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Donald Trump ‘Not in a Hurry’ on China Trade Deal
May could see a lifeline thrown to her by rebel Tory MPs however, with rumours Jacob Rees Mogg's faction is ready to finally back her twice-defeated and bitterly unpopular deal on the condition she quits as PM. They have been very very tough about trade over the years. Trump has been a vocal supporter of Britain's 2016 decision to leave the European Union , claiming that the outcome of that vo... [Full Article...]
Netflix confirms Madeleine McCann documentary date
Lawyers are "closely watching" what Amaral will say in the show about Madeleine's disappearance. They noticed that their daughter went missing at 10pm, and alerted the police which prompted a search of the resort, although the response from the Portuguese police has since been criticised for their failure to act fast enough and close the country's borders. [Full Article...]
Five lingering questions about the SNC-Lavalin scandal
The Anti-Bribery Convention, which Canada signed onto in 1999, establishes global standards to criminalize the bribery of foreign officials and the OECD says it is closely monitoring the outcome of the investigations into the SNC-Lavalin affair. [Full Article...]
Pound to euro dollar exchange rates SURGE after No Deal Brexit rejected
Immediately after the defeat, the Prime Minister confirmed that MPs will today be vote on whether the Government should ask the European Union for Brexit to be delayed beyond the March 29 scheduled departure date. "It's Theresa May versus the world". How long would the extension to Article 50 be? Glyn Davies, Tory MP for Montgomeryshire, said: "The government is going to have to accept t... [Full Article...]
Nothing has changed - Geoffrey Cox delivers his legal advice
Labour's Yvette Cooper , one of the key players behind parliamentary moves to stop no deal, has said she and a cross-party group of MPs would consider steps to force those indicative votes as an amendment to any motion for an extension to article 50. [Full Article...]
Two pilots die in Chinese fighter jet crash
Located in the South China Sea, Hainan has multiple military installations geared toward enforcing China's claims over virtually the entire waterway. Like the U.S. Two pilots were killed in the crash. That same year, a Chinese navy fighter jet crashed into a factory in Taizhou, a city in eastern China. State media reported the crash of an aircraft carrier-based J-15 fighter in April 2018... [Full Article...]
Soldiers to learn whether they face Bloody Sunday prosecutions
In a landmark decision, prosecutors in Northern Ireland said on Thursday that one elderly former soldier will face charges for murder and attempted murder over the events of January 30 1972. "In these circumstances the evidential test for prosecution is not met". Solicitor Ciaran Shiels, a solicitor for a number of them, said they were "disappointed that not all of those responsible are to face ... [Full Article...]
2 ex-cops arrested in killing of black Brazilian politician
Ronnie Lessa, a retired military police officer, and Élcio Vieira Queiroz, a former police officer, have been arrested , the Guardian reports. Law enforcement became increasingly suspicious of Mr. Simone Sibilio, the lead Rio state prosecutor on the case, said that Lessa and Queiroz were both arrested around 4 a.m.at their homes. After Rio hosted the summer Olympics in 2016, violence incr... [Full Article...]