Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to ‘Step Back’ From Royal Duties in Extraordinary Retreat


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Wikipedia article of the day for January 9, 2020

The Wikipedia article of the day for January 9, 2020 is Ham Wall.
Ham Wall is an English wetland and National Nature Reserve located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels. It is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which helps coordinate conservation issues across the Somerset Levels as part of the Avalon Marshes Partnership. The reserve was constructed originally to provide reed bed habitat for the bittern, which in 1997 was at a low population level in the UK. The site is divided into sections with independently controllable water levels, and machinery and cattle are used to maintain the quality of the reed beds. The reserve hosts important breeding populations of the rare little bittern and great white egret, and has other uncommon animals and plants. Potential future threats may include heavy summer rains and extensive flooding. Sea level rise may make drainage more difficult, and current water pumping facilities may become inadequate.

Tuesday, 7 January 2020

Khamenei Wants to Put Iran’s Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General


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Republican Congressman Shares Fake Image of Obama and Iranian President


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Trump the Intimidator Fails Again


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FOX NEWS: Defense Department confirms more than a dozen ballistic missiles were launched from Iran at US targets in Iraq


Defense Department confirms more than a dozen ballistic missiles were launched from Iran at US targets in Iraq



Iranian state TV says the attack was revenge for U.S. strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani; Trey Yingst reports from Baghdad.

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FOX NEWS: Iran targets at least two US military bases in Iraq


Iran targets at least two US military bases in Iraq



Pentagon says the missiles were launched from sites in Iran; Benjamin Hall reports from Amman, Jordan.

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FOX NEWS: Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr bashes Trump as 'son of gambling halls'


Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr bashes Trump as 'son of gambling halls'



An influential anti-U.S. Iraqi cleric who led a militia that battled American forces during the Iraq War lashed out at President Trump over social media with a series of insults that criticized his former casino empire and his medical deferments during the Vietnam War. 

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FOX NEWS: Sen. John Kennedy on Iranian missile attack: America is not the bad guy here


Sen. John Kennedy on Iranian missile attack: America is not the bad guy here



Appeasement of Iran hasn't worked and weakness invites the wolves, says Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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FOX NEWS: Rainfall brings some relief during Australian wildfire assault


Rainfall brings some relief during Australian wildfire assault



Despite around the clock containment efforts, many fires are still burning out of control; Jeff Paul reports from Yatte Yattah, Australia.

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