon cabinet to meet at presidential palace amid protests - NNA
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 9:46:20 AM
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Brexit within ten days time remains possible - French minister
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 9:56:22 AM
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Russia hopes Syria coordination with Turkey, U.S. will help stability
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 9:57:39 AM
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U.S. troops cross into Iraq from Syria -witnesses
An Iraqi Kurdish security source also told Reuters that U.S. troops had crossed into the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 10:12:45 AM
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Iran rejects Turkey's establishing of military posts in Syria - TV
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 10:27:20 AM
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Jordanian professor says diaspora controls banks, Judaism is 'despicable'
Hisham Ghassib said that the concept of Israel as a Jewish nation is a myth.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
10/21/2019 10:48:40 AM
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Lebanon set to cut ministers' pay as protests engulf country
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 10:50:55 AM
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Spanish PM to visit Barcelona, criticizes regional chief
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 10:54:13 AM
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11-month-old baby hospitalized in critical condition, parents arrested
Paramedics who came to the scene on Sunday night gave the baby medical treatment and evacuated her when she was already unconscious.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
10/22/2019 10:23:36 AM
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Hong Kong leader apologizes for mosque incident after day of violence
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 11:54:48 AM
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Lebanon's Aoun: protests show people's pain, corruption charges not fair
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 12:04:08 PM
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China seeks $2.4 billion in sanctions against U.S. in Obama-era case - WTO
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 12:20:39 PM
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Palestinian-German who attacked Jewish professor gets jail time
"Jewish existence – and this is crazy – is again precarious in Germany."
By LEON SVERDLOV \
10/21/2019 1:03:13 PM
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Erdogan says to take next steps in Syria after meeting Putin
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 12:57:33 PM
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Pentagon chief says keeping some troops in north Syria under discussion
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 1:06:56 PM
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Netanyahu and Putin spoke on Syria -Kremlin
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/21/2019 1:26:42 PM
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World's oldest pearl found in Emirates
Pearl trade used to be a major factor of the area's economy during the 19th and 20th centuries.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
10/21/2019 2:26:08 PM
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Averting opioid trial, Teva, drug distributors reach last-gasp settlement
Under the agreement, Teva would donate Suboxone tablets up to the amount needed to meet the majority of the currently estimated US patient need over the next 10 years, valued at approximately $23b.
By REUTERS,EYTAN HALON \
10/22/2019 4:08:04 AM
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Netanyahu asks Putin personally for Naama Issachar pardon
Putin calls PM to wish him 'Happy Birthday,' discusses Syria day before meeting Erdogan in Sochi
By HERB KEINON \
10/22/2019 12:07:00 PM
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Jordan nabs ISIS cell plotting terror attacks - report
The suspects are accused of conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks, including shooting at security patrols and kidnapping a Jordanian intelligence officer.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/21/2019 7:24:32 PM
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Iran proposes prisoner swap to United States and other 'Western nations'
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif let one name on the list slip, as he exclaimed he hoped to be given "good news soon" regarding the release of Iranian scientist Mosoud Solemani.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
10/21/2019 4:11:52 PM
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Turkey under pressure to tackle sharp rise in murders of women
Turkey does not keep official statistics on femicide.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 4:14:24 PM
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No-deal Brexit risk still remains, UK Brexit minister Barclay says
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 4:17:59 PM
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U.S., UK and Norway urge Sudan to meet deadline for transitional government
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 4:19:26 PM
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Merkel ally under police protection after 'Heil Hitler' death threat
Mike Mohring said suspected neo-Nazi extremists threatened to stab him in the neck or attack one of his rallies with a car bomb if he did not stop campaigning for the Oct. 27 regional election.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 4:39:15 PM
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What Congress Can Do for an America Without a Coherent Middle East Policy
Our boots on the ground have left in the aftermath of the infamous Trump-Erdogan phone call, turning 100,000 American trained allied SDF troops into part of the Syrian army.
ERIC R. MANDEL \
10/21/2019 5:00:26 PM
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Australian universities ban academic travel to Iran fearing arrests
Many international human rights organizations have concluded that Iran has been arresting "innocent" foreign nationals in order to use them as leverage in negotiations with Western powers.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
10/21/2019 5:28:08 PM
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Putin, Erdogan to discuss Turkey's operation in Syria on Tuesday
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 5:33:20 PM
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Facing protests, Lebanon approves emergency economic reforms
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 5:39:43 PM
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Miss Khartoum and other Jewish tales from Sudan
Daisy Abboudi shared with the BBC the fascinating history of the Jewish community in the Sudan ahead of the publication of her upcoming book on the topic.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
10/21/2019 10:17:19 PM
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UK speaker rules against government trying to get another vote on Brexit deal
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 5:52:51 PM
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Damaged Iranian tanker enters Iranian territorial waters- IRNA
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said last week that the tanker, the Sabiti, had been hit by at least two rockets, and there is video footage of the incident.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 6:16:59 PM
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Swiss university bans violent pro-BDS activist from event
Activist banned from German Bundestag.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
10/21/2019 8:05:08 PM
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Bachelet calls for probes into Chile protest deaths
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 6:27:44 PM
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Wary foes Turkey and Syria hold covert contacts to avoid conflict
Further west, however, Syrian and Russian forces have already deployed in the border towns of Manbij and Kobani, which are both located within Turkey's designated "safe zone."
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 6:53:09 PM
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‘Africa’ and ‘Reborn’ share top Israeli feature prize at Haifa festival
Alejandro Amenábar’s While at War, a film about the Spanish Civil War, won the Carmel International Competition.
By HANNAH BROWN \
10/21/2019 7:35:17 PM
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Peretz to Ashkenazi: Convene foreign affairs, security committees
Labor-Gesher party leader Amir Peretz asked that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be present at the meeting.
By MAARIV ONLINE \
10/21/2019 7:40:28 PM
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Law, no order
In January, Erdan decided to extend Cohen’s term for another four months, saying that a permanent appointment will come “when a coalition will be established, after the election.”
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
10/21/2019 7:43:03 PM
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Running in King Saul’s biblical footsteps
The Bible Marathon is more than just a race; it’s a perfect window into the dichotomy of what was and is the Land, people and State of Israel.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
10/22/2019 5:21:31 AM
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‘By Virtue’ nabs Acre Fringe honors
The play plumbs the mechanisms of incitement/violence in reference to radical theater person Gil Bardugo who fell into a coma because of such activity.
By HELEN KAYE \
10/21/2019 7:47:00 PM
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Putin, Macron discussed Syria, Ukraine by phone - Kremlin
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 7:47:39 PM
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Trump’s disgraceful letter to Erdogan
Trump then proceeds by saying, “I have worked hard to solve some of your problems.” What has Trump worked so hard on with Erdogan when the two hardly ever see eye-to-eye?
By ALON BEN-MEIR \
10/21/2019 7:49:03 PM
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The American synagogue as a fortress
The Jewish community’s own wellbeing, and America’s future as an example of compassion, democracy and freedom to the world depend on it.
By JOSHUA M. DAVIDSON \
10/21/2019 7:49:16 PM
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Arab leadership disputes claims of YPG oppression of locals
This account is now being called into dispute by local Arab leaders. The original affidavit has been translated from Arabic to English.
By IRINA TSUKERMAN \
10/21/2019 7:56:28 PM
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Prime Minister Netanyahu returns mandate to President Rivlin
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/21/2019 7:59:59 PM
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The sound of silence
The response? Polite inaction. The moderator, Professor Lien-Hang Nguyen, did not challenge or question his hate speech. She sat there in deferential silence.
By EVA WYNER \
10/24/2019 11:03:44 AM
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Facing protests, Lebanon approves emergency economic reforms
Hundreds of thousands of people have flooded the streets since Thursday, furious at a political class they accuse of pushing the economy to the point of collapse.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 9:45:46 PM
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Cummings believed in a better America, a better Baltimore
Elijah Cummings said that over and over again, urging his fellow Americans and his fellow Baltimoreans to believe it - and to be it.
By DAN RODRICKS \
10/21/2019 8:10:29 PM
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Netanyahu gives up effort to form government, returns mandate
Rivlin to give mandate to Gantz
By GIL HOFFMAN \
10/22/2019 1:34:29 AM
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No Holds Barred: Real and imagined antisemitism in Britain
Antisemitism isn’t only extant on the right, Labour’s defenders would have you believe, but it’s barely a problem on the left. Just “0.2%!”
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
10/21/2019 8:15:52 PM
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Trump says ceasefire in Syria is holding despite a few skirmishes
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 8:32:41 PM
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Palestinian Authority blocks dozens of websites
Journalists: "A black day in the history of Palestinian media."
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/21/2019 9:39:16 PM
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Arab MKs on Netanyahu handing back mandate: Good riddance
Joint List leader slams Netanyahu: “The former magician ran out of tricks.”
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
10/21/2019 9:25:58 PM
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Uprooted by war, Kurdish families stuck at Syria-Iraq border crossing
Now all they want is to reach neighboring Iraq.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 9:04:33 PM
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Trump says being president has cost him $2 billion to $5 billion
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 9:06:28 PM
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ADL: 12 arrested for threats, violence against Jews after Pittsburgh
Analysis from the ADL's Center on Extremism indicates a similar level of violence like last year
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
10/22/2019 5:14:09 AM
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TIMELINE: What’s next after Netanyahu gave up on forming a government?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation he can not form a coalition, what now?
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/22/2019 10:44:16 AM
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Tens of thousands rally against former ruling party in Sudan
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 9:16:26 PM
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After synagogue attack, German lawmakers under fire for meeting Iranian Holocaust denier
The meeting was an inter-parliamentary gathering that took place in Belgrade.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
10/27/2019 2:18:38 AM
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Spain will exhume dictator Francisco Franco's remains on Thursday
Twenty-two of Franco's descendants will be present for the exhumation, which is set to start at 1030 (0830 GMT) on Thursday, the sources said.
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 9:50:03 PM
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Trump: Israel and Jordan asked to leave a small number of troops in Syria
According to Trump, these troops will remain in a different area than the one in which the fighting is taking place
By OMRI NAHMIAS,REUTERS \
10/22/2019 4:19:00 AM
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Senior FM official at security conference in Bahrain
Rare visit by official highlights Gulf willingness to cooperate with Israel against Iran
By HERB KEINON \
10/22/2019 4:11:52 AM
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Trump's Louis Vuitton visit stirs discord at the brand as designer hits out
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 10:12:34 PM
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U.S. proposes collecting DNA samples from detained immigrants
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 10:16:41 PM
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Facebook removes dozens of anti-Israel fake accounts from Iran
Accounts "typically posted about local political news and geopolitics including topics like public figures in the U.S., politics in the U.S. and Israel, support of Palestine and conflict in Yemen."
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
10/22/2019 3:37:52 PM
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Claims of IDF soldiers assaulting Bedouins, parents disagree
The youth claim they have videos they took of the incident and that when a gas station worker attempted to break the fight the soldiers turned on him as well.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
10/21/2019 10:57:07 PM
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Breastfeeding tied to lower risk of diabetes, high blood pressure
Overall, mothers who breastfed for more than 12 months were 30% less likely to develop diabetes and 13% less likely to develop high blood pressure.
By REUTERS \
10/22/2019 11:52:46 AM
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SoftBank extends $5 billion debt financing offer to WeWork
By REUTERS \
10/21/2019 11:18:09 PM
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German minister proposes security zone for northern Syria
As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi for talks on the conflict in Syria, she made clear her initiative would need buy-in from those countries.
By REUTERS \
10/22/2019 12:12:11 PM
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ISIS attack kills two security forces near northern Iraqi oilfields
The Allas oilfield, 35 km (20 miles) south of Hawija, was one of the main sources of revenue for Islamic State, which in 2014 declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria.
By REUTERS \
10/22/2019 12:35:32 AM