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Death toll from storm in Spain reaches 12, more missing
By The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
MADRID – Authorities in Spain say the death toll from a storm that devastated the eastern part of the country this week has risen to at least 12 with rescuers searching for several missing persons. Emergencies services for the northeastern Catalonia region said late Thursday that a fourth death caused by storm Gloria in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thousands gather for Baghdad rally to demand US troops leave
By Qassem Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
BAGHDAD – Thousands of supporters of an influential, radical Shiite cleric gathered Friday in central Baghdad for a rally to demand that American troops leave the country amid heightened anti-US sentiment after a drone strike ordered by Washington earlier this month killed a top Iranian general in the Iraqi capital. Since mid-morning on the Muslim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New strikes, protests as France unveils retirement bill
By The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
PARIS – French unions are holding last-ditch strikes and protests around the country Friday as the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning the national retirement system. Travellers faced renewed disruptions on regional trains and the Paris subway, and some schools and other public services also faced walkouts. However, Friday’s transportation troubles weren’t nearly as bad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico sees rise in gangs, vigilantes recruiting children
By The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
MEXICO CITY – One day after a vigilante group revealed that it was using children as young as 8 as “recruits” for armed defence patrols, Mexico’s president said Thursday that drug cartels too are recruiting ever-younger kids. The whole issue has sparked a debate in Mexico over the use of children in armed confrontations, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds gather for Baghdad rally to demand US troops leave
By Qassem Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
BAGHDAD – Hundreds of supporters of an influential, radical Shiite cleric gathered Friday in central Baghdad for a rally to demand that American troops leave the country amid heightened tensions after a U.S. drone strike earlier this month killed a top Iranian general in the Iraqi capital. Since mid-morning on the Muslim day of prayers, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legal chaos deepens in Poland in new challenge for the EU
By Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
WARSAW, Poland – Legal chaos has deepened dramatically in Poland following the passing of legislation that will allow the government to fire judges whose rulings it does not like – even when those rulings respect EU law. The developments have created a crisis that threatens the functioning of the entire European Union legal system. Laurent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Social controls, SARS experience help China close off cities
By The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
BEIJING – Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to stop a new virus outbreak is a step few countries other than China would consider, but it is made possible by the ruling Communist Party’s extensive social controls and experience fighting the 2002-03 outbreak of SARS. CITIES AFFECTED: The first city closed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book reveals 2 fathers linked by grief to 2015 Paris attacks
By Lori Hinnant, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
PARIS – Lola Salines happily accepted the last-minute concert ticket from a friend the night of Nov. 13, 2015. At 28, the Parisian had already created her own brand at a prestigious French publishing house, frequently took her lunch break to swim laps at the local pool with her father and was dating the coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Now on Trump’s team, Dershowitz says, ‘I haven’t changed’
By Eric Tucker And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
WASHINGTON – Alan Dershowitz was in line at Mar-a-Lago’s lavish Christmas Eve buffet last month when President Donald Trump stopped to chat. The retired Harvard law professor had already been asked by Trump’s legal team to assist with the defence at his impeachment trial and, with the case opening in a matter of weeks, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump, a late convert to cause, to join anti-abortion rally
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
WASHINGTON – It was just four years ago that a political committee supporting one of Donald Trump’s Republican rivals unveiled an ad slamming his views on abortion, complete with footage from a 1999 interview in which he declared, “I am pro-choice in every respect.” Now, as he heads into the 2020 election, Trump will become ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrats struggle to build broad support on eve of voting
By Steve Peoples, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2020
OSAGE, Iowa – As Joe Biden wrapped a bus tour of Iowa this week, the elderly crowd gathered at VFW Hall 7920 was a stark reminder of the former vice-president’s struggle to attract young people. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, needs to strengthen his standing with older voters. Elizabeth Warren has room to grow among those without ... Read More »
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