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Germany agrees timeline, compensation for coal phase-out

January 17, 2020

The plan, which was agreed between the government and coal-producing states, will involve paying out compensation of 40 billion euros ($44.67 billion) to affected workers, companies and regions. The response from businesses to the agreement was mixed. Schmitz denied speculation that RWE may now seek to sell its coal assets, adding the firm, which is also Europe's third-largest renewable group after Iberdrola IBE.MC and Enel ENEI.MI , would stand by its employees.

Ukrainian PM submits resignation letter amid leaked audio recordings controversy

January 17, 2020

Ukraine's prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying the country's president knows nothing about the economy. On the clip, a voice that sounds like Honcharuk's says that Zelenskiy and he are "incompetent in economic matters". The press service of the Ukrainian government said it had no data about the authenticity of the recording and confirmed the premier's resignation.

US Government Committee Deems FAA Certification Process Safe

January 17, 2020

MAB said it had a firm order of 25 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with another 25 purchase rights in a deal valued at US$5.5 billion. Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will once again delay resumption of Boeing 737 MAX flights until June 6, because of continued uncertainty over the troubled aircraft's return to service.

Manitoba army reservist with ties to neo-Nazi terror group arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation

January 17, 2020

Patrik Mathews , the former Canadian Army reservist alleged to have links to a Neo-Nazi group, has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. border. The arrest and court appearance were the first public signs of Patrik Mathews since he disappeared at the end of August amid allegations of having been a recruiter for the right-wing hate group called The Base.

Snowbound woman found alive after 6 days in Northern California

January 17, 2020

Police believe James may have become disoriented due to her dementia. "It just felt like we were doomed", Powell said . How James survived the elements as long as she did remains for now unexplained. "She looked at them and she said, 'I'm very cold, I hope you brought a blanket, '" Powell said. "I was shocked and really amazed". Her family says she stayed warm by periodically turning on the vehicle for heat and bundling up with moving blankets and floor mats.

Family: 15-year-old student expelled over rainbow shirt, birthday cake

January 17, 2020

Alford said a screenshot of her Facebook post was included as an attachment to the email. Alford said a concerned school affiliate shared the Facebook photo with Whitefield Academy officials. Thankfully, she revealed that support from her friends at Whitefield and some in the school community has been "overwhelming". The girl's mother said wearing the shirt behind the cake was simply a coincidence.

First Gaza rockets land in Israel since Soleimani killing

January 17, 2020

The Israeli military said four rockets were fired Wednesday from Hamas-controlled Gaza, the first since Israel's ally the U.S. killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. ISRAELI warplanes pounded the besieged Gaza strip last night, shattering a fragile ceasefire brokered in November after the targeted assassination of Islamic Jihad leader Baha Abu al-Ata.

Lebanon in 'week of wrath' protests over political, economic crisis

January 17, 2020

The lull was also partly due to the holidays followed by soaring regional tensions between the USA and Iran that eclipsed the protesters in Lebanon and Iraq demanding sweeping political change . He said tight controls that banks have imposed, limiting dollar withdrawals and blocking most transfers overseas, have also fuelled outrage. Panic has set in among residents who fear their deposits are in danger.

Make transition to climate-neutral European Union a socially just transition, say MEPs

January 17, 2020

The financial challenge for Europe is huge: the Commission estimates that halving Carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 would require 260 billion euros of investment a year in the energy, transport and construction sectors, above what is planned already.

Japan's environment minister shocks the nation by taking paternity leave

January 17, 2020

Shinjirō Koizumi, a media-savvy 38-year-old, married to a former television anchorwoman, told a ministry meeting it had been a hard decision to balance his duties as minister and his desire to be with his newborn. In December it adopted a policy allowing public servants to take more than a month of paternity leave. But just 6 percent of eligible fathers take child care leave, and a lot of them for less than a week, according to government data.

Schumer says he believes Iran war powers resolution will pass Senate

January 17, 2020

The move comes after President Trump greenlighted a USA drone strike that killed a top Iranian general earlier this month, which led to increased tensions with Tehran. "Kaine to revise his resolution away from delivering a politically charged message to instead focus on the important substance that this issue demands", Young said in a statement.

Iran grants Canadian investigators access to downed Ukrainian jetliner

January 17, 2020

But videos uploaded to the internet showed scores, possibly hundreds, of protesters on Monday at sites in Tehran and Isfahan, a major city south of the capital. Fars news agency said police "dispersed" them as they left the university and blocked streets, causing a traffic jam. "Stop the murdering of your incredible Iranian individuals!" he tweeted.

Feds want Chris Collins to get almost 5 years for insider trading

January 17, 2020

The guidelines suggest a prison term of between 46 and 57 months, according to a Presentence Investigation Report, and the government is urging a sentence at the top of that range. That drug was a primary component of Innate's business and the company's success hinged largely on the performance of MIS416. Collins, while on the White House lawn, called Cameron, allowing Cameron to dump his stock in the company and avoid losses.

Avenatti faces new allegation of money laundering

January 16, 2020

In previous court files, Avenatti's lawyer denied that he had misused Barela's funds. After the disciplinary hearing break, where the State Bar of California has initiated proceedings against Avenatti, he did not return back to the court, Fox News reported .

Trump ending hold of $8B in Puerto Rico disaster aid relief

January 16, 2020

Last week, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), said withholding the aid funds was an "illegal activity" by the Trump administration. A Puerto Rican flag hangs in the rubble after being placed where shopkeepers and family members are helping to remove supplies from the Ely Mer Mar hardware store following an natural disaster in Guanica, Puerto Rico on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, had partially collapsed.

Cambodia begins treason trial of opposition leader as criticism mounts

January 16, 2020

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha greets media at his home in Phnom Penh on Nov 13, 2019. "Given the shoddy, rights abusing way the government has treated Kem Sokha , and the government's failure to make any serious progress on other rights issues, the European Union will be fully justified if it takes harsh action next month to enforce the human rights provisions contained in the EBA agreement".

Malaysia Airlines stops taking deliveries of Boeing MAX 737 jets

January 16, 2020

The Trump administration said China agreed to buy $77.7 billion (60 billion pounds) in manufactured goods over two years, including aircraft, but did not disclose how much would be in new planes. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA said past year its Dublin-based leasing subsidiary had reached an agreement with Boeing to postpone delivery of 14 737 MAX planes that were originally due in 2020 and 2021.

China needs to show Taiwan respect, says president

January 16, 2020

Saying that Taiwan is constantly threatened by mainland China, she told BBC, "You can not exclude the possibility of war at any time ". After Tsai's victory, China doubled its "principle of one China", and Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang emphasized: "There is only one China in the world and Taiwan is part of China".

Explosions at Spain chemical plant kills 2

January 16, 2020

Some local residents told Tarragona Radio that the blast could be heard from several kilometres away. According to Catalonia's civil protection service, two of the injured people are in serious condition as they had serious burns. The president of the Generalitat regional government, Quim Torra, has today (January 15) promised: "Everything will be investigated, because we are in a very sensitive point of the country, and the citizens will want to know everything that happened".

Man asks court for 'Trial by Combat' with wife's attorney in divorce

January 16, 2020

Paula Ostrom's attorney Matthew Hudson did not respond to a request for comment from Newsweek . The Iowa attorney also asked that the court take away Ostrom's visitation rights and make him undergo court-ordered psychotherapy. "It should be noted that just because the US and Iowa constitutions do not specifically prohibit battling another person with a deadly katana sword, it does prohibit a court sitting in equity from ordering same", Hudson wrote.

Virgin Islands alleges Epstein used private island to abuse and traffick girls

January 16, 2020

According to the complaint, Mr Epstein, with help from accomplices, "trafficked, raped, sexually assaulted and held captive" girls and young women at his properties in the Virgin Islands, where he had registered as a sex offender in 2010. The suit, filed on behalf of the US Virgin Islands government and which sues Epstein's estate for damages, sheds new light on the extent of the 66-year-old's alleged criminal behavior.

Body of missing OH teen found wedged inside chimney

January 15, 2020

Police went in and discovered a tragic scene. Hickman announced Wednesday that Dilly was dead. By Monday morning, police has shared on social media that there's was no new information. "Nothing led us to believe there was anybody in the house", Hickman said. 'There is no evidence of forced entry. ¯ Harley's family contacted police about two days after he went missing.

Human Remains Found In A Bag In Coolock

January 15, 2020

Gardaí ( Irish police) previously linked the discovery of human remains in a burnt-out vehicle in Dublin to the disappearance. The Dublin City Coroner has been notified, and the services of the State Pathologist have been requested. Gardaí are looking at the possibility that the victim is a drug dealer who had been threatened with being killed and dismembered. Investigators are also searching through missing person reports to determine the identity of the remains.

J&K security chief recommends Davinder Singh's dismissal

January 15, 2020

It is intriguing as to why the top brass of the police and the central and state intelligence agencies remained silent on the alleged role of the DSP in the terror attack on the Parliament although the mastermind of the attack Afzal Guru had in a letter to his lawyer in 2004 is reported to have written that how Davinder Singh, who was at that time posted in the special operations group (SOG) of the police had asked him to take Muhammad, a co-accused in the Parliament attack, to Delhi, rent a ...

Peru to deport tourists over damage, defecation at Machu Picchu

January 15, 2020

Handout image distributed by the Peruvian Police of six foreign tourists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and France after they were arrested for surreptitiously entering prohibited areas of the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru, and damaging the famous Temple of the Sun , on January 12, 2020.

House Democrats name seven-member team to prosecute Trump in Senate trial

January 15, 2020

Nadler said. The congressional proceedings mark just the third time in US history that a president will be tried and face potential removal from office by the Senate. Republican Marco Rubio represents Florida in the U.S. Senate. McConnell is drafting an organizing resolution that will outline the steps ahead. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in senators as jurors later this week, and the impeachment trial will start next ...

Russian prime minister submits resignation to Putin

January 15, 2020

Putin. President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed a nationwide vote on sweeping constitutional changes that would shift power from the presidency to parliament and the prime minister, a move that could allow him to extend his rule after leaving the Kremlin.

Trump to Divert Additional $7.2 Billion in Pentagon Funds for Border Wall

January 15, 2020

Constitution", Senator Alexander said . The Washington Post , citing internal planning figures, reported that President Donald Trump was preparing to divert an additional $7.2 billion from the Pentagon's military construction and counter-narcotics funds to border wall construction.

Michael Flynn Files to Withdraw Guilty Plea for Lying to Federal Bureau of Investigation

January 15, 2020

The motion filed by Flynn's attorneys also points out other new developments in Flynn's case, particularly the FISA abuses uncovered last month in the Department of Justice Inspector General's report showing the abuses used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to spy on Trump campaign aides.

House releases note on ‘Biden case’ from Giuliani associate

January 15, 2020

Trump politically. Yovanovitch testified in the House impeachment hearings that she was the victim of a "smear campaign". The late inclusion of Parnas' records, which were only made available to investigators in the last few days, suggested Democrats were trying to further substantiate their case before it heads to the Senate for trial.

Food airdropped for bushfire-affected animals in Aus

January 15, 2020

The carrots and sweet potatoes were provided by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Services. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that 1.25 billion animals have died either directly or indirectly from the fires. Food was dropped to colonies in the state's Capertee and Wolgan valleys; Yengo National Park; and in the Kangaroo Valley, government officials in New South Wales said.

At least 60 treated after plane dumps fuel onto several schools

January 15, 2020

Usually when a fuel dump occurs soon after takeoff that requires an early landing, it means the captain has become aware of a maintenance problem or a passenger emergency that requires immediate attention. Authorities said Los Angeles County Fire had 44 total patients and Los Angeles City Fire had 16 patients. The agency could not immediately confirm the reports that fuel was dumped from the jet.

Iran announces arrests over shootdown of Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176

January 15, 2020

Iran's officials had previously denied that its military may have shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 last Wednesday, even as the catastrophe's timing - just after Iran launched missiles at USA assets in Iraq - immediately raised suspicions that the jet had been targeted by mistake.

Laurence Tribe: Mitch McConnell has no right to "dismiss" articles of impeachment

January 15, 2020

He, along with the other senators running for president in 2020, will be stuck in Washington for a six-days-a-week trial instead of campaigning for the nation's first presidential caucus, to be held February 3. The articles accuse Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, but the president has said he expects to be exonerated in the Senate trial .

Ireland to go to polls in general election on February 8

January 14, 2020

Leo Varadkar will now head to Aras an Uachtarain later today to meet with President Michael D Higgins. A long line of Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar posters in Dublin on the day he announces he is to seek dissolution of the 32nd Dil for a general election.

The ‘miraculous’ escape of United States troops at Iraqi base attacked by Iran

January 14, 2020

According to Iraqi media, the attack involved eight Russian-made Katyusha rockets hitting the airbase, causing explosions that injured four Iraqi personnel. The United States did not have Patriot air defenses at the base, putting the onus on local commanders to protect their troops. Soleimani was the head of the elite Quds Force.

Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal

January 14, 2020

Area 1 says it has been tracking the Russian agents for several years. It was not clear from the report what information if any was obtained. Breaching Burisma could yield communications from, to, or about Hunter Biden , who served as a director between 2014 and 2019.

Vince Vaughn and Donald Trump shook hands, and everyone has opinions

January 14, 2020

President Donald Trump . "All of it, every part of it", Timothy Burke wrote on Twitter , posting a video of the interaction between Vaughn and Trump that has since went viral. However, right-wing pundits seem to think that the left is overreacting, and many slammed the "outrage" over the Trump-Vaughn conversation. A spokesman for Vaughn tells People magazine he and Trump came to the contest separately, and "met this evening at the game briefly".

United States president may visit India next month

January 14, 2020

Trump will announce a revocation of that decision during the visit. Trump is also reportedly keen on visiting India in the early part of this year, before the USA presidential election in November. He was also the first US President to attend India's Republic Day parade. Outside of a January 21-24, 2020 trip to Davos for the World Economic forum , Trump's foreign visits calendar currents looks bare till October/November when he is scheduled to go for the Asean and APEC summits in Vietnam ...

Same sex marriage legal in Northern Ireland

January 14, 2020

This Monday marks a historic day for Northern Ireland: same-sex marriage is now legally recognised. Mr Varadkar and Mr Johnson are expected to meet Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers, Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill, and the new Speaker of the Assembly, Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey.

More than 130 dead as severe weather hits Pakistan, Afghanistan

January 14, 2020

QUETTA: Emergency was imposed in seven districts of Balochistan on Sunday after a spell of heavy rain and snowfall across the province. The authority said rains in Balochistan had claimed 15 lives and injured 11 others while at least 55 deaths and 12 injured had been reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir .

Iran arrests suspects in plane shootdown, promises special court to investigate

January 14, 2020

In a televised speech, the president said it was important that those "at fault or negligent at any level" face justice. His announcement came shortly after Rouhani confirmed everyone responsible for the disaster "should be punished must be punished", as reported by local newsagency IRNA.

United Kingdom government rejects new Scottish independence vote

January 14, 2020

This would allow the Scottish Parliament to stage separation votes whenever it wants, allowing the First Minister to stage a third referendum if she lost again. Curtis said the future of the stalled independence talks now resides nearly entirely on next year's Scottish election. Johnson and the Scottish Tories have repeatedly rejected the idea of indyref2 - as the possible vote has become known - calling the 2014 referendum a "once in a lifetime" event that proved Scots prefer the ...

6 killed, 16 injured in NW China road cave

January 14, 2020

Pictures from the scene showed the bus tipping vertically into the air as its front end plunged into the chasm and nearly entirely disappeared underground. Rescue teams are now searching for the 10 passengers still missing and the cause of the accident is still under investigation, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

Scottish journo attacked by 'deadly' DROP BEAR in hilarious prank

January 14, 2020

The people around her then asked for the koala back and that's when the penny dropped for poor Debi . "They've actually got really small fangs and the interesting thing about the fangs is they have a really mild venom". "I've just been handed it". "I've just been handed it and had to put on all of this protection gear because of what it might do to me". F>***** Aussies, ' Edward shouted as she became aware the decline bear does not exist.

BJP MP targets Microsoft CEO: Literate needs to be educated

January 14, 2020

According to a BuzzFeed report , Satya Nadella said he would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant create the next unicorn in India or even become the CEO of Infosys. Nadella found support from noted historian Ramachandra Guha, who was detained last month while participating in a CAA protest in Bengaluru. "And in democracies, that is something that the people and their governments will debate and define within those bounds", Nadella said.

European powers trigger Iran nuclear deal dispute process

January 14, 2020

Donald Trump has been pressing Europe to leave the nuclear deal ever since he unilaterally took the United States out of deal in May 2018, and the White House will be delighted that its sustained pressure has paid off. They are keen for it not to escalate to the stage where global sanctions are reintroduced. Iran rolled back its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) following the death of its most influential military leader, Qassem Soleimani, in an American ...

Using Huawei in United Kingdom 5G network 'would be madness', USA claims

January 14, 2020

President Donald Trump is said to be "concerned" about the prospect of Britain using Huawei because he "doesn't want anything to come between" him and Boris Johnson . Huawei has consistently denied that it has ever been asked by the Chinese government to introduce secret "back doors" into its technology. The US has long maintained that Huawei's telecommunications equipment may be created to spy on foreign corporations and countries on behalf of the Chinese government - something that ...

An Iranian missile took down the Ukraine passenger jet, claim United States officials

January 14, 2020

Speaking to reporters at the White House, US President Donald Trump said he had suspicions that "somebody could have made a mistake", without going into detail. The Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from Iran's capital on Wednesday was brought down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, according to United States and Canadian intelligence officials.

Iran grants Canada investigators access to downed plane

January 14, 2020

Previously, the Iranian side stated that the crash had been caused by technical problems. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accepted full responsibility for the downing of the Ukrainian plane. There were four Britons on board and several children among the passengers, including an infant. The tragic incident came just hours after Tehran fired missiles at two military bases housing United States troops in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of a top Iranian military official.

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