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Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets
Published On: February 19, 2020 01:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 19: Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official told The Associated Press.
Quarantine on cruise ship in Japan comes under question
Published On: February 18, 2020 06:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Feb 18: An extraordinary two-week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends Wednesday, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo.
HSBC cuts headcount by 35,000 in deep overhaul
Published On: February 18, 2020 06:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Feb 18: HSBC will shed some 35,000 jobs as part of a deep overhaul to focus on faster-growing markets in Asia and as it tries to cope with a slew of global uncertainties, from Brexit to the trade wars to the new coronavirus.
Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie
Published On: February 18, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MILAN, Feb 18: The cardinal’s response was not what Yolanda Martínez had expected or could abide.
Taylor Swift’s father safe after fight with burglar
Published On: February 18, 2020 02:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Taylor Swift’s father recently fought a burglar who broke into his $4 million Florida penthouse, a newspaper is reporting.
“Whitey” Bulger juror says she regrets murder conviction
Published On: February 18, 2020 01:07 PM NPT By: Associated Press
EASTHAM, MASS, Feb 18: The notorious crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger terrorized Boston from the 1970s into the 1990s with a campaign of murder, extortion, and drug trafficking, then spent 16 years on the lam after he was tipped to his pending arrest.
Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex-abuse lawsuits
Published On: February 18, 2020 12:38 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Feb 18: Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the hallowed, 110-year-old organization to carry on.
Kendall Jenner headlines London Fashion Week’s Burberry show
Published On: February 18, 2020 10:24 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Kendall Jenner and fellow super models unveiled Burberry’s new season designs at London Fashion Week on Monday, a collection that spanned everything from classic and ladylike to sexy, preppy and street-smart.
UK issues severe flood warnings; storm injures 9 in Germany
Published On: February 17, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Feb 17: Britain issued five severe flood alerts on Monday, warning of a danger to life after Storm Dennis dumped weeks worth of rain in some places. It gale-force winds also injured nine people in weather-related car accidents in Germany and caused flooding and power outages elsewhere in northern Europe.
New virus has infected more than 71,000 people globally
Published On: February 17, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, FeB 17: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso
Published On: February 17, 2020 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO, Feb 17: Gunmen killed 24 men , including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said. It was the latest attack against a religious leader in the increasingly unstable West African nation.
Gregg, former Man United player and Munich hero, dies at 87
Published On: February 17, 2020 03:59 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Feb 17: Harry Gregg, a former Manchester United goalkeeper called the “hero of Munich” for rescuing two teammates as well as a baby and her pregnant mother from the burning fuselage in the 1958 air disaster that killed 23 people, has died. He was 87.
Toxic gas leak kills 5, sickens dozens in Karachi port city
Published On: February 17, 2020 01:02 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, Feb 17: A toxic gas leak killed five people and sickened dozens of others in a coastal residential area in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, police said Monday.
Lynn Cohen, who played Magda in ‘Sex and the City,’ dies
Published On: February 17, 2020 11:32 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Lynn Cohen, an actress best known for playing the plainspoken housekeeper and nanny Magda in ‘Sex and the City,’ has died. She was 86.
New virus has infected more than 69,000 people globally
Published On: February 16, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Feb 16: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Xi’s early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions
Published On: February 16, 2020 05:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Feb 16: A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from early on in the crisis.
Writer AE Hotchner, friend to Hemingway, Newman, dead at 102
Published On: February 16, 2020 11:04 AM NPT By: Associated Press
A.E. Hotchner, a well-traveled author, died Saturday at age 102.
France’s Macron urges better long-term relations with Russia
Published On: February 15, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MUNICH, Feb 15: Europe needs to strive for better relations with Russia in the long term, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, adding that while he isn’t proposing lifting sanctions they have changed nothing about Russia’s behavoir.
Enormous waves race across Atlantic, UK braces for storm
Published On: February 15, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Feb 15: Enormous waves churned across the North Atlantic on Saturday as Britain braces for a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding that’s already seen the army deployed to help out residents in northern England and the Royal Navy assist in a search and rescue operation.
Haiti officials say 15 children died in residence fire
Published On: February 15, 2020 06:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 15: A fire swept through a Haitian children’s home run by a Pennsylvania-based religious nonprofit group, killing 15 children, officials said Friday.
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