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Twitter still holding The Post's account hostage over Hunter Biden links
- October 19, 2020
The bombshell revelation published less than three weeks until the November election comes days after the New York Post dumped its first round of reporting on content found on a DE computer. "The images contained in the articles include personal and private information - like email addresses and phone numbers - which violate our rules", it tweeted. (more...)
- October 19, 2020
The bombshell revelation published less than three weeks until the November election comes days after the New York Post dumped its first round of reporting on content found on a DE computer. "The images contained in the articles include personal and private information - like email addresses and phone numbers - which violate our rules", it tweeted. (more...)
United Kingdom could rewrite lawbreaking Brexit bill as part of European Union deal
- October 19, 2020
The bloc had not been willing to produce key detailed legal texts or been willing to intensify talks, meaning some of the progress had been squandered, Gove told the BBC's Andrew Marr on Sunday . "Given that they have refused to negotiate seriously for much of the last few months, and given that this summit appears explicitly to rule out a Canada-style deal, I have concluded that we should get ready for January 1 with arrangements that are more like Australia's based on simple principles of ... (more...)
- October 19, 2020
The bloc had not been willing to produce key detailed legal texts or been willing to intensify talks, meaning some of the progress had been squandered, Gove told the BBC's Andrew Marr on Sunday . "Given that they have refused to negotiate seriously for much of the last few months, and given that this summit appears explicitly to rule out a Canada-style deal, I have concluded that we should get ready for January 1 with arrangements that are more like Australia's based on simple principles of ... (more...)
U.S. concerned at China’s repression of Tibetans, deteriorating human rights
- October 19, 2020
Destro's brief will include lobbying for Tibetan human rights and engaging with Tibetan leaders including the Dalai Lama. Tibetan affairs are China's domestic affairs, and China strongly opposes any form of foreign interference, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a daily briefing. (more...)
- October 19, 2020
Destro's brief will include lobbying for Tibetan human rights and engaging with Tibetan leaders including the Dalai Lama. Tibetan affairs are China's domestic affairs, and China strongly opposes any form of foreign interference, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a daily briefing. (more...)
Editorial North Korea will continue to be scarier in size
- October 18, 2020
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. North Korea test-fired its first ICBM, the Hwasong-14, twice in July 2017. Notwithstanding the size difference, the Hwasong-15 carries an impressively large payload of approximately 1,000 kg and is credibly able to threaten large swathes of the USA mainland. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. North Korea test-fired its first ICBM, the Hwasong-14, twice in July 2017. Notwithstanding the size difference, the Hwasong-15 carries an impressively large payload of approximately 1,000 kg and is credibly able to threaten large swathes of the USA mainland. (more...)
UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite U.S. objections
- October 18, 2020
Zarif's comments were accompanied by a statement by the Foreign Ministry, which said that "as of today, the Islamic Republic of Iran may procure any necessary arms and equipment from any source without any legal restrictions and exclusively based on its defensive needs". (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Zarif's comments were accompanied by a statement by the Foreign Ministry, which said that "as of today, the Islamic Republic of Iran may procure any necessary arms and equipment from any source without any legal restrictions and exclusively based on its defensive needs". (more...)
Power Shutoff Expected to Hit Humboldt Areas
- October 18, 2020
The shutoff is expected to affect approximately 54,000 customers in Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Lake, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, and Yuba counties. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
The shutoff is expected to affect approximately 54,000 customers in Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Lake, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, and Yuba counties. (more...)
‘May good triumph over evil’: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris extend Navratri greetings
- October 18, 2020
Biden, 77, is challenging President Donald Trump , a Republican, who is seeking another term in the November 3 presidential election. "Neither of these people have had contact with Vice President Biden, Senator Harris or any other staffers since testing positive or in the 48 hours prior to their positive test results", said Biden Campaign Manager Jen O'Malley Dillon in a statement. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Biden, 77, is challenging President Donald Trump , a Republican, who is seeking another term in the November 3 presidential election. "Neither of these people have had contact with Vice President Biden, Senator Harris or any other staffers since testing positive or in the 48 hours prior to their positive test results", said Biden Campaign Manager Jen O'Malley Dillon in a statement. (more...)
Christie speaks: Says he was wrong about COVID-19, promotes masks
- October 18, 2020
Christie announced his positive diagnosis just a day after President Donald Trump announced his own positive test. More than a dozen cases have been traced to the Rose Garden event on 26 September, including two senators, the White House press secretary and President Trump's former counsellor Kellyanne Conway. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Christie announced his positive diagnosis just a day after President Donald Trump announced his own positive test. More than a dozen cases have been traced to the Rose Garden event on 26 September, including two senators, the White House press secretary and President Trump's former counsellor Kellyanne Conway. (more...)
Second Women's March of 2020 took place in Washington on Saturday
- October 18, 2020
Saturday's event still a far cry from the 2017 Women's March on Washington, which may have been the largest single-day protest in USA history. Rachel O'Leary Carmona, executive director of the Women's March, opened the event by asking people to keep their distance from one another, saying that the only super-spreader event would be the recent one at the White House . (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Saturday's event still a far cry from the 2017 Women's March on Washington, which may have been the largest single-day protest in USA history. Rachel O'Leary Carmona, executive director of the Women's March, opened the event by asking people to keep their distance from one another, saying that the only super-spreader event would be the recent one at the White House . (more...)
Staffer on Joe Bidens plane tests coronavirus positive
- October 18, 2020
Harris was to visit North Carolina on Thursday and to travel daily until Election Day on November 3. On behalf of the Democratic Party, American presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate (Vice Presidential candidate) Indian-origin Kamala Harris congratulated the Hindus on Saturday for the start of Navratri and once again won the victory of good over evil. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Harris was to visit North Carolina on Thursday and to travel daily until Election Day on November 3. On behalf of the Democratic Party, American presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate (Vice Presidential candidate) Indian-origin Kamala Harris congratulated the Hindus on Saturday for the start of Navratri and once again won the victory of good over evil. (more...)
US Budget Gap Tripled to Record $3.1 Trillion in Fiscal 2020
- October 18, 2020
In tandem, Friday's joint statement from the US Treasury alongside the Trump Administration had also indicated a plunge of $203 billion in individual income taxes from the Government's February projection, while corporate income taxes were jolted $51.8 billion from a February forecast. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
In tandem, Friday's joint statement from the US Treasury alongside the Trump Administration had also indicated a plunge of $203 billion in individual income taxes from the Government's February projection, while corporate income taxes were jolted $51.8 billion from a February forecast. (more...)
USA offers tariff truce if Airbus repays billions in aid, say sources
- October 18, 2020
This week the World Trade Organization allows the EU to respond to the charges imposed by Washington following a similar ruling last October, under which the United States won the right tariffs . and European Union are complex, with serious issues on both sides, punitive tariffs cause irreparable harm to companies of all sizes and weaken their entire supply chains, at a time when growth and job creation are most needed". (more...)
- October 18, 2020
This week the World Trade Organization allows the EU to respond to the charges imposed by Washington following a similar ruling last October, under which the United States won the right tariffs . and European Union are complex, with serious issues on both sides, punitive tariffs cause irreparable harm to companies of all sizes and weaken their entire supply chains, at a time when growth and job creation are most needed". (more...)
Coronavirus: Wales bans travellers from rest of UK's COVID hotspots
- October 18, 2020
The new travel restrictions are expected to affect tourists from England's tier two and tier three areas as well as Scotland's central belt and Northern Ireland. "There is evidence in all parts of Wales that these restrictions, and the efforts of local people and local services are making a positive difference". (more...)
- October 18, 2020
The new travel restrictions are expected to affect tourists from England's tier two and tier three areas as well as Scotland's central belt and Northern Ireland. "There is evidence in all parts of Wales that these restrictions, and the efforts of local people and local services are making a positive difference". (more...)
Tamil Nadu Man Dies After Being Locked Alive in Corpse Freezer
- October 18, 2020
He remained there until the next day when undertakers who came to collect his body for the funeral saw he was shaking and realised he was alive. A doctor at a private hospital reportedly declared the 74-year-old dead on Monday (12 October) and the family placed his body inside a freezer box so it could be kept for the performance of the last rites. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
He remained there until the next day when undertakers who came to collect his body for the funeral saw he was shaking and realised he was alive. A doctor at a private hospital reportedly declared the 74-year-old dead on Monday (12 October) and the family placed his body inside a freezer box so it could be kept for the performance of the last rites. (more...)
California Supreme Court orders re-examination of the murder conviction of Scott Peterson
- October 18, 2020
Scott Peterson's convictions for the murder of wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son, Conner , may be overturned. Peterson was finally arrested after Amber Frey, a therapeutic massage therapist dwelling in Fresno, advised police that that they had begun relationship a month earlier than his spouse's loss of life, however that he had advised her she was useless. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Scott Peterson's convictions for the murder of wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son, Conner , may be overturned. Peterson was finally arrested after Amber Frey, a therapeutic massage therapist dwelling in Fresno, advised police that that they had begun relationship a month earlier than his spouse's loss of life, however that he had advised her she was useless. (more...)
Risk of COVID-19 community transmission 'basically eliminated': Chinese mayor
- October 18, 2020
In Eastern China, the coastal city Qingdao claims it found no new coronavirus cases after testing millions of people. It reported 13 new infections this week, most linked to the Qingdao Chest Hospital, where infected travellers arriving from overseas had been treated in an isolation area. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
In Eastern China, the coastal city Qingdao claims it found no new coronavirus cases after testing millions of people. It reported 13 new infections this week, most linked to the Qingdao Chest Hospital, where infected travellers arriving from overseas had been treated in an isolation area. (more...)
French authorities detain 9 in connection with teacher’s beheading
- October 18, 2020
Identification documents found on the suspect showed he was an 18-year-old born in Moscow but from Russia's southern region of Chechnya. Police have detained nine people since the attack , including the suspect's parents, grandfather and teenage brother, according to the AP. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Identification documents found on the suspect showed he was an 18-year-old born in Moscow but from Russia's southern region of Chechnya. Police have detained nine people since the attack , including the suspect's parents, grandfather and teenage brother, according to the AP. (more...)
Trump 'kisses dictators' butts': Republican senator
- October 18, 2020
He spoke to constituents on Wednesday around the same time that senators on the Judiciary Committee were concluding their questioning of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill. "It's going to be, 'What the heck were any of us thinking, that selling a TV-obsessed, narcissistic individual to the American people was a good idea?'" President Donald Trump is back to hurling insults at the people who are supposed to be his allies as the campaign heads into ... (more...)
- October 18, 2020
He spoke to constituents on Wednesday around the same time that senators on the Judiciary Committee were concluding their questioning of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill. "It's going to be, 'What the heck were any of us thinking, that selling a TV-obsessed, narcissistic individual to the American people was a good idea?'" President Donald Trump is back to hurling insults at the people who are supposed to be his allies as the campaign heads into ... (more...)
Are Trump allies sharing Russian disinformation about Biden?
- October 18, 2020
Federal officials have already confirmed that the Russian government is attempting, once again, to interfere in the US presidential election. Ari Melber, host of The Beat on MSNBC , requested Cohen: "Do you assume Rudy Giuliani is getting used as a instrument and a hack of the Russians, whether or not or not it passes a authorized line and do you assume that is unsuitable?" The exact scope of what was being investigated was not clear. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
Federal officials have already confirmed that the Russian government is attempting, once again, to interfere in the US presidential election. Ari Melber, host of The Beat on MSNBC , requested Cohen: "Do you assume Rudy Giuliani is getting used as a instrument and a hack of the Russians, whether or not or not it passes a authorized line and do you assume that is unsuitable?" The exact scope of what was being investigated was not clear. (more...)
Ardern’s Labour Party wins New Zealand election
- October 18, 2020
On the campaign trail, Ardern was greeted like a rock star by people who crammed into malls and spilled onto streets to cheer her on and get selfies with her. She said the world was increasingly polarised but New Zealand's polls had shown that disagreements could be settled civilly, without exacerbating divisions. (more...)
- October 18, 2020
On the campaign trail, Ardern was greeted like a rock star by people who crammed into malls and spilled onto streets to cheer her on and get selfies with her. She said the world was increasingly polarised but New Zealand's polls had shown that disagreements could be settled civilly, without exacerbating divisions. (more...)
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