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RPF jawans were beaten by Muslim protesters in West Bengal
At Krishnapur station in Murshidabad, a number of trains were attacked, and several coaches were burnt by the protesters, who also torched the Lalgola station in the same district and Harishchandrapur in neighbouring Malda. In Kharagpur section, too, railway tracks were blocked, affecting long-distance train services. In Bengal, a railway station was set ablaze and protesters vandalised public pro... [Full Article...]
Body of 6-year-old girl swept away in storm found
The bodies of the other two children, both 5 years old, were found a day after the mishap, the sheriff's office said. In an interview with a local television station, parents Daniel and Lacey Rawlings described Willa Rawlings as a confident, self-assured young girl whose favorite color was magenta and who wanted to be a Disney princess. [Full Article...]
After US, Canada issues advisory against travelling to Assam
The advisory also said the USA government has temporarily suspended official travels to Assam, the epicentre of the protests. "Protests have also been reported in other parts of the country". While two people were killed in Assam , at least 25 students were injured in protests outside Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University . The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed on Thursday, as per th... [Full Article...]
Anger erupts at United Nations climate summit as major economies resist bold action
But observers said the protesters' demands didn't seem to be having an effect on the negotiations. Meyer said the current drafts didn't reflect urgent warnings from scientists that greenhouse gas emissions need to fall sharply, and soon, in order to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. [Full Article...]
New Zealand is recovering 6 days after the volcanic eruption
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Australia's ABC Radio, "It has been an incredibly hard operation, but it's been such a priority". "They've got their loved ones coming home". Six of the eight bodies trapped on the island are Australian: Brisbane woman Julie Richards and her university student daughter Jessica; Coffs Harbour couple Richard Elzer and Karla Matthews; Melbourne ... [Full Article...]
Met Éireann issues nationwide snow and ice warning
Tomorrow night will be cold with showers of rain or sleet, and some snow possible over high ground. Variable winds will be mostly moderate in strength, and fresh to strong on the south coast. She said Monday would be dry and bright with showers in the north. Wednesday: Current indications suggest an increasingly wet and windy day with rain developing in parts of the southwest during the mornin... [Full Article...]
US Senate Confirms Next US Ambassador to Russian Federation
Russia's blossoming ties with China is also a source of concern for USA policymakers. On November 20, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved Sullivan as the country's ambassador to Russian Federation. Asked what the conditions for lifting the sanctions would be, the secretary of state declined to answer, adding only that the Trump administration regarded the sanctions as "appropri... [Full Article...]
Suu Kyi returns to Myanmar after defending military against genocide charges
More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape what has been described as an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes, killings and the torching of homes. I wish she was right in her argument that the army is wrongly targeted, because it probably would be one of the first instances where an autocratic hierarchy changed course and got down to looking after the interest of... [Full Article...]