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Published time: 3 Jan, 2018 22:37 Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Winter Storm Warning for “severe winter weather conditions” in parts of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina through Thursday. McAuliffe urged residents to prepare for “travel disruptions, power outages and […]
The Trump administration on Friday filed a petition to the Supreme Court asking the justices to vacate the ruling that allowed Jane Doe, an undocumented minor, to obtain an abortion. The government argued that Doe’s lawyers misled them over the timing of her procedure, and suggested that the Supreme Court discipline Doe’s lawyers over their conduct […]
After declaring Catalonia’s independence last week, sacked leader Carles Puigdemont has turned up in Belgium. Spain sacked the Catalan government on Friday and has since announced charges of rebellion against Puigdemont and 13 of his colleagues. Puigdemont previously declared “I am not afraid” of being arrested for organizing Catalonia’s banned independence referendum. Now that he is in […]
Published time: 29 Oct, 2017 18:14 Storm Herwart has caused major traffic disruptions, floods and chaos across Central Europe. Powerful gusts of more 100 km/h uprooted trees and damaged public infrastructure, killing several people in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. Two people died in Poland and two in the Czech Republic, all four hit […]
Thirty-five police officers were injured after Ukrainian far-right activists attempted to break into the court in Chernomorsk, where a case against 19 anti-Maidan activists over their involvement in the deadly Odessa incidents on May 2, 2014 collapsed on Monday. Several dozen nationalists camped in advance outside the Soviet-era building 10km south of central Odessa, which […]
Published time: 27 Aug, 2017 15:48 Edited time: 27 Aug, 2017 16:03 A flash flood emergency has been declared in the Houston area of Texas by the National Weather Service after water reached the second floors of houses south of the city. The heavy rains were brought about by hurricane Harvey, now downgraded to a […]
1. Cape Angela in Tunisia is the northernmost point of the continent of Africa. 2. Since the “Jasmine Revolution” of 2011, Tunisia has been the most democratic state in the Arab world. 3. The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, a group of four institutions dedicated to bringing democracy, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015. 4. […]
AP Photo/Felipe Dana MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque in Mosul from where Islamic State proclaimed its self-styled caliphate three years ago, the Iraqi military said. Iraqi authorities expect the long battle for Mosul to end in the coming days as […]
Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a British court after he failed to pay a longstanding debt. APNews Corp Australia Network Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Email a friend BORIS Becker has been declared bankrupt by a British court after the former tennis player failed to […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The fallout from FBI director James Comey’s dismissal appears to be just getting started. Multiple news outlets on Wednesday night began detailing the months, weeks, and days leading up to President Donald Trump’s bombshell decision to kick Comey out of the bureau. The action has already produced shockwaves worldwide but, as told […]
