Earth Hour: Switching off lights to highlight climate change
Some of the world's most famous landmarks are plunged into darkness to draw attention to climate change. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HPhQnA
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US-Mexico border: Migrants held as Trump threatens closure
Migrants are forced to sleep outside as US officials struggle with a surge in asylum-seekers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UjwIk1
Ukraine's presidential elections: Five things to know
A look at some of the odder facts about Sunday's presidential elections in Ukraine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YqoLsy
New audio increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair
Former Canadian Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould releases a recording to bolster her version of events. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UqWFOZ
Thai baby elephants cheered as they escape mud pit
Six baby elephants who were stuck in steep muddy pit for two days are rescued by Thai park rangers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OADyfC
Muses no more: Ballet's newest choreographers
After centuries of taking orders now women are the ones calling the shots in ballet. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2uAUB8p
Vietnam students invent air cleaning bicycle
High school students in Vietnam create a bike device that cleans the air for the cyclist. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2uC4S4i
Mexico pioneers recycled seaweed shoes
A Mexican inventor is making recyclable shoes from plastic bottles and seaweed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WxchgW
Tornado chasers face storm as lawsuit hits close to home
A lawsuit claims reckless behaviour by storm chasers before a fatal crash. Is there a wider problem? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FEW1DQ
US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?
One school apparently shot teachers "execution style" with pellets as part of a rehearsal for the real thing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UbnzLr
How Village People's cop Victor Willis aims to 'reboot' the group
Victor Willis, the pop group's former singer and songwriter, has overcome legal battles and rehab. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UoffXN
Is there an Austrian link to New Zealand mosque attacks?
The main suspect in the mosque massacre was familiar with Austria's far-right scene. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WyNaub
The Bollywood factor in India's election
A film about Prime Minister Modi is facing criticism for mythologising him ahead of a national vote. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CNTG8W
Life after a devastating mining disaster
Brazil's Brumadinho dam disaster is having consequences in towns which are near similar dams. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Uog8zB
Attorney General Barr says Mueller report to be released 'by mid-April'
We are preparing the report for release,” Barr wrote. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ozec23
Trey Gowdy on Attorney General Barr's decision to release the Mueller report by mid-April
Will a redacted report satisfy congressional Democrats? Reaction from Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy, former Republican congressman from South Carolina. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FKKdRE
Mueller Did the Right Thing
It seems that “13 hardened Democrats” or “angry Democrats” did not deliver a politically motivated, illegitimate hit job after all. Based on what we know so far, the special counsel’s office reported that it did not find evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. This is a fabulous vindication of the integrity of the system.No one is noticing that. Instead, the Trump team is gorging on schadenfreude, and the anti-Trump team is choking on bile.It’s fair to say that those who spent hour upon cable-TV hour lovingly anticipating that President Trump would be frog-marched from the White House in handcuffs after the delivery of this report have egg on their faces. It isn’t clear which hurts more, the disappointment about being wrong or the worry about drooping ratings.But there’s plenty of egg to go around. Team Trump spent nearly two years denouncing the Mueller investigation as a “rigged witch hunt.” By one count, the president used the term “witch hunt” m...
Pound Slides as Parliament Fails to End Brexit Impasse Once More
The failure of May’s last-ditch effort to get her deal through Parliament leaves the U.K. with the choice between crashing out of the European Union without a deal in two weeks and seeking a long extension of its departure date. The British parliament will vote Monday on various alternatives to May’s agreement. Implied volatility on two-week pound-dollar options, which cover the current April 12 deadline for the U.K.’s exit, have surged to the highest level since the immediate aftermath of the 2016 Brexit referendum amid increased anxiety about a no-deal outcome. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FMRbFW
Gaza, Israel brace for mass border demos
Palestinians in Gaza are expected to gather in huge numbers along the barrier separating them from Israel on Saturday, testing a fragile ceasefire only days after a major flareup. The demonstrations mark the first anniversary of deadly protests on the border with Israel. Days of negotiations have raised hopes that the bloodshed seen in previous mass protests, particularly those against the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem last May, can be avoided. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UhshGE
Apple's AirPower Wireless Charging Mat Gets Shot Down Months After Missed Deadline
The product was supposed to charge multiple devices at once — wirelessly from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FBdfCe
AG William Barr plans to release Mueller report by mid-April. 'Everyone will soon be able to read it.'
Attorney General William Barr told Congress on Friday he plans to release special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia and the Trump campaign. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YBKk9C
Anger outside parliament as leave voters blame May for no Brexit
Thousands of angry Brexit supporters gathered outside UK parliament on Friday after lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain's withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the very day it was supposed to quit the bloc. Rough cut (no reporter narration) from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2V4RTDz
Trump: Pulitzers awarded to NYT, Washington Post should be revoked for 'fake' Russia coverage
President Donald Trump called for the Pulitzer Board to revoke the prizes awarded to the New York Times and Washington Post. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YFVIBF
New Zealand Christians Outraged as Govt Removes All References to Jesus From Parliamentary Prayer
Just barely two weeks following the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, the government has decided to remove all references to Jesus Christ from its parliamentary prayer. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JNVmFs via IFTTT
Pope’s Trip to Morocco to Highlight Christian-Muslim Ties
Pope Francis’s weekend trip to Morocco aims to highlight the North African nation’s tradition of Christian-Muslim ties while also letting him show solidarity with migrants at Europe’s door and tend to a tiny Catholic flock on the peripheries. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2OzVo2H via IFTTT
Furious Over Trump's Decision on Golan Heights, Erdogan Confirms Hagia Sophia Will Become a Mosque
After it was reported that Turkish President Recep Erdogan was considering converting Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia into a functioning mosque, many Orthodox Christians hoped he was just speculating. However, in an interview given yesterday, Erdogan confirmed that the historic site, which was previously a Christian cathedral and a special place of worship for Greek Orthodox Christians, will be turned into an enormous Islamic center. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2FBjMg4 via IFTTT
Palestinians mass at Gaza border to mark protest anniversary
Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied at the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday, facing off against Israeli tanks and troops on the first anniversary of the 'Great March of Return' demonstrations. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CKLzKC via IFTTT
Turks begin voting in local polls which Erdogan could lose in big cities
Turks began voting on Sunday in local elections that President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UoOyCc via IFTTT
Comedian in front as curtain rises on Ukrainian presidential election
Ukrainians began voting in a presidential election on Sunday in which a comedian with no political experience and who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series is tipped to win the first round. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TGTNsB via IFTTT
Eiffel Tower goes dark for Earth Hour
The Eiffel Tower was plunged into darkness late on Saturday as the city of Paris switched off the lights on its best-known tourist attraction to mark this year's Earth Hour. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TN81bw via IFTTT
Arab summit expected to reject U.S. decision over Golan
Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday to oppose a U.S. decision to recognize Israel's annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CNmP4b via IFTTT
Liberal lawyer Caputova wins election to become Slovakia's first female president
Riding a wave of public fury over corruption, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova won Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday, bucking a trend that has seen populist, anti-European Union politicians make gains across the continent. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TJg754 via IFTTT
North Korea says embassy raid in Spain was a 'grave terrorist attack'
A break-in at the North Korean embassy in Spain last month was "a grave terrorist attack", a representative from North Korea's foreign ministry said on Sunday in the North's first official comment on the incident. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2K1U6im via IFTTT
Venezuelans rally to protest chronic power outages
Thousands of Venezuelan opposition sympathizers protested on Saturday against recurring blackouts that crippled much of the country this month and have aggravated the OPEC nation's economic and social crisis. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JTbuFL via IFTTT
Karachi revitalization drive aims to remake Pakistan's largest city
At a historic market commissioned by Queen Victoria in Pakistan's southern metropolis of Karachi, third-generation spice seller Mohammad Shakeel Abbasi complains that a move to clear illegal encroachments has left poor shopkeepers jobless. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FNAyKg via IFTTT
Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens
The U.S. government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States and threatened to shutter the U.S.-Mexico border. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FOfO55 via IFTTT
Korean Air stops serving peanuts after teens' flight disrupted by allergy
Korean Air Lines said on Sunday it has stopped serving peanuts as snacks to customers in response to a recent incident when two teenage brothers were unable to board a flight because of a peanut allergy. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Uiqdya via IFTTT