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Trump impeachment: Trial opens as watchdog faults White House on Ukraine
The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove US President Donald Trump from office formally began yesterday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress. The
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New Guatemala government arrests former mayor in corruption raids
Guatemala’s government said yesterday prosecutors carried out raids and arrested a former mayor accused of corruption as the US embassy announced it had revoked visas for some ex-officials in the Central American country this year. The attorney general’s office said
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Which company just hit US$1 trillion? Google it.
As Google-parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) became yesterday the fourth US company to top market value of more than US$1 trillion, some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in on the stock’s extraordinary gains.
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Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
MELBOURNE: Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia east coast today and brought relief to farmers in three states battling a drought which has left much of the country tinder dry. Australia, famous for its pristine beaches and
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Nigerian Islamist militants free three aid workers, other civilian hostages
Islamist militants released three aid workers and other civilians in northeast Nigeria who had been held hostage since late December, a United Nations official said today. The people were kidnapped on Dec. 22 by militants posing as soldiers who stopped
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Australian tourism industry seeks urgent help as cost of bushfires grows
Australia’s peak tourism body estimated the country’s bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost A$1 billion (US$690 million) and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors. Industry bosses were due to meet with Tourism
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Putin shake-up could keep him in power past 2024 as Cabinet resigns
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes yesterday that would give him scope to extend his grip on power after leaving the presidency, and picked a new prime minister after Dmitry Medvedev and his cabinet stepped down. Most importantly,
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US House sends Trump impeachment charges to Senate for trial
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted yesterday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a US president to begin in earnest next week. Lawmakers
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Brazilian tribes and forest tappers unite against Bolsonaro
XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK: Brazilian indigenous tribes and rubber tappers joined forces yesterday to oppose steps by Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro that they say are destroying the Amazon forest they depend on. Some 450 members of 47 tribes met for
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Two weeks after wedding, Imam discovers he married a man!
A Ugandan Imam has been suspended for getting married to a fellow man. According to Daily Monitor, a Ugandan online news outlet, Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba of Kyampisi Masjid Noor mosque in Kayunga District tied the knot with his ‘wife’ Ms
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