Remember war - pray for peace, says Voice of the Sunday Mirror
11/10/2018, 11:12:24 PMOn Remembrance Day, we must not only look to the past, but work towards a future without conflict ✔ In Korea, Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Ex-soldier's murder conviction quashed UK's biggest family adds one more Family's double cancer blow Meghan Markle's PA 'quits suddenly'
Ebola death toll passes 200 in DR Congo
11/11/2018, 3:35:25 AMA vaccination programme is being hampered by armed rebel groups, health officials warn. ✔ The virus is spread via small amounts of bodily fluid and infection often proves fatal ✔ Last week, the World Health Organization's director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the lack of security was posing the greatest challenge in countering the current epidemic
Thousand Oaks shooting: gunman died from self-inflicted shot, autopsy finds
11/11/2018, 3:09:40 AMIan Long killed 12 people in Borderline Bar and Grill in California, including a police officer ✔ The Ventura county sheriff, Bill Ayub, said on Saturday that an autopsy showed Long fatally shot himself ✔ Play Video 0:38 Mother of California shooting victim: 'I don't want prayers … I want gun control' – video Investigators say that based on time stamps, Long posted to Instagram during the attack
What 52,000 Percent Inflation Can Do to a Country
11/10/2018, 11:10:07 PMVenezuela has become just the latest victim of hyperinflation — that perfect storm of economic mismanagement, consumer anxiety and political chaos. ✔ I walked into the empty restaurant in Managua carrying a backpack stuffed with cash, thick stacks of Nicaraguan córdobas bound by rubber bands ✔ By the time Mugabe declared inflation illegal in 2007, people had lost belief in their currency ✔ If these cases succeed in claiming damages for being nationalized by the Chávez regime, Maduro’s main lifeline could be cut off
Tory shame as Government fails to hire psychologists to treat Armed Forces PTSD
11/10/2018, 9:45:26 PMEXCLUSIVE: Relatives of Private Reece Miller, who shot himself in front of his comrades, have spoken out ✔ Jackie added: I’m speaking out because I don’t want anyone else to go through what my family has been through ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Ex-soldier's murder conviction quashed UK's biggest family adds one more Family's double cancer blow Meghan Markle's PA 'quits suddenly'
How spies and police decide who needs watching - and who doesn't
11/11/2018, 12:02:51 AMIf Bourke Street murderer Hassan Khalif Shire Ali had his passport cancelled because he wanted to fight with the so-called Islamic State in Syria, why was he assessed by intelligence authorities as not being a violent threat at home? ✔ a journalist asked the Australian Federal Police’s assistant commissioner for terrorism, Ian McCartney ✔ If he kept his thoughts to himself, it would have been hard for ASIO to flag him ✔ They’re not like propane gas tanks … Even if he was being watched those kinds of purchases mightn’t be unusual
Opinion | Trump shows his contempt for the men and women in uniform
11/10/2018, 9:40:00 PMThe president goes to France and dishonors U.S. war dead. ✔ By Max Boot Max Boot Columnist covering national security Email Bio Follow Columnist November 10 at 4:26 PM It seems that soldiers who were captured aren’t the only ones that President Trump doesn’t like ✔ He even suggested that the troops should commit the war crime of opening fire on migrants who threw rocks
LORD DANNATT on how the UK is abandoning the military
11/11/2018, 2:22:32 AMLORD DANNATT: As we look back across the century in Remembrance, we should also reflect on the lessons we have learned from the Great War – and the lessons we prefer to ignore. ✔ When the guns fell silent on the Western Front on November 11 1918, there was as much a feeling of relief as there was of celebration that the Allies, now supported by the United States of America, had finally prevailed ✔ The nation had also clung to the belief that the conflict was a ‘war to end all wars’ and continued to do so for years to come
Usyk vs Bellew: Live stream, TV channel, ticket information and undercard
11/10/2018, 10:54:49 PMTONY BELLEW has the final fight of his career when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk for ALL of the world cruiserweight titles tonight. The British boxer used to hold the WBC cruiserweight title and drops… ✔ At Friday's weigh in, Bellew weighed in at 14st 3lbs 5oz with world champ Usyk tipping the scales slightly lighter at 14st 2lbs ✔ The Ukrainian's record currently stands at 15-0 with 11 knockouts, while also ranking as the fifth best pound-for-pound boxer in the world at the moment
Japan, U.S. at odds over nuclear disarmament policy
11/10/2018, 9:52:17 PMA clear policy difference emerged between Japan and the United States when they had bilateral consultations before a U.N. panel adopted a resolution this month calling for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, according to diplomatic sources. The United States had opposed including some sentences referring to the importance of… ✔ The Trump administration also announced last month a decision to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, which helped end the Cold War ✔ Four countries -- China, North Korea, Russia and Syria -- voted against it and 24 including the United States abstained
2 Koreas complete the disarming of 22 guard posts
11/11/2018, 12:09:12 AMSEOUL--The North and South Korean militaries completed withdrawing troops and firearms from 22 front ✔ The Koreas plan to destroy 20 of the structures by the end of November, while symbolically leaving one demilitarized guard post on each side ✔ Analysts say the discord may have caused the last-minute cancellation of a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Yong Chol, that had been scheduled for this past Thursday to discuss denuclearization issues and setting up a second summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump
[INTERVIEW] An American youth aspiring to contribute to ROK-US relations
11/11/2018, 1:10:26 AMundefined ✔ Jason Bartlett By Hwang Jae-ho The United States of America held midterm elections on the Nov. 6 ✔ I was embraced as an extension of his family as his little brother calls me hyung, older brother, and I refer to his parents as eomma and appa, mom and dad in Korean
Slain sergeant's rapid response to Thousand Oaks mass shooting was shaped by previous tragedies, failures - Los Angeles Times
11/10/2018, 9:24:54 PMOfficers first on the scene of an active shooter situation are now trained to rush in and confront the assailant, a tactic that is likely to save civilian lives but puts police at a deadly disadvantage. ✔ Two U.S. Capitol Police officers were hailed as heroes last year when they immediately entered into a firefight with a gunman who attacked a group of Republican legislators practicing for a baseball game ✔ When you put the badge on, and you give an oath to protect communities and people, the expectation is you don’t wait
China sticks AK-47s onto drones to challenge US dominance
11/11/2018, 1:51:46 AMChina has rolled out its huge stealth drones and smaller unmanned aircraft, which it says can be armed with AK-47s or any other weapon the client wants, as the country gets ready to vie for a share of the US-dominated UAV market. ✔ The company showcased its headline product, a 62 cm (2 ft) tall helicopter drone encased in light, but sturdy Kevlar armor called Blowfish A2 ✔ But Shi refused to give any names, saying that some things remain sensitive ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: China newsChina-US news
Calls for open trade to greet Pence as Trump skips Asia summit
11/11/2018, 3:53:42 AMAsia-Pacific leaders will join the heads of Southeast Asian states this week in ... ✔ However, Li is expected to appeal in Singapore for the need for the world’s two largest economies to work together to resolve trade disputes, reiterating commitment made by Beijing’s top leaders last week for market opening and lowering tariffs ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Opinion | Veterans Day is a fitting reminder of the values we cherish and defend
11/11/2018, 1:14:21 AMThose who served stitch together a fractious nation. ✔ By Editorial Board November 10 at 1:13 PM IT WAS Election Day when they brought the remains of Maj ✔ Veterans’ representation in Washington, as in the American population, has been dropping for years ✔ That’s one of many ways in which they help stitch together a frayed, fractious nation
Dan Snow on family tragedy and his geeky childhood
11/11/2018, 12:34:51 AM'Look, I know I’m incredibly privileged,’ says the historian Dan Snow. ‘I married into money. I went to a good school. You can’t say anything to me about it that hasn’t already been said.’ ✔ With Catholicism restored, Mary actively began to persecute Protestants ✔ Offer price £11.99 (20 per cent discount) until Nov 25 ✔ Order at mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640, p&p is free on orders over £15 ✔ ‘An Evening With The History Guy’ runs from Jan 22 – ticketline.co.uk/dan-snow
Final moments of cafe owner stabbed to death by Melbourne terrorist
11/11/2018, 3:07:54 AMA former nurse who tried desperately to revive a Melbourne cafe owner after he was stabbed on Bourke Street has revealed what happened in his final moments. ✔ Mr Malaspina came to Australia from Italy and took over Pellegrini's Espresso Bar in 1976 with his business partner Nino Pangrazio and maintained its original 1954 decor ✔ Pellegrini's will reopen on November 12, but Mr Malaspina's loss will be felt deeply for a long time
Semesa Rokoduguni's incredible story
11/11/2018, 1:18:36 AMPlaying international rugby for England and serving in the military are both hugely demanding jobs. This man does both ✔ Rokoduguni’s care for his regiment and his fellow soldiers is all the stronger because he thought the chance to serve had been lost to him ✔ Dove Men+Care is a proud partner to the World Rugby Awards ✔ For more Spirit of Rugby content follow Dove Men+Care on Twitter @DovemenUK
Trump, Macron agree on defense after 'insulting, European army spat
11/10/2018, 9:35:43 PMU.S. President Donald Trump and France's Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defense spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron's call for a European army as "very insulting". Meeting for talks at the Elysee a day before commemorations to mark the… ✔ But there appeared to be less immediate warmth in the greeting between the two than in the past ✔ we need to have a Europe that can better defend itself by itself, without depending solely on the United States ✔ Trump and Putin are expected to have formal talks later this month when both attend a G-20 summit in Buenos Aires
Day three: What we know so far of the Bourke Street terror attack
11/11/2018, 12:45:48 AMThis is what we know so far about the terror attack on Bourke Street that saw a knife-wielding man kill one person and injure two others. ✔ An hour after the attack, the block of Bourke Street between Russell and Swanston streets was evacuated and the city's warning system was used for the first time ✔ People can seek help and advice by visiting your local doctor or calling Lifeline 13 11 14, GriefLine 1300 845 745, or beyondblue 1300 224 636
California massacre sparks gun debate — again — with a community torn over the path forward
11/11/2018, 3:03:59 AMIn a state that already has strict gun laws, some believe in more gun control, others want to arm the public. Some are resigned to the status quo in an age of gun violence. ✔ By and large, this is a fairly conservative area with a high rate of homeownership and high incomes, said Herb Gooch, a political science professor at California Lutheran University ✔ Joel Achenbach and Katie Mettler in Thousand Oaks, Calif., contributed to this report
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