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Trump authorizes Pentagon ‘to do what we need to do’ after deadly attack on US & UK troops in Iraq – Defense Secretary Esper

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US President Donald Trump has given the military permission to avenge the deaths of two US troops and a British serviceman in a rocket attack on Camp Taji outside the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed. … Read More >Trump authorizes Pentagon ‘to do what we need to do’ after deadly attack on US & UK troops in Iraq – Defense Secretary Esper

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UK confirms Royal Army Medical Corps member among 3 killed in rocket attack on Taji coalition base in Iraq

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The UK Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a British serviceman – a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps – was killed in a barrage of rockets fired at a joint base in Iraq. Two American soldiers also perished in the attack. … Read More >UK confirms Royal Army Medical Corps member among 3 killed in rocket attack on Taji coalition base in Iraq

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186 Physicians Now Back Demands to End Julian Assange’s ‘Torture’ and ‘Medical Neglect’

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The Lancet medical journal has now officially published, in its March 2020 edition, a letter from an international list of medical practitioners addressing the treatment of Julian Assange. This means that the letter can now be cited properly by other publications as awareness of the treatment of the WikiLeaks founder continues to grow. … Read More >186 Physicians Now Back Demands to End Julian Assange’s ‘Torture’ and ‘Medical Neglect’

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UK Government Yields Turn Negative as Investors Rush to the Safety of Gilts Amid COVID-19 Fears

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Fears over the knock-on effects of the spread of COVID-19, as well as of the measures being used to tackle the virus, are driving a collapse in share prices as investors seek out safer places to put their money. This is coinciding with a collapse in the price of oil as OPEC and non-OPEC countries failed to agree to limit their output. … Read More >UK Government Yields Turn Negative as Investors Rush to the Safety of Gilts Amid COVID-19 Fears

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How many #DefenderEurope troops does it take to clear fallen trees from a road? US & British troops show master class!

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US and British troops shared a bonding experience over fallen trees (or one tree, judging by the photo evidence) at a barracks in western Germany — and took to social media to take full advantage of the optics. … Read More >How many #DefenderEurope troops does it take to clear fallen trees from a road? US & British troops show master class!