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Bloomberg at United Nations climate talks to push for USA action

December 11, 2019

Scientists say their use needs to end by the middle of the century if average temperatures on Earth are to rise no more than 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, the target set in the Paris agreement . Addressing the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Spanish capital Madrid Tuesday, the minister said that within the framework of Qatar's support to the efforts of the worldwide community to confront climate change, ...

Church nativity depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as family separated at border

December 11, 2019

Karen Clark Ristine of Claremont United Methodist Church .Inside the church, Jesus, Mary and Joseph are reunited as a family."What if this family sought refuge in our country today?" The church showed Jesus, Mary and Joseph in cages to highlight the migrant crisis past year, and depicted the family amidst the number of mass-shooting victims in the U.S.

Navy halts training for about 300 Saudi military aviation students

December 11, 2019

Genualdi said some commands have resumed training, including those with global military students. The policy review will apply to all worldwide military students but the suspension of operational training only applies to Saudi students, they said.

Zelenskiy, Putin, Macron, Merkel Hold Ukraine Talks in Paris

December 11, 2019

Diplomats however caution that the prospects for peace are bleak, with Zelenskiy, a comedian-turned-president, politically constrained at home and wary of conceding too much, and Putin showing little interest in bending to outside pressure.

'Psychopath' given 33 life sentences for horrific sex attacks

December 11, 2019

McCann did not appear in court himself, but instructed his barrister to make a series of freaky claims insisting that his victims either consented to sex - or it didn't happen. Hours later, he was caught on CCTV bundling another young woman into his auto in north London , as her sister ran off screaming. The pair finally managed to escape when McCann drove to Watford, where he had booked a hotel room, and one of them hit him over the head with a vodka bottle before they fled to get help.

Protests rage in northeast India over citizenship bill

December 11, 2019

Demonstrators display placards during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill , a bill that seeks to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighboring Muslim countries, in Ahmedabad, India, December 9, 2019. It seeks to address their current difficulties and meet their basic human rights. Neither the CAB nor National Register of Citizens (NRC) process seeks to strip citizenship from any Indian citizen of any faith.

Hong Kong protests: Police defend use of 'disguised' officers

December 11, 2019

Now two months after the first mass protests on June 9 and the political situation appears intractable as ever. A protester walks past an electronic board showing cancelled flights as they gather against the police brutality and the controversial extradition bill at Hong Kong's worldwide airport on August 12, 2019.

'Invisible partition of Hindus, Muslims': Sena raises concern over Citizenship Bill

December 11, 2019

The perception that Bengali Hindus will become a burden for Assam and trigger fresh Hindu migrations from Bangladesh or the CAB is a "ploy" to grab tribal lands and several other concerns have also been sought to be addressed by the government .

Exxon Mobil wins NY climate change lawsuit

December 11, 2019

It was not the company's green credentials that were on trial, however, but rather how it chose to communicate to its shareholders, "reasonable investors" and the wider public those risks posed to the business by climate change. While New York claimed Exxon intentionally misled shareholders, under the act it didn't have to prove intent to win, or that any investors were misled.

Firm Gives Pete Buttigieg Permission to Reveal Former Clients Following Criticism

December 11, 2019

On Monday, McKinsey allowed Buttigieg to disclose the names of the clients he worked for, though not other confidential information. According to RealClearPolitics , Buttigieg leads in Iowa with 24 percent. The Warren campaign described much of the work as championing underdog clients, but the big money she made from corporate clients belies her image as a crusader against the wealthy and Big Business.

China hints at national security trials for Canadian detainees

December 11, 2019

China points to upcoming lawsuits against two Canadian citizens held for one year for vague national security allegations. Their arrests came days after Canadian officials arrested Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei, at the request of US authorities.

Merriam-Webster declares its word of the year for 2019

December 10, 2019

In 2019, there was a 313 percent increase in searches for " they " on the dictionary's website . In September this year, the American English dictionary followed in the footsteps of the Oxford English Dictionary and Dictionary.com by adding " they " as a singular pronoun to reflect its use by non-binary people.

Biden video says world leaders are laughing at Trump

December 10, 2019

In a move to position himself as more respected by world leaders than the current commander-in-chief, Biden's minute-long video plays through the recent incident at Buckingham Palace, Trump being laughed at during a speech at the United Nations general assembly and interactions with leaders such as Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron .

Canada, Mexico, US sign changes to new NAFTA

December 10, 2019

The Democrats announced support for the deal the same day they introduced articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump. The new agreement includes provisions for digital trade and incentives that could shift some automotive manufacturing from Mexico to the USA or Canada .

Police association asks for ‘lots of prayers’ in NJ shooting

December 10, 2019

Andy Patel works at a liquor store about three blocks away from the site of the shooting site and said there had been consistent gunfire fior about an hour Tuesday afternoon. Jersey City schools are on lockdown "due to police activity" and "all students and staff are safe", according to a Facebook post on the school district page.

Divisive Nobel Winner Peter Handke To Receive Prize Amid Boycotts, Controversy

December 10, 2019

Handke's win was immediately met with outrage in many parts of the Balkans and elsewhere because of the eulogy he delivered at Milosevic's 2006 funeral in honor of the former president. "He voted against dissolving Yugoslavia in one of the last ballots". The New York Times's Roger Cohen, sharing a link to his 1994 story about a Serbian concentration camp , wrote: "shame on Nobel Committee and Swedish King for handing Nobel literature prize to Peter Handke, who calls the Bosnian genocide ...

Putin meets Ukraine leader for first time at Paris peace summit

December 10, 2019

Putin and Zelenskiy sat for more than an hour and a half in bilateral talks and spoke for several more hours with Macron and Merkel, in a negotiating foursome dubbed the Normandy Format. The people of Ukraine will be watching closely, eager to see if the relatively untested Zelensky manages to avoid granting more Russian influence in the country and ekes out a deal that will finally bring peace to the east of Ukraine.

Trump's skepticism of bureaucracy led to Ukraine policy decisions, Rep. Cline says

December 10, 2019

The revelation of that phone name by a whistleblower introduced on the Apartment's impeachment inquiry into Trump over what Democrats claim is an abuse of energy. "I think it's important for the American people to be thoughtful consumers of information, to think about the sources of it and to think about the support and predication for what they hear", he told ABC News .

Diplomats: US backs out of North Korea human rights meeting

December 10, 2019

In 2017, amid escalating nuclear tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, Mr. Trump threatened to " totally destroy North Korea " if it threatened the United States, and called Kim Jong-un a "little rocket man" on a "suicide mission". North Korea has warned of countermeasures if not. "This naturally indicates that Trump is an old man bereft of patience", he said, adding: "From those words and expressions we can read how irritated he is now".

Jews slam Trump for 'anti-Semitic' comments Saturday

December 10, 2019

A lot of you are in the real estate business, because I know you very well [.]". He then switched gears, engaging in the ancient , yet enduring anti-Semitic claim surrounding Jewish loyalty, which he also evoked in August. Jewish Democratic Council Executive Director Halie Soifer in a statement Sunday denounced the " vile and bigoted remarks in which the president - once again - used anti-Semitic stereotypes to characterise Jews as driven by money and insufficiently loyal to ...

At least four dead in shooting in Czech Republic

December 10, 2019

Two others were seriously injured. A further 2 people have also now been reported dead and a hospital director told Czech Television that the number of casualties could still rise. Police are boosting security across the country. She added the suspect remained at large, with police asking the public for help. Shooting was on the 3rd floor of the traumatology department, according to local media.

Ukraine summit pledges ceasefire, withdrawal of forces

December 10, 2019

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a joint press conference following talks with Poland's President on bilateral relations and Ukraine's ties with Europe under the new government, at the Presidential Place in Warsaw on August 31, 2019.

Rockets hit Iraqi airbase hosting US forces, wounding 6

December 10, 2019

Sign-up now and enjoy one (1) week free access! The US military strongly believes Iranian-backed groups inside Iraq are responsible according to a US official with direct knowledge of the recent incidents. The 122 mm rockets that landed inside Al Asad Air Base -where Vice President Mike Pence visited days before Thanksgiving-are more risky and can be fired from a greater range than previous 107 mm rocket attacks elsewhere in Iraq.

Hong Kong protest arrests surges past 6000, say police

December 10, 2019

Organisers said an estimated 800,000 took part while police put the number at 183,000. As the march neared its end, protesters held their mobile phone torches aloft, illuminating the streets as they chanted anti-government songs. "I believe the medical sector is with the Hong Kong people", he told AFP. Mrs. Lam is viewed as beholden to Beijing, and prominent posters on Sunday depicted her in the embrace of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

How a peace icon ended up at a genocide trial

December 10, 2019

At the start of 2017, there were one million Rohingya in Myanmar (formerly Burma), most living in Rakhine state. A Rohingya Muslim woman cries as she holds her daughter after they were detained by Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers while crossing the India-Bangladesh border from Bangladesh, at Raimura village on the outskirts of Agartala, January 22, 2019.

Australia Braces For Bushfires As Strong Winds Create "Severe" Conditions

December 10, 2019

A regional fire headquarters miles from the nearest blazes was reportedly evacuated, while mask-wearing commuters choked their way through thick acrid air and the organisers of a harbour yacht race said it was too unsafe to proceed. At least 2.7 million hectares of land has been burning since the start of this bushfire season, which has been dubbed the worst in nearly 25 years.

Antarctica-bound plane missing with 38 on board, says Chilean Air Force

December 10, 2019

There were 17 crew members and 21 other passengers on board, who were on their way to perform "logistical support tasks" such as repairing the floating oil pipeline that provides fuel for the base, said the Chilean Air Force . The air force said late Monday that the weather good at the time contact was lost. Search and rescue efforts are underway. General Mosqueira said the aircraft would have been about halfway to the Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva base, on King George Island, when it ...

UK PM Johnson pockets reporter's phone in hospital row

December 10, 2019

Ms Williment said she would be voting Labour in Thursday's election for the first time ever, due to her concerns about the NHS. He was without a bed for four-and-a-half hours. Liberal Democrat Luciana Berger said: "This young boy's experience is absolutely shameful and deeply upsetting. It is simply unacceptable that hospitals are under so much pressure that they don't have enough beds - especially for small children".

United States athlete who inspired 'ice bucket challenge' dies at 34

December 10, 2019

A New York ALS patient, Pat Quinn, picked up on the challenge and started its spread, but when Frates and his family got involved, the phenomenon exploded on social media. Frates did not invent the Ice Bucket Challenge , but he helped it gain national attention. He discovered he had Lou Gehrig's disease in 2012, after a he got hit on the wrist by a pitch and the injury didn't heal properly, according to the Associated Press.

China-US trade down 11.1% from Jan-Nov, still ‘positive’ in general

December 10, 2019

Wall Street rose to near record highs on Friday on the strong jobs data and some signs of optimism about the U.S. US nonfarm payrolls increased by 266,000 jobs last month, the biggest gain in 10 months, while the unemployment rate ticked back down to 3.5%, its lowest level in almost half a century.

Justice Dept. watchdog to issue report on claims of Trump spying

December 10, 2019

The Justice Department's internal watchdog reported Monday that the FBI was justified in launching an investigation into ties between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russian Federation, undercutting the president's repeated claim that the inquiry was a "witch hunt".

Facts belied United States 'rosy' view of Afghanistan: WPost

December 10, 2019

An explosive Washington Post report on the Afghanistan war is being likened to a modern-day version of the Pentagon Papers for showing how the US government habitually lied about the 18-year-old, $1 trillion conflict to ensure that it continued.

China says it will continue 'training' Xinjiang people

December 10, 2019

In a press convention today, Shohrat Zakir , chairman of the a ways-west space, rejected the estimates by rights groups and foreign specialists that over 1,000,000 Uighurs and completely different principally Muslim minorities are kept on the camps.

Snow expected for Wednesday morning commute

December 09, 2019

The shift follows several storms that brought widespread rain and snow to higher elevations, pushing precipitation totals above normal in many areas on the heels of the wettest November in almost a decade. Snow is still expected to fall on parts of northern Alabama on Tuesday - and it could come earlier than had been expected. "Then the cold air comes through".

Truckers block roads as French strikes hit weekend travel

December 09, 2019

Paris police planned for a huge pension protest march on Tuesday, similar to the one last Thursday when more than 800,000 people across France took part. But the unions have sounded an uncompromising note. Seeking to head off public anger, Macron asked veteran politician Jean-Paul Delevoyeto to hold months of meetings with workers, employers and others to come up with pension recommendations.

Lawyer for Republicans, Stephen Castor, says Trump's conduct not impeachable

December 09, 2019

Barry Berke, majority counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, speaks during Monday's hearing. The attorneys argued Trump and aides privately and publicly pushed Ukraine to announce investigations, leveraging a White House meeting with the new Ukrainian president and nearly $400 million in military aid to boost Trump's own political interests, jeopardizing US national security and the integrity of domestic elections.

Reddit says United Kingdom election document leak points to Russian Federation

December 09, 2019

Reddit found a vote manipulation operation propping up that post, and the accounts doing that apparently worked enough like Secondary Infektion's previous efforts that Reddit believes the leaks were the group's doing. Corbyn has refused to identify the source of the leak. Boris Johnson and the Conservatives flatly deny that. The election is set for December 12 and the Conservatives have a slight lead in polling.

Stage 6 load shedding: What you need to know

December 09, 2019

The utility is curbing power for a fifth straight day as it struggles with breakdowns at plants and heavy rains that have soaked coal used as fuel. In a statement Eskom said , "Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 9am until 11pm tonight (8 December)".

Special Investigation Team Formed to Investigate Hyderabad Encounter

December 09, 2019

It also went to the spot at Chatanapally where the encounter took place. The filing of the petition coincided with a speech given by Chief Justice Bobde, voicing apprehensions over the tendency to seek "instant justice" and "revenge". Police have always been criticised for not preventing violent crimes or for failing to bring cases, particularly sexual assaults, to the courts. Many objected to the extrajudicial killings.

Scott, Rubio, DeSantis Visit Pensacola; Call For Tougher Vetting Of International Trainees

December 09, 2019

Earlier in the week of the shooting, Alshamrani hosted a dinner party where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings , another us official told the AP on Saturday. Booker decried Trump's stance toward the Saudis as "transactional", calling for a broad review of U.S. -Saudi relations. More than 850 Saudis are in the USA for training activities.

Walmart apologizes for Christmas sweater that appears to show Santa doing drugs

December 09, 2019

Other jumpers sold at the Walmart Canada store, sold via the third-party company FUN Wear, include one showing Santa, with no trousers on, standing in front of a fire and roasting his "chesnuts". "We ask @amazon to remove the items of those suppliers". In 2017, the company apologized for an offensive slur used by a third-party seller in a product listing on its website.

DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz Clears FBI on Trump-Russia Investigation

December 09, 2019

The Justice Department's internal watchdog is expected to conclude Monday that political bias did not affect how the FBI conducted its investigation of potential links between Russian spy services and the Trump campaign in 2016. "Because it's a awful thing that took place, and it should never happen to another president", he told reporters before leaving the White House for a fundraiser in Florida.

Indonesia arrests 5 suspected poachers of pregnant tigers

December 09, 2019

Sumatran tigers are critically endangered, with fewer than 400 believed to be left within the wild. The suspects would be charged with article 40 of law no. Poaching is responsible for nearly 80 percent of Sumatran tiger deaths, according to TRAFFIC, a global wildlife trade monitoring network. In July, the Indonesian police arrested two people for illegally trading hides of Sumatran tiger in Jambi province on Sumatra Island and pursued a group of suspects implicating in the prohibited ...

India's lower House passes controversial citizenship bill

December 09, 2019

Congress did partition on the basis of religion". Last month, India's Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah announced that his Hindu nationalist government will implement a nationwide count of citizens, amid concerns the exercise could be used to target Muslims.

Protester interrupts impeachment inquiry hearing

December 09, 2019

There is some division among Democrats about whether to limit impeachment articles to allegations Trump abused his power by asking a foreign government for help in a USA election and obstruction for White House refusal to turn over key documents and allow key Trump aides to testify in the investigation, or to expand to include allegations Trump sought to obstruct special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Emotional' Will Smith campaigns against homelessness in NY

December 09, 2019

Celebrities were among the hundreds taking part in the World's Big Sleep Out in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Last year, with land that had belonged to the city of Edinburgh, Social Bite opened about a dozen small houses as stable homes for people who had lived on the streets.

Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ after video appears to show leaders gossiping

December 09, 2019

Former US Vice President Joe Biden has posted a mash-up video of Donald Trump's worldwide gaffes as evidence to prove that Trump is inept as a world leader. Trudeau interjects: "He was late because he takes a 40-minute press conference off the top". Trudeau could be heard making what appeared to be a reference to Trump's long and unscheduled question-and-answer session with journalists.

Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong mark six months of protests

December 09, 2019

Among the 42 people, 11 were arrested early Sunday in an operation in which the police seized a large amount of weapons suspected to be used by radicals in a demonstration on Sunday afternoon, including a semi-automated pistol and over 100 bullets .

Afghanistan- Body of Dr. Nakamura arrives in Japan

December 09, 2019

Five family members of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura including his wife and daughter arrived in Kabul on Friday to take his dead body to his birthplace in Japan. The Taliban issued a statement soon after the shooting denying responsibility for the attack. Even in a country inured to brutal violence and daily bloodshed, the killing of Nakamura, who transformed barren expanses of eastern Afghanistan and spent decades caring for the sick, came as a horrifying shock to many Afghans.

Finnish woman set to become the world's youngest prime minister

December 09, 2019

She is therefore on track to become the youngest serving prime minister in the world and the youngest ever in Finland. The transportation minister was picked by her Social Democratic party to take charge after PM Antti Rinne quit . Finland's postal service withdrew the reform plans in November after widespread strikes, but questions emerged over whether or not Rinne had previously endorsed the cutbacks, leading to the Centre Party declaring it had lost its trust in the prime minister last ...

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