Harold Manning

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The low-income quarter should grow. A valuable forest can pay the price.

The low-income quarter should grow.  A valuable forest can pay the price.

JERUSALEM – A blistering afternoon in the mountains west of Jerusalem, people from all walks of life swam in the Israeli spring pools and picnicked in a Buccaneer refuge called Ain Lavan in the shade of the fig trees, as they had done for years. But they will not have much time to enjoy it. Developers want to build 5,000 …

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Latest World News for October 8th

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Notre Dame University President Rev. John I. Jenkins speaks inside a Morris Hotel in Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, during a press conference on October 11, 2019. Robert Franklin / South Bent Tribune / A.P. Notre Dame University President Rev. John I. Jenkins faces a student petition to resign, and teachers may be “hopeless” following his Govt-19 diagnosis. Jenkins, who …

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Half of the Nagorno-Karabakh population displaced by the conflict in Armenia and Azerbaijan | Armenia

Clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces displace half of the displaced Nagorno-Karabakh The regional, according to its rights ombudsman, said international mediators were to hold their first meeting in Geneva. In an interview with state television on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an end to the “great tragedy” as new strikes hit Karachi’s main city, Stephankert. Armenia He …

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Australian pro surfer Matt Wilkinson makes a short escape from a shark caught on camera | Environment

Drone shots capture professional surfer Matt Wilkinson escaping from a 1.5-meter-large white shark off North Ballina Beach New South Wales. The World Championship Tour surfer swam fast behind a shark while leaping on his board near Sharps Beach on Wednesday. “I heard a splash and noise, looked around and couldn’t see anything,” Wilkinson told Surf Life Saving NSW. Surf lifetime …

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Missing North Korean ambassador ‘lives in the south’

Missing North Korean ambassador 'lives in the south'

Image copyright www.kimjongun.it Image title Joe Sang-gil is thought to have lived in Rome with his wife and children before disappearing A legislator says a missing North Korean ambassador to Italy has made a mistake and is living in South Korea. North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy, who went missing in 2018, has been in the south since July 2019, …

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuel Sarpentier and Jennifer A. Doud Tna was given CRSPR gene editing

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuel Sarpentier and Jennifer A.  Doud Tna was given CRSPR gene editing

They discovered one of the sharpest tools in genetic engineering: the CRISPR / Cas9 gene scissors. Using these, researchers can transform the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with the utmost precision. Secretary-General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Koran K. Hanson said this year’s prize is for “rewriting the ethics of life.” CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing tools …

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Fassi: There could be 300,000 to 400,000 Govt deaths if precautions are not taken

Fassi: There could be 300,000 to 400,000 Govt deaths if precautions are not taken

Fossie said the vaccine will not be widely available until next summer or fall. That chronology is a Prediction CDC Director Robert Redfield warned last month that it would take six to nine months for the public to get vaccinated once a vaccine was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Moncef Slavy, Scientific Leader of the Government Program on Accelerating …

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The UK, which failed a new virus test, has detected 16,000 additional cases

The UK, which failed a new virus test, has detected 16,000 additional cases

LONDON (AP) – The British government has launched an investigation into how nearly 16,000 new corona virus infections were not recorded as a result of a technical glitch, which failed could have given new impetus to the eruption, critics say could easily get out of control. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told lawmakers on Monday that the issue was related to …

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Pompeo accused China of “corruption and coercion” during the Tokyo talks

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As the talks took place in Tokyo on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on key Asian allies to unite against China’s “exploitation, corruption and coercion” in the region. Pompeo spoke at the beginning of the discussion with his Japanese, Indian and Australian counterparts – the so-called Quad Group, who sought to present a united front against the …

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Kyrgyzstan election: Protesters attack parliament over vote rigging demands

Kyrgyzstan election: Protesters attack parliament over vote rigging demands

Media playback is not supported on your device Media headlineThousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the capital, Bishkek Protesters in Kyrgyzstan have broken up parliament in the capital, Bishkek, demanding the cancellation of the country’s parliamentary elections. The footage showed people in the office of President Suranbai Jinpeko throwing paper out the windows. Parts of the building …

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