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Oman's Sultan Qaboos dies - state media
Some reports claim he had been suffering from cancer. Oman state news agency ONA said Qaboos died after "a wise and triumphant march rich with generosity that embraced Oman and extended to the Arab, Muslim and entire world and achieved a balanced policy that the whole world respected". [Full Article...]
Harry Dunn: UK makes extradition request to US
Late a year ago Sacoolas, 42, was formally charged with "causing death by risky driving" in the case of the collision on British soil that killed Dunn in August. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Sacoolas was wrong to use diplomatic immunity to leave Britain and has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider the U.S. [Full Article...]
Meaford high school impacted by strikes next week, not Collingwood
The strike will be the latest in a series of rotating strikes by the OSSTF and will be one of several job actions by teachers next week. On Jan. 15 teachers in the Bluewater District School Board, which includes Meaford and Thornbury, as well as some others in Ontario will be picketing for the day. [Full Article...]
Trump says someone else got his Nobel
Video: Speaking at a campaign rally in Toledo Jan. 9, President Donald Trump wondered if he should get some of the credit for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Nobel Peace Prize. Not really - the US's influence in the peace talks was minimal. Ethiopia is building a $4 billion dam on the Blue Nile, a tributary of the Nile River, near the border with Sudan, saying the project is necessary ... [Full Article...]
Mexico school shooting: Boy kills teacher and himself in Torreón
Riquelme said the student killed his teacher and himself, and wounded five other students and a gym teacher at the private school. "It's a tragedy. It's very, very sad that a boy of 11 can come to school with two guns", Zermeno told local television. [Full Article...]
United States tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed
Addressing worshippers in Tehran on Friday, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari hailed Gen. Soleimani's major role in the collapse of Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group and said the revered commander promoted security in the Middle East region and other parts of the world. [Full Article...]
Pelosi says she will submit Trump impeachment articles to Senate
Yet in the lull, something else happened. New evidence and documents emerged, including emails showing more of the administration's internal deliberations over Trump's actions. "I've said for months that this is our preferred route". - That's McConnell, not budging. It hasn't been a risk-free strategy for Democrats. "There will be no haggling with the House over Senate procedure". [Full Article...]
13 killed, several injured in bomb blast at mosque in Pakistans Quetta
As per the reports, the bomb explosion took place when the people were offering Maghrib prayers. The nature of the explosion, which occurred inside the mosque in Ghousabad neighbourhood, was not immediately known, Dawn newspaper reported. [Full Article...]