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Pound Advances on Conciliatory Tone in Brexit Trade Negotiations
Speaking after the committee met in Brussels yesterday, Mr Gove said parts of the bill relating to Northern Ireland were a legal "safety net" to protect the peace process if talks on a post-Brexit free trade deal fail. The UK's chief negotiator, David Frost, and his team will renew negotiations with the EU side led by Michel Barnier on Tuesday with the issue of a so-called "level playing field" in... [Full Article...]
Trump reportedly considered choosing Ivanka as his running mate in 2016
And according to the outlet, Gates wrote about Donald Trump's wish to have his daughter, Ivanka Trump , serve as his vice president, a conversation that included her husband, Jared Kushner , and the other Trump children . Ivanka Trump and Kushner both have high-ranking positions in the Trump White House. Kamala Harris, calling the Democratic vice presidential nominee "incompetent". [Full Article...]
Will the Trump administration be able to ban TikTok?
Those include technical and business measures needed for the app to work correctly. TikTok's overarching suit challenging the legality of Trump's executive orders continues through the court. The Chinese government has changed its list of technologies that may be affected by export bans. The trade group said a TikTok ban may be cited by China or other countries "as justification for ba... [Full Article...]
US Senate to battle over Trump's pick for Supreme Court
Democratic nominee Amy McGrath Monday declined to opine about Judge Amy Coney Barrett , President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, saying she doesn't believe any nominee should be considered at all. "There have been two Republicans who've spoken out already - Sens". "Excellent idea! And if you & all your Dem colleagues boycott the hearing altogether, we'll avoid the politica... [Full Article...]
La pandémie franchit le million de morts principalement en Occident — Coronavirus
La compagnie aérienne Qatar Airways, doublement affectée par un boycott régional et la pandémie de Covid-19, a indiqué dimanche avoir reçu près de 2 milliards de dollars d'aide publique pour faire face à l' "une des années les plus difficiles " de son histoire. [Full Article...]
Samsung's new Android tablet is a super-rugged device for the outdoors
The Galaxy Tab A7 ships with a 10.4-inch WUXGA+ (2,000 x 1,200) screen and an 80% screen-to-body ratio. For audio, the A7 has quad speakers and support for Dolby Atmos surround sound. Good thing is that the Tab Active3 comes with Android 10 out of the box. Samsung promises up to three major Android OS updates, Samsung Knox support, and regular security patch updates. [Full Article...]
Amazon announces dates for Prime Day 2020
For the last few years, Amazon has been hosting an epic Prime Day sale that offers up deals and discounts on a huge range of products, and like 2019, this year's Prime Day will actually take place over two days, kicking off at midnight on October 13. [Full Article...]
U of U law professor on Barrett nomination, future of Supreme Court
It's more than that, though. When asked about calls for Democrats to boycott Barrett's committee proceedings and how several of his colleagues on the committee refuse to meet with Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Durbin told ABC News that he will "extend that courtesy, if she requests it, for at least a socially distanced, safe meeting, perhaps over the phone". [Full Article...]
Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Hospitalised After Self-Harm Threats
The police report said his wife Candice told police that Parscale made comments about fatally shooting himself in the days before the incident, local media reported . A campaign finance watchdog filed a federal complaint alleging that the campaign under Parscale used shell companies to cover up the recipients of more than $170 million. [Full Article...]
Two rapidly burning fires causing havoc in Northern California
At 8:00pm last night, a rapidly-growing fire first dubbed the Shady Fire began threatening Santa Rosa, the North Bay's largest city. Flames engulfed the distinctive Chateau Boswell Winery north of St. The fire prompted St. Helena Hospital to suspend services and evacuate all 55 patients, who were transferred by helicopter to other hospitals, it said in a statement . [Full Article...]
PM commits to protect 30% of United Kingdom land in boost for biodiversity
The framework will include targets to guide the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity around the world over the next 10 years. But the research estimated to halt the destruction of plants and animals and restore nature, the world needs to mobilise an additional $600 to $824 billion a year. [Full Article...]
L'Ordre des médecins pessimiste — Coronavirus
Une nouvelle sonnette d'alarme vis-à-vis de l'épidémie de coronavirus . " La deuxième vague arrive plus vite que nous le redoutions ", estime de son côté le Conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins . " Il était clair que les gens allaient se relâcher pendant les vacances et que les contaminations estivales des littoraux nourriraient les Covid urbains de septembre ". [Full Article...]
Madrid Confronts Government Over Covid-19 Lockdown
The regional government says it has targeted areas where the contagion rate is above 1,000 cases per 100,000 people. But Health Minister Salvador Illa has said the restrictions should be imposed across the capital as well as surrounding areas with more than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, warning at the weekend that the region was putting residents "at serious health risk". [Full Article...]
Sea View Resort in Thailand Suing American Wesley Barnes Over Tripadvisor Review
The resort's statement was posted on Twitter by Richard Barrow , a travel blogger with more than 167,000 followers. "The Sea View Resort owner filed a complaint that the defendant had posted unfair reviews on his hotel on the Tripadvisor website", Taemsara told the AFP . [Full Article...]
Disparition d’une jeune étudiante en Isère: un corps retrouvé dans un étang
Mme Quey a indiqué qu'elle se dessaisissait " dès ce soir " du dossier au profit du pôle criminel de Grenoble. Le parquet de Vienne avait immédiatement ouvert une enquête pour " disparition inquiétante", le scénario d'une fugue éventuelle ne semblant guère probable. [Full Article...]
Clashes erupt between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Aliyev, Azerbaijan's president, said enemy fire had killed and wounded both servicemen and civilians, and that "shedding of their blood will not go unpunished". Both sides, which fought a war in the 1990s, reported fatalities. Priest Ter Abel prays for peace outside the village of Movses on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on July 15, 2020. [Full Article...]
Trump rips $750 income tax payment report in New York Times
Many noted that the timing of the Times' " bombshell " might come handy to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden , who is to debate Trump in just two days. President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed a New York Times story claiming they had obtained copies of his tax returns. That show brought Trump $427 million in cash, the Times said, but Trump spent it on a string of cash-only ... [Full Article...]
IPhone 12 Mini could be Apple's phone with 5.4 '' screen
Apple has been using it for years for devices including the iPad mini , iPod mini , and Mac mini . The upcoming iPhone 12 series will have come with several improvements. If we start from the bottom, we find the higher-end 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max Case in Black, followed by the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro, the 6.1-inch variants. [Full Article...]
Google will temporarily stop running election ads after Election Day
Google announced Friday it would ban ads related to the USA elections while votes are being counted amid mounting pressure on tech companies to address concerns about their ad policies. The Google ban will target ads that are explicitly election-related. The company has said outright that it will start blocking election ads on Election Day after the voting period ends around the country. [Full Article...]
Trump says elderly to get US$200 for drugs, without explaining how
The president's action, unveiled less than six weeks before Election Day on November 3, also comes amid long-standing criticisms that he has failed to follow through on promises to propose an alternative to Obamacare even as he works to dismantle that program. [Full Article...]