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Sunday, May 12, 2019

Islamic State claims it killed 11 soldiers in northeastern Nigeria

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

Islamic State (IS) killed 11 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on the northeastern town of Gajiganna, the group claimed through its news agency AMAQ on Saturday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HdQKoG

Fight to replace PM May complicating Brexit talks: Labour's McDonnell

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

The battle among leading Conservatives to replace Theresa May as prime minister threatens to derail talks with the opposition Labour Party and the bid to find a Brexit compromise, Labour's John McDonnell said.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YsariF

Israel's Netanyahu to ask for more time to form government: spokesman

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will ask Israel's president for more time to form a new government, a spokesman said on Saturday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WLmQxm

Saudi security forces kill 8 people in flashpoint Shi'ite area: agency

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

Saudi security forces have killed eight people during an operation in the predominantly Shi'ite eastern Al-Qatif region, state news agency (SPA) said on Saturday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YubzSX

Venezuela's Guaido seeks U.S. Pentagon cooperation to solve political crisis

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Saturday he has asked his envoy to the United States to meet with Pentagon officials to "cooperate" on a solution to the South American country's political crisis.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HdN06C

Mexico arrests owner of school devastated by 2017 earthquake

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

Mexican police have arrested on manslaughter charges the owner of a Mexico City school that collapsed during a devastating 2017 earthquake, killing 19 children and seven adults, authorities said on Saturday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2JeJ9Zp

Britain's Conservatives in fourth place in EU election poll, Farage leads

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

Theresa May's Conservative Party has fallen into fourth place in a poll on voting intentions for the European elections, well behind Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party which has more support than Britain's traditionally two biggest parties combined.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/30cbVPs

U.N. camp offers temporary respite for beleaguered Venezuelan migrants

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

Sheltered from the harsh midday sun by the tent she now calls home, Maria Moreno bursts into tears recalling how she and her six children fled their native Venezuela a month ago for the border city of Maicao in northern Colombia.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YepBrA

U.S. states accuse Teva, other drugmakers, of price-fixing: lawsuit

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

U.S. states filed a lawsuit accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc of orchestrating a sweeping scheme with 19 other drug companies to inflate drug prices - sometimes by more than 1,000% - and stifle competition for generic drugs, state prosecutors said on Saturday.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2HmLfmu

Harvard professor loses house dean role after joining Weinstein defense

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

A Harvard law professor who joined the legal team defending Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein against sexual assault charges will not be allowed to continue as dean of a residential house on campus, a university official said on Saturday.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2VcQcDq

Tanker collision, gasoline spill closes portion of Houston Ship Channel

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

One barge was severely damaged and another capsized following a collision with a 755-foot (230-m) tanker in the Houston Ship Channel near Bayport, Texas, that spilled about 9,000 gallons of gasoline into waywater, officials said.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Q1uMrR

Pentagon eyes longer-term support on U.S.-Mexico border

By Umair Ahmed May 12, 2019 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan made his second trip to the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday as the Pentagon looks to develop a longer-term plan to support President Donald Trump's immigration policies.