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Nigeria - Video of manatee being dragged along dusty road sparks outrage
The Independent 25 Feb 2020
The Nigerian environment ministry said it will launch an investigation after a video surfaced of a group of men dragging a tied-up manatee along a dirt road. In the footage the animal looks to be in great dicomfort, flapping around as it is dragged by a rope around its tail for several metres ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Show all 25 ... ....
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10 Things Players Dislike About God of War (2018)
GamingBolt 24 Feb 2020
It became immediately and abundantly clear when God of War launched nearly two years ago what a masterpiece it was, that it would go down as not only one of the best games of this console generation, but also as one of the greatest games Sony has ever produced ... SLOW START ... ....
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Trump says 'I want no help from any country' in election
CNN 25 Feb 2020
New Delhi (CNN)President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants "no help from any country" in the 2020 election, and claimed that he hasn't been given any ... "I want no help from any country and I haven't been given any help from any country," Trump said at a news conference in India ... A shady Russian spy tale that is splintering US democracy. Read More ... ....
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Hillary Clinton: Will support Sanders if nominated for Dems
Detroit news 25 Feb 2020
Berlin – Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her skepticism about Bernie Sanders but says she will support the Democratic nominee regardless of who it is ... (Photo. Markus Schreiber, AP)....
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South Korea 'very grave', Moon says as coronavirus cases approach 900
The Times of India 25 Feb 2020
SEOUL. The novel coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is "very grave", President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday as he visited its epicentre, even as the country announced its smallest rise in cases for several days ... "We will achieve a victory in the fight against this virus," he added ... Download The Times of Indiafor Latest News ... ....
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Louvre's Leonardo da Vinci show smashes attendance record with more than one million visitors
The Art Newspaper 25 Feb 2020
The Louvre has announced record visitor figures for its Leonardo exhibition which was seen by 1,071,840 million visitors over its four-month run, according to museum officials. The figure easily exceeds the Louvre’s previous record breaking attendance for the retrospective devoted to Eugène Delacroix in 2018, which attracted 540,000 visitors ... ....
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In eastern Ukraine, the cost of peace may still be too high for Volodymyr Zelenskiy
The Conversation 25 Feb 2020
A recent reshuffling of top officials in both Ukraine and Russia indicates that both sides could be ready for a new approach to break a stalemate in the Donbas conflict in eastern Ukraine. But the prospect of the occupied territories reintegrating back to Ukraine still seems like an unattainable dream ... Zelenskiy’s goals ... Read more ... View from Moscow ... ....
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Afghan government agrees to postpone Ghani inauguration: U.S.
Reuters 25 Feb 2020
Afghanistan's government has agreed to postpone President Ashraf Ghani's inauguration to a second term, the United States said on Tuesday as it declined to recognize competing election victory claims by Ghani and his chief political foe ... ....
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Coronavirus: 95 people in Middle East affected by
Gulf News 25 Feb 2020
Dubai. The coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan, China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organisation has named the illness COVID-19. Iran has officially reported 61 cases, with 15 deaths ... Kuwait raised the number of its infected cases from three to eight people ... Subscribe ... ....
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Re: Resident Evil 3 Demo Confirmed for PS4 Ahead of April Launch
Push Square 25 Feb 2020photo: AP / Andy Wong
Novel coronavirus cases top 80,000 as markets plunge on pandemic fears
CNN 25 Feb 2020
Hong Kong (CNN)Multiple outbreaks of the novel coronavirus outside of mainland China have continued to worsen, as experts warn we may be approaching pandemic levels. A World Health Organization landed in Italy late Monday to "support Italian authorities in understanding the situation," the WHO said ... Photos. The novel coronavirus outbreak ... Hide Caption....
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India, US have finalised defence deals worth $3 billion: Trump after talks with PM Modi
The Times of India 25 Feb 2020
NEW DELHI. India and the US on Tuesday finalised defence deals worth $3 billion, and signed three MoUs, including one in energy sector, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the two countries have decided to take India-US ties to comprehensive global partnership level ... "It was a great honour for me ... 125,000 people were inside ... Top Videos ... ....
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Iran’s deputy health minister, seen sweating at briefing, has coronavirus
The Irish Times 25 Feb 2020
Iran’s deputy health minister said he has contracted the coronavirus and placed himself in isolation, a day after appearing feverish at a press conference in which he downplayed its spread in the shrine city of Qom and said mass quarantines were unnecessary ... Coronavirus ... ‘The city is in a bit of panic – the streets are empty’ ... I isolated myself ... ....
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Algeria confirms 1st COVID-19 case
People Daily 26 Feb 2020
ALGIERS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Algerian Health Minister Abderrahmane Benbouzid on Tuesday announced that the first COVID-19 case was detected in the country ... 17 with another person ... ....
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Residents clash with police as Greek govt proceeds with construction of new migrant center in Lesbos
Russia Today 25 Feb 2020
Greek police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of angry residents who attempted to halt the construction of a migrant detention center on the island of Lesbos. The clashes came amid growing anger over Athens’ immigration policy ... Locals set fires and brawled with riot cops as police attempted to restore order, according to local media ... ....
