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Trump congratulates UK’s Boris Johnson on ‘great’ election victory
A female Labour supporter in her 20s said , "The result is so much worse than had dared think it would be". Corbyn's Labour Party slumped to 203 seats, 59 fewer than it won two years ago, vote totals showed Friday. Many Investors hope a Conservative win would speed up the Brexit process and ease, at least in the short term, some of the uncertainty that has corroded business confidence since the 2... [Full Article...]
Prototype Missile Launched from Vandenberg AFB by Defense Department
Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Robert Carver told Defense One that "data collected and lessons learned from this test will inform the Department of Defense's development of future intermediate-range capabilities". "Our airmen should be extremely proud of their contributions to their country today". "We have repeatedly stated that the United States has always been preparing to violate the provis... [Full Article...]
Police arrest juvenile suspect in fatal stabbing of Barnard College student
Flowers and candles were left at a makeshift campus memorial and her family said in a statement Friday that they "are devastated by the senseless loss of our lovely and talented Tess". Majors graduated high school in May from the private St Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, where head of school David Lourie said she was "a shining light in our community, a good friend, respected classmate... [Full Article...]
Scotland's Sturgeon caught exuberantly celebrating opposing party defeat in viral video
In a prompt response on social media, Ms Sturgeon tweeted: 'And I made clear that @theSNP mandate to give people a choice must be respected - just as he expects his mandate to be respected'. The First Minister, whose party won 47 seats in yesterday's General Election, said the SNP's success "reinforces and strengthens the mandate" to ensure a second vote. [Full Article...]
Samsung Galaxy Fold Sales Figures Announced
The company started updating its budget smartphones and even provided necessary security patches on time. The foldable phone was first announced early this year at MWC 2019, where it was among a handful of foldable devices. Samsung went back to the drawing board and has now released a functional Galaxy Fold that is available to consumers. "1 million people want to use this product of $ 2000", ... [Full Article...]
First look at Xbox Series X console revealed at The Game Awards
You can take a look at it above. During the show , Xbox boss Phil Spencer came on stage to introduce the next generation console. The presence of what looks to be a disc drive means disc-based games aren't going anywhere with the Xbox Series X (which shouldn't be confused with the Xbox One X). [Full Article...]
Microsoft reveals the next-gen Xbox console name as the "Series X"
The console is about as wide as an Xbox One controller, but substantially taller, think a square base but with rectangular height. Of course, that's rather appropriate, considering it will be an extraordinarily powerful machine. Xbox Series X will deliver a level of fidelity and immersion unlike anything that's been achieved in previous console generations. Microsoft didn't mention any pr... [Full Article...]
‘We Have Agreed to a Very Large Phase One Deal With China’
Meanwhile Trump tweeted encouragement, saying Washington and Beijing were '[g] etting VERY close to a BIG DEAL. The paper cited Michael Pillsbury, a China expert at the Washington-based Hudson Institute it said had been briefed by Trump, and an unnamed senior administration official. [Full Article...]
Korea slams U.S. for convening UNSC meeting
Speaking in London last week, he again branded Kim as "rocket man" and implied that the United States would resort to military force if North Korea did not denuclearise. diplomacy for the latest rise in tensions. Tension has been rising in recent weeks as Pyongyang has conducted a series of weapons tests and waged a war of words with US President Donald Trump , stoking fears the two countries... [Full Article...]
Canada lawmakers rebuke Trudeau over China policy
In the year since Canada arrested Meng at Vancouver's airport on December 1, 2018 and China retaliated by detaining Kovrig and Spavor, relations between the two countries have soured. In that case, China will likely keep Kovrig and Spavor for even longer and Canada will be able to do nothing about it. Because we have serious concerns about the Prime Minister's ability to govern on the world st... [Full Article...]
Turkey protests US Senate vote recognizing Armenian genocide
On Thursday, however, there were no objections, clearing that way for the resolution's approval. Turkish presidential spokesperson Fahrettin Altun tweeted after the vote "The behavior of some members of the U.S. Washington fears that Moscow could use the powerful S-400 radar system to spy on US-made military hardware. But a vote in the Senate was repeatedly blocked by Trump's fellow Republican s... [Full Article...]
Des milliers d'étranges poissons échouent sur une plage — Californie
Baptisé Urechis unicinctus , ce drôle d'animal est en réalité un type de ver qui ressemble à s'y méprendre à un pénis humain. D'après le naturaliste Ivan Parr, ces animaux marins vivent dans les eaux peu profondes de la Côte Ouest, entre l'Oregon et la Basse-Californie. [Full Article...]
Pixel 4 is Getting Automatic Robocall Screening
Google Fi automatically switches between networks depending on signal strength and speed. You can now set an automatic schedule, take a short break or end Focus mode early without disrupting your schedule. You'll be able to activate background blur within video chats on the Pixel 2 , 3 and 4. With this new update, your Pixel proactively compresses cached applications so that you can run multip... [Full Article...]
General Election 2019: The cutest photos of dogs at polling stations
People can vote from 07:00 until 22:00 GMT in polling stations across the region. Here's everything you need to know about polling day. If you live in England, Wales or Scotland, you do not need to take anything with you if you are registered to vote - not even your polling card or ID. [Full Article...]
Rising food prices lift Nov retail inflation to 5.54%
There is still no sign that US tariffs on Chinese imports are boosting inflation. It was the most profitable company in the world previous year, earning $111 billion in net income. "Aramco's strong debut is not surprising, given that most regional managers were under-allocated in the name and hence it was natural to expect a significantly higher number of bids than offers", said Nishit Lakhotia, h... [Full Article...]
Chilean plane with 38 on board disappears near Antarctica
Chilean Air Force Gen. Eduardo Mosqueira told local reporters the plane never activated a distress beacon before suddenly dropping off radar. The wreckage was spotted in a body of water known as the Drake Passage. Mosquiera stated earlier determination had been taken to widen the search zone as visibility and circumstances have been beneficial. But the Air Force said late Monday that the weather... [Full Article...]
70 soldiers killed in attack on Niger camp
Unrest over deadly ambushes has mounted, particularly in Mali , where soldiers' widows have held a number of demonstrations calling on the government to do more. Instead of hit-and-run raids by a small group of Kalashnikov-armed guerrillas, the jihadists are now carrying out operations that involve hundreds of fighters, armed with mortars and suicide vehicles. [Full Article...]
NZ police say no more survivors expected from volcano eruption
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there were "a number" of tourists in the vicinity, both from New Zealand and overseas. But officials said it remains too unsafe for emergency services to access the island and search for those missing. [Full Article...]
Executive order to crackdown on anti-Semitism stirs controversy
The executive order instructs agencies to "consider" a definition of anti-Semitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in investigating complaints of discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . The Republican president has been a staunch supporter of Israel . "The fight against anti-Semitism and BDS is existential and it is good that we have a friend i... [Full Article...]
Controversial laureate: Kosovo declares Nobel laureate Handke 'persona non grata'
In chemistry, the award was shared by John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino. The prize was awarded to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. "Serbian press called him a" good friend" and President Alexander Van der Bellen stated" we've got a great deal to thank Peter Heal for. "The problem with Handke is his refusal to admit genocide on the Bosnian population in the 1990s", ... [Full Article...]