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Chinese court jails former Interpol chief for 13-1/2 years over graft
Published On: January 21, 2020 02:27 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Jan 21: A court in China on Tuesday jailed former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for 13-1/2 years and fined him 2 million yuan ($290,000) for receiving bribes and abuse of official positions.
Murder trial begins in fatal Portland light-rail stabbings
Published On: January 21, 2020 02:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan 21: A man charged with fatally stabbing two men who authorities say confronted him during a racist rant on a Portland, Oregon, the light-rail train goes to trial Tuesday, two years after the killings in a liberal city.
China virus outbreak spooks global markets as fourth death reported
Published On: January 21, 2020 01:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI, Jan 21: China reported the fourth death from a new coronavirus on Tuesday as the number of cases continued to rise, sending jitters through Asian markets as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Impeachment trial to begin with rules fight, long days
Published On: January 21, 2020 01:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 21: President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding to render judgment on his Ukraine actions as Americans form their own verdict at the start of an election year.
Trump lawyers call for immediate acquittal in legal, political defense
Published On: January 21, 2020 11:22 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 21: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the Democratic-led House of Representatives’ impeachment charges and called for their immediate dismissal by the Republican-led Senate in a memo offering a legal and political case against his removal.
Myanmar probe: Security forces likely committed war crimes
Published On: January 20, 2020 09:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Jan 20: An independent commission established by Myanmar’s government has concluded there are reasons to believe that security forces committed war crimes in counterinsurgency operations that led more than 700,000 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
Prince Harry: ‘Powerful media’ is why he’s stepping away
Published On: January 20, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Jan 20: Prince Harry took aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties.
EU sets up $998 million budget for humanitarian aid
Published On: January 20, 2020 07:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Jan 20: The European Union has set up a 900 million euro ($998 million) budget to help countries hit by humanitarian crises, with Africa getting the largest share of the money.
China’s Xi says coronavirus outbreak must be taken seriously
Published On: January 20, 2020 06:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 20: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that it’s “extremely crucial” to take every possible measure to combat a new coronavirus that has infected more than 200 people in the country.
Spain's 2019 tourist arrivals hit seventh straight annual record
Published On: January 20, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
MADRID, Jan 20: Spain hit a record of tourist arrivals for the seventh year in a row, Industry and Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Monday, adding that she was optimistic about 2020, but without providing any specific forecast.
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