Month: January 2020

Iran says it will examine the plane it shot down domestically — but a national air safety director admitted that the agency hasn't been able to open black boxes previously

Reuters An accident investigation director for the Iranian government told state media on Jan. 19 that the downed plane’s black boxes will be examined domestically. That refutes a statement he made to state media the previous day — that Iran was unable to investigate the black box alone and that Iran would send the black…

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Trump impeachment: Defence lawyer insists abuse of power not enough to remove president

One of the high-profile lawyers hired by Donald Trump to defend him in the Senate trial starting this week says he will argue that abuse of power is not an impeachable offence. Alan Dershowitz, who has previously represented clients including Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and OJ Simpson, said only “criminal-like” conduct should see a president…

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Graham: Senate GOP doesn’t ‘have the votes’ to dismiss impeachment trial

Click:Hair growth treatment Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham acknowledged on Sunday the Republican majority “does not have the votes” in the Senate to quickly dismiss the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. “That’s dead for practical purposes,” the South Carolina Republican said on on “Fox News Sunday.” “There are a lot of senators, who I…

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Hundreds wounded in Lebanon anti-government protests as police are accused of 'brutal use of force'

Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators faced tear gas, torrential rain and police water cannon in Beirut on Sunday as they continued to call for political and economic reforms. For the second night running, hundreds of people were wounded in clashes as demonstrations spun into riots.  One chant heard from demonstrators in the city’s centre was “peaceful no…

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Iraqi protesters ramp up pressure as deadline expires

Baghdad (AFP) – Thousands of Iraqi anti-government protesters grappled with security forces in a bid to shut streets across the country on Monday, a deadline they had given authorities to implement long-awaited reforms. Rallies have rocked Iraq since October but fearing they would lose momentum amid spiralling regional tensions protesters last Monday told the government…

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China is fighting to stop the spread of a mysterious, deadly virus as millions prepare to travel for Chinese New Year

Click:Credit Cards NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images China is stepping up its efforts to stop the spread of a mysterious, deadly virus as millions of people prepare to travel to celebrate Chinese New Year. The 2019-nCoV respiratory virus has caused three deaths, but not much is known about it. The virus has already spread with…

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China reports 17 new cases of mystery virusChina reports 17 new cases of mystery virus

China reported 17 new cases of the mysterious SARS-like virus on Sunday, including three people in serious condition, heightening fears ahead of China’s Lunar New Year holiday when hundreds of millions of people move around the country. The new coronavirus strain has caused alarm because of its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which killed…

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