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Teen charged in fatal NYC student stabbing, manhunt continues for 2nd suspect
A spokesperson for the Legal Aid Society, which is representing the teen, released a statement. The 13-year-old's name has not been made public. "History is full of examples of high profile cases tried in the media, rushing law enforcement to a wrongful arrest and conviction". [Full Article...]
Whakaari / White Island: Police to scale down search for bodies
He said the boat was able to maneuver within meters (yards) of the body but large waves prevented crews from recovering the body before it sank. On advice of locals including pilots, fishers and tour operators, police have also directed their search toward East Cape which is where the tide would have taken the bodies. [Full Article...]
PM Imran Khan phones Mahathir, won’t attend Malaysian Summit
The participation of states considered hostile to Saudi Arabia, like Qatar and Iran, has dramatically given birth to Saudi reservations about the agenda of the summit. "He can not make it, perhaps he has some other problems", he told reporters after checking on preparations for the summit that will take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre here. [Full Article...]
Archaeologists in Greece find 3,500-year-old royal tombs
The US researchers say their discovery will provide new clues about early Mycenaean trade and culture. A gold pendant found in one of the tombs seems to have played some sort of protective role, as it depicts the Egyptian goddess Hathor . [Full Article...]
Nora Quoirin's parents want inquest on her death in Malaysia
Despite a massive search of area near the resort, her barefoot naked body was found in the rain forest on the tenth day after she vanished from the family's holiday resort on August 3. "I could think of only one thing and that was to do whatever it took to find Nora", she said. "We really believe that that is going to be hard to get the whole truth on, but it is important to try", she added. [Full Article...]
UK PM vows to work 'flat out,' outlaw Brexit transition past 2020
The bill will also "legally prohibit government agreeing to any extension" to the transition period, a Downing Street source said. Sam Lowe of the Center for European Reform, a think tank, said Johnson likely believed that a "firm deadline" would help speed up trade talks with the EU. [Full Article...]
Why an Indian citizenship bill is prompting protests
The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear petitions against the law on January 22 but also said it would not prevent the law from going into effect pending its ruling on the petitions. India is building a detention center for some of the tens of thousands of people the courts are expected to ultimately determine have entered illegally. [Full Article...]
US Senate approves Nord Stream 2 Russia-Germany pipeline sanctions
It aims to halt further construction of the $10.6-billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea and set to double shipments of Russian natural gas to Germany. The sanctions target pipe-laying vessels for Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream, a Russia-Turkey pipeline, and include asset freezes and revocation of United States visas for the contractors. [Full Article...]