2019-11-20

China

Hong Kong students' sewer escape thwarted

Protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers but firemen prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system.

20/11/2019

USA

Misleading Ukraine story spreads among conservatives on social media

The article offered conservatives and Trump loyalists a welcome alternative to the day's news.

20/11/2019

France

Court acquits mountain guide charged with helping asylum seekers

The volunteer faced a three-month suspended sentence if the court had upheld his conviction for “facilitating irregular entry”

20/11/2019

USA

Pete Buttigieg in the crossfire at MSNBC debate

Analysis: How the South Bend mayor handles his time in the center of the crucible is one of the top things to watch when the field faces off in Atlanta Wednesday night.

20/11/2019

Spain

Ryanair cabin baggage policy 'abusive' and invalid — Spanish court

A court in Spain has found Ryanair's cabin baggage policy to be "abusive" and has deemed it invalid after a customer case.

20/11/2019

USA

6 key points from ambassador's explosive impeachment testimony

Sondland pointed the finger at Trump, Pompeo, Bolton and several other key administration figures over hours of explosive public testimony.

20/11/2019

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Egyptian man builds eco-friendly home using only recycled material

Taymour El-Hadidi collected concrete blocks, red bricks and glass bottles to build his environmentally conscious home.

20/11/2019

USA

Trump claims Sondland testimony exonerates him: 'It's all over'

Sondland said that he understood it was a Trump priority to have Ukraine announce investigations into the Bidens.

20/11/2019

USA

Trump, White House scramble to respond to Sondland 'quid pro quo' testimony

The ambassador to the E.U.'s Wednesday impeachment inquiry account delivered what some Trump allies outside the White House viewed as a significant setback.

20/11/2019

No Comment

Pope Francis arrives in Thailand at start of Asia trip

The pontiff arrived in Thailand to meet with the country's small but devoted Catholic minority

20/11/2019

Spain

Why Spain is tracking smartphone users on a massive scale

Spain's National Institute of Statistics has launched a controversial survey this week involving tracking mobile phones on a massive scale, without the consent of customers.

20/11/2019

USA

'Cyborg' bots spread misinformation in Louisiana and Kentucky elections, researchers say

Accounts that use a mix of human direction and automation point to the continuous evolution of misinformation strategies.

20/11/2019

USA

Photographer captures Trump's handwritten talking points responding to Sondland

The president stopped to speak to reporters outside the White House amid impeachment testimony in Congress.

20/11/2019

USA

Prince Andrew steps away from public duties over Epstein ties

In a statement he said that his association with Epstein has "become a major disruption."

20/11/2019

USA

Netanyahu rival fails to form government, leaving Israel facing likely third election in a year

Benny Gantz's failure to form a government raises the prospect of Israel holding its third national election in less than a year.

20/11/2019

United Kingdom

Prince Andrew steps back from public duties over Jeffrey Epstein links

Prince Andrew has said his mother, the Queen, has given him permission to step back from public duties over the scandal surrounding his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

20/11/2019

United Kingdom

Full statement: Prince Andrew explains why he's quitting public duties

Prince Andrew has released a statement saying he will be stepping back from public duties for the "foreseeable future" over his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

20/11/2019

Green News

Is the science driving tree planting trends ‘dangerously misleading’?

Researchers have claimed that the study published in July 'strongly overestimates' the impact of restoring forests.

20/11/2019

USA

6 of Sondland's most important lines

The American ambassador to the E.U. appeared before the House Intelligence Committee.

20/11/2019

Germany

Son of ex-German president stabbed to death giving lecture in Berlin

The son of Germany's former president Richard von Weizsäcker was stabbed to death while he was delivering a lecture at a clinic in Berlin.

20/11/2019

France

France and Germany vie for leadership of 'brain dead' NATO

French President Emmanuel Macron branded NATO "brain dead". Now the defence alliance has met for the first time since those controversial remarks.

20/11/2019

Focus

Empowering rural women in Africa at the African Women's Forum

In partnership with Crans Montana Forum

Women contribute nearly 80% of the food supply in Africa yet only have access to 15% of the land. The African Women’s Forum looks at how to empower women in the continent economically, enabling them to become powerful players in the fight against hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity.

20/11/2019

USA

Uber to test recording audio of trips in effort to improve security

The feature was unveiled during an event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, earlier this month and may be rolled out in other regions down the road.

20/11/2019

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Dubai's bid to make bureaucratic backlogs a thing of the past

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Dubai is aiming to take the lead in streamline its public services and create a fully integrated "smart city", on a single smartphone app.

20/11/2019

USA

Euroviews. Given his track record and lack of tact, Donald Trump should leave diplomacy to his diplomats ǀ View

One thing is for sure that the present situation will have consequences on the status quo of the US current relations overseas.

20/11/2019

Greece

Greece to replace crowded refugee camps with closed detention centres

The 3,000-person-capacity Moria camp, currently home to 15,000 migrants, is among those earmarked for closure and conversion into a detention centre.

20/11/2019

USA

Inside the Hong Kong university siege: 'Some are scared, some have hope'

Inside the university, a scrawled graffiti message near an American flag read: "Liberty or death."

20/11/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Prince Andrew's gross BBC interview shows how the rich and powerful enable evil ǀ View

The silence of good men can allow evil to triumph, but the faux apologies of accused men help normalize it.

20/11/2019

France

#MovieMoney: French police warn of fake bank notes in circulation

Fake bank notes create filmic furore. Made to be used in films, the shonky sheets have been circulated in eastern France and beyond

20/11/2019

USA

FBI seeks to interview the whistleblower

The whistleblower's complaint touched off the impeachment inquiry against Trump.

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