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2017 Will Be a Year of Disillusionment That May Lead to Netanyahu's Collapse

Haaretz - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
It will be tough for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to part with 2016. It was a year of hubris, arrogance, stand-offishness, pride and high-handedness, as far as he is concerned.
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Merkel says Islamist terrorism is biggest test for Germany

Ynetnews - ‎6 hours ago‎
German chancellor addresses nation in annual New Year's address shortly after Berlin attack; she vows to introduce laws to improve security, calls for faith in EU and common interests.
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Congress looks at options against UN over Israel action

Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎9 hours ago‎
The topic is likely to be a significant point of questioning during the confirmation hearings of Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state.
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Year of the Russian bear

Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Moscow's imperial resurgence is ready to spend itself, but in 2016 it dominated the int'l system. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference in Moscow last week.
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'Israel, stop stoking anti-semitism'

The Australian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Israel's controversial defence minister has been accused of stoking antisemitism following his claim that Jews should leave France if they want to practise their religion.
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Lapid's Yesh Atid surpasses Netanyahu's Likud in new poll

Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Yesh Atid, headed by former journalist Yair Lapid, currently holds 11 seats in the Knesset, while the Likud retains the largest faction in parliament with 30.
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Israel warns of New Year terror threat in India

BBC News - ‎16 hours ago‎
Israel has issued a warning of imminent "terrorist attacks" on tourists in India, advising its citizens to avoid public places during the New Year celebrations.
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The U.N. vs. Israel

National Review - ‎3 hours ago‎
U.N. emblem at the Palais de Nations in Geneva. (Dreamstime photo: Hai Huy Ton That). Share article on Facebookshare; Tweet articletweet; Plus one article on Google Plus+1; Print Article.
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Trump and the Middle East: an impossible disengagement?

BBC News - ‎Dec 29, 2016‎
As president, Donald Trump will enter the White House with few expectations of the Middle East. Throughout his campaign, even before he won the Republican nomination, he made it clear that for him the region was a huge distraction.
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Central Baghdad market blasts kill dozens

Daily Mail - ‎1 hour ago‎
Twin blasts ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad Saturday, police said, shattering a relative lull in attacks in the capital and marring preparations for New Year celebrations.
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Police officer and soldier in Egypt roadside bombing

Al-Arabiya - ‎3 hours ago‎
A police officer and a soldier were killed by a roadside bomb in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday. (AP). Reuters, Cairo Saturday, 31 December 2016.
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In the battle for Mosul, everybody's taking selfies — and some of them may be incriminating

Chicago Tribune - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Los Angeles Times reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske speaks with Iraqi soldiers about the popularity of selfies. Los Angeles Times reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske speaks with Iraqi soldiers about the popularity of selfies.
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Egypt releases remains of Paris flight crew

Daily Astorian - ‎8 minutes ago‎
Egypt's Forensics Authority says that it has released the remains of ten crew members of the fallen EgyptAir Paris flight to their families, seven months after the plane plummeted into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Wife and Her Lover Are Arrested in Killing of Greek Envoy in Brazil

New York Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
Greece's ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, in May, after presenting his credentials in Brasília. Credit Marcos Correa/Brazilian Presidency, via Agence France-Presse - Getty Images.
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ISIS killer reveals British extremists shunned frontline so they could they could 'torture'

The Sun - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
A FORMER ISIS fighter claims British jihadists are among the cruellest extremists and favour torturing prisoners to death than battling on the frontline.

Western cities under unprecedented security for New Year celebration

DEBKA file - ‎5 hours ago‎
After the surge of terror attacks across Europe in 2016, the throngs ringing in the New Year in Western cities Saturday night will be accompanied by exceptional security, especially counter measures against truck attacks.
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PSX provided 46pc return in 2016

DAWN.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
KARACHI: At the close of the last session of the year 2016 on Friday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was calculated to have provided total return of 46 per cent for the year, which put Pakistan in the spotlight as the best performing market in Asia ...

Immigration from Russia, Brazil increases in 2016

Israel Hayom - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
Overall aliyah drops from 31,000 in 2015 to 27,000 in 2016 • Some 11% of olim in 2016 made Tel Aviv their home, with 10% choosing Jerusalem • Jewish Agency chairman: Despite the downward shift, aliyah figures higher than average for past 15 years.
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Region's rail system relies on 100-year-old infrastructure

WTOP - ‎3 hours ago‎
The train tracks that thousands of Maryland and Virginia commuters ride on daily lack new safety technology that could stop a runaway train or prevent a derailment - just a few of the challenges straining the region's aging rail system.
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Hedge funds bet oil rally to extend into 2017 as output cuts hit

The Star Online - ‎2 hours ago‎
Money managers' wagers on rising West Texas Intermediate crude prices are triple what they were at the end of 2015, and are the highest since the start of the crude market crash 2 1/2 years ago.
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2016 Will Be Longer Than Usual, Thanks to a Leap Second

U.S. News & World Report - ‎20 hours ago‎
For people who can't wait for this year to end, here is the science behind the Earth's leap second. By The Conversation | Contributor Dec. 30, 2016, at 12:29 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Wait a Moment, 2016 Will Be a Second ...
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New Year's Eve Comet Live Stream: How And When To Watch Comet 45P Near The Moon As Fireworks Light Up The ...

International Business Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
If the sparkle from the Times Square ball dropping on New Year's Eve wasn't enough, then celebrators can look forward to a comet lighting up the sky Saturday night, too.
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The Paris deal is not enough, and time is running out

The Boston Globe - ‎22 hours ago‎
Despite the attack the Trump team is now mounting against responsible climate policy, there are still glimmers of hope. The development of renewable resources is unstoppable.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Problems: Users Reporting Phone's Camera Glass Shatters Without Reason

Tech Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Samsung's smartphone woes are seemingly still not over after its strained situation with the Note 7. Several Galaxy S7 owners have now reported that their phone's glass panel, which protects the rear camera, shattered spontaneously.
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New Zealand Herald - ‎Dec 29, 2016‎
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Radnor's 'existentially restless,' and that's OK

SFGate - ‎15 hours ago‎
NEW YORK - Posing for a photographer in the lobby of the Rubin Museum of Art on a December afternoon, actor Josh Radnor was plainly ill at ease.
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Dream Big - How To Set New Year's Resolutions And Keep Them

Huffington Post UK - ‎40 minutes ago‎
New Year's Resolutions have a bad rep. Despite best intentions, most resolutions are already failed and forgotten by the end of January.

Vaping regulations undermine anti-tobacco work

The Kitchener Post - ‎19 hours ago‎
Politicians who want to control and regulate the lifestyles of Canadians have a habit of telling us to "think of the children.
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Fish Oil During Pregnancy May Cut Kids' Asthma Risk

Arizona Daily Star - ‎Dec 29, 2016‎
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take fish oil during their third trimester of pregnancy might cut their children's risk of developing asthma by as much as one-third, a new clinical trial suggests.
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Don't forget your pets on New Year's Eve

The Age - ‎16 hours ago‎
Landmarks across Australia are set to explode in pyrotechnic displays of light, sound and colour, but not everybody is going to enjoy the show.
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