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Clarke and Harman are 'prepared to lead government' to stop no
However, despite stopping Brexit being their only major policy, and despite basing their entire electoral strategy on being anti-Brexit, the Lib Dems' newly elected leader Jo Swinson described Corbyn's plan as " nonsense ", and indicated her party would do everything they could do stop a No Deal Brexit except supporting a Corbyn-led caretaker government. [Full Article...]
Tourist Killed in Random Attack in New Zealand
The man demanded the keys to the van before shooting the 33-year-old Australian tourist, in what police have descried as a random attack. Detective Inspector Graham Pitkethley told media the suspect fired a number of shots into the van, injuring the Australian man. [Full Article...]
Terrence K. Williams Defends President Trump Retweeting Epstein Conspiracy Theory
It is not clear why Trump chose that specific post to share, and whether he has any relations to Williams in the first place. Outrage and intrigue over the apparent suicide in prison of well-connected accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein soared Sunday as USA lawmakers pushed for answers including whether "criminal acts" played a role in his death. [Full Article...]
China's HK office condemns "near-terrorist acts" at Hong Kong airport
Those cancelations were in addition to 200 flights canceled on Monday. The move comes as the US and China spar in a protracted trade war and American lawmakers criticize the Hong Kong police's tactics against demonstrators who have protested for more than two months. [Full Article...]
Sikh leader in Kashmir raps India's revoking of region’s autonomy
There was, however, no word from him on the government's plans to restore broadband or mobile internet services in the near future in Kashmir . Jammu and Kashmir was put under an unprecedented security and information clampdown on August 4, a day before the Centre announced the withdrawal of the state's special status under Article 370 of the Constitution. [Full Article...]
'Hollywood Ripper' found guilty of murdering 2 women, including Ashton Kutcher's date
On the evening of Ellerin's February 2001 killing, Kutcher went to her home to pick her up for a party but left after she didn't answer the door. The jury will next consider whether Gargiulo was sane at the time of the killings, in proceedings to begin on Tuesday, according to City News Service. [Full Article...]
Scientists confirm July was hottest month ever recorded on Earth
The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration released its Global Report for July 2019 on Thursday, which shows July reached an average global temperature of 16.7 C, making it the hottest month in the NOAA's 140 years of recorded data. [Full Article...]
Pacific Islands Forum Summit Underway in Tuvalu
Australia looks to have succeeded in watering down language on climate change in the communiqué of today's Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit in Tuvalu. Unwilling to budge on the issue at the PIF, Australia is now looking for allies to prevent agreement among the other 17 Forum members, and Morrison acknowledged tension among the group. [Full Article...]