Saturday, 18 June 2016

After Turkey Radiohead attack, police tear gas protesters

Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting an attack the previous night targeting an event for Radiohead fans.$inline_image


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After Turkey Radiohead attack, police tear gas protesters

Progress made against western U.S. wildfires but heatwave looms

Firefighters battling home-threatening wildfires in the western U.S. caught a break overnight as gusty winds died down, but with the region bracing for sweltering heat, Saturday’s respite could be brief, authorities said.$inline_image


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Progress made against western U.S. wildfires but heatwave looms

Three charged after major anti-terror raid in Belgium

Belgian authorities charged three men with terror-related crimes after two days of raids and the detention of 40 people in a major investigation which they said required “immediate intervention” because they feared a new attack was close.$inline_image


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Three charged after major anti-terror raid in Belgium

'Love wins' in Orlando: crowd drowns out anti-LGBT funeral protesters

Love won in Orlando on Saturday as a handful anti-LGBT protesters chants were drowned out by a much larger crowd singing ‘Amazing Grace.’$inline_image


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'Love wins' in Orlando: crowd drowns out anti-LGBT funeral protesters

Trump team: We need $100K, fast

The Donald Trump campaign on Saturday released its first “emergency” fund-raising email, in response to an ad blitz from the Hillary Clinton campaign.$inline_image


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Trump team: We need $100K, fast

Opinion: What Putin really meant

It was the kind of challenge Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to relish: downplaying his own weakness, exploiting his opponents’ vulnerabilities, and deftly turning the tables by throwing in a few barbed jokes.$inline_image


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Opinion: What Putin really meant

Senator urges provinces to test constitutionality of assisted dying law

If the federal government won’t seek court advice on the constitutionality of its restrictive new law on assisted dying, Serge Joyal is hoping a provincial government will.$inline_image


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Senator urges provinces to test constitutionality of assisted dying law