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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...]
Greek police make arrest in 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847
The man, who has not been named, was detained on Mykonos after disembarking from a cruise ship on Thursday. On Friday, he appeared before the prosecutor who ordered his arrest and detention until his extradition to Germany. The passengers were released after some of the captors' demands were met. Germany resisted pressure to extradite him to the United States after Hezbollah abducted two German ... [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...]