Putin and Trump have met several times on the sidelines of multilateral gatherings, but had only one bilateral summit, in the Finnish capital in July. Earlier this month, the Russian leader said "playing the Russian card" was a convenient instrument in USA politics ahead of the midterm election in November. [Full Article...]
Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn-in the new Sri Lankan PM with the support of 23 MPs from the President-led UPFA and 69 MPs from the joint opposition led by Rajapaksa. The pair were reported to have clashed in cabinet last week over government plans to lease a container terminal to neighbouring India. Sirisena and Wickremesinghe joined forces to defeat Rajapaksa in elections in 2014, accusing him of ... [Full Article...]
Some reports claim that the school's security guards and staff managed to restrain the suspect while angry onlookers attempted to hit and kick her. It said all 14 injured pupil had been taken to the hospital and were receiving treatment. Violent crime is rare in China compared with many other countries, especially in major cities where security is tight, but there has been a series of knife an... [Full Article...]
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted theft of the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral. Police say the Magna Carta was not damaged and no one was hurt during the incident. At the time of its creation it was seen as the solution to Medieval England's political crisis as it firmly established the principle that everyone - even the monarch - is subject to the law. [Full Article...]
Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a show of military support for the self-ruled island of Taiwan by the Trump administration that is sure to worsen already tense relations between Washington and Beijing . In former years the USA generally sailed in the strait only once annually. Foreign Minister Wei said there's no such thing as a threat from China. "Regardless of ... [Full Article...]
Before Thursday's climb, he told reporters: "I fully feel alive when my life is at stake". The Frenchman, who climbed with a small camera on his forehead, soon attracted hordes of mobile phone-wielding onlookers after starting at lunchtime from busy Bishopsgate on the southwestern side of the building. [Full Article...]
Had the scandal taken place after new European Union data protection rules went into effect this year, the amount would have been far higher - including maximum fines of £17 million or 4 per cent of global revenue , whichever is higher . The social media giant's annual revenue in 2017 was almost $40 billion, which would have meant a possible fine of $1.6 billion under the GDPR rules. [Full Article...]
But Morrison has said that he is open to taking up the offer if a bill passes that would ban people removed from offshore detention centres from travelling to Australia. Labor frontbencher Tony Burke said there are "deep, deep problems" with the bill dealing with the NZ transfer; it has been stuck in parliament for nearly two years. [Full Article...]
Putin and Trump have met several times on the sidelines of multilateral gatherings, but had only one bilateral summit, in the Finnish capital in July. Earlier this month, the Russian leader said "playing the Russian card" was a convenient instrument in USA politics ahead of the midterm election in November. [Full Article...]
Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn-in the new Sri Lankan PM with the support of 23 MPs from the President-led UPFA and 69 MPs from the joint opposition led by Rajapaksa. The pair were reported to have clashed in cabinet last week over government plans to lease a container terminal to neighbouring India. Sirisena and Wickremesinghe joined forces to defeat Rajapaksa in elections in 2014, accusing him of ... [Full Article...]
Some reports claim that the school's security guards and staff managed to restrain the suspect while angry onlookers attempted to hit and kick her. It said all 14 injured pupil had been taken to the hospital and were receiving treatment. Violent crime is rare in China compared with many other countries, especially in major cities where security is tight, but there has been a series of knife an... [Full Article...]
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted theft of the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral. Police say the Magna Carta was not damaged and no one was hurt during the incident. At the time of its creation it was seen as the solution to Medieval England's political crisis as it firmly established the principle that everyone - even the monarch - is subject to the law. [Full Article...]
Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a show of military support for the self-ruled island of Taiwan by the Trump administration that is sure to worsen already tense relations between Washington and Beijing . In former years the USA generally sailed in the strait only once annually. Foreign Minister Wei said there's no such thing as a threat from China. "Regardless of ... [Full Article...]
Before Thursday's climb, he told reporters: "I fully feel alive when my life is at stake". The Frenchman, who climbed with a small camera on his forehead, soon attracted hordes of mobile phone-wielding onlookers after starting at lunchtime from busy Bishopsgate on the southwestern side of the building. [Full Article...]
Had the scandal taken place after new European Union data protection rules went into effect this year, the amount would have been far higher - including maximum fines of £17 million or 4 per cent of global revenue , whichever is higher . The social media giant's annual revenue in 2017 was almost $40 billion, which would have meant a possible fine of $1.6 billion under the GDPR rules. [Full Article...]
But Morrison has said that he is open to taking up the offer if a bill passes that would ban people removed from offshore detention centres from travelling to Australia. Labor frontbencher Tony Burke said there are "deep, deep problems" with the bill dealing with the NZ transfer; it has been stuck in parliament for nearly two years. [Full Article...]