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Thousands of Hong Kong protesters stage illegal march; metro stations close
Published On: October 20, 2019 01:08 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Oct 20: Thousands of Hong Kong protesters, many wearing masks in defiance of emergency laws, staged an illegal march through the Kowloon district on Sunday which will test the strength of the pro-democracy campaign after four months of unrest.
Brexit day of reckoning: parliament to vote on Johnson's deal
Published On: October 19, 2019 02:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 19: Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts his last-minute Brexit deal to a vote in an extraordinary sitting of the British parliament on Saturday, a day of reckoning that could decide the course of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union.
Exclusive: Huawei in early talks with U.S. firms to license 5G platform - Huawei executive
Published On: October 19, 2019 01:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 19: Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some U.S. telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters on Friday.
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
Published On: October 18, 2019 02:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY, Oct 18: Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fighting Friday morning in a northeast Syrian town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect hours earlier.
Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament hurdle
Published On: October 17, 2019 07:13 PM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS, Oct 17: Britain clinched an eleventh-hour Brexit deal with the EU on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson still faces a knife-edge vote in parliament to get it approved.
Climate-change protesters disrupt London rail services
Published On: October 17, 2019 01:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 17: Climate change activists disrupted rail services in the east of London early on Thursday, sparking a physical confrontation between angry commuters and a protester who had climbed onto the roof of a London Underground train, video on social media showed.
Plastic bottles vs aluminium cans - who'll win the global water fight?
Published On: October 17, 2019 12:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 17: Global bottled water giants are ramping up trials of easily recyclable aluminium cans to replace plastic that pollutes the world’s seas. Sound like a slam-dunk for the environment? Not entirely.
In likely tight Canadian vote, deciding who governs could take weeks
Published On: October 16, 2019 09:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
OTTAWA, Oct 16: Opinion polls suggest no party will gain a majority of seats in the Canadian election on Oct. 21. That leaves the two frontrunners - Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative opposition leader Andrew Scheer - trying to govern with a minority. Six parties are contesting the election.
Trump national security adviser jets to Turkey in bid to halt assault
Published On: October 16, 2019 07:50 PM NPT By: Reuters
ANKARA, Oct 16: U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser flew to Turkey on Wednesday as part of an emergency delegation to try to persuade Ankara to halt an assault on northern Syria that has forced Washington into an abrupt retreat.
Three militants killed in gun fight with Indian troops in Kashmir
Published On: October 16, 2019 01:16 PM NPT By: Reuters
SRINAGAR, India, Oct 16:Three militants were killed in a gun battle with Indian security forces in disputed Kashmir on Wednesday, the first such incident since mobile telephone links were restored in a bid to restore normalcy after a lengthy shutdown.
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