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White Christmas unlikely, but snow chances are rising
NY and Philadelphia are looking at highs in the mid-40s, while Dallas and Houston will experience temperatures in the lower 70s. A week disturbance in northern Montana will bring in cooler air starting tonight. According to TSA officials , up to 50,000 people are expected to travel through New York City's LaGuardia Airport on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. [Full Article...]
Diplomats visit American jailed in Russian Federation on spying charges
Paul Whelan , who also has Irish, Canadian and British citizenship, was arrested on December 28 previous year for allegedly receiving state secrets. The "Christmas visit" comes amid concerns that Whelan's health is worsening. Prior to that, worked in security and investigations for the global staffing firm Kelly Services, which is headquartered in MI and has operations in Russian Federation. [Full Article...]
Video shows big tiger charge little boy behind glass at zoo
They even noted that the tiger froze when the boy turned to look at the animal before instantly charging when the child turned back around for the photo. The boy's dad, RobC, had a sense of humor about the viral moment, posting that the frisky feline apparently had "my son was on the menu". The post has since gone viral on the platform, accruing over 28,000 retweets and nearly 6,000 likes. [Full Article...]
National population list to be updated, Cabinet approves Rs 8,500 crore
Under the NPR, a census will be conducted from house to house across the country from April 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020. NPR's aim is to create a database of the comprehensive identity of common residents of the country. With West Bengal and Kerala having made a decision to put a stop to NPR exercise, Shah said there should not be politics over the exercise as it is aimed at benefitting citizen... [Full Article...]
Ecuador takes emergency steps to contain Galapagos oil spill
The crane a P&H Omega Rough Terrain owned by Ecuador based Equigruas was loading a 40ft CAT generator container onto a boat for transport to Isabela Island which is facing energy rationing, while a new hybrid solar/oil power plant comes on stream. [Full Article...]
Chinese Company Rejects Forced Labor Claims Prompted by UK Christmas Card
The short plea inside Florence's card suggested the buyer reach out to Peter Humphrey , a former reporter, along with other human rights organizations. A Tesco spokesman told Sky News: "We would never allow prison labor in our supply chain". The manager of the printing factory where the card was made said the allegations were "completely fabricated". [Full Article...]
At least 25 dead after bus falls into ravine in Indonesia
This handout picture taken and released by Indonesia's national search and rescue agency (BASARNAS) on December 24, shows rescue personnel retrieving a victim after a bus careered into a 150-metre deep ravine and ended up in a river killing dozens, near Perahu Dipo village in Pagar Alam, South Sumatra. [Full Article...]
India's BJP posts video, ads to counter citizenship law protests
It had said these legal provisions have been on the statute books since the last 15-16 years and the citizenship law has not altered them in any way whatsoever. They said people had been left out for minor infractions such as misspelt names in documents, a common problem in India. Mr Shah had several times stated that there would be an NRC across the nation while speaking on behalf of the Modi g... [Full Article...]