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Power generators switched on for first time as SA, Victoria suffer through heatwave

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Power generators switched on for first time as SA, Victoria suffer through heatwave

PHOTO: The diesel generators have been switched on to deal with extreme heat in SA and Victoria. (ABC News: Leah MacLennan) Temporary diesel power generators owned by the South Australian Government have been switched on for the first time, as the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) deals with record-breaking heat conditions across SA and Victoria The State […]

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Boeing’s ‘flying car’ prototype succesfully completes first test flight

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Boeing’s ‘flying car’ prototype succesfully completes first test flight

Boeing’s Autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV) prototype is shown during an inaugural test flight, in Manassas, Virginia, U.S., January 22, 2019. (Reuters Photo) Boeing said Wednesday its prototype “flying car” — part of a project aimed at “on-demand autonomous air transportation” — has completed its first successful test flight. The electric vertical takeoff and landing […]

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Venezuela cuts US ties citing its support for ‘coup’ attempt President Maduro fires back at US by breaking diplomatic relations and giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave.

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Venezuela cuts US ties citing its support for ‘coup’ attempt President Maduro fires back at US by breaking diplomatic relations and giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave.

Juan Guaido, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, holds a copy of the constitution during a rally against Maduro’s government on Wednesday [Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters] Venezuela‘s embattled leader Nicolas Madurosevered relations with the United States and ordered American diplomats out of the country, accusing Washington of orchestrating a coup d’etat after an opposition leader publicly announced he was now […]

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59 terrorists killed by Egyptian forces in recent operations: Army

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59 terrorists killed by Egyptian forces in recent operations: Army

File Photo: Egyptian troops in Sinai (Photo: Reuters)  Egyptian troops and security forces have killed 59 terrorists in recent operations, the army said in a statement on Tuesday. In various raids in Sinai and the Suez Canal cities, army forces killed 44 terrorists who were found in possession of rifles and explosive devices, the statement […]

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Three Michigan men were apprehended at a Grand Rapids airport and have been charged with supporting Islamic State militants.

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Three Michigan men were apprehended at a Grand Rapids airport and have been charged with supporting Islamic State militants.

Three Michigan men were apprehended at a Grand Rapids airport and have been charged with supporting Islamic State militants, including one man allegedly headed overseas to fight with them, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Muse Abdikadir Muse, 20, was arrested Monday at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids during security screening for the first […]

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Russia denies Iskander missile violates nuke treaty with US

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Russia denies Iskander missile violates nuke treaty with US

Russian Defence Ministry officials show off the new Russia’s 9M729 missile at the military Patriot park outside Moscow on January 23, 2019. (AFP Photo) Russian Defence Ministry officials show off the new Russia’s 9M729 missile at the military Patriot park outside Moscow on January 23, 2019. (AFP Photo) Russia’s military has denied that its Iskander-M […]

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UPDATED: ED slams violence

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UPDATED: ED slams violence

President Mnangagwa President Mnangagwa yesterday denounced violence, saying while it is everyone’s right to protest, any demonstration should be done peacefully and within the law. The President, who was away in Eurasia when MDC-Alliance and its affiliates unleashed an orgy of violence on the public, said the nation should be united and begin a national […]

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Abe, Putin start talks in Moscow

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Abe, Putin start talks in Moscow

The leaders of Japan and Russia are sitting together in the Kremlin discussing major diplomatic issues between their countries. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hoping to move closer to a solution on the issue of Russian-held islands claimed by Japan as well as a peace treaty. The countries never signed one after World War Two […]

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20 presumed dead after cargo ships catch fire in Kerch Strait off Crimea

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20 presumed dead after cargo ships catch fire in Kerch Strait off Crimea

AA Photo via Kerch.FM/EPA Up to 20 are presumed dead after two ships caught fire in the Kerch Strait near Crimea on Monday, authorities said, with a rescue operation still underway. The fire broke out when one vessel was transferring fuel to the other on Monday, driving both crews to jump overboard. The accident occurred […]

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‘He doesn’t bother anybody. Let him stay’: MPs reject idea of removing Lenin’s body from mausoleum

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‘He doesn’t bother anybody. Let him stay’: MPs reject idea of removing Lenin’s body from mausoleum

The body of Vladimir Lenin lies in the Mausoleum. © Reuters The body of Vladimir Lenin should be left in the mausoleum on the Red Square as there are much more important problems for Russia to solve, the lawmakers said on the 95th anniversary since the death of the 1917 Revolution leader. Lenin died on […]

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