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Canadian PM Trudeau to apologise to rival Jagmeet Singh for wearing brownface
The discussion was open to the media, and some participants expressed the view that they didn't want Trudeau's behaviour to embolden white supremacists. And he came forward. So he regrets it. Others said that everyone has done embarrassing or inappropriate in the past, and that people's opinions change on certain topics over the years. [Full Article...]
5.6 magnitude natural disaster strikes Albanian capital city
The Defence Ministry said it was the most powerful quake in Albania in the last 30 years. Local media reported that 49 people were being treated for injuries at Tirana's main hospital. Thank God it did not last long - about 20 seconds. Two other earthquakes followed the strong one that occurred at around 4:00 pm (1400 GMT) and was felt in neighbouring Montenegro and Italy, but also on the Gree... [Full Article...]
Trump communication with foreign leader prompted whistleblower complaint -Wash Post
They were not authorized to discuss the meeting by name and were granted anonymity. On the same evening, Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani , appeared on CNN and was asked by host Chris Cuomo whether the lawyer had asked for an investigation into Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden. [Full Article...]
Trump says he hosted Otto Warmbier's parents over weekend
Kim also expressed gratitude for the support of the Chinese ruling party and the government. The isolated state has been refusing to talk to the U.S. "Only time will tell". Trump on Wednesday criticized Bolton for advocating the "Libyan model" of unilateral denuclearization for the North. After boasting of his administration's successes in stopping North Korea's nuclear tests and getting bac... [Full Article...]
Twitter closes thousands of fake news accounts worldwide
Social networking site Twitter said on Friday that it has deleted thousands of accounts worldwide from its platform. The company declined to provide more details, but said in a blog post that it took down 5,000 other accounts for what it described as inauthentic behavior or spamming. [Full Article...]
Tusk thanks Finland, France for adding urgency to Brexit talks
Brexit talks are progressing with "momentum", the British minister in charge of negotiating the divorce said Friday after meeting his European Union counterpart, despite warnings from Europe that a deal is still some way off. The Cabinet minister said "of course we will abide by the law" but he added "we will look at it closely and test exactly where we are" - the latest sign that the Government... [Full Article...]
Global youth protests urge climate action
Robert Colvile, the director of the conservative Centre for Policies Study think tank , argues that the demands of radical environmentalists such as Global Climate Strike , which is backed by the teenage activist Greta Thunberg, would place an "insanely" expensive burden on the world's economies. [Full Article...]
Trump defends himself against whistleblower complaint
Giuliani, Trump's personal lawyer, has made unsubstantiated claims that Joe Biden pressured the Ukrainian government, during his term as Vice President, to benefit his son. " Trump's doing this because he knows I'll beat him like a drum ", Biden continued. At the time, the USA was considering withholding $250 million in military aid for Ukraine. [Full Article...]