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Sending back climate refugees may violate right to life: U.N. body

January 22, 2020

It's unlikely the ruling will have an immediate impact on citizens of other countries, given that even Kiribati's dire situation did not meet the threshold for Teitiota's claim to succeed. He was denied asylum by New Zealand's Immigration and Protection Tribunal, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. While the UN Committee determined that Mr.

Storm Gloria batters Spain with high winds and snowfall

January 22, 2020

At the time of the impact, the deceased was putting snow chains on his own vehicle. Another man was killed in the province of Avila when he was struck on the head by a tile that fell off the roof of his house because of heavy winds. The storm damaged property on the seafronts of Gandia and other towns as well, according to news videos and pictures. Many schools remained closed Tuesday in the northeastern region of Catalonia as well as the Valencia region further south and the inland region ...

SC says Won't Issue a Stay Order on CAA Without Hearing Centre

January 22, 2020

Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, told the bench that the government has been given copies of around 60 pleas out of the 143 petitions. The hearing took place in a packed courtroom where even lawyers could not enter. On an interim prayer seeking a stay on CAA, CJI Bobde said , "I don't think anything (any statute) can be irreversible", and that there will have to be a date to hear the interim prayer.

Puerto Ricans Enraged at Finding Warehouse Full of Hurricane Maria Aid

January 22, 2020

On Saturday, a Facebook user posted a live video showing a warehouse in the southern city of Ponce, filled with undistributed emergency supplies such as tents, diapers, baby formula, radios, batteries and thousands of bottles of water, which appeared to have expired.

New IS group leader identified

January 22, 2020

It said he was born into an Iraqi Turkmen family in the town of Tal Afar, and is one of the few non-Arabs among the group's leadership. Spies have actually uncovered al-Salbi over the previous 3 months and also suggest of a solidified extremist comparable to al-Baghdadi, according to the Guardian .

SC to hear petitions challenging Citizenship Amendment Act on Wednesday

January 22, 2020

It has been widely criticised both within and outside India and discriminatory. The court also refused an urgent hearing against the law in January, saying "the country is going through hard times". Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday dubbed the proposal of some states to not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act as "unconstitutional" and said it was the responsibility of all states to ensure that the law passed in Parliament is executed.

Trump to extend travel ban to seven more countries, reports

January 22, 2020

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted officials as saying on January 21 that the countries wouldn't all face blanket bans on travel to the United States, but could have restrictions placed on specific types of visas. In a Friday statement during a Homeland Security Experts Group event, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf also noted: "For a small number of countries that lack either the will or the capability to adhere to these criteria, travel restrictions may become necessary to ...

As Brexit nears, UK's Johnson pushes for deeper trade ties with Africa

January 22, 2020

Johnson will tell the African leaders and big company executives that he wants to make Britain their " investment partner of choice ", Downing Street said. Campaign group Greenpeace UK welcomed the announcement, although it said Britain could do more. It is about using aid money to support investment.

Iran's $3 Million Bounty for Killing Trump Is 'Ridiculous'

January 22, 2020

Iran's Senator Ahmad Hamzeh also said they would be safer if they had nuclear weapons. Tensions have steadily escalated since Trump pulled Washington out of the historic nuclear accord and reimposed crushing USA sanctions. Some analysts have called it a watershed moment in the Middle East conflict . Addressing lawmakers today, Hamzeh declared that the late Soleimani would be more risky to United States in death than he was in life because Iranians are determined to avenge his death.

Pork pushed from a bungee tower causes outrage in China

January 22, 2020

It's legs are tied during the event. Local media outlets noted that the pig was sent to a slaughterhouse after it was brought down. And, unsurprisingly, the footage hasn't gone down well with animal activists and social media users. Animal protection laws are not in place in China but hundreds of grassroots organisations have sprung up in the country in recent years to campaign for animal welfare, such as Freedom for Animal Actors (FAA), according to Animals Asia , a Hong Kong-based ...

Libya oil production nosedives as Haftar ignores calls to end war

January 22, 2020

Foreign powers active in Libya - including Turkey, Egypt, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates - have also committed themselves to uphold an existing United Nations arms embargo. "Ensuring that a ceasefire is immediately respected is simply not easy to guarantee", said summit host Chancellor Angela Merkel . "Both sides and their backers are not willing to lay down arms", said a Western diplomat.

Aviation executive urges Boeing to ditch 'MAX' name for future planes

January 22, 2020

The second was six months later with an Ethiopian Airlines Max on March 10, 2018. The Max was grounded in March after two deadly crashes that killed everyone aboard the two planes, a total of 346 people. This is something that Boeing has acknowledged by saying the date is now estimating, as opposed to anything firm. Though the FAA retains the ultimate responsibility for ensuring safe designs, Boeing approved features of the 737 jetliner with little input from the agency.

How a fateful July phone call led to Donald Trump's impeachment vote

January 22, 2020

What followed was a string of career officials, swearing an oath to tell "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth", recounting a largely consistent story - one of Mr Trump subverting the norms of United States foreign policy to secure the investigations he wanted.

Husky with eyelid deformity adopted after viral Facebook post

January 22, 2020

On Saturday the shelter posted an image of Jubilee alongside her new family - a couple who have previously adopted from Husky House and two "fur-siblings" - in an adoption that was particularly popular with staff at the shelter. Heartfelt plea: 'Doesn't anyone want a amusing looking husky? "I'm a little shy because people mostly laugh at the way I look". Jubilee's joyful news comes just days after the pup's desperate search for a home went viral on Facebook - thanks to a sweetly-written ...

Trump impeachment trial starts with rule wrangling in Senate

January 22, 2020

With more than 80% of Democrat voters supporting Trump's removal from office, Democratic senators from blue-leaning states are expected to vote for the president's removal. No president has ever been removed from office via the impeachment process. "Put simply, Democrats have no response to the president's record of achievement in restoring prosperity to the American economy, rebuilding America's military, and confronting America's adversaries overseas", it added.

China sentences ex-boss of Interpol to 13 years

January 21, 2020

Meng was elected president of Interpol in 2016, but his four-year term was cut short when he vanished after traveling to China from France , where the organisation is based, in late 2018. Meng abused his previous positions in the public security ministry and the coast guard to receive more than 14.46 million yuan (2.1 million US dollars) worth of assets in bribes between 2005 and 2017, the court ruled.

Brazilian prosecutors charge journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes

January 21, 2020

Last summer , The Intercept , which has an office in Brazil, obtained and reported on the internal communications of the task force, called "Operation Car Wash". The charges would have to be accepted by a judge before Greenwald would stand trial. Manuela d'Ávila, a leftist politician, tweeted: "The federal police after a long investigation declared that Glenn did not commit any crime and that he acted with great caution".

Kellyanne Conway Says MLK Would Be Against Trump Impeachment

January 21, 2020

King's vision to have Americans dragged" through impeachment. After declaring that anyone who cares for the phrase "and justice for all" should appreciate that the president has a "full-throttle defense" when it comes to impeachment, Conway concluded by linking herself with MLK.

Boeing seeks $10 bln amid 737 MAX crisis

January 21, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately comment. "The MAX brand is damaged and there is really no reason for it", he added. Boeing's best-selling plane has been grounded since March after two fatal crashes killed 346 people in five months.

Nearly 80 ‘highly dangerous’ inmates escape Paraguay prison

January 21, 2020

When officers entered on Sunday morning one of the prison blocks in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay , they found it completely empty apart from one inmate trying to disappear through a tunnel that was dug from one of the cells to the outside of the prison walls.

Mother arrested on suspicion of killing her three young children

January 21, 2020

On Tuesday morning, police say Henry was arrested. Officers were called to the house and found a three-year-old boy, a two-year-old girl, and a seven-month-old girl unresponsive. Three children have been pronounced dead inside a home, according to Phoenix police. It's unclear at this point how the kids were killed. There was no obvious trauma to the children and their relatives who said the illness may have been a factor, police said.

GMB Union backs Wigan MP Lisa Nandy for Labour leader

January 21, 2020

LABOUR leadership contender Jess Phillips has insisted she has no plans for the United Kingdom to rejoin the European Union after Brexit and is not an "uber Remainer". He suggested Sir Keir was the clear frontrunner, but there was a "Jess-shaped hole" in the contest waiting to be filled. Sir Keir has already been backed by Unison and environmental group Sera, meaning he is through to the vote in March.

Top Russia adviser at White House put on leave amid security probe

January 21, 2020

Andrew Peek, a White House adviser on Russian Federation and Europe, was escorted out of the White House Friday amid a security-related investigation. Ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, had told him there was a quid pro quo in which U.S. aid to Ukraine was conditioned on the country's government opening an investigation into Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Africa's Richest Woman Is Barred From Her Bank and Under Investigation

January 21, 2020

The media reports focused on alleged financial schemes used by dos Santos to build her business empire, including transfers between Angola and Dubai. Anti-corruption campaigners responded by claiming that Ms dos Santos has been exploiting her own country for personal gain, with normal Angolan citizens the victims of her lavish lifestyle.

Spain's Balearic Islands crack down on alcohol-fuelled holidays

January 21, 2020

It freezes new licenses for so-called "party boats" and forbids them from taking on or offloading revelers in the three areas. The local federal government has additionally chose to deal with the rehearse of "balconingWhich consists of leaping from balcony to balcony or from a balcony in a pool and which includes generated a few deadly accidents in the last few years".

Father strangles coyote that grabbed his son in New Hampshire

January 21, 2020

The coyote targeted O'Reilly's family while they were walking on a trail near Kensington. The father didn't give up, explaining, "I was able to then get it squarely in the jaw with my boot and I was able to jump on it and wrestle it to the ground, luckily it did not bite anyone after that".

Hot water pipe bursts in Russian hotel, killing 5

January 21, 2020

Those who died were all staying at the Karamel hotel , which has five single and double rooms, according to its website. Two men aged 28 and 35 were reported to be in a less serious condition. Investigators have opened a criminal probe into provision of risky services to consumers. "Hostels shouldn't be open in basements, where all pipelines are located", he said.

Iranian Lawmaker Hamzeh Offers Three Million Dollar Award for 'Whoever Kills Trump'

January 21, 2020

Trump proceeded to describe the details of watching the mission unfold from the White House Situation Room - the story included multiple instances in which people called him "sir" - making himself the hero of the narrative. "'They're gone, sir. Cutting off'". "I said, 'where is this guy?'" Mr Trump continued. The death of Soleimani pushed the USA and Iran to the brink of war, and tensions remain high.

Imran to meet Trump at Davos summit

January 21, 2020

At the heart of his speech was a claim to have revolutionized the American economy over three years with a "blue collar boom" that was only just beginning - a message perhaps tailored more for Detroit than Davos . In keeping with the significance of this milestone, political leaders, business executives, heads of global organizations and civil society representatives will deliberate on contemporary economic, geopolitical, social and environmental issues.

UK PM says Britain will be more open to Africans after Brexit

January 21, 2020

The Prime Minister said he was committed to creating a "fairer" system once freedom of movement ends next year. "You'll be pleased to hear that one thing is changing - our immigration system", Johnson said. "There's wisdom in these Akan proverbs; all fingers are not the same and all countries are not the same", he stated to the admiration of the gathered.

Schiff accuses NSA, CIA of withholding documents on Ukraine

January 21, 2020

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Trump Arrives In Davos Hours Before Impeachment Trial Reopens

January 21, 2020

The Senate is not going to automatically enter the House evidence into the trial record. They argue that Democrats are subverting the will of voters who elected Trump president in 2016 because they do not like him or his policies, and turning the impeachment process into a partisan tool.

Ukraine Presses Iran Over Downed Plane's Black Boxes

January 21, 2020

As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of January 8. This led to misunderstandings in Ukraine, and we were gradually asked: will they be handed over or not? Ukraine has urged Iran to return the black boxes from the downed plan, arguing it would show that Iran was committed to an unbiased investigation.

China says followed, monitored US warship in Taiwan Strait

January 21, 2020

On Thursday, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence announced the US Navy's trip through the strait. On Thursday, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh had completed a transit of the Taiwan Strait, the US navy confirmed, without giving details.

Prime Minister Imran to speak at World Economic Forum

January 21, 2020

Other leaders alongside the Pakistani prime minister included founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab, German Chancellor Angela Merkel , Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and Europe's Central Bank President Christine Lagarde .

Andrew Yang's wife says doctor sexually assaulted her while pregnant

January 21, 2020

But it wasn't until she headed on the campaign trail with her husband who is running for president in 2020 that she felt empowered to use her platform to share her truth. From there, Yang introduced herself to the crowd and spoke about her husband's presidential aspirations. "I'm so proud of Evelyn for sharing her story on behalf of so many women who have had similar experiences, most of whom will never have the same opportunity", Andrew Yang said on Twitter .

Venezuela's Guaido to meet with Pompeo in Colombia on Monday

January 21, 2020

Pompeo at the time congratulated Guaido for his re-election and condemned "the failed efforts of the former Maduro regime to negate the will of the democratically elected National Assembly". They represent the Venezuelan people and our mission is to Set of free and fair elections ... so that they can have a presidential election that represents them.

Trump’s legal team releases impeachment trial memo, calls process a ‘charade’

January 21, 2020

A draft of McConnell's organizing resolution setting the rules for Trump's trial has not yet been released. As Washington prepared for the impeachment proceedings to start, McConnell released his four-page resolution late on Monday outlining a condensed, two-day timetable for the each side to give opening statements .

Iraq clashes kill 2, injure 60 in capital Baghdad

January 21, 2020

Two protesters were shot by live bullets while a third was hit by a tear gas canister, they said. Sunday reports said protesters blocked roads in Baghdad and the city of Najaf. Protesters have been in a standoff with security forces on three strategic bridges - Sinak, Ahrar and Jumhuriyah - that lead toward the fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq's government.

Iran's new Quds leader vows 'manly' revenge for Soleimani killing

January 21, 2020

Trump said Soleimani, who had earlier been portrayed by the American side as "an imminent threat" to U.S. personnel overseas, was "a noted terrorist" who "was down on our list" and "was supposed to be in his country" before going to Iraq.

House Democrats release more Lev Parnas documents

January 21, 2020

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Australian govt to aid tourism industry as bushfires recede

January 21, 2020

Over Christmas Tourism Australia in the United Kingdom canned a 3-minute music video advert featuring Kylie Minogue which cost a reported $15m to produce. The funds include $20 million for a nationally coordinated domestic marketing initiative and $25 million for a global marketing campaign to drive worldwide visitation.

PM Imran to meet US President Donald Trump in Davos

January 20, 2020

Deepika Padukone flies to Switzerland to take part in the World Economic Forum 2020 in Davos , where she is honored with the prestigious Crystal Awards in the presence of some of the world's leading figures from all walks of life. Throughout his engagements at Davos , Imran Khan will share Pakistan's vision and achievements in the areas of economy, peace & stability, trade, business and investment opportunities.

Public rally suspended after rioters hijacked it: HK police

January 20, 2020

Four officers were injured, including two from the Police Community Liaison Office, who suffered head wounds after being attacked with wooden sticks and other weapons near the rally, according to police. What started as a peaceful anti-government protest with tens and thousands of people marching the streets escalated into chaotic scenes with police firing tear gas in order to disperse the crowd.

CAA row: Kerala Chief Secretary meets Governor

January 20, 2020

On January 13, the Congress and 19 other opposition parties had demanded the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA ) and the immediate stoppage of "NRC/ National Population Register (NPR)". "All governors in India are related to RSS and they are also under the influence of the RSS. All political parties should understand this", said Industries Minister EP Jayarajan on Sunday.

Putin Sends Proposed Constitutional Changes To Parliament

January 20, 2020

Former Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev, shortly after Putin's state of the nation address, announced that his government was resigning to give Putin room to carry out constitutional amendments. According to Putin's explanation, his initiatives of amending the constitution and overhauling the government were meant to deliver governance that will stay in closer touch with public opinion and sentiment.

Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin

January 20, 2020

Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin said this was "unprecedented" as the government did not fork out a single sen, with importers and shipping lines bearing the costs. "For now, none of the countries of origin have refused to accept the containers". Of those countries, France received the most at 43, followed by the U.S.at 42.

Canada court starts extradition hearing of China Huawei exec

January 20, 2020

Meng Wanzhou , the company's chief financial officer and eldest daughter of its founder Ren Zhengfei, is wanted by United States authorities for alleged fraud. China's ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, has said Meng's release was a "precondition" for improved bilateral ties. It has also since arrested two Canadian citizens - Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor - on state security charges, in a move that many commentators consider a direct retaliation.

Norway left with minority government after populists quit

January 20, 2020

The resignation robs Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg of her parliamentary majority and could make the country more hard to govern, but Solberg is still expected to remain in office as head of a minority coalition. Norway's next parliamentary election is scheduled for September 2021. The government must muster a majority in the 169-seat Storting, or Parliament.

Macron rushed from Paris theatre during protest

January 20, 2020

The mob of anti-government protesters could be heard chanting anti-Macron slogans as they clashed with police at the venue. French prosecutors said Sunday that an inquiry had been opened after a riot police officer was seen punching a detained protester at a demonstration in Paris, a scene that was caught on camera and went viral.

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