Thursday, December 26, 2019

Singapore police probe Indian for alleged Modi citizenship law protest

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Singapore police are investigating an Indian national for allegedly being involved in a public protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial citizenship law.


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Mexico again protests 'harassment' at embassy in Bolivia

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Mexico's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday reiterated its protest of the "harassment and intimidation" of its diplomatic personnel in Bolivia.


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Phillips 66 reports fire in Boiler plant area at Wilmington, California refinery

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Phillips 66 reported a fire was extinguished in the area of the boiler plant at its 139,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles refinery in Wilmington, California, according to a regulatory filing released on Tuesday.


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Spate of shootings leave two dead, seven wounded in North Carolina city

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Police in High Point, North Carolina, searched for clues and suspects on Wednesday in a spate of shootings that have left two people dead and seven others wounded over two days, including a Christmas Eve drive-by attack outside a strip mall.


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Business review of 2019: Boeing, Huawei and Brexit

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2019 saw Boeing suffer a blow to its reputation after the second crash of a Boeing 737 Max airliner.

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How the US-China trade war has changed the world

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The bitter US-China trade battle has led to fundamental shifts in the global trading environment.

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My Money: 'I'm exactly £1,000 lighter'

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As part of a new BBC blog series, Angela Jansen shares what she spent her money on this week.

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The island struggling to secure its future

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After being hit by a hurricane, Puerto Rico is seeking ways to counter years of economic decline.

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Radio silence: The Syrian broadcasters in exile

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Emma Jane Kirby meets exiled journalists who are now off air, and have nowhere that feels like home.

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The island struggling to secure its future

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After being hit by a hurricane, Puerto Rico is seeking ways to counter years of economic decline.

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The children at risk of eating themselves to death

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"One sweet here, another one there - that could kill him," says a man whose son has Prader-Willi syndrome.

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Spate of shootings leave 2 dead, 7 wounded in North Carolina city

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Police in High Point, North Carolina, searched for clues and suspects on Wednesday in a spate of shootings that have left two people dead and seven others wounded over two days, including a Christmas Eve drive-by attack outside a strip mall.


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Christmas shopping online or in person - who wins?

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Online shopping is on the rise, with more and more people choosing the sofa to buy goods, but which is better?

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Trump impeachment: Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski 'disturbed' over co-ordination comment

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pledged "total co-ordination" with the White House.

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Ari Behn: Author and Norway princess's ex-husband dies aged 47

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Author Ari Behn and the king's eldest child, Princess Martha Louise, divorced in 2017.

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The bakery in a mental health hospital

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There’s a very unusual bakery in a mental health hospital outside Beijing where the patients are the bakers.

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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Philippine typhoon Phanfone ruins Christmas for travelers, evacuees

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Christmas turned to chaos for many holiday observers in the central Philippines as a typhoon with strong winds and heavy rains destroyed homes, cut off power and stranded travelers, disaster officials said on Wednesday.


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Japan ruling party lawmaker arrested on casino bribery suspicion: prosecutors

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Japanese authorities arrested ruling party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on Wednesday on suspicion of accepting bribes from a company interested in setting up a casino in Japan, Tokyo prosecutors said.


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Kartarpur: Temple of hope between India and Pakistan

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Parminder Singh Sandhu wanted to visit Kartarpur temple all his life - but couldn't until now.

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Japan ruling party lawmaker arrested on casino bribery suspicion: prosecutors

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Japanese authorities on Wednesday arrested ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on suspicion of accepting bribes from a company interested in setting up a casino in Japan, Tokyo prosecutors said in a document.


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Australian firefighters spend Christmas Day containing blazes; temperatures to soar

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Australian firefighters used cooler conditions on Christmas Day to try and contain bushfires ahead of hot, dry weather later in the week, as leaders and communities thanked them for sacrificing time with their families over the holidays.


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Japan's Abe tells China no improvement in ties without stability in East China Sea

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that there would be no true improvement in bilateral relations without stability in the East China Sea, Japan's foreign ministry said.


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Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes west of Port Hardy, Canada: USGS

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck 177 km (109.98 miles) west of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.


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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes 177 km west of Port Hardy, Canada: USGS

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck 177 km (109.98 miles) west of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.


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Japan lawmaker arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes over casino: NHK

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Tokyo prosecutors arrested ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on Wednesday on suspicion of accepting bribes from a Chinese company interested in setting up a casino in Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported.


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Monzo boss warned: 'Worst decision of your life'

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Tom Blomfield, who founded mobile bank Monzo, describes his personal journey starting a business.

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In pictures: Christmas around the world

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From Sri Lanka to Paris, Christmas services take place after a 2019 scarred by tragedy.

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