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Counsellor accused of inappropriately touching six-year-old girl at Whitby camp
A CT girl has told police that a man sexually assaulted her more than 50 times. The teen was in the same parkette the next morning at 5:30 a.m. when the man returned, sexually assaulted her a second time, and once again fled, police said. [Full Article...]
Brexit: EU 'willing to listen' to Boris Johnson's ideas, says Donald Tusk
Speaking at a press conference at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Mr Tusk said he would "not cooperate on no deal". Mr Tusk has opened the door to reopening Brexit negotiations and said: "The EU was always open to cooperation; when David Cameron wanted to avoid Brexit; when Theresa May wanted to avoid a no deal Brexit". [Full Article...]
China releases UK's Hong Kong consulate staffer
British consulate worker Simon Cheng was detained for 15 days for violating public security management regulations, police in Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong, said on their Twitter-like Weibo account. Canadians are one of the largest expatriate groups in Hong Kong, numbering 300,000, according to Canadian government figures. While an extradition bill, since suspended, was the origin... [Full Article...]
France's Macron to meet Iran foreign minister on eve of G7
French President Emmanuel Macron met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday in a closed-door session with the aim of discussing proposals that could ease the crisis, including the idea of reducing some USA sanctions or providing Iran with an economic compensation mechanism. [Full Article...]
India’s ex-Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies at 66
A lawyer-turned-politician, Jaitley was part of Narendra Modi's cabinet in the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) government's first term. On Sunday morning, his body will be taken to the BJP headquarters where leaders across the political spectrum are expected to pay their last respects. [Full Article...]
China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of US products
Trump's blistering Twitter screeds called into doubt chances for a quick resolution to the trade war between the world's economic superpowers, which by the end of the year will cover almost all imports and exports exchanged between the two countries. [Full Article...]
Man Crushed to Death by Falling Elevator
The man was pinned by the elevator between the basement and first floor of a building on Third Avenue on the East Side of Manhattan , said Det. Sam Waisbren, 30, died when he slipped into the crack between the elevator door and elevator shaft, crushing him. [Full Article...]
Irish passport holder 'injured' in Russian prison
USA citizen Paul Whelan, 48, who also holds British, Canadian and Irish passports, is a global security chief at BorgWarner, a Michigan-based automotive components company. Paul Whelan, who holds U.S., British, Canadian and Irish passports, was detained in a Moscow hotel room on December 28 and accused of espionage, something he denies. [Full Article...]