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'Link between Haftar's forces and Wagner group undermines Libya sovereignty'
- July 10, 2020
Since Libya's former leader Muammar Qaddafi was killed in 2011, Libya has been divided between the powers of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and the east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) of Haftar . Interfax news agency reported earlier that Russian Federation and Turkey are working on an immediate ceasefire agreement for the conflict in Libya . (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Since Libya's former leader Muammar Qaddafi was killed in 2011, Libya has been divided between the powers of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and the east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) of Haftar . Interfax news agency reported earlier that Russian Federation and Turkey are working on an immediate ceasefire agreement for the conflict in Libya . (more...)
South Korea, US stress importance of reviving talks with NK
- July 10, 2020
Earlier this week, Trump said he was open to meeting again with Kim Jong Un. Kim said as a personal opinion that another summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. In recent months North Korea's state media have said the country's leaders have no intention of engaging in talks with the US. Biegun has led working-level talks with North Korea but the negotiations have been stalled since the two sides last met in Sweden in October. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Earlier this week, Trump said he was open to meeting again with Kim Jong Un. Kim said as a personal opinion that another summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. In recent months North Korea's state media have said the country's leaders have no intention of engaging in talks with the US. Biegun has led working-level talks with North Korea but the negotiations have been stalled since the two sides last met in Sweden in October. (more...)
Police Find Makeshift Torture Chamber Inside Shipping Container
- July 10, 2020
Detectives in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have arrested hundreds of suspects based on the encrypted messages. The six men arrested in connection with the site are all Dutch , according to CNN , and they appeared in an Amsterdam court on Monday, where they were ordered to be held on a pre-charge 90-day detention. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Detectives in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have arrested hundreds of suspects based on the encrypted messages. The six men arrested in connection with the site are all Dutch , according to CNN , and they appeared in an Amsterdam court on Monday, where they were ordered to be held on a pre-charge 90-day detention. (more...)
Australian Winter Olympian Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin Has Died While Spearfishing In Queensland
- July 10, 2020
Alex "Chumpy" Pullin drowned Wednesday while spearfishing on an artificial reef off Queensland's Gold Coast , the BBC reports. Pullin was a dual snowboard cross world champion who was the Australian flag-bearer at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Alex "Chumpy" Pullin drowned Wednesday while spearfishing on an artificial reef off Queensland's Gold Coast , the BBC reports. Pullin was a dual snowboard cross world champion who was the Australian flag-bearer at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. (more...)
NYC paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower
- July 10, 2020
The message faces Trump Tower so that any occupants of the building could look out a front window and read it. The street painting is one of several put up across the country, including in Dallas, Seattle and Washington, D.C. "When we say "Black Lives Matter", there is no more American statement , there is no more patriotic statement because there is no America without Black America", De Blasio, a Democrat, said. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
The message faces Trump Tower so that any occupants of the building could look out a front window and read it. The street painting is one of several put up across the country, including in Dallas, Seattle and Washington, D.C. "When we say "Black Lives Matter", there is no more American statement , there is no more patriotic statement because there is no America without Black America", De Blasio, a Democrat, said. (more...)
How will Richmond Schools reopen in September?
- July 10, 2020
Remote Learning Model: Students would access all instructional learning through an online model. No date deadline was listed, at this writing. The second option under Plan A , would include two days of in-person instruction and three days of virtual instruction each week. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Remote Learning Model: Students would access all instructional learning through an online model. No date deadline was listed, at this writing. The second option under Plan A , would include two days of in-person instruction and three days of virtual instruction each week. (more...)
Charge filed against white woman who called 911 against African American birdwatcher
- July 10, 2020
Amy Cooper , 41, whose actions on May 25 were recorded on a video that went viral and touched off discussions about " white privilege ", is being charged with filing a false report , a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Amy Cooper , 41, whose actions on May 25 were recorded on a video that went viral and touched off discussions about " white privilege ", is being charged with filing a false report , a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. (more...)
Driver Fights Off Deadly Brown Snake on Queensland Highway
- July 10, 2020
When police officers spotted his vehicle doing 123 kilometers per hour and pulled him over, the man explained the situation to them, asking them to "feel" his heart. Brown snakes cause more deaths than other species in the country. Police called paramedics and waited with Jimmy until they arrived. "A brown snake or a tiger snake, it's in the back of the ute", he says. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
When police officers spotted his vehicle doing 123 kilometers per hour and pulled him over, the man explained the situation to them, asking them to "feel" his heart. Brown snakes cause more deaths than other species in the country. Police called paramedics and waited with Jimmy until they arrived. "A brown snake or a tiger snake, it's in the back of the ute", he says. (more...)
New tropical (or subtropical) depression could form today near Carolinas
- July 10, 2020
Right now, the system exists as a broad area of low pressure located near the coast of northeastern SC. Its maximum sustained winds were measured at 45 miles per hour, making it a low-level tropical storm, and the system was moving north at a sluggish pace of 7 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in a public advisory. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Right now, the system exists as a broad area of low pressure located near the coast of northeastern SC. Its maximum sustained winds were measured at 45 miles per hour, making it a low-level tropical storm, and the system was moving north at a sluggish pace of 7 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in a public advisory. (more...)
Fauci says vaccines likely to offer only ‘finite’ protection
- July 09, 2020
With the summer months shaping up to be full of harrowing Covid-19 milestones, the fall could look a lot like March and April if the USA doesn't "get our arms" around this pandemic , a top infectious disease expert warns. Other health experts worry that President Donald Trump has pushed his economic priorities to the detriment of American lives. "Now we have tested nearly 40 million people". (more...)
- July 09, 2020
With the summer months shaping up to be full of harrowing Covid-19 milestones, the fall could look a lot like March and April if the USA doesn't "get our arms" around this pandemic , a top infectious disease expert warns. Other health experts worry that President Donald Trump has pushed his economic priorities to the detriment of American lives. "Now we have tested nearly 40 million people". (more...)
Transcripts show George Floyd told police "I can't breathe" over 20 times
- July 09, 2020
It says that it is "not fair or reasonable" for Lane to stand trial on the charges and "based on the lack of evidence to establish probable cause this case must be dismissed". "Lane had no basis to believe Chauvin was wrong in making that decision", Gray wrote. The transcripts show that Floyd was deathly afraid of the officers as they approached him. (more...)
- July 09, 2020
It says that it is "not fair or reasonable" for Lane to stand trial on the charges and "based on the lack of evidence to establish probable cause this case must be dismissed". "Lane had no basis to believe Chauvin was wrong in making that decision", Gray wrote. The transcripts show that Floyd was deathly afraid of the officers as they approached him. (more...)
Federal Bureau of Investigation director: China is 'greatest threat' to US
- July 09, 2020
He said China also seeks to affect American policy through "a highly sophisticated campaign involving bribery, blackmail and covert deals" in an effort to influence government officials, journalists and academics. China has told the world not to trust the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the agency's director billed Beijing as "the greatest long-term threat" to the United States. (more...)
- July 09, 2020
He said China also seeks to affect American policy through "a highly sophisticated campaign involving bribery, blackmail and covert deals" in an effort to influence government officials, journalists and academics. China has told the world not to trust the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the agency's director billed Beijing as "the greatest long-term threat" to the United States. (more...)
Australia suspends extradition, offers skilled HK citizens visas
- July 09, 2020
Announcing measures to assist the Hong Kong (HK) residents on Thursday, Australia's Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison said that they will suspend the extradition treaty with HK. Hong Kong residents who fit the Australia skills shortage criteria will also be able to access a five-year temporary skilled visa. Since April - when Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne called for independent investigators be allowed into the mainland city of Wuhan to probe Covid-19's origins - China has ... (more...)
- July 09, 2020
Announcing measures to assist the Hong Kong (HK) residents on Thursday, Australia's Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison said that they will suspend the extradition treaty with HK. Hong Kong residents who fit the Australia skills shortage criteria will also be able to access a five-year temporary skilled visa. Since April - when Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne called for independent investigators be allowed into the mainland city of Wuhan to probe Covid-19's origins - China has ... (more...)
Australians May Face ‘Arbitrary Detention’ in China, Government Advises Against Travel
- July 09, 2020
Australians have been warned not to travel to China as they risk "arbitrary detention" by the Communist regime. If despite DFAT advice, Australians travel to China, they are subject to 14 days' mandatory quarantine. Last week, Morrison also confirmed the government was "actively considering" offering safe haven to Hong Kongers after controversial national security laws were imposed on the former British colony. (more...)
- July 09, 2020
Australians have been warned not to travel to China as they risk "arbitrary detention" by the Communist regime. If despite DFAT advice, Australians travel to China, they are subject to 14 days' mandatory quarantine. Last week, Morrison also confirmed the government was "actively considering" offering safe haven to Hong Kongers after controversial national security laws were imposed on the former British colony. (more...)
Fauci: "False narrative" to take comfort in lower coronavirus death rate
- July 09, 2020
United States infectious disease chief Anthony Fauci says the reopening of businesses is leading to a surge in the number of novel coronavirus cases. "But at the local level, if governors and others essentially mandate the use of masks when you have an outbreak, I think that would be very important", Fauci said . (more...)
- July 09, 2020
United States infectious disease chief Anthony Fauci says the reopening of businesses is leading to a surge in the number of novel coronavirus cases. "But at the local level, if governors and others essentially mandate the use of masks when you have an outbreak, I think that would be very important", Fauci said . (more...)
CDC to Revise School Reopening Guidelines After Trump Says They’re Impractical: Pence
- July 09, 2020
The latest version of the CDC guidelines recommend a host of practices for schools to reopen, such as that staff and older students wear face coverings when feasible, implement staggered arrival and drop-off schedules to reduce physical contact, install physical barriers to promote physical distancing, among many others. (more...)
- July 09, 2020
The latest version of the CDC guidelines recommend a host of practices for schools to reopen, such as that staff and older students wear face coverings when feasible, implement staggered arrival and drop-off schedules to reduce physical contact, install physical barriers to promote physical distancing, among many others. (more...)
Officer who testified at Trump impeachment hearing retires from US Army
- July 09, 2020
Pressman said Vindman "did what the law compelled him to do; and for that he was bullied by the President and his proxies" and that his patriotism had cost him his career. "Today our country loses a devoted soldier, but it is incumbent upon all of us to ensure it does not lose the values he represents". And he told impeachment investigators that he twice raised concerns over the administration's push to have Ukraine investigate the Bidens. (more...)
- July 09, 2020
Pressman said Vindman "did what the law compelled him to do; and for that he was bullied by the President and his proxies" and that his patriotism had cost him his career. "Today our country loses a devoted soldier, but it is incumbent upon all of us to ensure it does not lose the values he represents". And he told impeachment investigators that he twice raised concerns over the administration's push to have Ukraine investigate the Bidens. (more...)
Facebook removes Roger Stone from Instagram after linking him to fake accounts
- July 09, 2020
The network of more than 100 Facebook pages, accounts and Instagram accounts spent more than $300,000 on Facebook and Instagram ads to promote their posts. The network in Brazil relied fictitious personae posing as reporters masquerading as news outlets, Facebook determined. Facebook released its latest report detailing disinformation campaigns operating on its massive social network Wednesday and this one came with a few surprises. (more...)
- July 09, 2020
The network of more than 100 Facebook pages, accounts and Instagram accounts spent more than $300,000 on Facebook and Instagram ads to promote their posts. The network in Brazil relied fictitious personae posing as reporters masquerading as news outlets, Facebook determined. Facebook released its latest report detailing disinformation campaigns operating on its massive social network Wednesday and this one came with a few surprises. (more...)
Supreme Court deals major blow to Keystone XL Pipeline
- July 09, 2020
A federal judge in May sided with environmental groups, requiring that new oil and gas pipelines must undergo a lengthy permitting and regulation process in order to build across bodies of water. In January 2017, President Donald Trump signed executive actions that advanced the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines. An attorney for one of the environmental groups involved in the case called Monday's order a major victory in the fight against Keystone. (more...)
- July 09, 2020
A federal judge in May sided with environmental groups, requiring that new oil and gas pipelines must undergo a lengthy permitting and regulation process in order to build across bodies of water. In January 2017, President Donald Trump signed executive actions that advanced the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines. An attorney for one of the environmental groups involved in the case called Monday's order a major victory in the fight against Keystone. (more...)
Serbia: Thousands continue to protest COVID-19 measures
- July 09, 2020
Some protesters overturned garbage containers and set them on fire while trying to stop the police officers pushing them away. He added that seven demonstrators were also injured. He had said gatherings would be limited to five people and the people should "be prepared for a curfew starting on Friday [July 10], probably from 6 p.m., until Monday [July 13], 5 a.m". (more...)
- July 09, 2020
Some protesters overturned garbage containers and set them on fire while trying to stop the police officers pushing them away. He added that seven demonstrators were also injured. He had said gatherings would be limited to five people and the people should "be prepared for a curfew starting on Friday [July 10], probably from 6 p.m., until Monday [July 13], 5 a.m". (more...)
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