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Partner of missing man joins police search
Anthony Knott was last seen on Friday. She wrote: '[His] phone was last on at 7.20pm at the same location. 'There has been no sightings or contact from him since. "He wore a black long-sleeved top, a dark denim jacket, dark jeans and black shoes". VERY out of character and we are really anxious'. "This will be an extremely hard time for Anthony's family and friends and we are seeking informa... [Full Article...]
Japanese lawmaker arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes over casino: NHK
Tokyo prosecutors searched Mr Shirasuka's local office in Chiba Prefecture east of the capital, NHK and Kyodo news said. The main Japanese government spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, said he was not aware of the reported arrest but wanted preparations for integrated resorts to move ahead as quickly as possible. [Full Article...]
Turkey presses Russian Federation for new truce in Syria's Idlib
Turkey-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) said 120,000 Syrians in south Idlib were fleeing towards the border. Turkey supports the ceasefire in Idlib in order to stop new waves of refugees. However, Turkey's National Defence Ministry said on Monday that the YPG/PKK terror group killed at least eight civilians and wounded dozens in a auto bomb attack in northern Syria. [Full Article...]
Three members of same British family drown in Costa Del Sol pool
According to the Daily Mirror, the nine-year-old daughter got into difficulties in the pool and her father and brother both jumped in to help her. The children's mum is known to have been one of the people who raised the alarm and thought to have been questioned by investigators. [Full Article...]
U.S. national security adviser warns United Kingdom about Huawei 5G tech
He said that the United Kingdom risked giving the Chinese Communist party access to the "most intimate" details of British citizens and the ability to steal national secrets. Since then, Washington has been urging other nations to follow suit, claiming that the company's team could be used by Beijing to spy, something that the Chinese firm has repeatedly denied. [Full Article...]
French transport strike brings Christmas Eve woe
They vowed not to return to work until the government scraps its reform plans. The SNCF has also announced that on Tuesday evening trains between Paris and its suburbs will be halted. Unions are hoping for a repeat of 1995 when the government backed down on pension reform after three weeks of metro and rail stoppages just before Christmas. [Full Article...]
NORAD Tracks Santa is back and ready to take your calls
They can do that several ways: call the toll-free number 1-877-HI-NORAD, send an email to noradtrackssanta@outlook.com or track via NORAD's social media accounts. So instead of reaching Santa, the phone rang through to the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center, the predecessor to NORAD. NORAD also has an app for Android devices and for iOS devices. [Full Article...]
David's Evening Forecast - Staying warm for Christmas Day
Overnight will remain mostly clear for Santa's visit to southeast Louisiana and southwest MS with lows in the upper 40s. Any showers or drizzle Wednesday morning should be relatively short lived, with conditions drying out by 9 or 10am. A very seasonal Thursday can be expected with a mixture of sun and clouds with highs in the 30s and 40s across the state. Forecast models are showing an upper ... [Full Article...]