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Mongolia shuts universities, border crossings to halt virus spread

Mongolia has closed from Monday until Mar. 2 all universities and educational institutes to contain the spread of a deadly coronavirus sweeping China, state media Montsame said, citing a cabinet meeting.

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UK sovereignty in jeopardy if Huawei used for 5G, US warns

Think Trump and Saudi’s must have investments in competitor – this has to do with illegal profits to Trump and allies, I think

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Mike Pompeo makes last-minute plea to ministers ahead of ‘momentous’ decision

Britain’s sovereignty will be in jeopardy if the UK allows Huawei to develop its 5G infrastructure, the US secretary of state has warned.

In a last-minute plea to senior ministers, who are expected to decide on Tuesday whether to use the Chinese company, Mike Pompeo described the decision facing Britain’s national security council as “momentous”.

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‘Internal matter’: Govt slams anti-CAA resolution in EU Parliament

Neo-fascism is of global concern. In a strong response to EU Parliament’s draft resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the government on Sunday said that the matter is entirely internal to India. “EU Parliament should not take action that call into question rights and authority of democratically elected legislatures,” sources said.

Trump to meet with Israel’s Netanyahu and Gantz on peace plan on Monday

Any meetings with US Congress – oh never mind – he thinks he is King Kong… U.S. President Donald Trump will hold back-to-back meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz on Monday, and likely share some details of his Middle East peace plan, a U.S. source familiar with the plan said on Sunday.

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The BBC is a pillar of civilisation. No wonder populists want to destroy it | Will Hutton

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Enlightenment values are anathema to parties that only thrive amid widespread ignorance

The most alarming feature of our times is the disintegration of a shared belief in the values and principles of the European Enlightenment. They were never shouted from the hilltops, but were key to what we used to hold in common, and their collapse was a chief cause of Brexit. Unless they are quickly rediscovered and seen as a point around which to reunite, the BBC will now fall as well.

Enlightenment values come in an interconnected bundle. First and foremost is the idea that there are objective truths and an accompanying public realm, held for all citizens, in which these truths can be tried and tested by argument, evidence and reason. It follows that there must be freedom to think and freely express oneself – otherwise no argument is possible. Science and fact will thus trump partisan ideology and superstition.

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