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US Stocks Fall 623 Points After Trump Orders US Companies to Move From China

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US Air Force Academy Finds Elevated Toxic Chemical Levels in Groundwater
The US Air Force Academy revealed Thursday that unsafe levels of toxic chemicals were detected in groundwater at four locations in the Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Last update: 16:06 23.08.2019
16:06 23.08.2019
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Hillary Clinton's '100 Percent That B*tch' Retweet Prompts Meme Storm Online
Even though Hillary was apparently looking “to let her hair down a bit” with the online stunt, it seems she has also created an opening for more verbal attacks from her critics.
Last update: 19:26 23.08.2019
19:26 23.08.2019
Middle East
Tehran Proposes Helping Baghdad Build Cross-Country Oil Pipeline to Link Iran to Syria - Report
According to local media, the pipeline would allow Iran to supply Syria and Lebanon with oil and gas, helping to relieve the latter’s electricity shortage.
Last update: 23:00 23.08.2019
23:00 23.08.2019
Environment
‘We Aren’t Alarmed’: WHO Report Finds Microplastics Lesser Problem in Drinking Water Than Diseases
According to a Wednesday report by the World Health Organization (WHO), there’s no evidence that microplastics in drinking water pose a risk to humans. Of far greater concern to the agency is water contaminated by viruses and bacteria, which kills thousands every year.
Last update: 20:59 23.08.2019
20:59 23.08.2019
Business
China Eases Gold Import Restrictions as Bullion Buy-up Hastens Amid Trade War, Yuan Slump - Report
Earlier, gold industry sources told Reuters that the Chinese government had taken steps to drastically reduce the import of gold in recent months in an effort to slow capital outflows and strengthen the country’s currency.
Last update: 18:19 23.08.2019
18:19 23.08.2019
Business
Defiant Huawei ‘Fully Prepared’ to Withstand US Restrictions as China-US Trade Spat Continues
The Chinese technology giant has also unveiled a new high-end chip equipped with artificial intelligence, boasting that it has “more computing power than any other AI processer” of its kind “in the world.”
Last update: 17:42 23.08.2019
17:42 23.08.2019
Middle East
Syrian Army to Advance to Idlib Province After Liberating Khan Sheikhoun
DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - The General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces announced on Friday the plans to advance further north after the liberation of the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib and a number of other settlements in the north of Hama province.
Last update: 09:03 23.08.2019
09:03 23.08.2019
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Mia Khalifa Says She Was too ‘Scared’ to Refuse to Wear a Hijab During Porn Scene
Mia Khalifa says she left the porn industry out of shame in 2015, and the outrage from the Muslim community which followed the infamous headscarf scene had contributed to her departure.

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