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Jacksonville Mayor Concerned About RNC Security Plan
But he said of the event's logistics, "As we're talking today, we are still not close to having some kind of plan that we can work with that makes me comfortable that we're going to keep that event and the community safe". "When you bring in personnel, you gotta have hotel rooms and you gotta provide meals for them", Ivey said. "The reality is there's a timeline". Still, the scaled back gatherin... [Full Article...]
'Anomaly' allowing Harry Dunn's alleged killer to claim immunity amended
The UK and America have agreed to amend the " anomaly " which allowed Anne Sacoolas to claim diplomatic immunity and leave the UK following the death of Harry Dunn outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August 2019. "It's important that we have now agreed with the USA new arrangements that have closed the anomaly that led to the denial of justice in the heart-breaking case of Harry Dunn"... [Full Article...]
Marcus Smart has one thing to say: ‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’
Taylor was shot by officers from the Louisville Police Department after they entered her home with a no-knock warrant four months ago. "So, while this is, I'm still yelling 'help" 'cause she's [Taylor] over here like coughing and like I'm just freaking out", Walker said . [Full Article...]
Narendra Modi invites U.S. firms to invest in India
Today, there is global optimist towards India. "India has done historic reforms in the agriculture sector recently", he added. There are investment opportunities in the farming sector says PM Modi. The future of the relation between India and the U.S. in a post-pandemic world will also be discussed in the summit. The summit will feature high-level presence from Indian and USA government policy... [Full Article...]
Tower of London Beefeaters face redundancies due loss of tourism
The Beefeaters have been included in a voluntary redundancy scheme which was launched in June and closed last week, though Historic Royal Palaces said a compulsory redundancy process will follow. "We are privileged to be the guardians of six remarkable buildings, but the dedicated team who care for them are the spirit of our charity, and we are heartbroken that it has come to this". [Full Article...]
In Brazil, two Ministers were infected with coronavirus
Brazil has now recorded more than two million cases and nearly 80,000 deaths, more than any country except the United States, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University . "President Jair Bolsonaro remains in sound health, doctors are monitoring him.The test undertaken on July 21 came back positive", a statement by the presidential administration read, as quoted by the G1 broadcaster. [Full Article...]
Labour agrees to pay 'substantial damages' to Panorama film's anti-Semitism whistleblowers
Following the announcement, leader of Unite Union Len McCluskey hit out at the settlement and labelled is a "misuse of funds" which Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy said is "completely wrong". In the July 2019 programme , entitled Is Labour Anti-Semitic?, a number of former party officials alleged that senior figures close to the leadership at the time had interfered in the process of dealing w... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
Following Washington's lead on Huawei , Britain has started to push back on the Chinese tech company's expanding influence, electing to expel all Huawei technologies from the country's 5G network by 2027. Mr Pompeo also highlighted the CCP directing state-owned firms to "steal" intellectual property from U.S. firms. "We obviously have concerns about what's happening in Hong Kong and you w... [Full Article...]