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Army helicopter believed to have caused Orroral Valley fire
- January 30, 2020
This timed exposure image shows firefighters spraying trees while fighting bushfire in the city of Nowra, New South Wales, on December 31, 2019. The Orroral Valley Fire is continuing to burn at an emergency level in the ACT with residents in the Tharwa Village, Boboyan Road, Appollo Road and Top Naas Road, told to seek shelter immediately. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
This timed exposure image shows firefighters spraying trees while fighting bushfire in the city of Nowra, New South Wales, on December 31, 2019. The Orroral Valley Fire is continuing to burn at an emergency level in the ACT with residents in the Tharwa Village, Boboyan Road, Appollo Road and Top Naas Road, told to seek shelter immediately. (more...)
Britain's BBC to axe 450 newsroom jobs in cost-cutting drive
- January 30, 2020
The BBC said the cuts, along with others already implemented, would enable it to meet an £80 million ($137 million Cdn) savings target by 2022. Fran Unsworth, BBC's director of news and current affairs, said the streamlining will be carried out with an eye on digital journalism. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
The BBC said the cuts, along with others already implemented, would enable it to meet an £80 million ($137 million Cdn) savings target by 2022. Fran Unsworth, BBC's director of news and current affairs, said the streamlining will be carried out with an eye on digital journalism. (more...)
On the defensive, Mike Pompeo wades into feud with media
- January 30, 2020
Trump told officials in an Oval Office meeting last May, shortly after Zelensky's election victory, that Ukrainians "are all corrupt, they are all awful people" who "tried to take me down", according to testimony from Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy to Ukraine, during House impeachment hearings. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
Trump told officials in an Oval Office meeting last May, shortly after Zelensky's election victory, that Ukrainians "are all corrupt, they are all awful people" who "tried to take me down", according to testimony from Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy to Ukraine, during House impeachment hearings. (more...)
China postpones school semester amid novel coronavirus outbreak
- January 30, 2020
That lockdown has expanded to 17 cities with more than 50 million people in the most far-reaching disease-control measures ever imposed. In Wuhan, the city in the center of the outbreak, he was preparing to take his diplomats and other Americans out of the country. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
That lockdown has expanded to 17 cities with more than 50 million people in the most far-reaching disease-control measures ever imposed. In Wuhan, the city in the center of the outbreak, he was preparing to take his diplomats and other Americans out of the country. (more...)
Mexico detains 800 Central American migrants
- January 30, 2020
Mexico and Guatemala have returned hundreds of migrants from the caravan to their home countries since the caravan set out last week, mostly to Honduras. Mexico faces pressure to keep migrants from crossing its northern border from US President Donald Trump, who previous year threatened to impose steep tariffs if the country did not do more to stop a surge of undocumented Central Americans arriving at the US-Mexican border. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
Mexico and Guatemala have returned hundreds of migrants from the caravan to their home countries since the caravan set out last week, mostly to Honduras. Mexico faces pressure to keep migrants from crossing its northern border from US President Donald Trump, who previous year threatened to impose steep tariffs if the country did not do more to stop a surge of undocumented Central Americans arriving at the US-Mexican border. (more...)
Airlines suspend China flights, cut services on virus fears
- January 30, 2020
Coronavirus is about to enter an extremely real and terrifying stage for any United Kingdom citizens now in the besieged Chinese city of Wuhan and its surrounding Hubei region, as leaked health advice says anyone who wants to return home will have to endure a 14-day quarantine - perhaps at an unnamed United Kingdom military base to make it extra chilling and foreboding. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
Coronavirus is about to enter an extremely real and terrifying stage for any United Kingdom citizens now in the besieged Chinese city of Wuhan and its surrounding Hubei region, as leaked health advice says anyone who wants to return home will have to endure a 14-day quarantine - perhaps at an unnamed United Kingdom military base to make it extra chilling and foreboding. (more...)
9-year-old boy in Florida stabs sister while saying, ‘Die, die’
- January 30, 2020
Ocala Police Department were investigating a shocking stabbing incident yesterday that involved juveniles. According to the Ocala Police Department, the boy was playing in his room with his sister. Police arrested a 9-year-old boy who was allegedly seen repeatedly stabbing his younger sister. Brown was told by the boy that he grabbed his sister, who was wearing roller skates, by the back of her neck while she was bent over trying to show him something on the floor. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
Ocala Police Department were investigating a shocking stabbing incident yesterday that involved juveniles. According to the Ocala Police Department, the boy was playing in his room with his sister. Police arrested a 9-year-old boy who was allegedly seen repeatedly stabbing his younger sister. Brown was told by the boy that he grabbed his sister, who was wearing roller skates, by the back of her neck while she was bent over trying to show him something on the floor. (more...)
Air Canada suspends direct flights from YVR, Canadian airports to China
- January 30, 2020
A growing number of governments - including the United States, Britain and Germany - have advised their citizens to avoid non-essential travel to China over concerns about the viral outbreak. Beyond disrupting travel, the move is heightening concerns about the broader economic impact of the virus outbreak. Hotels, airlines , casinos and cruise operators are among the industries suffering the most immediate repercussions, especially in countries close to China. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
A growing number of governments - including the United States, Britain and Germany - have advised their citizens to avoid non-essential travel to China over concerns about the viral outbreak. Beyond disrupting travel, the move is heightening concerns about the broader economic impact of the virus outbreak. Hotels, airlines , casinos and cruise operators are among the industries suffering the most immediate repercussions, especially in countries close to China. (more...)
1-week-old boy missing after 3 women found dead in Florida
- January 30, 2020
Police said the elder Caballeiro knew at least one of the victims, but any further connection is unclear. Anyone with information is asked to call Miami police at 305-471-2400. The infant is a week-old Hispanic male, 20-inches-long, with black eyes. The alert says father and son may be traveling in a white, 2001 Chevrolet Express van, with Florida tags HETY13. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
Police said the elder Caballeiro knew at least one of the victims, but any further connection is unclear. Anyone with information is asked to call Miami police at 305-471-2400. The infant is a week-old Hispanic male, 20-inches-long, with black eyes. The alert says father and son may be traveling in a white, 2001 Chevrolet Express van, with Florida tags HETY13. (more...)
Timeline of the disappearance of Conn. mom Jennifer Farber Dulos
- January 30, 2020
She disappeared in May after dropping her children at school. Aerial footage of Dulos' home showed officials erecting tents in the driveway, while several people milled about. Fotis Dulos was unresponsive, but officers determined CPR was required and called for an ambulance. White also reversed conditions in Dulos' release that allowed him to leave his house for work. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
She disappeared in May after dropping her children at school. Aerial footage of Dulos' home showed officials erecting tents in the driveway, while several people milled about. Fotis Dulos was unresponsive, but officers determined CPR was required and called for an ambulance. White also reversed conditions in Dulos' release that allowed him to leave his house for work. (more...)
Woman arrested in Dublin on suspicion of child death
- January 30, 2020
Deirdre Morley, 43, from Parson's Court in Newcastle, came before a special sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Wednesday. 9-year-old Conor, 7-year-old Darragh, and 3-year-old Carla McGinley were found dead at a house in Newcastle on Friday evening. (more...)
- January 30, 2020
Deirdre Morley, 43, from Parson's Court in Newcastle, came before a special sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Wednesday. 9-year-old Conor, 7-year-old Darragh, and 3-year-old Carla McGinley were found dead at a house in Newcastle on Friday evening. (more...)
American Airlines suspends two routes to China as coronavirus spreads
- January 29, 2020
As a proportion of its overall seat capacity to China , the airline described the cancellations as "very small". Other airlines including Singapore Airlines are allowing crew to wear masks on China flights, while American Airlines provides hand sanitizer wipes for flight attendants to use on all departures to China. (more...)
- January 29, 2020
As a proportion of its overall seat capacity to China , the airline described the cancellations as "very small". Other airlines including Singapore Airlines are allowing crew to wear masks on China flights, while American Airlines provides hand sanitizer wipes for flight attendants to use on all departures to China. (more...)
Trump signs long-awaited US-Mexico-Canada trade deal, ending 'Nafta nightmare'
- January 29, 2020
Trump has always been campaigning against NAFTA, which he said has led to the deployment of United States workforces overseas. During his first term, the president has sought to highlight the improving US economy and the record-setting stock market. (more...)
- January 29, 2020
Trump has always been campaigning against NAFTA, which he said has led to the deployment of United States workforces overseas. During his first term, the president has sought to highlight the improving US economy and the record-setting stock market. (more...)
Vladimir Putin pardons American-Israeli woman jailed in Russian Federation on drug charges
- January 29, 2020
The Kremlin said a presidential decree pardoning Naama Issachar on "humanitarian principles" was effective immediately. The decision to pardon Issachar came ahead of a visit by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu , who is set to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday. (more...)
- January 29, 2020
The Kremlin said a presidential decree pardoning Naama Issachar on "humanitarian principles" was effective immediately. The decision to pardon Issachar came ahead of a visit by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu , who is set to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday. (more...)
Man smokes marijuana in courtroom while appearing before judge for drug charge
- January 29, 2020
The two discussed the case briefly, then the judge looked down. The stunt by Spencer Boston, 20, had people in the courtroom at the Wilson County Courthouse busting out in laughter before he was quickly ushered out, the Tennessean reports . (more...)
- January 29, 2020
The two discussed the case briefly, then the judge looked down. The stunt by Spencer Boston, 20, had people in the courtroom at the Wilson County Courthouse busting out in laughter before he was quickly ushered out, the Tennessean reports . (more...)
No sign of fight before officer shot handcuffed man
- January 29, 2020
In an earlier news conference , Prince George's County Police Department spokeswoman Christina Cotterman said that authorities are investigating to figure out exactly what happened inside the officer's vehicle. However, Stawinski later said PCP did not appear to have been involved and that no account of a struggle in the cruiser could be corroborated. The suspect was handcuffed behind his back and buckled into the front passenger seat of the vehicle. (more...)
- January 29, 2020
In an earlier news conference , Prince George's County Police Department spokeswoman Christina Cotterman said that authorities are investigating to figure out exactly what happened inside the officer's vehicle. However, Stawinski later said PCP did not appear to have been involved and that no account of a struggle in the cruiser could be corroborated. The suspect was handcuffed behind his back and buckled into the front passenger seat of the vehicle. (more...)
Article image Australia to quarantine Wuhan evacuees on asylum-seeker island
- January 29, 2020
Australia plans to evacuate its citizens from the epicentre of the deadly virus outbreak in China and quarantine them on an island normally used to detain asylum seekers, according to proposals unveiled Wednesday. "But I stress there is rather a limited window here and we are moving very, very swiftly to ensure we can put this plan together and put the operation together", he said. (more...)
- January 29, 2020
Australia plans to evacuate its citizens from the epicentre of the deadly virus outbreak in China and quarantine them on an island normally used to detain asylum seekers, according to proposals unveiled Wednesday. "But I stress there is rather a limited window here and we are moving very, very swiftly to ensure we can put this plan together and put the operation together", he said. (more...)
5,974 cases of coronavirus in China; Death toll hits 132
- January 29, 2020
Other airlines that have non-stop flights between Vancouver International Airport and mainland China include Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Hainan Airlines. (more...)
- January 29, 2020
Other airlines that have non-stop flights between Vancouver International Airport and mainland China include Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Hainan Airlines. (more...)
Boris Johnson praises Donald Trump's plan for peace in the Middle East
- January 29, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to annex about 30% of the occupied West Bank , after Israel was given the green light to do so by the United States. President Mahmoud Abbas: "I say to the partners Trump and Netanyahu: Jerusalem is not for sale ". Mr Trump's plan states that Israel would have to make "significant territorial compromises" and argues that a Palestinian state should have territory "reasonably comparable in size to the territory of the West Bank ... (more...)
- January 29, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to annex about 30% of the occupied West Bank , after Israel was given the green light to do so by the United States. President Mahmoud Abbas: "I say to the partners Trump and Netanyahu: Jerusalem is not for sale ". Mr Trump's plan states that Israel would have to make "significant territorial compromises" and argues that a Palestinian state should have territory "reasonably comparable in size to the territory of the West Bank ... (more...)
Biden Says VP Pick Must Be "Capable of Immediately Being President"
- January 29, 2020
Paul said , the Daily Caller reported . Jones, meanwhile, confirmed that he is not "totally decided" and said that his "needle" continues to lean in differing directions. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden this week reaffirmed his desire to have former first lady Michelle Obama be his running mate. "I think there will be a couple who may vote not to convict Trump", Paul said. (more...)
- January 29, 2020
Paul said , the Daily Caller reported . Jones, meanwhile, confirmed that he is not "totally decided" and said that his "needle" continues to lean in differing directions. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden this week reaffirmed his desire to have former first lady Michelle Obama be his running mate. "I think there will be a couple who may vote not to convict Trump", Paul said. (more...)
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