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Iran's new parliament speaker says talks with US 'futile'
Manila Standard Today 31 May 2020
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said any negotiations with the United States would be "futile" as he delivered his first major speech to the conservative-dominated chamber on Sunday ... This, he said, would entail "the total expulsion of America's terrorist army from the region" ... ....
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2 different asteroids visited by spacecraft may have once been part of 1 larger asteroid
CNN 31 May 2020
(CNN)Ryugu and Bennu are two different near-Earth asteroids, but new research has suggested that they were likely once part of the same larger asteroid, called a "parent body." ... Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft visited and collected samples from Ryugu, and those samples are currently en route to Earth ... Read More ... 'Shared history,' different scenarios ... ....
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Trump postpones G7 summit, wants to expand it to G10 or G11, including India
The Telegraph India 31 May 2020
US President Donald Trump has postponed the G7 Summit till September and expressed his desire to expand the "outdated" bloc to G10 or G11, including India and three other nations to the grouping of the world's top economies ... "I don't feel that as a G7, it properly represents what's going on in the world ... "Maybe I'll do it after the election ... ....
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George Floyd death: US cities order curfews amid widespread clashes
BBC News 31 May 2020
Large demonstrations have taken place in at least 30 cities across the US. In Chicago, protesters threw stones at riot officers, who responded by launching tear gas canisters. Several people were arrested on Saturday. Police in Los Angeles fired rubber bullets as they tried to disperse protesters who threw bottles and set fire to their squad cars ... ....
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The Hawaii navy base fueling Trump's quest for 'super duper' missiles
Yahoo Daily News 31 May 2020
Hawaii’s “garden island”, Kauai, is known for its breathtaking scenery and laid-back vibe, a place of plunging waterfalls and cliffs cloaked in green tropical forests. But beyond its beauty it is one of the Pentagon’s most valued testing and training sites in the Pacific ... Related. Can Hawaii open up to tourists without letting in the coronavirus? ... ....
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Historic SpaceX Capsule 'Endeavour' Docks at The International Space Station
Newsweek 31 May 2020
The historic SpaceX capsule has docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, was scheduled to dock into the orbiting platform at around 10.30 a.m. ET ... ET ... ....
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Trump threatens White House protesters with 'vicious dogs and most ominous weapons'
The Independent 30 May 2020
Donald Trump has threatened people protesting the death of George Floyd outside the White House with "vicious dogs" and "ominous weapons". "Great job last night at the White House by the U.S. @SecretService. They were not only totally professional, but very cool," Mr Trump tweeted on Saturday morning ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Comments ... ....
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NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight
Manila Standard Today 31 May 2020
Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel ... AFP ... "I';m really quite overcome with emotion," Musk said ... The second stage also separated smoothly ... ....
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‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters U.S.
Denver Post 31 May 2020
MINNEAPOLIS — Americans awoke Sunday to charred and glass-strewn streets in dozens of cities after another night of unrest fueled by rage over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of police, who responded to the violence with tear gas and rubber bullets ... But many demonstrations sank into chaos as night fell ... “We’re sick of it ... ....
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Crab blood to remain big pharma's standard as industry group rejects substitute
The Guardian 31 May 2020
Animal rights groups have been pushing a synthetic alternative to horseshoe crab blood in drug safety testing Horseshoe crabs’ icy-blue blood will remain the drug industry’s standard for safety tests after a powerful US group ditched a plan to give equal status to a synthetic substitute pushed by Swiss biotech Lonza and animal welfare groups ... ....
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Who Are the Secret Puppet-Masters Behind Trump’s War on Iran?
GlobalResearch 30 May 2020
On May 6th, President Trump vetoed a specifying that he must ask Congress for authorization to use military force against Iran ... So what is it about Iran that makes it such a target of hostility for Trump and the neocons? There are many repressive regimes in the world, and many of them are close U.S ... A 2007 U.S ... If, despite all the evidence, U.S ... * ... etc....
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Covid-19 expert Karl Friston: 'Germany may have more immunological “dark matter”'
The Observer 31 May 2020
Neuroscientist Karl Friston, of University College London, builds mathematical models of human brain function ... Conventional models essentially fit curves to historical data and then extrapolate those curves into the future. They look at the surface of the phenomenon – the observable part, or data ... In fact, we have pushed that idea even further ... Yes ... ....
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World virus cases top six million as leaders disagree on pandemic response
RTE 31 May 2020
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened on how to deal with the pandemic ... The number of confirmed cases worldwide is more than six million, according to an AFP tally ... "Actions that weaken international results must be avoided." ... ....
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Israeli settlers raid Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds as site reopens after lockdown
Press TV 31 May 2020
Extremist Israeli settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds under the protection of regime forces, only a few hours after the sacred site was reopened following more than two months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic ... No reason was provided for the arrests ... Jordan ... Netanyahu ... www.presstv.ir....
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Another night of chaos and fury as protesters come out despite curfews
CNN 31 May 2020
(CNN)Several cities across the US erupted in war zone-like scenes as crowds defied curfews nearly a week since the death of George Floyd, who spent his last moments pinned under an officer's knee, begging for his life ... While some were peaceful, others ended in chaos and devastation. Some people launched fireworks and threw bottles at the officers ... ....
