US, SoKor to ‘discontinue’ major military exercise — US official

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 01:18:47 +0000

US, SoKor to 'discontinue' major military exercise -- US official

The U.S. military and South Korea are planning to “discontinue” annual large-scale military exercises as President Donald Trump pursues

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Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 00:38:34 +0000

Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed

TORONTO — Canada said Friday it will allow the U.S. extradition case against Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to proceed.

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ENGIE to Exit 20 Countries, Refine Transition Growth Strategy 

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:48:51 +0000

Multinational power and gas giant ENGIE, which embarked on an aggressive transition toward zero-carbon three years ago, saw tempered revenue growth over 2018, owing in part to its disposal of thermal generation businesses in the UK and Poland, and the 1-GW Loy Yang B coal-fired power plant in Australia. ENGIE CEO Isabelle Kocher, who outlined […]

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Requests to bring in child brides OK’d; legal under US laws

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 03:15:32 +0000

Requests to bring in child brides OK'd; legal under US laws

WASHINGTON — Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. In one case, a 49-year-old man applied for admission for a 15-year-old girl.

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Kim seeks approval from Xi ahead of North Korea summit

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 23:46:17 +0000

People watch a television news about a visit to China by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on March 28, 2018. North Korea's Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping that it was his "solemn duty" to make Beijing his first overseas destination and invited him to visit Pyongyang, the North's official news agency reported on March 28. / AFP PHOTO / Jung Yeon-je

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is heading home from three days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday afternoon, according to media outlets from the two countries.

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Stolen purple penguin statue returned to hotel museum

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 03:06:52 +0000

OKLAHOMA CITY — A large purple penguin statue that was swiped from a hotel in Oklahoma City apparently managed to waddle back home after police released surveillance camera images of a man with the $3,000 piece of art tucked under his arm.

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