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Fuel price shock: Zim's petrol price to more than double
Zimbabweans reacted with outrage Sunday to a sharp rise in fuel prices announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a move to improve supplies as the country struggles with its worst gasoline shortages in a decade. Although this will most certainly have an adverse effect on the way businesses respond to this, Mngangagwa, according to My Zimbabwe News , assured his people that the increase would... [Full Article...]
Unholy row over coins at Roman landmark
However, Mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi now wants the money spent on the city's crumbling infrastructure instead. City councillors have approved the change, which is due to take effect from April. The Trevi Fountain is the endpoint of an ancient Roman aqueduct that has brought water to Rome for around 400 years. In October, thousands of protesters gathered outside city hall to denounce Ms Ragg... [Full Article...]
Military cargo plane with 9 onboard overshoots runway, crashes in Iran
It was flying from Kyrgyzstan to Karaj Payam airport in Iran, but reportedly ended up landing at Fath Airport near Tehran. Fath airport is in Alborz province, just east of Tehran. Yet a spokeswoman for Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport said the plane belonged to Iran's Payam Air, Reuters reported. The Iranian air force does operate Boeing 707s and it also has a civilian airline, SAHA. [Full Article...]
Jayme Closs’ aunt shares how teen spent her first day home
Patterson went to the Closs home outside Barron, Wisconsin, with the intention of taking Jayme , Fitzgerald said. "She hadn't taken a bath for weeks if at all", added Peter. Nutter, who has a background as a social worker and who is a part-time academic advisor for the UW-Madison school of social work, was seemingly the flawless person to run into a distressed girl in need of immediate help. [Full Article...]
Yemen, Iran, Khashoggi murder top Pompeo’s talks in Saudi Arabia
Khashoggi , a Washington Post contributor, was murdered on October 2 in what Saudi Arabia called a "rogue" operation, tipping the kingdom into one of its worst diplomatic crises and subsequently straining ties between Riyadh and Washington. [Full Article...]
Indonesia Finds Cockpit Voice Recorder of Crashed Lion Air Boeing
Authorities called off the grim task of identifying victims of the crash in November, with only 125 people officially identified after tests on human remains that filled some 200 body bags. Black box data help explain almost 90 percent of all crashes, according to aviation experts. The discovery of the device Monday, more than two months after the crash, is a significant breakthrough for investi... [Full Article...]
Trump Accused of Keeping Details of Putin Talks Secret
During his interview with Pirro, Trump also responded to questions about a Washington Post report regarding his private conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin . "I don't get it". "Will they join us now?" " James Comey was sacked because he's a disgraced partisan hack, and his Deputy Andrew McCabe, who was in charge at the time , is a known liar fired by the Federal Bureau of ... [Full Article...]
Netanyahu confirms Israeli strike on Iran target in Syria
The bulk of recent attacks show how we are more committed than ever to act against Iran in Syria, as we promised". Eisenkot, who will step down on Tuesday, will be replaced by Maj. "We have achieved the goal that we set out to achieve a month and a half ago", he said. It is believed the tunnels were allowing militants to sneak across the border and carry out attacks. [Full Article...]