‘It’s Green and Slimy’

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At Least 10 Inmates Feared Dead After Riot in Venezuela Jail, Says NGO

Venezuelan authorities have not said anything about a toll from the rioting, which the NGO said broke out at a jail which serves as a holding pen at a regional police headquarters.

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North Korea Ends Test Moratoriums on Nuclear Tests, Threatens 'New' Weapon

Analysts said the declaration, reported by state media on Wednesday, amounted to Kim putting a missile "to Donald Trump's head" -- but warned that escalation by Pyongyang would probably backfire.

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New Year Fireworks, Smoke, Tear Gas and Water Cannons as Decade Begins With a Bang

Billions around the world cheered in 2020 after a tumultuous year dominated by demonstrations calling for political upheaval and action on climate change.

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Protesters Usher In New Year At Delhi's Shaheen Bagh With National Anthem

Hundreds of people in south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh ushered in the New Year, amid the biting cold, with a protest against the amended citizenship law that fast-tracks the process of giving citizenship to...

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"Have A Wonderful 2020": PM Modi Tweets New Year Wishes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning with New Year wishes. It is the Prime Minister's first New Year after he won a second term with a massive victory in the national election held in...

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Case Registered Against Man For Giving Triple Talaq To Wife In Delhi

A case has been registered against a man for allegedly divorcing his wife by pronouncing triple talaq in south Delhi's Defence Colony area, the police said today.

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Charles and Camilla post heartwarming New Year Instagram message to mark end of decade

PRINCE CHARLES and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, marked the end of the decade by posting a heartwarming message to their Instagram account.

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US Says North Korea Threat 'Deeply Disappointing' But 'Wants Peace'

In an interview shortly after state media quoted Kim as threatening a demonstration of a 'new strategic weapon' soon, Pompeo urged the North Korean leader to think again.

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US Rushes 750 Troops to Middle East After Protesters Attack Embassy in Iraq, Chant ‘Death to America’

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that more troops from a rapid response unit of the 82nd Airborne Division are prepared to deploy over the next several days.

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'They Will Pay a Very Big Price': Donald Trump Warns Iran after Iraqi Protesters Storm US Embassy in Baghdad

The message came at the end of a day in which Washington officials appeared surprised and furious over the ease at which the protestors entered the Green Zone, reaching the US embassy compound for the first time in years.

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'Terrorists' Behind US Embassy Attack in Iraq, Says Mike Pompeo

The tweet included photos that Mike Pompeo said showed all four men outside the US embassy, which was stormed Tuesday by pro-Iranian protesters enraged by US airstrikes against an Iranian backed militant group on Sunday.

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Royal baby: Leading bookmaker reveals which royal couple to announce new pregnancy in 2020

MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry are the bookies’ favourites to be the first royal couple to announce they are expecting a new baby in 2020.

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F.D.A. Plans to Ban Most E-Cigarette Flavors but Menthol

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New Year’s Eve 2019 in pictures: Latest photos and Happy New Year 2020 around the world

NEW YEARS celebrations are well underway across the world, with some countries already entering the New Year. Here are the latest photos of New Year celebrations around the world.

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Baba Vanga 2020 prediction: END OF THE WORLD, Putin assassination, tsunami in the New Year

BABA VANGA is hailed by many as the most prominent mystic and prophet of the 20th century – but what did the blind Bulgarian predict will happen in 2020? Here are some of Baba Vanga’s most terrifying prophecies alongside a leading psychic’s new year predictions.

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Protect Veterans From Fraud

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Texas Churchgoers Welcomed the Poor, but Sensed This One Was Trouble

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Al interior de un tribunal de guerra estadounidense: la ropa y la cultura en Guantánamo

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Science Panel Staffed With Trump Appointees Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor

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Millions see in new year with firework extravaganza

MILLIONS of people around the world celebrated a new year last night as the skies over Britain’s towns and cities were lit up by dazzling firework displays. More than 12,000 fireworks burst over London as rockets were launched from the London Eye and barges dotted along the River Thames.

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Prince Harry shows off his fatherly side cuddling Archie in new picture

PRINCE HARRY is the perfect picture of a doting father as he cuddles son Archie. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared the heart-warming photo to mark the start of a new decade last night.

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Boris: Our Decade Of Hope And Glory: PM hails new chapter for a prosperous Britain

BORIS JOHNSON heralded a ­“decade of prosperity” while welcoming in the New Year with an optimistic message. The Prime Minister hailed the 2020s as a new chapter for the UK, with Brexit paving the way to a land of hope and glory.

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Watch: Top ISRO Scientist Ends Parliamentary Meet With Flute Performance

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is admired for sending satellites and rockets into the space but a senior scientist from the premier organisation has enthralled the Internet by playing...

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2019: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

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Melania Trump humiliation: FLOTUS mocked on social media for 'plagiarising' Christmas

MELANIA TRUMP was humiliated on social media after netizens accused her of plagiarising Christmas.

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U.S. Population Makes Fewest Gains in Decades, Census Bureau Says

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Uber and Postmates File Suit to Block California Freelancer Law

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Thousands Trapped On Australia Beach Encircled By Fire

Authorities had for days been warning up to 30,000 tourists enjoying Australia's summer holidays to leave the area, which is just one of the hundreds ravaged by this devastating bushfire season.

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Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers

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Tony Blair’s New Year message savages Corbyn’s Labour again

TONY BLAIR has taken aim at Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour again with his New Year’s message.

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Royal shock: Kate reveals big Christmas Day regret on royal walk with Charlotte

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, was seen chatting to royal fans earlier this week after waiting to catch a glimpse of her on the Royal Family’s Christmas Day walk in Sandringham.

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New Year 2020: Google Doodle Celebrates New Year Eve With Fireworks

As the world is all set to enter into a new year and decade, Google on Tuesday came up with a creative doodle that celebrated the new year eve with multi-colour fireworks.

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Pompeo to Meet With Ukraine’s Zelensky in Kyiv

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Ex-Trump Aide Subpoenaed in Impeachment Inquiry

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Schumer Demands Witnesses Be Called at Senate Impeachment Trial

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Double the Federal Minimum Wage

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After Death From Falling Debris, Violations Found at 220 Buildings

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The Legacy of Destructive Austerity

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American Airstrikes Rally Iraqis Against U.S.

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Britons warned AGAINST fad diets by top doc and NHS director ‘Slim chance of success!’

BRITONS who make shedding some pounds their New Year’s resolution have a “slim chance of success” if they turn to quick-fix diets and high street remedies, England’s top doctor warns today.

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Archaeology shock: Ancient skeleton and gold found buried in Siberia's 'Valley of Kings'

ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Siberia’s “Valley of the Kings” have uncovered the remains of an ancient Scythian warrior who died hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus Christ.

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John Swinney’s secret probe into disappointing exam results

JOHN SWINNEY ordered a secret investigation into declining exam results despite publicly insisting there was no problem, it emerged yesterday. Opposition parties seized on the disclosure that the Education Minister and Deputy First Minister privately asked officials for a study of failure rates. Higher exam rates fell for the fourth year in a row to their lowest level in a decade.

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