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Six In The Morning Friday November 27

Paris attacks: Victims’ families attend memorial ceremony two weeks on France mourns the 130 people killed in the 13 November attacks, with François Hollande leading a solemn address at Les Invalides       Jessica Elgot Friday 27 November 2015 09.36 GMT La Marseillaise is playing now in Les Invalides as Francois Hollande arrives at the …

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Six In The Morning Thursday November 26

Mekong:a river rising   The fate of 70 million people rests on what happens to the Mekong river. With world leaders meeting in Paris next week for crucial UN climate talks, John Vidal journeys down south-east Asia’s vast waterway – a place that encapsulates some of the dilemmas they must solve. He meets people struggling …

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Six In The Morning Wednesday November 25

Missing Russian jet pilot ‘picked up by Syrian army’ A Russian pilot who went missing after his jet was shot down by Turkey over Syria was rescued by the Syrian army, Russia’s ambassador to France said. Alexander Orlov told Europe 1 radio the pilot had been taken to a Russian base. However, this report has …

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Six In The Morning Tuesday November 24

Turkey shoots down jet near border with Syria Turkish military official says fighter jets destroyed plane after it violated the country’s airspace Reuters in Istanbul Tuesday 24 November 2015 08.43 GMT Turkish fighter jets have shot down a warplane near the Syrian border after it violated Turkey’s airspace, a military official said, but the nationality of …

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CNN Fearmongers Over Majority Muslim City Council

From: Media Matters CAROL COSTELLO: Mr. Trump’s popularity stems in part from that tough talk on Muslim Americans. He’s in favor of surveillance on certain mosques as a way to combat terrorism. Of course after 9/11, New York City police did surveillance on mosques. So what did they find? According to a 2007 report on …

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Six In The Morning Monday November 23

Bashar Assad Likely To Outlast Barack Obama In Office He’s not going anywhere. By BRADLEY KLAPPER Bashar Assad’s presidency looks likely to outlast Barack Obama’s. As the United States has turned its attention to defeating the Islamic State group, it has softened its stance on the Syrian leader. More than four years ago, Obama demanded …

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What’s Donald Trump Campaigning For? Dictator In Chief

When Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign it wasn’t with a patriotic flourish or story about how America helped him to fulfill his dreams of success.  Instead he offered a highly racist and bombastic screed against undocumented Mexicans living in the U.S. accusing them of being drug smugglers, murderers, rapists and being unintelligent.  Continuing down …

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Double standards in the Paris attacks coverage

We examine whether there’s a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism. As news of the attacks in Paris was breaking, Facebook launched a feature allowing its users to “check-in” and let their family members and friends know they were safe. It also introduced a feature that allowed users …

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Six In The Morning Sunday November 22

ASEAN nations sign deal for economic community Group seeks freer movement of trade and capital in SE Asia and to create the world’s seventh-largest economy. 22 Nov 2015 07:45 GMT | Politics, Asia Pacific, Malaysia, China Southeast Asian nations have established a formal community that attempts to create freer movement of trade and capital in …

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