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For the Fallen: Remembrance Day 11th November 2020:
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.    (Laurence Binyon - 1869-1943)


NEW YORK: THE GUARDIAN: 10th July 2020:
Milton Glaser, creator of the iconic I Love New York Logo, has died on his 91st birthday ......
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USA: World Socialist Website: 19th March 2020:
Bernie Sanders draws campaign to an end ......
The Vermont Senator is exiting the 2020 race, bowing to the commanding delegate lead that former Vice President Joe Biden has established ......
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GENEVA: WHO: 11th March 2020:
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 ......
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NEVADA: WSWS: 23rd February 2020:
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has won a sweeping victory in the Nevada Caucuses to become a front-runner for the Democratic Nomination ......
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LONDON: The Guardian: 12th February 2020:
‘One rule for black boys and another for white’ ... Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn confronts UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on drug use after ex-offender deportations ......
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CAIRO: Daily Sabah: 10th February 2020:
Egyptian police have arrested an activist and researcher who was a vocal critic of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government, in an unprecedented crackdown on dissent ......
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WASHINGTON: Washington Post: 6th February 2020:
At a prayer breakfast Thursday, a day after his acquittal by the Senate. President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to impeach him ......
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ISTANBUL: Daily Sabah: 30th January 2020:
Turkey doesn't want F-35s -they can't shoot straight anyway! ......
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LONDON: The Guardian: 10th January 2020:
When Harry met Meghan - shockwaves shake the palace as British Royal Family reels from couple’s bid for freedom ......
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TEHRAN: Tehran Times: 4th January 2020:
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will definitely take revenge on the U.S. for killing Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as the IRGC confirms his martyrdom ......
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ANKARA: Daily Sabah: 3rd January 2020:
Approving the mandate to send troops to the UN-recognized government in Libya, Turkey is determined to provide stability in the region and facilitate a cease-fire in the country ......
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BRAVE NEW WORLD: 1st January 2020:
The tiny South Pacific island states of Samoa and Kiribati (Christmas Island) were the first countries to welcome in the new year. The inhabited island of American Samoa was second last. The uninhabited islands of Howland and Baker were last to usher in 2020.