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Zuma to know if corruption trial continues

October 11, 2019

Zuma applied to the Pietermaritzburg High Court to not reinstate corruption charges linked to the multi-billion rand arms deal. Zuma's legal team has argued that his court case has been prejudiced by long delays and that there has been political interference in his prosecution.

Republican-led probe finds Russia helped Trump in 2016

October 11, 2019

It also calls on the executive branch to establish an interagency task force dedicated to monitoring and deterring foreign interference efforts online. Russian trolls interfered on social media "by harming Hillary Clinton's chances of success and supporting Donald Trump at the direction of the Kremlin", the report said, and before that, the trolls attacked Trump's rivals in the Republican primary.

Tesla Alerts Owners To Fully Charge Ahead Of Massive California Power Shutoff

October 11, 2019

That's already happened for some people, as KPIX says that 44,000 customers who lost power have had it restored, and as many 80,000 Humboldt County households and businesses are expected to get their electricity back soon. "We are entering into a two-, three- or four-day period of extreme fire danger in California", Governor Gavin Newsom said at an event in San Diego on Wednesday.

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

October 11, 2019

There were also talks of the Norwegian Nobel Institute acknowledging United Nations' World Food Program, or the joint leadership of two prime ministers, Greece's Alexis Tsipras and North Macedonia's Zoran Zaev , who brought an end to 30 years of acrimony between their nations.

Kurds mobilise in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack

October 11, 2019

In northeast Syria , Kurds are holding thousands of captured fighters and their families from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or ISIS) group. A US -backed force and two Syrian activist groups say Islamic State militants have carried out an attack in the city of Raqqa in northern Syria. Senior Republican senator Lindsey Graham addressed a tweet to the Turkish government saying, "You do NOT have a green light to enter into northern Syria".

USA blacklists South Africa’s Gupta family over ‘widespread corruption’

October 11, 2019

Among those specifically named in the US Treasury Department's designation include Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta, Rajesh Gupta, and their associate Salim Essa for their involvement in corruption in South Africa, worldwide media reported. "Treasury's designation targets the Guptas' pay-to-play political patronage, which was orchestrated at the expense of the South African people". The Gupta family has also been implicated in allegedly stealing hundreds of millions of dollars through illegal deals ...

North Korea slams Europeans over criticism of missile test

October 11, 2019

The North on Thursday accused the Europeans of double standards. North Korea has conducted a series of short-range ballistic missile tests in the past months, followed by a test-firing of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) last week.

Explosion reported on Iranian oil tanker off coast of Saudi Arabia

October 11, 2019

There was no immediate acknowledgement from Saudi Arabia about the blast. Two more tankers, including one belonging to Japan, were struck in mid-June, in the midst of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Tehran to try to soothe US-Iran tensions.

Hong Kong protesters clamor for release of detained activist

October 11, 2019

China's state broadcaster canceled broadcasts of National Basketball Association games after the general manager of one of its teams tweeted support for the protesters. The HKmap.live app is being used by protesters during the ongoing, sometimes violent demonstrations. Apple did not respond to a request for a comment.

Game industry veterans launch mental health charity Safe in Our World

October 11, 2019

Although things have got better in recent years, handling mental health challenges remains a struggle for most Indians. The first step will be to address the impact of the stigma related to mental health on youth ages 15 to 25, which is believed to be the time when mental illness most often presents itself and treatments are more likely to have a long-term impact.

Ecuador's president seeks talks after week of fuel hike protests

October 11, 2019

A female officer could be seen wiping tears from her face. Eight uniformed officers were brought onto a stage and forced to address a crowd of thousands of activists who have occupied the Casa de Cultura theatre in the capital Quito . He has been accused by his successor, Lenin Moreno, of trying to foment a coup with the help of Maduro. "There's a lot of uncertainty about what might happen" in Ecuador, said Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a USA -based research ...

North Korea warns on test freeze in denouncing European move at UN

October 11, 2019

North Korea has an arsenal of hundreds of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) that can reach all of South Korea and perhaps dozens of medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) capable of reaching Japan and US bases in the region, according to the Congressional Research Service's "Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense" updated Wednesday.

Two Ukrainian businessmen linked to Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani arrested

October 11, 2019

Ukraine-born Lev Parnas and Belarus-born Igor Fruman were arrested at an airport outside Washington carrying one-way tickets to Vienna. The charges include conspiracy, falsifying records and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission.

Turkey Begins Military Attack in Northeast Syria

October 11, 2019

Defending his move, U.S. President Donald Trump said the withdrawal affected "only 50 soldiers", while the Pentagon said the U.S. personnel were removed "to ensure their safety" but that they were not being sent out of Syria. "Well, they're going to be escaping to Europe". More than 300 people have been killed in attacks claimed by Daesh in Turkey, where the terrorist group has targeted civilians in suicide bombings and armed attacks in recent years.

Oprah Makes A Historic Investment To Support Morehouse College Students

October 10, 2019

Winfrey's donation along with the $12 million the media mogul gifted the school 30 years ago, totaling $25, has become the largest endowment in the history of the school, WSBTV reports. The college described the gift as a surprise. Winfrey's announcement came weeks after 2,200-student Morehouse announced it would impose an unpaid monthly furlough day for 415 professional employees and stop retirement contributions of 3% of employee salaries.

British IS fighters taken into United States custody

October 10, 2019

Officials say they took El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Amon Kotey out of Syria to an undisclosed location. He said the decision to remove them from Syria had been taken "in case the Kurds or Turkey lose control". Their cell is accused of abducting and decapitating around 20 hostages including American journalist James Foley, who was beheaded in 2012 . In March, Kurdish and USA forces cleared the last members of the Islamic State group from what was left of their self-declared ...

Netanyahu: German Synagogue Attack More Evidence of Rising Antisemitism in Europe

October 10, 2019

Herzog went on to say that he had spoken with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas , "who expressed his deep disturbance regarding the attack on the synagogue in Halle, saying, 'This is an attack on all of us". Giving up on the synagogue, he shoots a woman on the street, but his weapon misfires, as it does throughout the attack, when he attempts to shoot another person.

Extinction Rebellion protester grounds flight at London City Airport

October 10, 2019

The airport said it was investigating the incident concerning the BA plane to "ensure the safe and secure continuation of service". The plane was forced to return to the terminal and police boarded to arrest the protester. The group said hundreds of people have already signed up to take part in the protest, which will seem them "non-violently use their bodies" to close the airport.

Aer Lingus flight grounded by climate protester

October 10, 2019

The Metropolitan Police confirmed 800 people had been arrested since Monday, with another 220 detained on Wednesday. He said the plane then taxied back to the gate, where police escorted the protester off the plane. The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined climate protesters in London, after his son urged the demonstrators to pack up their "hemp-smelling" tents and leave.

IS radical stabs ex-Indonesian army chief Wiranto

October 10, 2019

They were members of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), an extremist group responsible for deadly suicide bombings at churches in Indonesia's second-biggest city Surabaya a year ago, State Intelligence Agency chief Budi Gunawan told reporters in Jakarta .

Biden case: Democrats want Giuliani to testify in Senate

October 10, 2019

You got to go back before the Magna Carta. Well, son of a [expletive]. Volker said "there was no mention of Vice President Biden in these conversations". "These actions appear to be part of the White House's effort to obstruct the impeachment inquiry and to cover up President Trump's misconduct from Congress and the American people." said Engel and the other chairmen said, adding: "We consider this interference to be obstruction of the impeachment inquiry".

NBC News Reporter's Son Adorably Interrupts Mom's Live Broadcast

October 10, 2019

The video is now going viral, showing Courtney reporting on Turkish military's offensive in northern Syria when suddenly, her son appears on the air. Hey, sometimes you just can't find a babysitter. The incident recalls the 2017 case of " BBC Dad ", when political scientist Robert Kelly's children crashed a live cross from his home during an interview about South Korean politics.

Climate protesters vow to ‘occupy London airport

October 10, 2019

The activists are attempting a three-day "Hong Kong-style occupation of the terminal building" to highlight what they claim is the "incompatibility" of the east London airport's planned £2 billion expansion with meeting the Government's legally binding commitment to go net carbon neutral by 2050.

Boris Johnson to meet Irish leader today for last-ditch Brexit talks

October 10, 2019

Johnson's proposals crossed so numerous EU's red lines, Barnier said , that he would need to fundamentally revamp his proposals - something the British leader has said he will not do. And, of course, it isn't really". The EU has said that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs to have workable proposals by the end of the week if there is to be any chance of a breakthrough at the October 17-18 EU summit.

Wawrinka and Medvedev lured to Saudi Arabia's US$3m exhibition tournament

October 10, 2019

The Middle East is the world's second largest and fastest growing arms market and already accounts for around half of Russia's arms exports. Speaking to the news site, managing director and founding partner at Glowork Khalid Al-Saleh, said, "We started it (the recruitment fair) seven years ago and organize it annually under the patronage of the Labor Ministry".

Defense Intelligence Agency employee charged with leaking classified information to journalists

October 10, 2019

During one incident in April 2018, after Frese had accessed an intelligence report for a second time, journalist one asked him whether he was willing to speak to another journalist from a different news outlet. The reporter, believed to be Macias, published eight articles containing classified defense information between May and July of previous year, prosecutors said.

UK's Boris Johnson asks Donald Trump for diplomatic help in fatal crash

October 10, 2019

Trump on Wednesday called what happened "a awful accident" and said his administration would seek to speak with the driver "and see what we can come up with". Johnson has said he hoped the diplomat's wife, Anne Sacoolas , would choose to return to Britain to engage with investigators. A lawyer for the Dunn family says the family is willing to talk with Trump about the issue and confirmed they plan to travel to the US.

US Military in Afghanistan reacts to latest UNAMA report regarding civilian casualties

October 10, 2019

The report published on October 9 said that five civilians were also wounded in air strikes on more than 60 sites. which US forces identified as drug-production facilities in the Bakwa and neighboring Delaram districts. The US, however, insisted the labs were run and owned by the Taliban, who used revenue to "fund ongoing indiscriminate violence against innocent Afghans".

Meet 435 Holly, Queen of the Katmai Fat Bears

October 10, 2019

Move over, Shark Week, we're all about Fat Bear Week now. Holly, who did not have cubs this year to distract her, had an especially big finish to the season. Holly, who won in a field of 12 contenders, has been single-minded this year in her pursuit of salmon at Brooks Falls, the park´s best-known bear-gathering spot.

Joe Biden Calls For Trump Impeachment 'To Preserve Our Constitution'

October 10, 2019

The Republican president, the subject of an impeachment inquiry in the US Congress for asking Ukraine's president to investigate the Bidens, last week suggested that Beijing "start an investigation " into the 2020 presidential hopeful and his son Hunter, who had business interests in China .

Going to Middles East worst decision ever made

October 10, 2019

Kurdish allies and the return of ISIS in the region. "I held off this fight for nearly three years, but it is time to get out of these ridiculous endless wars...and bring our soldiers home", the president emphasized. It concluded by saying that "removing" IS fighters, weapons and bomb materials "remains a top priority" as the group "continues to plot attacks against innocent civilians and our partners throughout Iraq and northeast Syria".

‘Absolutely nuts’: Squirrels hid 200 walnuts under this SUV’s hood

October 10, 2019

She had it inspected recently, and the walnuts only started to fall a couple of weeks ago, so this happened pretty quickly. Instead, she found over 200 walnuts and grass that took the Pittsburgh couple nearly an hour to dig out. "Was absolutely nuts ... no pun intended". "Fortunately it was raining out so the grass was pretty damp... could have caught on fire and been a different story, rather than a amusing one!" There was no damage to the vehicle, beyond it needing a cleanup.

Nobel Prize Winner Reveals When Humankind Can Spot Extraterrestrial Life

October 10, 2019

A Swiss duo of astronomers, Mayor and Queloz , have awarded the prestigious prize for their discovery of the first planet beyond our solar system. "This is the dark energy", said Danielsson, as he poured the dark coffee into a glass mug. Speaking on the day of the announcement, Queloz said: "It's an incredible honour and I'm still trying to digest it".

Facebook Denies Biden Campaign Request to Remove Trump Ad Alleging Ukraine Corruption

October 09, 2019

Earlier Wednesday, Trump called for ending the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry "for the good of the Country", claiming it was tainted with political bias, and said the whistleblower at the heart of the complaint should be "exposed and properly questioned".

White House rules out cooperation in Trump impeachment probe

October 09, 2019

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland had previously agreed to be deposed, but "early this morning, the US Department of State directed (him) not to appear today for his scheduled transcribed interview", Sondland's lawyer Robert Luskin said in a statement.

American Airlines extends cancellations of 737 MAX flights

October 09, 2019

Prior to the MAX grounding, Boeing, which delivered 806 aircraft in 2018, was targeting 900 aircraft deliveries this year. Boeing Co BA.N secured the first converted order in months for one of its grounded 737 MAX planes, company data for September showed on Tuesday, as it reported that total deliveries for the first nine months of 2019 had nearly halved from a year earlier.

Rajnath Singh to Perform 'Shastra Puja' After Receiving First Rafale Jet

October 09, 2019

Singh had on Tuesday received India's first Rafale jet from France, at a ceremony in Paris , and flew a sortie in it. The RB001 Rafale, denoting the initials of Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria who played a key role in striking the deal for the jets in his previous role as IAF deputy chief, was unveiled with the Indian tricolour as its backdrop.

Official Said Trump's Ukraine Call Was 'Crazy'

October 09, 2019

Sondland's attorney, Robert Luskin, said his client was " profoundly disappointed " that he wouldn't be able to testify. The letter, published on Tuesday evening, condemned the impeachment initiative in the harshest terms yet, arguing it deprived President Trump of " constitutionally mandated due process ", and that the inquiry lacked legal legitimacy, as it was never authorized by a House vote.

Newlywed and three family members drown trying to take a selfie

October 09, 2019

Their bodies were later retrieved and transported to Uthangarai Government Hospital. They had jumped out of the way when they spotted a train approaching, only to be hit by another train coming in the opposite direction, according to the BBC .

Modi-Xi summit could pave way for launch of LAC clarification process

October 09, 2019

During the upcoming meeting, officials said Modi and Xi will tour the coastal town of Mamallapuram, near Chennai, home to an 8th century temple. Hence, elaborate arrangements have been made as per security norm. Given that India and China will be commemorating 70 years of establishment of diplomatic ties next year, the two leaders are expected to discuss how to make bilateral ties more "people centric", the person cited above said.

Strict enforcement: Europeans urge strict sanctions enforcement on North Korea

October 09, 2019

A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. USA deputy U.N. Ambassador Jonathan Cohen represented Washington at the meeting, which lasted less than an hour. North Korean ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song speaks during a news conference in New York, Oct 7, 2019. Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Belgium, as well as Estonia, which joins the council in January, issued the joint statement after a closed-door session of the ...

Nobel Prize in physics: 2019 winners made significant cosmological discoveries

October 09, 2019

Since their discovery, more than 4,000 exoplanets have been found in the Milky Way, many of them nothing like our own world. 51 Pegasi b has a four-day long orbit and is just 8 million km from its star, meaning it heats up to more than 1,000°C.

Sanders returns home but will 'change the nature of campaign'

October 09, 2019

And yet I, in the last month of two, just was more tired than I usually have been. His campaign said last week that he would participate in the fourth debate of Democratic candidates, in Westerville, Ohio, on October 15. Reporter: Will you release your medical records even sooner than you had originally planned now? A representative for Bernie did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

Two people killed in shooting near synagogue in Germany

October 09, 2019

The Bild newspaper said the attack took place near a synagogue in the Paulus area of the city but this has not been officially confirmed. The police said one person had now been arrested, but other suspects are believed to have fled in a vehicle.

The global economy is going through a "synchronised slowdown" — IMF's Managing Director

October 09, 2019

Georgieva, a Bulgarian economist and sociologist who formally replaced Christine Lagarde on October 1, delivered her message days before the IMF's annual meeting, which begins next week in Washington , where finance ministers and central bank presidents from around the world, including Hernán Lacunza and Guido Sandleris, will meet.

Ecuador’s president fled the capital and called a state emergency - what’s happening?

October 09, 2019

Thousands of demonstrators converged on the Ecuadoran capital Quito on Tuesday as intensifying protests against soaring fuel prices slashed oil output by a third and forced under-fire President Lenin Moreno to vacate his government headquarters.

Advance polls for federal election open Friday

October 09, 2019

It's your chance to vote early at an advance poll in the federal election. On Election Day, supervisors will show up at their stations at 5 a.m., with poll workers following no later than 6 a.m. The Elections Canada office opened in Sahali Mall one hour after the writ dropped on September 11, anticipating the official start to the election as much as the rest of the country.

Family calls for outside look at witness’ death

October 09, 2019

Jean was inside his own apartment. Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for killing Jean Botham, a 26-year-old black accountant, in his apartment last year. Green and Mitchell are still on the run and police consider both to be "armed and unsafe". Those rumors are not true, Moore said in the news conference .

DUP join the 'blame game' as relations with European Union sour

October 09, 2019

Jean-Claude Juncker went on to say that if negotiations fail, "the explanation will be found in the British camp" adding: 'The original sin is found on the islands and not on the continent'. Mr Sassoli later told the BBC's Newsnight programme: " Angela Merkel's opinions must be taken seriously". He said it was unacceptable for Northern Ireland to stay in the customs union and that Johnson had told Merkel that the United Kingdom had made a significant offer and that it was time for the EU ...

17-year-old planned school shooting before mother alerted police

October 09, 2019

Nicole read her son's journal where he wrote about planning to attack his school on the anniversary of Columbine: April 20, 2020. Even though she has definitely made the right choice, which means her son can now get the help he needs and those in danger are now safe, Nicole added that she still feels " like I've done something wrong ".

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