Nov 12 2019 — Associated Press — Police and protesters battled outside university campuses and several thousand demonstrators blocked roads as they took over a central business district at lunchtime on Tuesday in another day of protest in Hong Kong.
Nov 11 2019 — Associated Press — Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country’s new president. Perry’s efforts to influence Ukraine’s energy policy came earlier this year, just as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s new […]
Nov 10 2019 — Associated Press — Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country’s south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country’s proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy abroad over U.S. sanctions.
Nov 5 2019 — Associated Press — Germany says the U.S. government’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement is “regrettable” but no surprise. Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said Tuesday that the U.S. had announced its plan to withdraw from the pact two years ago and “luckily it has remained alone in doing so.”
Nov 4 2019 — Associated Press — The United States has told the United Nations it has begun the process of pulling out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that he submitted a formal notice to the United Nations. That starts a withdrawal process that does not become official for a year. His statement […]
Nov 4 2019 — Associated Press — British lawmakers are electing a new House of Commons speaker on Monday to replace the influential but controversial John Bercow. Bercow retired last week after a decade as speaker that saw him become a central player in Britain’s Brexit drama. Like Bercow, the new speaker will run the daily business of the Commons, keeping lawmakers […]
Nov 3 2019 — Associated Press — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to cut funding to California for aid during wildfires that have burned across the state during dry winds this fall. Trump tweeted Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has done a “terrible job of forest management.” He tweeted that when fires rage, the governor comes to the federal government […]
Nov 2 2019 — Associated Press — The German city of Dresden has declared a “Nazi emergency” after years of “right-wing extremist, racist” activity in the city, a local councilor says. Dresden city councilors this week passed a resolution warning that the far-right was growing in strength in the eastern German city. “The word ‘Nazinotstand’ is an exaggerated formulation for the fact […]
Nov 1 2019 — Associated Press — Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which failed to recapture the enthusiasm, interest and fundraising prowess of his 2018 Senate race. In an online post, O’Rourke said, “My service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee.” He was scheduled […]
Nov 1 2019 — Associated Press — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will be making Palm Beach, Florida, his permanent residence after he leaves the White House, rather than returning to Trump Tower in New York. Trump tweeted late Thursday that he cherished New York. But he added that “despite the fact that I pay millions of dollars in city, state […]
Oct 31 2019 — Associated Press — Almost out of contention in May, champs in October. Howie Kendrick, Anthony Rendon and the Washington Nationals completed their amazing comeback journey — fittingly with one final, late rally on the road. In Game 7 of the World Series, no less.
Oct 30 2019 — Associated Press — Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives […]
Oct 30 2019 — Associated Press — Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline said U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is understating the potential for the line to break and spill into water bodies such as Montana’s Missouri River, as the U.S. State Department held the sole public meeting Tuesday on a new environmental review of the long-stalled proposal. Backers say the […]
Oct 29 2019 — Associated Press — After months of stalemate in Parliament, Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country’s political deadlock over Brexit. Opposition lawmakers backed in principle the government’s request to send voters to the polls in December –though Prime Minister Boris Johnson still faced a tussle over the exact date.
Oct 29 2019 — Associated Press — Lebanon’s embattled prime minister says he is handing in his resignation to the president after he hit a “dead end” amid nationwide anti-government protests. Saad Hariri spoke Tuesday after nearly two weeks of nationwide mass demonstrations. Protesters are calling for the resignation of the government and the overthrow of the political class that’s dominated the […]