Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 04:56:34 +0000
The long-time personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot dead by a friend while at a private residence in the western city of Jeddah, in what the state broadcaster described as “a personal dispute”. State media did not give details about the row that sparked the shooting on Saturday night of Major General […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 06:17:19 +0000
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – President Donald Trump, the target of an impeachment inquiry over alleged abuse of power, warned supporters Saturday that “our country is at stake like never before.” The video message posted on Twitter came in response to Democratic lawmakers’ investigation of accusations that Trump tried to strong-arm the Ukrainian president into […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 05:47:43 +0000
PHOENIX (AP) – A 20-year-old student at Arizona State University broke the news that a key State Department official who was involved in talks between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian government had stepped down from his post. Andrew Howard, a managing editor of The State Press student newspaper, reported Friday evening that Kurt D. […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:24:07 +0000
PARIS, France (AFP) – Former French President Jacques Chirac, a colossal figure in France’s politics for three decades, died yesterday at the age of 86, his family said. The center-right Chirac rose to prominence as mayor of Paris before becoming prime minister and then serving as head of state from 1995-2007. “President Jacques Chirac […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 06:08:48 +0000
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz awaited results from the country’s general election on Wednesday after exit polls showed them locked in a tight race, leaving the country in suspense. With a hoarse voice and appearing haggard after days of intense campaigning, Netanyahu appeared before supporters in the early hours […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 05:46:39 +0000
Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate U.S. involvement in another country’s affairs. “This is not a plea for so-called foreign interference. This is a plea for democracy,” singer […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 05:29:58 +0000
Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step toward curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country. All factions in parliament agreed the revision at a plenary session on Monday, according […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 05:16:09 +0000
British police on Tuesday made a second arrest in their hunt for thieves who stole a functioning 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Designed by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and once offered on loan to US President Donald Trump, the toilet was stolen on Saturday — just three days after […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 05:11:22 +0000
New York became the second state to ban flavored e-cigarettes on Tuesday after its Democratic governor called for emergency action in response to concerns about their rising use among teens and a nationwide spate of lung illnesses. Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday called for an urgent meeting of the state’s Public Health and Health Planning […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 06:21:18 +0000
Lawyers for ex-Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday filed an appeal to Australia’s High Court in a final bid to overturn his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys, the High Court said. Pell is seeking leave to appeal the state of Victoria’s Court of Appeal ruling which upheld his conviction on five […]
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