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'I didn't have a clue what the show was about' – The story behind the iconic Mission: Impossible theme tune
The Independent 18 Nov 2018
At a red-carpet screening for Mission. Impossible, the 1996 movie that kicked off the franchise, Tom Cruise made a beeline to embrace a bookish-looking 64-year-old Argentinian musician. “When Tom Cruise saw me, he hugged me twice,” Lalo Schifrin told a Montreal radio station ... So he made my day.” ... Impossible – Fallout ... The music for Mission ... Show all 28....
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Congo health workers face violence as Ebola virus spreads
CNN 18 Nov 2018
(CNN)The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise as violence hampers health workers' efforts to battle the virus. There are now 358 cases of Ebola and 213 deaths since the outbreak began in August, according to the nation's Ministry of Health ... Operations suspended ... Read More ... Infants among dead ... ....
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Swimmer killed by stingray, two mauled by sharks in Australia
South China Morning Post 18 Nov 2018
A swimmer died after a rare suspected stingray attack off an Australian beach while another two people were mauled in separate shark encounters this weekend ... The man was in waters off Lauderdale Beach some 23km (14 miles) from Hobart in Tasmania on Saturday when he “sustained a puncture wound to... ....
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Israeli sources admit Hamas possesses game-changing missiles
Press TV 18 Nov 2018
An Israeli website known for its close links to the regime’s military intelligence services has admitted that the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas is now possessing “game-changing” missiles that could hit targets in Israel with considerable ease and precision ... PressTV-Video. Hamas guided missile strikes Israeli military bus ....
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Trump Voter Turns on President as he Visits California After Blaming State for Wildfires: "He Can Kiss my Red Ass"
Newsweek 18 Nov 2018
A man who voted for Donald Trump and was recently impacted by wildfires in California blasted the president’s response to the deadly crisis. “My kids lost everything. I voted for him – and now? He can kiss my red ass,” Kirk Ellsworth from Northern California told The Guardian. “What he said was ridiculous. It hurts my heart ... ....
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Report on Khashoggi’s death coming in two days, says Trump
Irish Independent 18 Nov 2018
By Associated Press Reporters. November 18 2018 4.44 AM ... “We’ll be having a very full report over the next two days, probably Monday or Tuesday,” Mr Trump said ... ....
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Netanyahu meets with coalition partner to stop government collapse
The Guardian 18 Nov 2018
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is meeting with his top coalition partner in a “last effort” to prevent the collapse of his government which has been rocked by the resignation of its defence minister over a ceasefire agreement with Gaza militants ... “It would be both unnecessary and incorrect to go to elections ... Read more ... .......
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Mike Pence-Xi Jinping showdown at APEC shows US-China divide only widening
Hindustan Times 18 Nov 2018
United States vice-president Mike Pence traded sharp barbs with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in back-to-back speeches at a regional summit, showing that neither country appears to be giving ground in an escalating trade war. world Updated. Nov 18, 2018 15.31 IST. Toluse Olorunnipa and Dandan Li. Bloomberg, Washington/Beijing ... ‘Damaging’ ... .......
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Norway stunned as latest warship sinks after collision
CNN 17 Nov 2018
(CNN)A maritime blunder then a ruinous rescue attempt has left a multi-million dollar warship under NATO command almost entirely submerged in a Norwegian fjord. A large hole was torn into the side of KNM Helge Ingstad when it collided with a Malta-registered oil tanker, Sola TS, in the early hours of November 8 ... Read More ... US Navy ... Heavy chains ... ....
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Maldives' new president warns treasury 'looted' during China-led boom
The Observer 18 Nov 2018
The new president of the Maldives has declared the state coffers to have been looted and warned that the country is in financial difficulty after racking up debt with Chinese lenders in an infrastructure boom ... “As I take over the presidency the state’s financial situation is precarious ... The Maldives has another shot at democracy – but it needs help ....
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Jeremy Corbyn: Second referendum is an option for the future and not today
This is Money 18 Nov 2018
Jeremy Corbyn has poured cold water over calls for Labour to back a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU — saying it is “an option for the future” but “not an option for today”. The Labour leader also revealed that if there was another referendum he did not know how he would vote ... He said ... That isn't good enough ... He said ... ....
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Bavarian premier Soeder to run for CSU party leadership
Yahoo Daily News 18 Nov 2018
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bavarian premier Markus Soeder said on Sunday he would run to succeed Interior Minister Horst Seehofer as leader of the Bavarian CSU conservative party ... "That is why I am running for the post of CSU party leader." ... 19 ... (Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Susan Fenton). ....
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Trump says 'good time' for a government shutdown if no money for border wall
CNN 17 Nov 2018
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House Saturday that this would be a "good time" for a government shutdown if he doesn't get funding from Congress for his border wall ... Trump added, however, that he didn't think a shutdown would "be necessary, because I think the Democrats will come to their senses." ... Read More ... ....
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Theresa May says there is ‘no alternative’ to her Brexit plan
Business Day 18 Nov 2018
London — British Prime Minister Theresa May says she sees no alternative to the Brexit deal she presented earlier this week, amid reports that some of her senior ministers want her to renegotiate the draft agreement before meeting EU leaders next weekend. “There is no alternative plan on the table....
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Traffic noise could increase the risk of obesity
Hindustan Times 18 Nov 2018
Long-term exposure to road traffic noise can increase the risk of obesity, according to research. The Barcelona Institute for Global Health study has been published in Environment International ... “For example, we observed that a 10 dB increase in mean noise level was associated with a 17% increase in obesity.” ... First Published. Nov 18, 2018 12.27 IST....
