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New Zealand PM Ardern touts 'important' China ties amid Huawei spat
New Zealand deepened the partnership in 2008 by signing China's first free trade agreement with a Western partner, an FTA that the two committed to expand and renegotiate in 2016. The two countries "agreed to hold the next round of negotiations soon and to make joint efforts towards reaching an agreement as soon as possible", Ardern said in a statement issued after the Li meeting. [Full Article...]
India declines comment on NASA's anti-satellite criticism
The amount of Indian space debris may have nearly doubled in the aftermath of the Mission Shakti anti-satellite strike but this is still significantly less than the existing space debris generated by China, Russia and the United States. [Full Article...]
I’ll ‘Be More Mindful and Respectful of People’s Personal Space’ in Future
Hill said her husband noticed the movement and made a joke about it. Caitlyn Caruso, a sexual assault survivor, recalled an event during which the former vice president laid his hand on her thigh and gave her an uncomfortably long hug. Meanwhile Ms Pelosi told Politico: "I don't think it's disqualifying". In a clip from CBS Evening News, he added that in America everyone gets "due process" and... [Full Article...]
Brexit: MPs reject further round of indicative votes
He said that was in keeping with the principle that "it is not for the chair to create a majority that otherwise doesn't exist". Two rounds of voting on indicative votes on Brexit options have already failed to produce a majority for an alternative to Theresa May's deal with the EU, though a People's Vote and Customs Union had more support. [Full Article...]
Avocado gains most in a decade as buyers react to border threats
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is "100 percent" prepared to close down the US-Mexico border, warning Congress and Central American governments to take action to stem the flow of migrants into the country. "The volume of vulnerable populations that's arriving is unsustainable". "The security and humanitarian aspects have to be addressed". In remarks from the Oval Office, Mr. [Full Article...]
Armed men kidnap American tourist in Uganda, demand ransom
Ms Namaye said security forces among other police, Internal Security Organisation (ISO), army and External Security Organisations (ESO) to trace for kidnapped tourists including Ugandans who went missing weeks ago. Queen Elizabeth National Park, in southwest Uganda, is a popular safari destination in this East African country. Virunga suspended all tourism activities past year following the kidna... [Full Article...]
10/3 podcast: Jody Wilson-Raybould faces Liberal backlash over recording
Trudeau has denied any wrongdoing. The company announced the prosecution decision to its shareholders and to the public on October 10 and continued to aggressively lobby for a deferred prosecution agreement or DPA. The financial metrics that make for the bulk of the bonus calculation "were well below threshold level and expectations", because of challenges in its mining and oil and gas units, the ... [Full Article...]
WhatsApp to Launch Fact-Check Service in India to Fight Fake News
It can cover English and four other regional languages ( Hindi , Telugu , Bengali , Malayalam ). WhatsApp has over 230 million monthly active users in India. As hundreds of millions of Indians prepare to vote this month and next, experts say the biggest election in history will also prove an enormous misinformation challenge. [Full Article...]