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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
EBOLA PATIENT SUSPECTED OF GOING TO RWANDA - REPORT

GENEVA - A woman who died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have taken the deadly disease into Rwanda, according to...
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
VIDEO OF PILOT WHALES RESCUED ON U.S. EAST COAST VIEWED AROUND THE WORLD

Atlanta - Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close...
World, U.S., PMN Environment, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
ZELENSKIY'S SECOND ACT: UKRAINE LEADER SET TO WIN SNAP PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

KIEV - The party of Ukraine's new president looks set to win Sunday's snap parliamentary election, repeating Volodymyr Zelenskiy's...
Election, PMN Elections, PMN Politics, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
HOW REUTERS COUNTED A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE AT HONG KONG'S PROTESTS

HONG KONG - When large-scale demonstrations plunged Hong Kong into political crisis, the size of the crowds quickly became a contentious...
PMN Politics, PMN World, Technology, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
UK LAWMAKERS TO VOTE ON LATEST BID TO TRY TO PREVENT A NO-DEAL BREXIT

LONDON - British lawmakers will vote on Thursday on a measure aimed at making it harder for the next prime minister to try to force...
PMN Elections, PMN Politics, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
AT LEAST 13 FEARED DEAD IN SUSPECTED ARSON AT JAPAN ANIMATION STUDIO

TOKYO - At least 13 people were feared dead and scores injured when an animation studio was torched in Japan on Thursday, authorities...
PMN Entertainment, PMN Environment, PMN Life, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
CYCLING-FROOME AWARDED 2011 VUELTA CROWN AFTER COBO DOPING BAN

Eight years on, Chris Froome has been crowned winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana after Spain's Juan Jose Cobo was stripped of the title...
Cycling, PMN Sports, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
UK SAYS RIGHTLY CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING GOODS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ

LONDON - Britain is rightly concerned about protecting its goods in the Strait of Hormuz, defense minister Penny Mordaunt said on Thursday...
PMN Elections, PMN Politics, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
JAPAN PM ABE: KYOTO FIRE INCIDENT ‘TOO APPALLING FOR WORDS'

TOKYO - A fire caused by suspected arson in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday was "too appalling for" words, Prime Minister Shinzo...
PMN Entertainment, PMN Environment, PMN Life, PMN Politics, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
IN THE NEWS TODAY, JULY 18

Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 18
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
GOLF-LOCAL FAVORITE CLARKE MAKES BRIGHT START AT DAMP PORTRUSH

PORTRUSH - Local favorite Darren Clarke made a bright start to the British Open Championship at Royal Portrush on Thursday as crowds...
Golf, PMN Sports, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
LEAGUE'S DECISION NOT TO BACK VON DER LEYEN RISKS ISOLATING ITALY-DEPUTY PM

ROME - The decision of Italy's ruling League party not to back Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission...
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
MYANMAR FILMMAKER CHARGED OVER FACEBOOK POSTS ABOUT MILITARY

YANGON - A Myanmar judge on Thursday charged filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi for Facebook posts he made about the powerful military, meaning...
Health, PMN Politics, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
ASIA-PACIFIC METH DRUG TRADE WORTH UP TO $61 BILLION, U.N. SAYS

BANGKOK - Transnational crime groups are trafficking vast quantities of methamphetamine made in Southeast Asia, the United Nations...
Market, PMN Environment, PMN Politics, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
MALNUTRITION, DISEASE RISING IN NORTH KOREA: AID ORGANIZATION

SEOUL - Rates of malnutrition and disease are increasing in North Korea as it faces a harvest that is half of what was expected, the...
PMN Health, PMN Politics, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
TRUMP SLAMMED FOR TWEET ABOUT HUNTING DOWN MUMBAI ATTACK MASTERMIND

NEW DELHI - U.S. President Donald Trump faced criticism for saying Pakistan's arrest of the alleged mastermind of the 2008 attacks...
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
TURKISH LIRA STEADY, SHRUGS OFF ANKARA'S REMOVAL FROM F-35 PROGRAM

ISTANBUL - The Turkish lira was steady on Thursday, shrugging off the U.S. decision to remove Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet program...
U.S., PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SWITCHES OFF UNITS AFTER SHORT-CIRCUIT

MOSCOW - A Russian nuclear power plant northwest of Moscow turned off three of its four generating units on Thursday after a transformer...
PMN Environment, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
MALAYSIA'S ANWAR SAYS HE HAS SUPPORT TO BECOME PM, DECRIES SEX TAPE ‘GUTTER POLITICS'

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim, jailed twice for what he says were trumped-up sodomy charges, said on Thursday he has the...
PMN Politics, PMN World, REU
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By National Post - Jul 18, 2019
EU IS ‘UNIMPRESSED' BY THREATS OF NO-DEAL BREXIT - BBC

LONDON - The EU's chief Brexit negotiator said in an interview to be published on Thursday that he was unimpressed by threats of no-deal...
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News BreaK

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EBOLA PATIENT SUSPECTED OF GOING TO RWANDA - REPORT

GENEVA - A woman who died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have taken the deadly disease into Rwanda, according to...

VIDEO OF PILOT WHALES RESCUED ON U.S. EAST COAST VIEWED AROUND THE WORLD

Atlanta - Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close...

ZELENSKIY'S SECOND ACT: UKRAINE LEADER SET TO WIN SNAP PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

KIEV - The party of Ukraine's new president looks set to win Sunday's snap parliamentary election, repeating Volodymyr Zelenskiy's...

HOW REUTERS COUNTED A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE AT HONG KONG'S PROTESTS

HONG KONG - When large-scale demonstrations plunged Hong Kong into political crisis, the size of the crowds quickly became a contentious...

UK LAWMAKERS TO VOTE ON LATEST BID TO TRY TO PREVENT A NO-DEAL BREXIT

LONDON - British lawmakers will vote on Thursday on a measure aimed at making it harder for the next prime minister to try to force...

AT LEAST 13 FEARED DEAD IN SUSPECTED ARSON AT JAPAN ANIMATION STUDIO

TOKYO - At least 13 people were feared dead and scores injured when an animation studio was torched in Japan on Thursday, authorities...

CYCLING-FROOME AWARDED 2011 VUELTA CROWN AFTER COBO DOPING BAN

Eight years on, Chris Froome has been crowned winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana after Spain's Juan Jose Cobo was stripped of the title...

UK SAYS RIGHTLY CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING GOODS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ

LONDON - Britain is rightly concerned about protecting its goods in the Strait of Hormuz, defense minister Penny Mordaunt said on Thursday...

JAPAN PM ABE: KYOTO FIRE INCIDENT ‘TOO APPALLING FOR WORDS'

TOKYO - A fire caused by suspected arson in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday was "too appalling for" words, Prime Minister Shinzo...

IN THE NEWS TODAY, JULY 18

Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 18

GOLF-LOCAL FAVORITE CLARKE MAKES BRIGHT START AT DAMP PORTRUSH

PORTRUSH - Local favorite Darren Clarke made a bright start to the British Open Championship at Royal Portrush on Thursday as crowds...

LEAGUE'S DECISION NOT TO BACK VON DER LEYEN RISKS ISOLATING ITALY-DEPUTY PM

ROME - The decision of Italy's ruling League party not to back Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission...

MYANMAR FILMMAKER CHARGED OVER FACEBOOK POSTS ABOUT MILITARY

YANGON - A Myanmar judge on Thursday charged filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi for Facebook posts he made about the powerful military, meaning...

ASIA-PACIFIC METH DRUG TRADE WORTH UP TO $61 BILLION, U.N. SAYS

BANGKOK - Transnational crime groups are trafficking vast quantities of methamphetamine made in Southeast Asia, the United Nations...

MALNUTRITION, DISEASE RISING IN NORTH KOREA: AID ORGANIZATION

SEOUL - Rates of malnutrition and disease are increasing in North Korea as it faces a harvest that is half of what was expected, the...

TRUMP SLAMMED FOR TWEET ABOUT HUNTING DOWN MUMBAI ATTACK MASTERMIND

NEW DELHI - U.S. President Donald Trump faced criticism for saying Pakistan's arrest of the alleged mastermind of the 2008 attacks...

TURKISH LIRA STEADY, SHRUGS OFF ANKARA'S REMOVAL FROM F-35 PROGRAM

ISTANBUL - The Turkish lira was steady on Thursday, shrugging off the U.S. decision to remove Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet program...

RUSSIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SWITCHES OFF UNITS AFTER SHORT-CIRCUIT

MOSCOW - A Russian nuclear power plant northwest of Moscow turned off three of its four generating units on Thursday after a transformer...

MALAYSIA'S ANWAR SAYS HE HAS SUPPORT TO BECOME PM, DECRIES SEX TAPE ‘GUTTER POLITICS'

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim, jailed twice for what he says were trumped-up sodomy charges, said on Thursday he has the...

EU IS ‘UNIMPRESSED' BY THREATS OF NO-DEAL BREXIT - BBC

LONDON - The EU's chief Brexit negotiator said in an interview to be published on Thursday that he was unimpressed by threats of no-deal...

The headlines of News BreaK

Hawaiian protesters arrested trying to block telescope on sacred lands

Police have arrested dozens of elderly protesters in a crowd of thousands blocking a road to the highest mountain in Hawaii, an ongoing effort to halt the construction of a...

Frat bro found guilty in pledge's alcohol-related hazing death

A former Louisiana State University student on Wednesday was found guilty of negligent homicide in the alcohol-related hazing death of a fraternity pledge two years ago. It...

Hundreds of pages of emails about Tupac show Iowa official's fixation of...

He hosted weekly "Tupac Fridays" to play his music in the office, and he marked his own 65th birthday with Tupac-themed cookies, including ones decorated with the words "Thug...

Sexual assault charges dropped against Kevin Spacey in Massachusetts...

During a July 8 court hearing, the accuser decided to invoke the Fifth Amendment.

House blocks maverick Dem's Trump impeachment effort

The U.S. House detailed a maverick Democrat's drive to impeach President Donald Trump for his recent racial insults against lawmakers of color.

An 11-year-old's clever 'ice cold beer' sign sure got the attention of police

Everyone loves a lemonade on a hot summer day, but 11-year old Seth had an even better idea.

Trump rips into 2020 Dems at rally, calls Biden not ‘mentally prepared'

President Trump skewered the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls at a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Wednesday night - claiming Joe Biden is not “mentally...

Nationals' bullpen collapse gives Orioles 9-2 victory

BALTIMORE - Trey Mancini hit two home runs and Baltimore pummeled the Washington Nationals' ineffective bullpen in a 9-2 victory Wednesday night that provided the Orioles with...

‘The Bachelor' creator Mike Fleiss accused of attacking pregnant wife

A judge has issued a restraining order and Warner Bros. is looking into the allegations.

De Ligt completes 75 million euro transfer to Juventus

TURIN, Italy - Matthijs de Ligt has become the most expensive defender in Serie A history after completing a 75 million euro transfer from Ajax. Juventus announced the deal's...