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Israel strikes Iranian positions in Syria after rocket fire – IDF

Israeli military warplanes hit surface-to-air missiles, weapons houses and military bases in Syria, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed in the strikes, according to Syria’s state-run SANA which also reported that Syria’s air defense systems had succeeded in blunting the Israeli offensive. ### […]

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Modern F1 cars ‘are like driving a bus’, says Kubica

Robert Kubica isn’t a huge fan of modern-specification Formula 1 cars, complaining that they’re overweight and need to go on a diet. Click Here: South Africa Rugby Shop “The first thing I noticed was the weight,” he told Auto Motor und Sport. “The cars are now at least 60 kilograms too heavy. In slow corners, […]

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Hamilton: Bahrain qualifying shows Mercedes ‘has no party mode’

Lewis Hamilton conceded that Mercedes simply were no match for Ferrari in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. Normally it seems that Mercedes can step up their qualifying performance on demand to counter any threat from their rivals. But that certainly wasn’t the case today. Ferrari locked out the front row of the […]

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Hundreds of Peace Corps Vets Demand US Stop Funding Ethnic Cleansing

Over 500 former Peace Corps volunteers are calling on the U.S. government to withhold military aid and stop funding the Dominican Republic’s ethnic cleansing of people of Haitian descent, adding theirs to the cacophony of voices—from Pope Francis to United Nations experts to thousands marching in Port-au-Prince—speaking out against the mass-scale human rights violations. In […]

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China GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures

Formula 1 moves on to China for the third round of the world championship. Click Here: New Zealand Rugby Shop Check out our gallery of pictures from Thursday’s media day at the Shanghai International Circuit. 71 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures Russian GP: Sunday’s […]

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Diplomats: Provisional Iran Nuclear Deal Expected Sunday

Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce Monday that they’ve reached a historic deal capping nearly a decade of diplomacy that would curb the country’s atomic program in return for sanctions relief, two diplomats told The Associated Press on Sunday. Click Here: Australia Rugby Shop The envoys said a provisional agreement may be […]

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Hulkenberg seeks to put Baku behind him and make amends in Spain

Nico Hulkenberg is aiming to forget all about the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he heads to the more familiar surroundings of Barcelona for next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. Hulkenberg crashed out on lap 11 in Baku when the rear end of the R.S.18 locked up going into turn 4. He’s had a similar misadventure in […]

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New Reporting: US Spied on German Media

While previous revelations showed that German officials have been the target of U.S. government spying, new reporting indicates that German press was targeted as well.    Both CNN and The Intercept reported Friday on incidents that took place in the summer of 2011 involving the CIA station chief in Berlin, who also represented the NSA […]

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Hamilton still at odds with ‘harder to drive’ W09

Lewis Hamilton is struggling to extract the most of his 2018 Mercedes, insisting the W09 is harder to driver than its ‘diva’ predecessor. The reigning world champion finally notched up a win on Sunday, his and the Silver Arrows first of the year, but it was a lucky break for the Brit who inherited the […]

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Who’s driving when in Barcelona’s in-season test

Formula 1 kicks off its first in-season test today in Barcelona where teams will be hard at work for two days putting their cars and a few new names through their paces. Absolute rookies Jack Aitken and Jake Dennis will enjoy their first F1 outing in current-spec machines, respectively for Renault and Red Bull. Nicholas […]

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