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Trump ally, McConnell comes up with rules that may acquit the president
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday rejected the Democratic-led House of Representatives’ impeachment charges and called for their immediate dismissal by the Republican-led Senate in a memo offering a legal and political case against his removal. The 116-page Trial Memorandum
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Climate change pushes investors to take their temperature
Move over revenue growth and dividend payouts: it’s time to take your portfolio’s temperature. Policymakers are pushing investors to do more to ensure their portfolio choices help to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change by limiting planetary
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Iran considers dual nationals on downed Ukrainian plane to be Iranians
Iran considers dual nationals aboard a Ukrainian plane that was shot down accidentally this month to be Iranian citizens, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said today. Iran does not recognise dual nationality. Many of the 176 people killed in the disaster
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Five killed in Russian hotel after boiling water floods basement
Five people died in the Russian city of Perm today after a hot water pipe exploded in the night and flooded a basement hotel room with boiling water, the regional investigative committee said. At least three other people were taken
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World’s richest 2k people control wealth of poorest 4.6 bln combined
The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam
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Lebanese security forces, protesters clash for second night
BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas yesterday to try to break up stone-throwing protesters in Beirut, which has been rocked by some of the worst violence since unrest erupted in October. Yesterday’s confrontation broke
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Brazilian tribes back manifesto to save Amazon habitat from Bolsonaro
XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK: Leaders of native tribes in Brazil issued a rallying call to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous people from what they called the “genocide, ethnocide and ecocide” planned by the country’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. A
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Australia boosts emergency funding for bushfire-affected businesses
Australia today boosted emergency grants and loans for small businesses hit by bushfires that have ravaged the country during the peak tourist season, as firefighters used cooler weather to prepare for a return of hazardous fire conditions. The fires have
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Trump promises farmers that China trade deal to be good for them
US President Donald Trump sought yesterday to assure American farmers and ranchers hit by a protracted tariff war with China that a trade agreement he signed with Beijing will lead to major purchases of US agricultural products. Trump’s remarks in
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In impeachment document, Democrats say Trump endangers security
WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH: Democratic US lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the country’s system of government. In a 111-page document filed
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