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Six In The Morning Monday 13 May 2019

Can the PLA get across the Taiwan Strait? While the Pentagon appears to be skeptical, the facts and the numbers tell a different story ByGRANT NEWSHAM The Pentagon’s recently released 2019 China Military Power Report says PLA forces cannot conduct a full-scale amphibious assault on Taiwan – and are “less likely” planning for one. The report claims …

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Six In The Morning Sunday 12 May 2019

Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan Three gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one guard, have been shot dead by security forces, officials say. The attack and subsequent siege, which targeted the Zaver Pearl-Continental Hotel in the strategic port city of Gwadar, lasted several …

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Six In The Morning Saturday 11 May 2019

Trump tramples and divides world, just like he does at home Analysis by Nic Robertson, CNN Updated 0449 GMT (1249 HKT) May 11, 2019 Even before he was elected everyone knew Donald Trump was a bully, what they didn’t know was how his bullying would affect them, nor what it would reveal about who he fears. Trump’s …

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Six In The Morning Friday 10 May 2019

Trade war: Trump raises tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods The US has more than doubled tariffs on $200bn (£153.7bn) worth of Chinese products, in a sharp escalation of the countries’ damaging trade war. Tariffs on affected Chinese goods have risen to 25% from 10%, and Beijing has vowed to retaliate. China says it “deeply regrets” …

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Six In The Morning Thursday 9 May 2019

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, the South Korean military says, less than a week after it tested several short-range missiles. The projectile was fired from a location in North Korea’s north-west toward the east, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. On Saturday, the country launched a number …

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House panel votes to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt

Democrat-led House Judiciary panel votes to recommend contempt citation against William Barr over the Mueller report. The United States House Judiciary panel voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating a fight between Democrats and the Trump administration over Mueller report. The resolution will now be sent to the full House of …

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Six In The Morning Wednesday 8 May 2019

Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She was originally convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad …

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Six In The Morning Tuesday 7 May 2019

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo: Reuters journalists freed in Myanmar Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29 were released after a presidential amnesty. They spent more than 500 days in prison on the outskirts of Yangon. They …

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Six In The Morning Monday 6 May 2019

Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet Forty-one people died after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames just after takeoff from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Dramatic video shows passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the burning Aeroflot aircraft. Survivors suggest the plane was struck by lightning, but Russia’s national carrier …

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Six In The Morning Sunday 5 May 2019

The Sunday school children: The little-known tragedy of the Sri Lankan Easter attacks By Rebecca Wright, Sam Kiley and King Ratnam, CNN Updated 0122 GMT (0922 HKT) May 5, 2019 The first church Mohammed Nasar Mohammed Azar tried to blow up had already finished its service by the time he arrived. The Easter Sunday mass there had …

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