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Worker killed in Russian sports complex collapse, Europe News & Top Stories

February 02, 2020

The body of the worker was reportedly recovered in the structure remains. It has been viewed thousands of times on Reddit and shows the stadium roof collapsing while one worker manages to escape on a metal lift and the other appears to fall.

Economic Survey focuses on wealth creation, says PM Modi

February 02, 2020

Prepared by the economic division of the Department of Economic Affairs, it serves as the official report of the economy. The Economic Survey has seen the introduction of many new concepts such as Thalinomics. Meanwhile, the government has estimated gross domestic product expansion at 5% for the financial year ending on March 31, which would be the slowest pace since the global financial crisis of 2008/09.

Protest against Indonesian quarantine location

February 02, 2020

The passengers were accompanied by five Foreign Ministry officials who assisted their return from Wuhan and several other cities in Hubei province. Officers in protective suits are seen on the batik plane before takeoff to pick up Indonesian citizens in Wuhan on February 1, 2020 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta [Indonesia].

TRAVEL BAN: Australia Shuts Down Travel from Coronavirus-hit China

February 02, 2020

Pyongyang also made a decision to place all foreign nationals entering from China in quarantine for a month. Customers with bookings between 9 February and 29 March will be contacted by the airline to discuss options. The two airlines join an increasing number of global airlines which are cancelling or severely reducing the number of flights to mainland China as a result of coronavirus.

Rashida Tlaib Apologizes for Encouraging Bernie Rally to Boo Hillary Clinton

February 02, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Republican strategist Mike Dennehy said: "The division among Democrats is worse than I have ever seen". It was divisive, it was cruel and it was a lie. " Nobody likes him. Nobody wants to work with him. There are other forces at play that are doing that", Velshi said, prompting Moore to cite Biden and Clinton's remarks condemning Sanders' candidacy.

Streatham: Man shot by police after stabbings in London

February 02, 2020

All bus routes have been diverted following the situation on Streatham High Road. After footage emerged on social media of armed police approaching a prone figure on the pavement, police cordoned off the street and advised people to avoid the area.

Pennsylvania’s ‘Punxsutawney Phil’ groundhog predicts early Spring

February 02, 2020

There they will watch Punxsutawney Phil , a groundhog resident of nearby Gobbler's Knob, predict the immediate meteorological future for the country. 1986 - Phil travels to Washington, D.C.to meet with President Ronald Reagan . In the years following the release of the movie, crowds numbering as high as 30,000 have visited Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney.

Donald Tusk: EU would 'enthusiastically' welcome independent Scotland

February 02, 2020

Mr Tusk also hinted Scotland would be welcome to join the bloc if it ever becomes an independent country. The motion put to members stated that Unison "supports the call for a second referendum , at a time to be determined by the Scottish Parliament, by means of either a section 30 order or an amendment to the Scotland Act as a satisfactory means of transferring the power over independence referendums".

Chinese City Outside Virus Epicentre Shuts Down

February 02, 2020

The Philippine Department of Health said the Chinese man was admitted on January 25 after experiencing fever, cough, and sore throat. "However, those infected with the virus should receive appropriate care to relieve and treat symptoms, and those with severe illness should receive optimized supportive care", the agency said.

Drunk driver in Sydney kills four kids walking to ice cream shop

February 02, 2020

The group were riding their bikes to get ice-cream when a four wheel drive ploughed into them on a residential road in Oatlands. A 29-year-old driver was arrested at the scene after returning a positive alcohol reading. Three of the children killed were siblings and their brother was taken to a hospital in serious conditions. A spokesman for New South Wales' ambulance service, Superintendent Andrew McAlpine, said: "When the first crews arrived on scene they were confronted with carnage".

Des Moines Register pulls results of final poll before Iowa caucuses

February 02, 2020

Today, one respondent raised a problem with how the survey was conducted that could have affected the results of the survey. "It appears a candidate's name was omitted in at least one interview in which the respondent was asked to name their preferred candidate", the Register reported .

Roberts says he won't break a tie in Trump impeachment trial

February 02, 2020

Paul then referred to a question from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., about whether it would be impeachable to "hire a foreign spy from Britain to get a dossier on someone like what happened to President Trump ".

3 projectiles fired from Gaza towards Israel, 2 intercepted

February 02, 2020

The military struck "Hamas targets in the south of the Gaza Strip", the army said on Friday. Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. The action was taken "due to the continued rocket fire and launchings of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip into Israel", said a statement by Major General Kamil Abu Rukun, head of the Israeli military unit responsible for coordination in the Palestinian territories.

China reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu

February 02, 2020

The virus was detected on a farm with almost 8,000 chickens - more than half of them have already died because of the outbreak, according to local media. The province of Hunan is a neighboring region to Hubei province - the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus - and has recently seen the death toll increase to 304 with 13,983 people under intensive treatment.

Bolton: Trump asked me to ensure Zelenskiy, Giuliani met

February 02, 2020

Lamar Alexander - have acknowledged that the President acted improperly by withholding security aid to Ukraine and pressuring the country to investigate his political rival. As the impeachment trial nears its end, will the Democrats still pursue Trump's removal? John Thune of South Dakota, the GOP whip, told reporters that he thinks the President is "full steam ahead on Tuesday".

Pakistan to continue supporting peace efforts in Afghanistan: FM

February 02, 2020

The US special envoy leading negotiations with the Taliban was in Kabul on Saturday, an official confirmed, in an apparent renewed push for talks on an agreement with the militants. The negotiations have been interrupted at least twice after Taliban attacks on USA military personnel in September and December. The US is believed to have been pushing the Taliban to immediately start intra-Afghan dialogue once the framework agreement regarding the troop withdrawal is signed.

PAL, Cebu Pacific cut flights to and from China

February 02, 2020

In a press briefing, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the second case involved a 44-year old Chinese man who was admitted to San Lazaro Hospital in Sta. Budget carrier Cebu Pacific in a statement on Saturday said it will cancel flights to and from the Chinese capital Beijing, and the cities Shanghai, Xiamen, Guangzhou, and Shenzen from February 2 to March 29.

Mary Higgins Clark Dies: Best-Selling Suspense Author Was 92

February 02, 2020

The writer spent more than four decades as a staple on bestseller lists, and her books sold more than 100 million copies in the USA alone. She was similarly devoted to her readers, until very recently going out of her way to meet them while on tour for every one of her books, and drawing tremendous energy and satisfaction from her interactions with them, even though she long ago could have pulled back from that part of being an author.

Indonesia Offers Reward For Plucking Tyre Off Giant Crocodile’s Neck

February 02, 2020

The tyre is said to have come from a scooter that was thrown in to the estuary, but officials are getting increasingly anxious that it will strangle the crocodile if it's not removed after it was spotted gasping for air in 2018. They're only looking for people with knowledge on wildlife rescue and conservation. Currently, this crocodile was seen roaming on the Palu River in central Sulawesi province.

New Zealand volcano death toll rises to 21

February 02, 2020

Another person who suffered critical injuries from an eruption of a New Zealand volcano last month has died, bringing the death toll to 21, police said Wednesday. "He was the best father, the best guardian, the best brother, the best uncle, the best volunteer and the best friend you could ask for". Paul had been the president of SEVA International Atlanta USA chapter, leading its Sponsor-A-Child initiative - which pays for education and health care for hundreds of under-privileged children.

Australian capital in state of emergency over bushfire threat

February 02, 2020

Local authorities reported that the out-of-control "Orroral Valley Fire" in Namadgi National Park, located between Canberra and the bordering state of New South Wales, now poses a threat to homes and infrastructure in Canberra's southern suburbs.

Out-of-control bush fire continues to blaze near Australian capital

February 02, 2020

He said there are still days and possibly weeks of firefighting ahead. "Water is now being used faster than it can replenished", the council posted on Facebook on Saturday evening. As firefighters and residents prepared for the heightened danger, the New South Wales (NSW) state government launched a six-month inquiry to examine both the causes of and response to this season's deadly wildfires.

Brexit coin to finally enter circulation

February 02, 2020

As well as the standard Brexit 50p coin, the Royal Mint created three special versions. It also has 47,000 silver versions of the coin priced at £60, which are limited to just three per household. A two-piece coin set, priced at £30, has also sold out after 5,000 units were made. The Royal Mint Experience in South Wales will let people strike their own commemorative Brexit coins to mark the occasion.

Elizabeth Warren calls for heavy penalties for spreading wrong information online

February 02, 2020

Disinformation was one of the tools the Russian government employed in 2016 to attempt to influence the election, by creating false accounts and content on social media that sought to benefit the Republican Party and hurt the Democrats. On Wednesday, Warren's campaign issued the details on her website, where the bureaucracy-lover promised to hold tech companies (and anyone else) responsible for the spread of "disinformation" and vowed to require the firms to ramp up monitoring of users' ...

Al-Qaeda leader arrested in PHX for murder of Iraqi officers

February 02, 2020

Marshals Service". Man wanted on charges of premeditated murders of two Iraqi police officers in Iraq was captured in Pheonix, Arizona , said federal officials on Friday. The Justice Department sought an arrest warrant for Al-Nouri Wednesday and he was taken into custody on Thursday in Phoenix. The extradition case is being handled by the U.S.

Australia, Japan and Singapore Join US in Banning Arrivals from China

February 01, 2020

Countries across Africa are ramping up measures to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has killed more than 250 in China and spread to several Asian countries, and as far afield as the United States , Europe and Australia. The State Department issued a Level 4-Do Not Travel advisory on Thursday and recommended that all Americans leave mainland China , drawing criticism from China's government, which said the move was "certainly not a gesture of goodwill".

US Expects Confirmation of al-Qaeda's Leader Death

February 01, 2020

The area is known as a stronghold for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, as the Yemeni affiliate is known. The CIA declined to comment. "Al-Rimi was a candidate for succeeding AQ leader Zawahiri", Katz tweeted Thursday. They were the first US airstrikes in Yemen since January 1, 2019 when the United States conducted two strikes, including one that killed Jamal al-Badawi, an al-Qaeda operative linked to the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.

Victims of the Floods in Brazil

February 01, 2020

Those evacuated were being housed in makeshift shelters in churches, schools and fire stations. As of Wednesday, 62 people had died since January 24 due to storms across Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais.

Canada to bring home up to 160 nationals from China over coronavirus

February 01, 2020

Asked whether returning travellers would be held in quarantine, Hajdu replied: "We will always work to ensure the health of Canadians, whether they're overseas or whether they're here". "We're just now waiting to hear confirmation whether we've got space on the British flight", Williams told The Canadian Press in a FaceTime interview from China on Wednesday.

Iraqi PM-designate named after weeks of deadlock

February 01, 2020

As prime minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi assumes that role. On Friday, protesters vetoed another candidate - Iraqi intelligence chief Mustafa Kazemi - by giving his portrait the same treatment. In the May 2018 election, neither coalition won a commanding plurality, which would have enabled it to name the premier, as stipulated by the Iraqi constitution.

"They Should Rethink": AAP's Sanjay Singh On Shaheen Bagh Protests

February 01, 2020

Following the incident, there was panic and anger in the area where an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protest has been underway for over a month. The episode comes just two days after a gunman, a juvenile, opened fire in Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, injuring one of the protestors. He is being questioned by the police.

6000 stuck on Italian cruise ship

February 01, 2020

This holiday risks ending in a nightmare". The cruise liner asked three doctors and a nurse to board at the port of Civitavecchia near Rome to check if the woman was infected by the coronavirus . Passengers spotted authorities standing outside the ship. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that two coronavirus patients who weren't aboard are now in isolation in a Rome hospital and all flights to and from China have been halted.

US confirms 1st human-to-human transmission of coronavirus

February 01, 2020

China's government has also taken extraordinary steps to arrest the virus's spread, including effectively quarantining more than 50 million people in Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province. "Our assessment remains that the immediate risk to the American public is low", CDC Director Robert Redfield told reporters. Officials said the man, who is in his 60s, is in good condition and is being treated in isolation at a local hospital.

Scores of coronavirus evacuees arrive in France

February 01, 2020

The passengers, who were accompanied by a medical team, applauded when they touched down in France . NiV doesn't show any symptoms when it first infects you. "Currently there are no cases of coronavirus in Ireland, and therefore you're extremely unlikely to catch a virus from somebody in Ireland". And Samuel McConkey, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at the RCSI, has claimed that it is not beyond the realms of possibility for ...

MACC in touch with United Kingdom authorities over AirAsia, AirAsia X graft claims

February 01, 2020

A French court approved a deal of just over €2 billion to settle corruption allegations concerning Airbus aircraft and satellite sales between 2004 and 2016. Federal prosecutors in the US alleged Airbus ran a years-long corruption campaign across the world, using bribes and falsely reporting information for more than five years to gain valuable licenses to export USA military technology.

Pompeo pledges United States support for Ukraine amid impeachment trial

February 01, 2020

His visit comes as Trump continues to insist it was Ukraine - not Russian Federation - that interfered in the 2016 election that propelled him to the presidency. He was among senior officials who listened in on the phone call with Zelensky and has been accused of not doing enough to defend Marie Yovanovitch, the former USA envoy to Kiev who Trump removed past year.

Former President Jimmy Carter criticizes Trump's Middle East plan

February 01, 2020

During their meeting in Cairo, Aboul-Gheit affirmed that "the Arabs represent a supportive backup to the Palestinians", according to an statement by AL. It lays the groundwork for Israel to immediately begin annexing all of its settlements in the West Bank with USA backing and also foresees the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state with limited sovereignty after a transition period.

Reporting sheds surprising new light on Trump's directives to Bolton

February 01, 2020

Bolton" to "help with his pressure campaign to extract damaging information on Democrats from Ukrainian officials". Bolton writes that Trump issued the directive in an Oval Office meting where Giuliani, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House counsel Pat Cipollone , who is leading Trump's defense in the Senate impeachment trial, were also present.

Erdogan hits out at some Arab countries' 'treason' over Trump plan

February 01, 2020

How will those hands that applaud [the plan] give an account of this treacherous step?" Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett called on Wednesday for Israel to establish sovereignty over almost a third of the occupied West Bank, acting on US President Donald Trump's announcement of a Middle East peace plan that Palestinians branded apartheid.

US declares public health emergency over coronavirus. What's next?

February 01, 2020

With public anger mounting in China, Wuhan's top official admitted late Friday that authorities there had acted too slowly. Singapore, a popular tourism and shopping destination, barred Chinese travelers, becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to do so.

Italy Declares State Of Emergency Over Coronavirus

February 01, 2020

They remain there to be be monitored by medics, The Times reports. Confirmation of the two coronavirus cases in Rome came a day after a major health scare aboard a cruise liner which had docked in the port of Civitavecchia 50 miles northwest of the capital.

Trump loosens Obama-era restrictions on military use of land mines

February 01, 2020

Land mines fall directly into this category". CNN, citing defense officials, reported that the anticipated policy change is being triggered by the results of a 2017 review that found that restrictions on landmine use "increased risk to mission success".

Australian capital declares state of emergency

February 01, 2020

Andrew Barr, Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), said the decision to declare the first state of emergency since fatal wildfires in 2003 indicated the potential danger over the weekend. Authorities have issued widespread warnings for across the state's south. Heatwave conditions were also forecast for much of the country over the weekend.

Senate votes down Democrats’ witness demand in Trump impeachment trial

February 01, 2020

Toobin angrily denounced the Senate on Thursday for not calling new witnesses and said the Democrats had failed. "America will remember this day, unfortunately, where the Senate did not live up to its responsibilities, where the Senate turned away from truth and went along with a sham trial", Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters.

C’mon PETA: Colin Kaepernick’s Kneeling Colonized By Animal Rights Organization

February 01, 2020

The PETA commercial reportedly featured a hummed version of The Star Spangled Banner as images of animals taking a knee are shown. PETA said the video aims to challenge speciesism, "a supremacist worldview that allows humans to disrespect other living, feeling beings and to treat their interests as unimportant".

CDC: First case of direct transmission of coronavirus confirmed in US

February 01, 2020

Since it originated in Wuhan, China , 170 people have died in mainland China , and another 7,711 people have been diagnosed with the virus. The new case, disclosed Thursday, is likely to heighten fears that the United States and other countries could see broader spread of the virus.

Federal Deficit Will Smash Through $1 TRILLION A YEAR Under Trump

February 01, 2020

The deficit outlook has worsened as President Trump's 2017 tax cuts have resulted in reduced tax revenue and Congress passed a spending package previous year that is expected to add more than $ 500 billion to the debt over a decade.

Amy Klobuchar Balancing Impeachment Trial and Iowa Caucuses

February 01, 2020

Democrats need four Republican senators to join them in voting for witnesses in order to get a majority in the 100-seat Senate. Witnesses are up to the House, not up to the Senate. Lamar Alexander, the retiring Tennessee Republican and Senate institutionalist who is close to members on both sides. The argument revolves around whether the former National Security advisor who was let go past year should be allowed to testify in the impeachment trial taking place in the Senate.

About 6,000 kept from leaving cruise ship in Italy

February 01, 2020

Passengers began getting off late Thursday, local time, the BBC reported . A spokesperson for Costa Cruises told CNN that a 54-year-old woman aboard was suffering from a fever and that she and her husband were both being tested. The 337-metre ship is listed as the fifth-largest cruise ship in the world and is operated by Costa Cruises of Genoa, the company's Italian subsidiary.

U.S. travel ban: Trump puts restrictions on six more countries

February 01, 2020

The visas affected are distinct from non-immigrant visitor visas, which will not be impacted by the ban, Wolf said. The US has announced it is expanding its controversial travel ban to include restrictions on six more countries. They include five majority-Muslim nations: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. Eritrea and Tanzania have sizable Muslim minorities. Numerous recipients are from African countries.

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