Month: October 2019

By Stephanie Nebehay and Babak Dehghanpisheh Click Here: liverpool mens jersey GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran and Russia on Tuesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to maintain a military presence near oil fields in northeastern Syria, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying any exploitation of resources would be illegal. Trump’s suggestion on Sunday that…

GENEVA (AP) — Iran and Russia on Tuesday criticized and scoffed at Trump administration plans to protect oil deposits in Syria, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accusing Washington of “illegal” actions. Lavrov joined Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Geneva to lend support to U.N.-backed talks among…

Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, the indicted Ukrainians helping Rudy Giuliani dig up dirt on Joe Biden, had an unnamed accomplice: the Supreme Court’s controversial 2010 Citizens United decision that opened the floodgates to unlimited spending on elections. Fruman and Parnas were arrested at Dulles International Airport this month with one-way tickets to Frankfurt. Hours before their arrest,…

Millions of Californians prepared for days of darkness as the United States’ largest utility once again said it was switching off power to prevent powerful winds from damaging its equipment and sparking more fires. Meanwhile, firefighters were battling wildfires across the state on Tuesday, as winds were expected to pick up again. The Kincade fire…

A former Boston College student was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter over her boyfriend’s suicide, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced at a Monday press conference. Inyoung You, a 21-year-old South Korean student, was indicted by a grand jury on Oct. 18 in the death of her boyfriend Alexander Urtula, 22, who killed…

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Reuters) – A Malaysian minister on Wednesday said a boycott of the country’s palm oil by Indian traders will likely not be prolonged as there were not enough supplies from top producer Indonesia to cover the shortfall. Indian traders have been told to stop buying palm oil from Malaysia, the second…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest’s denial of communion to Joe Biden in South Carolina on Sunday illustrates the fine line presidential candidates must walk as they talk about their faiths: balancing religious values with a campaign that asks them to choose a side in polarizing moral debates. The awkward moment for Biden…

Former Vice President Joe Biden was denied Holy Communion at a Catholic church in South Carolina on Sunday morning because of his views on abortion, a priest said in a statement.  The Rev. Robert Morey said Monday that the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate attended Mass at Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence and was refused the…

* Forecasters predict gusts of up to 80 mph * Celebrities forced to flee homes * Power supplies to 600,000 more customers to be cut LOS ANGELES, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Wind-driven wildfires burned largely uncontrolled in tinder-dry California early on Tuesday, as firefighters battled blazes threatening thousands of homes in a race against time…

California governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom, has accepted large donations from Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a utility company he now excoriates for “greed” and “mismanagement.” PG&E has faced widespread criticism for implementing blackouts for millions of customers to avoid sparking wildfires in the midst of California’s dry and windy fall weather. “I have a message…