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Malaysia's last Sumatran rhinoceros has died
Department director Augustine Tuuga said in a statement that Iman, who reportedly was 25 years old, was suffering significant pain from growing pressure of the tumours in her bladder, but that her death came sooner than expected. Despite knowing that Iman's death was imminent, Liew said she was still very saddened by this news. She was actually quite close to death when sudden massive blood loss f... [Full Article...]
US State Department releases records related to Ukraine dealings
According to the documents , Pompeo had a call with Giuliani on March 26 , then another call several days later on March 29 at Pompeo's request on March 28 . Devin Nunes , R-Calif., on April 1. "It was created to produce a specific storyline to be pushed forward by the Democrats and their supporters in the media", Nunes said Thursday about the hearings. [Full Article...]
Pelosi Signs Hong Kong Legislation, Sends to Trump
The U.S. Congress has taken a stand in favor of Hong Kong's autonomy, as pro-democracy protests continue there. "There have always been some uncertainties in trade talks but that won't erase positive effects from signs of bottoming out in the global manufacturing sector", he said . [Full Article...]
Engine fire forces plane to make emergency landing in Los Angeles
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane returned and landed without incident. In a statement, Philippine Airlines said the flaming engine was caused by a "technical issue" in one of the engines. "I had never seen a plane spew flames repeatedly". PAL Flight 113 departed from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 11:45am Pacific Standard Time (3:12am in Manila ), carryin... [Full Article...]
New Zealand man found guilty of killing British backpacker
The judge discharged them all from sitting on a jury for the next seven years. Within days of her disappearance, police had identified a suspect, spoken to him and, unbeknownst to the killer, tracked his movements by trawling through CCTV evidence. [Full Article...]
Federal Bureau of Investigation seeks interview with whistleblower who triggered impeachment inquiry
The FBI is interested in the "substance" of the whistleblower's complaint , said one person familiar with the matter. The whistleblower, a Central Intelligence Agency officer, filed a complaint on August 12 about President Trump's phone call weeks earlier with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. [Full Article...]
Cloud Print becomes the latest product to face Google's death squad
Which, of course they do. Beginning January 1, 2021, devices across all operating systems will no longer be able to print using Google Cloud Print . One user said " Google should consider open sourcing the entire Cloud Print project", while others said the move was indicative of the modern office's move towards a paperless office . [Full Article...]
Twitter ‘Hide Replies’ Feature Now Rolling Out to All Users Globally
However, the micro-blogging site stated that some users have expressed that they don't want to hide replies due to the fear of retaliation as the icon remains visible for everyone. "We learned that the feature is a useful new way to manage your conversations", Twitter wrote in a blog . In Canada, where the company first started testing the feature, Twitter says 27 percent of people who had ... [Full Article...]
Borderlands 3's first campaign DLC is Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot
Borderlands 3 will be receiving its first campaign DLC on December 19th. As the name for Borderlands 3 DLC 1 implies, the new content pack will follow the game's Vault Hunters as they team up with Moxxi to track down a big score. You'll have to have made some progress in your Borderlands 3 campaign if you hope to jump into the Handsome Jackpot DLC. 2K Games says players at higher levels w... [Full Article...]
FBI lawyer reportedly altered document in Russian Federation investigation origin, didn't change outcome
The allegedly altered document is associated with the court-approved surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page , sources told The Washington Post . Horowitz has revealed the report will be lengthy and most of it will be declassified. The "premise", however, was the unsubstantiated and salacious "Russia dossier", which was prepared by former British spy Christopher Steele f... [Full Article...]
African Union orders Britain to withdraw from Chagos Islands, end 'colonial administration'
The Chagos Islands are located more than 2,000 miles off the east coast of Africa and around 310 miles south of the Maldives Archipelago. Islanders were compensated with a payment of less than £3,000. Mauritius, which gained independence from Britain in 1968, maintains the islands are its own. In a statement today, the Foreign Office said: "The UK has no doubt as to our sovereignty over the ... [Full Article...]
Bolivian interim president asks Congress to approve law for polls
In a press conference from exile in Mexico City, former Bolivian President Evo Morales caled on the worldwide community to intervene in Bolivia to stop what he called a "genocide" against indigenous people . "Family members of at least two of the dead men said they were merely walking to work when they were shot by the soldiers", the Times reported . [Full Article...]
Trump Responds to Sondland Testimony: ‘It’s All Over’
Ultimately, Sondland told a State Department official, the president didn't really care about Ukraine or the millions of dollars in military aid that were being withheld from the USA ally on the border with Russian Federation. Sondland said that was indeed the case and that the president only cares about the "big stuff". "Everyone was in the loop". The account of the conversation largely lined... [Full Article...]
Australia's main cities choked by smoke from bushfires, some out of control
In an interview with ABC radio on Thursday, Morrison was asked why he turned down a meeting with former fire chiefs who'd warned that overlapping fire seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres could make it hard to source water bombing aircraft. [Full Article...]
Officials alarmed by 'domestic political matter' in Trump-Zelensky phone call
I heard nothing in yesterday's hearing that's going convince Republicans to remove the President. "It was also clear that if Ukraine pursued an investigation into the 2016 election, the Bidens and Burma, it would be interpreted as a partisan play", he said. [Full Article...]
Apple Put a Dedicated Camera/Shutter Button on Its New iPhone Battery Case
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro fulfills the needs of those who prefer iOS with AT&T. Apple doesn't specify exactly how big the batteries in the cases are, but says each should provide "up to 50 percent longer battery life". As with all things Apple, the cases don't come cheap, and have $129 price-tags irrespective of the model. Like previous editions of the Smart Battery Case, the case's exterior ... [Full Article...]
US Envoy Says Time Running Short for North Korea Deal
Esper, at the end of a week-long tour through Asia, made the comment Thursday after the South Korea daily Chosun Ilbo reported the United States is considering withdrawing one of its brigades in South Korea if ongoing defence cost talks don't go as it wants. [Full Article...]
Android camera bug could have turned phones against their users
If you're not sure whether your smartphone's manufacturer has issued an update for your phone's camera app that fixes this bug, one way to find out is to try exploiting the bug yourself (which comes care of Ars Technica ). It affects Google Camera and Samsung Camera apps that have not been updated since July 2019 . What it doesn't say, though, is whether any third-party vendor other than... [Full Article...]
Buttigieg talks impeachment at presidential debate
At one point, Klobuchar was asked by debate moderator Andrea Mitchell what she meant when she suggested recently that woman candidates with Buttigieg's level of experience probably wouldn't make it to a presidential debate stage. Booker declared, "Black voters are pissed off, and they're anxious". "My response is, I completely agree", Buttigieg answered. The spot says Gordon Sondland , a ... [Full Article...]
Benyamin Netanyahu mis en examen — Israël
Dans la deuxième, il est suspecté d'avoir tenté de s'assurer une couverture favorable dans le plus grand quotidien payant du pays, le Yediot Aharonot. Mais le 21 octobre, Benjamin Netanyahou avait jeté l'éponge et laissé la voie libre à son rival . Pour M. Netanyahu, 70 ans, une affaire est particulièrement sensible. [Full Article...]