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1. Pesticides or random coincidence? Mystery lingers over NEW CASES of babies born with hand and arm defects in Europe

   Authorities are at a loss to explain why several babies born in a west German province have similar hand deformities. One hospital, where three such cases were seen, described the baffling phenomenon as “striking.”
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2. ‘By order of Mia Khalifa’: Ex-pornstar backs Peaky Blinders star for PM... but of which country?

   Former porn star Mia Khalifa is clearly a massive fan of British television series Peaky Blinders, so much so, in fact, that she believes star Cillian Murphy should be the Prime Minister, but of which country?
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3. Give or take allies: US pulls $160mn pledged to Afghanistan, citing widespread corruption

   The US will withhold a total of $160 million destined for projects and initiatives in Afghanistan. Washington says the move and timing is totally due to them finding out the cash will be squandered by Kabul.
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4. Saudi air defenses like Patriot & Aegis don’t match their advertised properties, unfit for real combat – Russian Army

   Multiple Patriot launchers, Aegis destroyers and radars are guarding Saudi skies, but they failed to stop a massive strike on an oilfield because their actual properties aren’t what the US advertises, a Russian Army source says.
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5. Iraq will not join anti-Iran maritime mission, rejects Israel’s involvement

   As Saudi Arabia and the United States build support for an international maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf, Iraq has ruled out participating.
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6. Bibi’s out? Gantz refuses to meet with Netanyahu, says he will form unity govt without embattled PM

   Benny Gantz, whose centrist bloc narrowly defeated Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party in a snap election, says he is forming a government that will exclude the current prime minister – signaling the end of Bibi’s era may be near.
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7. Wakanda prank is this? Black panther spotted prowling along roofs in northern France (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

   Residents in the sleepy French town of Armentieres got a major shock Wednesday evening when a large black panther was seen patrolling the suburbs, and this was no Marvel superhero.
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8. New sales pitch? US makes the world’s ‘finest’ anti-air systems, but sometimes they just don’t work, Pompeo explains

   Patriot missiles failed to protect Saudi Arabia from attack because even the world’s best anti-air systems sometimes don’t work, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, expertly rebuking critics of the US defense industry.
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9. Mystery behind China’s ‘Loch Ness monster’ has finally been revealed… or has it? (VIDEOS)

   China has been rapt by wild rumors of a mysterious creature lurking in the waters near the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei province. Grainy footage posted online has fuelled numerous conspiracy theories, but is the Chinese Nessie real?
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10. Tehran will commit to ‘all-out war’ if Iran is targeted by military strike, FM Zarif warns

    Any military attack on Iran will result in a serious military conflict, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned, as the US and Saudi Arabia hint at retaliatory measures for a drone strike they blame on Tehran.
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