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UKIP says won't suspend election campaigning after London attack
Shocked over the deadly London terror attacks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condemned the deadly incident, while extending his condolences to the bereaved families. One officer was attacked while responding to the incident, police said, sustaining serious but non-life-threatening injury. The Government's Cobra emergency committee will meet on Sunday, Downing Street said. [Full Article...]
Samsung teams up with local banks for Bixby
The Galaxy Note 7 was a very expensive tablet, costing over $800. Despite what happened previous year, Samsung basically confirms with this that they will not be ending the Note devices. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is also expected to feature a dual camera at the back, similar to the one on the iPhone 7 Plus, but instead of a horizontal setup, it could be vertical. [Full Article...]
Vladimir Putin ridicules claims of meddling in US vote
Putin offered his reaction to Trump's decision to pull out from the worldwide Paris accord seeking to curb climate change. "The ( Paris ) agreement is a good one. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said earlier on Friday he did not think that Trump's decision to pull his country out of the agreement would prompt a Russian rethink. [Full Article...]
UK Independence Party Refuses to Suspend Campaigning Despite London Attack
Britain's Sun newspaper said seven people were feared killed and two attackers were shot dead by police near London Bridge; but there was no immediate confirmation of this. London's Metropolitan Police force said it had declared the attacks as "terrorist incidents". New French President Emmanuel Macron said France was "more than ever at Britain's side" following the "tragedy". [Full Article...]
Touching the Sun Spacecraft Mission Announced
According to CNBC , "the probe will move more than 430,000 miles per hour (the equivalent of traveling from NY to Tokyo in less than a minute) and be seven times closer to the sun than any previous spacecraft". NASA says the Parker Solar Probe will gather information on the corona and on the evolution and origin of solar wind. We look forward to learning all you know from your journey to the sun... [Full Article...]
China vows to uphold Paris climate deal
Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos posed that query to Trump senior advisor Kellyanne Conway three times during an interview Friday morning and three times she failed to answer directly. Mayor Nancy Vaughan has joined almost 100 other mayors from across the U.S.as part of the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda . "Worldwide, cities will lead in achieving climate treaty goals ... [Full Article...]
Police declare hit-and-run, stabbing terrorism at London Bridge
Prime Minister Theresa May's office said she was "in contact with officials and is being regularly updated on the incident at London Bridge ". This is a fast moving investigation. "I thought at first it was fireworks, then I recognised it was significant gunfire". British Transport Police said there were reports of multiple casualties following the incident on the bridge, The Associated Pre... [Full Article...]
China rules out renegotiation of Paris Climate Deal
In 2012, Trump tweeted that climate change was a hoax perpetrated by China , and this week his aides repeatedly declined to answer directly when asked if he believes in the phenomenon. As NPR has reported , "the only other countries not part of the agreement are Syria, which is in the midst of a civil war, and Nicaragua, which argued that the Paris accord did not go far enough to curb glo... [Full Article...]