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Ebola outbreak: Death toll tops 200 in Democratic Republic of the Congo

11/11/2018, 7:15:21 AM
UN has called on armed groups threatening health workers to let them fight the disease ✔ About half of the cases were in Beni, a city of 800,000 people, in the North Kivu region ✔ map of the congo The United Nation’s Department of Peacekeeping on Friday called on armed groups active in the region not to hinder efforts to fight the disease ✔ Ebola is a serious infectious disease that can spread rapidly through small amounts of bodily fluid



Separatist-held regions hold elections in eastern Ukraine

11/11/2018, 5:11:38 AM
Rebel-controlled Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine hold leadership ... ✔ Actually, the deplorable situation with the implementation of the Minsk package was provoked by Kiev’s unwillingness to fulfill the Minsk agreements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters ✔ The Donetsk region’s acting head, Denis Pushilin, is running in Sunday’s election after his predecessor Alexander Zakharchenko died in an explosion in August ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



What should Asia expect from Trump after the US midterms?

11/11/2018, 5:34:17 AM
The US president is likely to pursue deals with China and North Korea which the Democrats are likely to back. ✔ Recent naval operations in the region, national security and defence strategy policy statements, and public remarks by US defence officials in various forums have made it clear that the Trump administration will continue to expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific Region, even if Asian governments are hesitant to publicly support it



Election 2018: House win means Democrats can scrutinize Trump's foreign policy

11/11/2018, 6:20:28 AM
undefined ✔ A key issue will be whether the Democrats use their power in a subtle way and ask questions that legitimately need to be answered, says the Council on Foreign Relations' Carla Anne Robbins, or whether they go overboard like the Benghazi hearings ✔ Her commentary was istributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC



Jamal Khashoggi murder fails to stop Britain selling arms to the Saudis

11/11/2018, 7:24:54 AM
As a Foreign Office minister spoke out on the killing, trade officials were in the kingdom promoting closer military links ✔ Only 24 hours earlier, Alistair Burt, the Foreign Office minister for the Middle East, had suggested that the Khashoggi murder could affect Britain’s military relationship with the Saudis and support for the war in Yemen ✔ A spokeswoman for the trade department said: We will not pursue trade to the exclusion of human rights – they can and should be complementary



Dan Crenshaw Pops Up On 'SNL' To Personally Accept Pete Davidson's Apology

11/11/2018, 7:52:13 AM
“I mean this from the bottom of my heart. It was a poor choice of words. The man is a war hero and he deserves all of the respect in the world," said Dav... ✔ The man is a war hero and he deserves all of the respect in the world ✔ A relaxed Creshaw graciously accepted the apology and thanked Davidson for making Republicans look good ✔ Never forget those we lost in war, and never forget those we lost on 9/11, like Pete’s father



Cheong Wa Dae sends tangerines to Pyongyang

11/11/2018, 7:51:53 AM
undefined ✔ It is a reciprocal gift after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent two tons of pine mushrooms after the recent Pyongyang summit ✔ The place is known to be where Kim's maternal grandfather Ko Kyong-thaek was born and where Kim's family cemetery is located



Calls for open trade to greet Pence as Trump skips Asia summit

11/11/2018, 5:31:32 AM
SINGAPORE--Asia-Pacific leaders will join the heads of Southeast Asian states this week in Singapore ✔ 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 ✔ Also, ASEAN member states may announce the successful conclusion of agreements with Russia and the United States on cooperating on cyber security



Pete Davidson APOLOGIZES for joke about ex-Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw

11/11/2018, 7:26:57 AM
In a hilarious segment on SNL’s Weekend Update, ex-Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw, the Texas Congressman-elect, mocked Pete Davidson’s looks and his broken engagement. ✔ It would be rude to let it go to voicemail,' Crenshaw says ✔ 'So I'll just say: Pete, never forget.' Davidson, whose father, Scott Davidson, was a New York City firefighter who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks, replies: 'Never forget.' 'And that is for both of us,' Davidson says



Wounded veteran makes nice with Pete Davidson during surprise 'SNL' visit

11/11/2018, 6:35:34 AM
Lt. Commander Dan Crenshaw stopped by 'Saturday Night Live,' a week after Pete Davidson came under fire for mocking the wounded veteran's appearance. ✔ (Davidson and the pop star broke off their engagement last month.) He then took a good-natured swipe at Davidson with his own first impressions of the comedian's pictures ✔ So I'll just say, Pete, never forget, Crenshaw concluded, as the two shook hands



'Life goes on': Thousands mark WW1 Armistice in Australia, unbowed...

11/11/2018, 7:57:16 AM
Thousands of people attended memorial services across Melbourne to mark the cent... ✔ Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Ian McCartney said the attacker was inspired by Islamic State ✔ If someone is mentally ill they can be a prey for any propaganda, any misinterpretation .. ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Libya rivals, key players to discuss election plan in Italy talks

11/11/2018, 5:44:49 AM
The conference on Monday will be attended by representatives from major Libyan stakeholders and international powers. ✔ Along with Russia, the UAE and Egypt, who consider Haftar a buffer against the advance of Islamist-leaning forces, France has provided him with financial, military and intelligence support ✔ The Big Picture The Lust for Libya: How a Nation was Torn Apart



German manufacturers stand up to far-right’s rise

11/11/2018, 7:36:06 AM
undefined ✔ Workers in the watchmaker’s assembly room © Jürgen Jeibmann for the FT When neo-Nazis in Glashütte held a demonstration against Syrian refugees, the watch manufacturer put up a banner outside its headquarters: We are ticking internationally, it said, and pledged support for people who need our help



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