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Here’s what Trump learned after Prince Charles dropped climate science on him
- June 06, 2019
Trump's comments, made before a meeting with Varadkar at Shannon Airport, were the latest example on this European trip of the president's glancing knowledge of political issues that are often deeply divisive in the countries he visits - as well as his willingness to reverse course when he raises hackles. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
Trump's comments, made before a meeting with Varadkar at Shannon Airport, were the latest example on this European trip of the president's glancing knowledge of political issues that are often deeply divisive in the countries he visits - as well as his willingness to reverse course when he raises hackles. (more...)
Prince Harry Ghosts Donald Trump After He Called Meghan Markle 'Nasty'
- June 06, 2019
Trump said he was unaware she made that comment and said on audio tape: "I didn't know that she was nasty". President Trump also sat down with news anchor Piers Morganfor an interview that will air on June 5 on ITV's Good Morning Britain . (more...)
- June 06, 2019
Trump said he was unaware she made that comment and said on audio tape: "I didn't know that she was nasty". President Trump also sat down with news anchor Piers Morganfor an interview that will air on June 5 on ITV's Good Morning Britain . (more...)
Australia emphasizes tough stance on people smuggling
- June 06, 2019
The Department of Home Affairs is investigating reports from Sri Lanka that up to six boats could have recently attempted journeys to Australia . Operation Sovereign Borders was initially rolled out in 2013 and according to government material has returned 847 people from 35 separate people smuggling ventures to their country of departure or origin. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
The Department of Home Affairs is investigating reports from Sri Lanka that up to six boats could have recently attempted journeys to Australia . Operation Sovereign Borders was initially rolled out in 2013 and according to government material has returned 847 people from 35 separate people smuggling ventures to their country of departure or origin. (more...)
China's panda diplomacy puts a smile on 'best friend' Putin's face
- June 06, 2019
Moscow's relations with Washington have been at a post-Cold War low for some time now, and Beijing is locked in a trade war with the US. Putin's foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, earlier said Xi and Putin would sign a new declaration on their "global partnership and strategic cooperation, which are entering a new era". (more...)
- June 06, 2019
Moscow's relations with Washington have been at a post-Cold War low for some time now, and Beijing is locked in a trade war with the US. Putin's foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, earlier said Xi and Putin would sign a new declaration on their "global partnership and strategic cooperation, which are entering a new era". (more...)
#KuToo: Women in Japan are fighting for the right to wear flats
- June 06, 2019
Ishikawa said her campaign had received more attention from worldwide media outlets than domestic ones , and there was a tendency in Japan to portray the issue as a health one, not a gender one. The Guardian reports that Ishikawa began engaging with the politics of women's office dress codes in Japan, writing about women's office dress codes in a tweet that subsequently went viral. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
Ishikawa said her campaign had received more attention from worldwide media outlets than domestic ones , and there was a tendency in Japan to portray the issue as a health one, not a gender one. The Guardian reports that Ishikawa began engaging with the politics of women's office dress codes in Japan, writing about women's office dress codes in a tweet that subsequently went viral. (more...)
Americans die at same Dominican Republic resort just days apart
- June 06, 2019
McDonald said that Daniel Werner, Schaup-Werner's husband, told him that she had an alcoholic drink, sat down to take a selfie and then stood up screaming in pain. Prosecutors are investigating the circumstances of her death, the Dominican attorney general's office said Wednesday. Dominican authorities said that autopsies from the three Americans show the same cause of death-respiratory failure and pulmonary edema, caused by excess fluid in the lungs. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
McDonald said that Daniel Werner, Schaup-Werner's husband, told him that she had an alcoholic drink, sat down to take a selfie and then stood up screaming in pain. Prosecutors are investigating the circumstances of her death, the Dominican attorney general's office said Wednesday. Dominican authorities said that autopsies from the three Americans show the same cause of death-respiratory failure and pulmonary edema, caused by excess fluid in the lungs. (more...)
Eid celebrations in Jammu & Kashmir marred by clashes between protestors & security forces
- June 06, 2019
Eid was completely celebrated in Peshawar division, Mardan division, Bannu division and six of the seven merged tribal districts, while it was partially marked in Kohat and Dera Ismail Khan divisions. Demanded the opening of traditional routes to facilitate travel and trade and families and friends contact between the divided parts of Kashmir, Mirwaiz said all natural routes of divided Jammu and Kashmir should be re-opened so that people are allowed to connect to their loved ones. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
Eid was completely celebrated in Peshawar division, Mardan division, Bannu division and six of the seven merged tribal districts, while it was partially marked in Kohat and Dera Ismail Khan divisions. Demanded the opening of traditional routes to facilitate travel and trade and families and friends contact between the divided parts of Kashmir, Mirwaiz said all natural routes of divided Jammu and Kashmir should be re-opened so that people are allowed to connect to their loved ones. (more...)
Navy plane buzzed by Russian fighter over worldwide waters
- June 06, 2019
We expect them to behave within global standards set to ensure safety and to prevent incidents, including the 1972 Agreement for the Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas (INCSEA). The intercept was over the Mediterranean Sea, the statement said. This latest intercept comes amid tensions with Russia on a wide range of geopolitical issues and weeks after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Russian Vladimir Putin in the resort town of Sochi where he warned Russia about ... (more...)
- June 06, 2019
We expect them to behave within global standards set to ensure safety and to prevent incidents, including the 1972 Agreement for the Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas (INCSEA). The intercept was over the Mediterranean Sea, the statement said. This latest intercept comes amid tensions with Russia on a wide range of geopolitical issues and weeks after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Russian Vladimir Putin in the resort town of Sochi where he warned Russia about ... (more...)
Four dead in shooting rampage
- June 06, 2019
The 45-year-old has been accused of using a pump action shotgun to go on a hour-long shooting spree in the CBD. Kershaw did not explain why the suspect was being held under police guard in a hospital. Detectives will on Wednesday start piecing together the sequence of events, including the motives of the shooter, who's been named as Darwin local Ben Hoffmann. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
The 45-year-old has been accused of using a pump action shotgun to go on a hour-long shooting spree in the CBD. Kershaw did not explain why the suspect was being held under police guard in a hospital. Detectives will on Wednesday start piecing together the sequence of events, including the motives of the shooter, who's been named as Darwin local Ben Hoffmann. (more...)
Father 'punched shark in face five times' to save his daughter
- June 06, 2019
A 17-year-old survived a shark attack at a beach close to North Carolina's Fort Macon State Park on June 2 because her father punched the shark five times. The Winters family has launched a GoFundMe to help defray the cost of Paige's treatment. A GoFundMe page for Paige and her father has already acquired over $5,000 (£3,900). (more...)
- June 06, 2019
A 17-year-old survived a shark attack at a beach close to North Carolina's Fort Macon State Park on June 2 because her father punched the shark five times. The Winters family has launched a GoFundMe to help defray the cost of Paige's treatment. A GoFundMe page for Paige and her father has already acquired over $5,000 (£3,900). (more...)
US Congress sends huge disaster relief bill to Trump
- June 06, 2019
Dutifully avoiding addressing issues at the United States' southern border, House Democrats passed a massive immigration reform bill Tuesday, granting amnesty to approximately 2.5 million illegal aliens now residing inside the United States. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
Dutifully avoiding addressing issues at the United States' southern border, House Democrats passed a massive immigration reform bill Tuesday, granting amnesty to approximately 2.5 million illegal aliens now residing inside the United States. (more...)
YouTube says 'homophobic harassment' is allowed on its site
- June 06, 2019
YouTube is now facing heavy criticism revolving around how it enforces - or more accurately, how it doesn't enforce - its policies relating to hate speech and discrimination. " YouTube has publicly stated that racist and homophobic abuse doesn't violate their anti-bullying policies", Maza tweeted. For breach of these policies, YouTube issues "strikes" against channels. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
YouTube is now facing heavy criticism revolving around how it enforces - or more accurately, how it doesn't enforce - its policies relating to hate speech and discrimination. " YouTube has publicly stated that racist and homophobic abuse doesn't violate their anti-bullying policies", Maza tweeted. For breach of these policies, YouTube issues "strikes" against channels. (more...)
Donald Trump's state visit ends with poignant D-Day commemorations
- June 06, 2019
But the protesters have been largely kept away from Trump, with roads closed around Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. "Everything Trump stands for - misogyny, climate denying - everything about him is wrong", marble restorer Steve Gray told AFP. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
But the protesters have been largely kept away from Trump, with roads closed around Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. "Everything Trump stands for - misogyny, climate denying - everything about him is wrong", marble restorer Steve Gray told AFP. (more...)
Day veteran honours fallen comrades with parachute jump
- June 06, 2019
I have learnt all I know about the D Day landings in Normandy on June 6th 1944 from stories told in books, in films, in photographs, and from those who were there, or who were alive at the time. Among the commemorative events was a parachute jump, which included Rice and about 200 other parachutists. Many spectators wore war-era uniforms, and music of the time played over loudspeakers. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
I have learnt all I know about the D Day landings in Normandy on June 6th 1944 from stories told in books, in films, in photographs, and from those who were there, or who were alive at the time. Among the commemorative events was a parachute jump, which included Rice and about 200 other parachutists. Many spectators wore war-era uniforms, and music of the time played over loudspeakers. (more...)
South Korean unification minister: Economic projects with North Korea in limbo
- June 06, 2019
Tens of thousands of performers in Pyongyang took part in the first of North Korea's spectacular "Mass Games" propaganda displays for 2019, but the show left leader Kim Jong Un unimpressed. He could still face "heavy punishment", it said. North Korean media had last shown her at a meeting of the parliament on April 12. A North Korean diplomat is alive and in state custody, undermining a South Korean newspaper's report that said he had been executed by a firing squad, CNN reported ... (more...)
- June 06, 2019
Tens of thousands of performers in Pyongyang took part in the first of North Korea's spectacular "Mass Games" propaganda displays for 2019, but the show left leader Kim Jong Un unimpressed. He could still face "heavy punishment", it said. North Korean media had last shown her at a meeting of the parliament on April 12. A North Korean diplomat is alive and in state custody, undermining a South Korean newspaper's report that said he had been executed by a firing squad, CNN reported ... (more...)
Helicopter basket spins wildly in rescue of hiker
- June 06, 2019
Air turbulence began to rapidly spin a female hiker as she dangled in a basket attached to a rescue helicopter. When the helicopter crews train for the basket to spin, Apolinar said it happens so infrequently that they must induce the basket to start spinning. (more...)
- June 06, 2019
Air turbulence began to rapidly spin a female hiker as she dangled in a basket attached to a rescue helicopter. When the helicopter crews train for the basket to spin, Apolinar said it happens so infrequently that they must induce the basket to start spinning. (more...)
Meghan Markle Labeled As ‘Extravagant’ After Spending $500,000 In 2018
- June 05, 2019
Commenting on footage of the US President's first visit to Buckingham Palace, Ms. Mills mused: "One of the most interesting parts of this state visit is to see which members of the Royal Family have stepped up publicly to be there alongside the Queen in support". (more...)
- June 05, 2019
Commenting on footage of the US President's first visit to Buckingham Palace, Ms. Mills mused: "One of the most interesting parts of this state visit is to see which members of the Royal Family have stepped up publicly to be there alongside the Queen in support". (more...)
Anniversary of Tiananmen Square bloodshed marked in Westlake Park
- June 05, 2019
Once there, soldiers fired heavily into crowds of protesters. Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a statement condemning the systemic censorship, governmental silence, and continued human rights aberrations committed by the Chinese Communist Party; "We call on China to release all those held for seeking to exercise these rights and freedoms, halt the use of arbitrary detention, and reverse counterproductive policies that conflate terrorism with religious and ... (more...)
- June 05, 2019
Once there, soldiers fired heavily into crowds of protesters. Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a statement condemning the systemic censorship, governmental silence, and continued human rights aberrations committed by the Chinese Communist Party; "We call on China to release all those held for seeking to exercise these rights and freedoms, halt the use of arbitrary detention, and reverse counterproductive policies that conflate terrorism with religious and ... (more...)
Tinder will have to share user data with Russian Federation
- June 05, 2019
In practice, it means that Tinder, like 174 other websites on the registry which also includes most Russian social media services but also messaging apps such as Threema and Telegram, is now required by Russian law to store six months' worth of its user data and provide it to the Russian authorities at their request . (more...)
- June 05, 2019
In practice, it means that Tinder, like 174 other websites on the registry which also includes most Russian social media services but also messaging apps such as Threema and Telegram, is now required by Russian law to store six months' worth of its user data and provide it to the Russian authorities at their request . (more...)
Group pushes Boston ‘straight pride’ parade, sparks backlash
- June 05, 2019
A "straight pride parade". June is LGBTQ Pride month and cities all over the world are hosting rainbow festivities, festivals and parades to celebrate the community . Congress in 2018 as a Republican, but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Katherine Clark . "Straight people are an oppressed majority". While its third member is the group's resident 'gay ambassador, ' Chris Bartley. (more...)
- June 05, 2019
A "straight pride parade". June is LGBTQ Pride month and cities all over the world are hosting rainbow festivities, festivals and parades to celebrate the community . Congress in 2018 as a Republican, but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Katherine Clark . "Straight people are an oppressed majority". While its third member is the group's resident 'gay ambassador, ' Chris Bartley. (more...)
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