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We Can Learn A Lot From How Singapore Tackled COVID-19 And Corruption
WorldNews.com 01 Apr 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The word corruption has a long tradition of playing an important role in most countries’ political transformations. For the United States, charges of corruption were an essential force in creating the Constitution and a part of every debate about governmental structure ... Nixon’s Watergate ... The Fix ... 111. ....
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Barack Obama urges climate action in veiled attack on Trump for failing over coronavirus
The Independent 01 Apr 2020
Former president Barack Obama has publicly dismissed his successor's actions on the coronavirus pandemic, comparing the crisis to Donald Trump’s climate denialism as the Republican rolled back Obama-era fuel standards ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now. Mr Obama said on Twitter ... ... ....
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What the Polls Say About a Donald Trump vs Joe Biden Presidential Matchup
Newsweek 31 Mar 2020
Nearly all recent polls show Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden beating incumbent President Donald Trump in a hypothetical general election matchup, with several surveys even showing the former vice president in the lead by double digits ... Currently, national polling suggests that Biden is the frontrunner in the general election as well ... ....
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Trump sees possible Iranian 'sneak attack' on U.S. in Iraq, warns will retaliate
Reuters 01 Apr 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran and its proxies against attacking U.S. troops or assets in Iraq, citing a possible "sneak attack" but giving no other details ... ....
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle respond to Trump’s tweet over security costs
Newsner 01 Apr 2020
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Trump allies warn him against battle with Michigan governor, on Biden’s list for VP
Penn Live 01 Apr 2020
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s allies are trying to contain a politically risky election year fight with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he struggles to balance presidential politics with a global pandemic in one of the nation’s most important swing states ... "I am rooting for Gov ... "I think she's done good things ... ....
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Iran warns US after Patriot missile deployment to Iraq
Al Jazeera 01 Apr 2020
United States reportedly deploying Patriot missiles in Iraq to counter possible Iranian rocket attacks ... ....
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House Democrats focus on how trillions of dollars are being spent
CNN 01 Apr 2020
(CNN)House Democrats are beginning their review of how the US government is implementing trillions of dollars of taxpayer money approved by Congress -- and are starting to discuss probing what went wrong with the initial federal response ... 9 takeaways from Tapper's interviews with Pelosi, Fauci, de Blasio and more. Read More ... ....
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Afghan government, Taliban hold face-to-face talks for first time
Press TV 01 Apr 2020
Afghan government representatives have held face-to-face talks with a Taliban delegation in the capital, Kabul, for the first time to discuss a prisoner exchange, in what would pave the way for peace negotiations between the two sides ... They had discussed the prisoner issue previously in a videoconference ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk ... ....
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Haftar militias suffer heavy losses in battle for Tripoli
Middle East Monitor 01 Apr 2020
Militias loyal to General Khalifa Hafter in Libya have suffered heavy losses in the ongoing battle for the capital, Tripoli. At least 53 fighters were killed last Friday in Al-Washka to the west of Sirte, including senior officers ... The GNA used drones supplied by Turkey to bomb the militias while ground troops advanced ... Libya ... .......
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Iran general visits Baghdad, tries to forge political unity
The Oklahoman 01 Apr 2020
BAGHDAD (AP) — A top Iranian general arrived in Baghdad this week to try and unify Iraq's fractured political leaders, Iraqi officials said Wednesday, as stiff opposition by one major bloc thwarts the chances the country's latest prime minister-designate can form a government ... 3 in a Washington-directed airstrike outside Baghdad airport ... ....
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The world's largest coronavirus lockdown is having a dramatic impact on pollution in India
CNN 01 Apr 2020
(CNN)When India imposed a nationwide lockdown a week ago, it was designed to stop the imminent spread of the novel coronavirus. But grinding this country of 1.3 billion people to a near halt has also provided a temporary remedy to another pressing health issue. suffocating pollution levels ... Read More ... Lowest traffic pollution ... Pollution protest ... ....
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Australian navy intercepts 3,000kg of narcotics in the Gulf of Aden
Middle East Monitor 01 Apr 2020
The Royal Australian Navy HMAS Toowoomba has intercepted more than 3,000 kilograms of illegal narcotics including hashish and heroin in the Gulf of Aden, Minister of Defence Linda Reynolds has said ... .......
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Sri Lankan Navy Seizes Record $65 Million Worth of Drugs, Arrest 9 Pakistani Nationals
Yahoo Daily News 01 Apr 2020photo: Creative Commons
Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?
Yahoo Daily News 01 Apr 2020
The plunging demand for oil wrought by the coronavirus pandemic combined with a savage price war has left the fossil fuel industry broken and in survival mode, according to analysts ... View photos ... Photograph ... The global industry trade body, the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, insists its members have a vital role after the pandemic....
