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Iceland bids farewell to glacier
After opening remarks by Jakobsdottir at the ceremony, mourners walked up the volcano northeast of the capital Reykjavik to lay a plaque which carries a letter to the future. Howe said that by memoralizing a lost glacier emphasizes what is being lost and disappearing in the world all over. Scientists see the shrinking of glaciers as one of many warning signs that the earth's climate is lurchin... [Full Article...]
Leaked Docs: UK Faces Vast Shortages in No-Deal Brexit
The meetings, ahead of a two-day G7 summit starting Saturday in the southern French resort of Biarritz, are his first diplomatic forays overseas since replacing predecessor Theresa May last month. "The Tories have lurched to the hard right under Boris Johnson , Britain's Trump, the fake populist and phony outsider, funded by the hedge funds and bankers, committed to protecting the vested intere... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump told Greenland ‘not for sale’
Others close to the president are certain that this initiative could never succeed. President Trump has reportedly brought up the idea of purchasing Greenland . The US famously bought Alaska from the Russian Empire for a cool $7.2 million in 1867. Under the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the USA acquired about 827,000 sq miles (2.1m sq km) of land from France for $15m (£12.3m). [Full Article...]
Nóra Quoirin's family say they 'hope to have more answers soon'
The statement said: "The family of Nora Quoirin would like to clarify several comments that have been attributed to the family or to people claiming to act on behalf of the family". The waterfall area where her naked body was found on Tuesday had been combed by search teams in the first days of the search, although police later suggested she may have wandered there from elsewhere in the jungle. [Full Article...]
Alan Jones on his last strike following New Zealand PM comments
Alan Jones has apologised to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for his comments. "This was wilful misinterpretation of what I said to obviously distract from the point that she was wrong about climate change and wrong about Australia's contribution to carbon dioxide level", Jones said. [Full Article...]
Man who shot 6 police officers charged with attempted murder
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 5. Negotiators tried to communicate with the suspect, but initially he was picking up the phone and not responding, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said. "I am not an immediate danger", he said after a prosecutor argued for denial of bail. Police identified Hill as the suspect who holed himself up in a North Philadelphia buildi... [Full Article...]
Britain's Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Epstein abuse claims
All seems well with Prince Andrew, Duke of York and eighth in line to the British throne, after being closely linked to the late Jeffrey Epstein, accused of pedophilia and sex trafficker who hanged himself in his jail cell on August 10. Prince Andrew could no longer remain silent after new court documents once again named him in allegations made by Virginia Roberts. The palace has previously den... [Full Article...]
Trump likens buying Greenland to 'a large real estate deal'
Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday joined the many economic analysts who have said the administration's sometimes erratic policies on trade - at one point threatening tariffs on Mexico over immigration issues - are to blame for increased uncertainty, disappointing business investment and market volatility. [Full Article...]