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Biggest art robbery since WW2: How 2 thieves snatched priceless jewelry from German museum (PHOTOS)

Biggest art robbery since WW2: How 2 thieves snatched priceless jewelry from German museum (PHOTOS) An incredibly audacious jewel heist was mounted on a German treasure trove in Dresden in the early hours of Monday. Here’s what we know of how the brazen theft unfolded, right under the security team’s noses. The smash and grab In the early hours of Monday, two thieves forced their way into Dresden’s Green Vault Museum via a grilled window. Security cameras filmed the pair on their way in, police later said. Bild reports that the thieves cut the power to local street lighting by damaging a nearby supply box before making their entry. However, although police have acknowledged that power went out in the neighborhood at around 5am local time because of...

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Kuwait, Qatar to join US-led naval coalition – Washington

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Kuwait, Qatar to join US-led naval coalition – Washington Qatar and Kuwait have told the United States that they will join a US-led naval coalition in the Gulf which was established in response to a series of attacks on oil tankers, a US military official said on Monday. “Qatar and Kuwait have already told us they are going to join, so it is just a matter of time,” Reuters quoted US Army Colonel John Conklin, chief of staff of the coalition, as saying. Conklin said they were expected to provide personnel and patrol boats. The coalition, based out of Bahrain and known as the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), was formed after a series of attacks earlier this year heightened the risk of disruption to Gulf oil exports shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. So far th...

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Don’t shake it off: Jolting your head to clear water trapped in your ears could cause brain damage, new research finds

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Don’t shake it off: Jolting your head to clear water trapped in your ears could cause brain damage, new research finds Shaking your head to clear annoying water out of your ears after a swim or a shower might seem a natural reaction to the irritant, but new research says the vigorous movement could actually cause brain damage. Younger children are particularly vulnerable to harm from shaking their heads quickly to dislodge the water, according to Researchers at Cornell University and Virginia Tech in the US, who studied the acceleration required to clear water out of tubes of various diameters. The team, who will present their findings at the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics annual meeting, say that their models indicate that ...

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‘Cross our red lines & be destroyed’: Iran’s elite IRGC chief warns US, Israel and Saudi Arabia at large pro-govt rally

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‘Cross our red lines & be destroyed’: Iran’s elite IRGC chief warns US, Israel and Saudi Arabia at large pro-govt rally All external foes will be defeated if they make moves against Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander warned at a massive pro-government rally amid protests over fuel price hikes. Major General Hossein Salami addressed people in downtown Tehran on Monday. He said that the country’s rivals are “no longer capable of anything” in their attacks against the nation. We have shown patience towards the hostile moves of America, the Zionist regime [Israel] and Saudi Arabia against the Islamic Republic of Iran... but we will destroy them if they cross our red lines. Thousands have marched on the streets of the coun...

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China boosts purchases of soybeans from Brazil amid US trade deal uncertainty

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China boosts purchases of soybeans from Brazil amid US trade deal uncertainty Chinese importers purchased at least 20 cargoes of Brazilian soybeans last week, traders told Reuters, citing uncertainty over a trade deal with its traditional supplier, the United States. According to traders, the purchases were for delivery when the new harvest reaches the market early next year. Some US and Argentinian cargoes were also booked last week, one of them said. Also on rt.com Russia to replace US soybean exports to China amid escalating trade war “Buying out of Brazil is probably a good hedge at this point. There’s plenty of uncertainty around US supplies so it’s probably a good idea to have at least some Brazil loc...

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‘Remember, I’m not a friend’: Tory election candidate caught on camera setting up fake ‘spontaneous’ interview with resident

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‘Remember, I’m not a friend’: Tory election candidate caught on camera setting up fake ‘spontaneous’ interview with resident A candidate being fielded by the Tories for the UK general election has been left red-faced after being filmed setting up a fake ‘spontaneous’ interview with one of his residents - who is also, crucially, one of his friends. Lee Anderson, the Conservative candidate for Ashfield, who recently caused a stir online, after suggesting anti-social council tenants should be forced to live in tents in the field and undergo hard labor, has been caught trying to trick a journalist on the campaign trail. Also on rt.com UK PM Boris Johnson thanks ‘wonderful people’ he met when campaigning, after several...

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Bilateral relations with European states more important for Russia that ties with EU – Medvedev

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Bilateral relations with European states more important for Russia that ties with EU – Medvedev Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that bilateral contacts with European states are now more important for Russia than relations with the European Union. He made the statement at a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Antti Rinne in Moscow. Moscow is not going to be the first to lift its restrictions imposed in response to the EU sanctions against Russia, Medvedev said. The sanctions, which may be retained for a long time, do not hamper the cooperation with European countries separately, according to the prime minister. He added that a number of Russian companies do not want Moscow’s restrictive measures to ever be lifted at all, RIA Novosti reported. Bilater...

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Erdogan in Qatar on first Arab trip since Turkey’s campaign in Syria

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Erdogan in Qatar on first Arab trip since Turkey’s campaign in Syria President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Qatar on Monday on his first official trip to an Arab country since Turkey’s forces intervened in northeast Syria last month against Kurdish fighters. Ankara and Doha have grown closer since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt cut ties with their former Gulf ally more than two years ago. Erdogan’s visit comes at a critical time amid signs of a possible breakthrough in the crisis between Qatar and its neighbors. Erdogan will reportedly attend the fifth meeting of the Qatar-Turkey Higher Strategic Committee at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Erdogan is also expected to visit a Turkish military base where around 5,000 troops...

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California restaurants sue Berkeley over natural gas ban

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California restaurants sue Berkeley over natural gas ban The California Restaurant Association (CRA) sued the City of Berkeley over a ban on the use of natural gas in newly built buildings, in order to protect Berkeley’s businesses and consumers from having to pay higher energy bills. In July, the city council in Berkeley, California, passed an ordinance requiring all new homes to be all-electric with no gas hook-ups beginning in January 2020. Berkeley’s primary motivation for the gas hook-up ban was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote the use of clean energy. But according to the restaurant association in California, “the ban, which violates both state and federal law, will impact both residential and commercial construction, and will ...

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Businessman buys Hitler hat & cigars, wants them out of ‘wrong hands’… so he gives them to Israeli group

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Businessman buys Hitler hat & cigars, wants them out of ‘wrong hands’… so he gives them to Israeli group An entrepreneur purchased Nazi memorabilia off an auction, saying he wants them to be displayed at a Holocaust museum, instead of being used by neo-Nazis. Abdullah Chatila, a Swiss investor and philanthropist of Lebanese origin, has bought several of the Nazi leader’s personal belongings at an auction in Munich, Germany last week. He then donated all the items to Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal, an Israeli state-run fundraising organization, with hopes that they will be displayed at a Holocaust museum in Israel. “It is extremely important to me that items from this painful historical era do not land in the wrong hands,” Chatila told Deut...

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