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Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak and his wife banned from leaving country
Mahathir confirmed that he prevented Najib from leaving. He indicated this could include Attorney General Mohamed Apandi Ali, who was appointed after Najib sacked the then-attorney general in 2015 to escape possible prosecution over a corruption scandal involving the 1MDB state fund. [Full Article...]
Qui sont les dix derniers qualifiés pour la finale — Eurovision
Les deux artistes se disputent la première place chez les parieurs. En effet, la France a de la concurrence puisque pas moins de 43 pays concourent du côté de Lisbonne. Son nom signifie "la miséricorde" en anglais. Sur Twitter , Grégory Leclerc, journaliste de Nice Matin présent à bord du bateau, est le premier à annoncer la bonne nouvelle. [Full Article...]
New Oklahoma law will allow adoption agencies to deny LGBT couples
The new law makes it legal to deny placing children in LGBTQ homes based on "religious objections". "This is abhorrent and unacceptable". There are children in the Oklahoma child welfare system in desperate need of loving families. If she had signed it into law, Oklahoma residents would have been able to hide carry without a license. The move also garnered the support of Oklahoma's Catholic bi... [Full Article...]
Kohli, de Villiers shine to keep Bangalore in race
But it was a fine 93-run partnership between skipper Shreyas Iyer and in-form Rishabh Pant that prospered Daredevils to 181/4. After taking on Delhi, the Virat Kohli led side will face KXIP on May 14, Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 17 and Rajasthan Royals in the final encounter on May 19. [Full Article...]
F-150 production suspended at Ford Claycomo plant
The company has not said when the two plants will resume production. The company had already suspended truck production at a plant just outside Kansas City, Missouri. Ford sold 73,104 F-150s in April and 287,295 F-Series trucks in the U.S. in the first four months of the year, up 4 percent from last year . The impact everyone else faces will pale in comparison to Ford, an automotive research fi... [Full Article...]
Death toll rises to 48 after Kenyan dam burst
While expressing his condolences to the affected families, Jayakumar, said that the Patel farm has been distributing food and blankets to the 2500 displaced people now camping at Solai Boys High School. But the general manager of the farm, Vinoj Kumar, denied the accusation. "The dams are not illegal". Other dams on the same property, 190 km (120 miles) northwest of Nairobi, also lacked the nece... [Full Article...]
White House aide reportedly dismisses McCain's opposition: 'He's dying anyway'
At the time , I had the control room in my ear telling me to wrap the segment, and did not hear the comment, ' he said on Thursday. The White House aide who brushed off Sen. Politifact examined this attack on McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign and found "no evidence" that McCain collaborated with his North Vietnamese captors. [Full Article...]
Body found in search for missing Scottish singer
Scott had also hinted at a sixth Frightened Rabbit album being released before the end of the year, saying they had five or six songs that were coming together. So so sorry. All our love to the Hutchison family. They released their debut album Sing the Greys in 2006, before achieving widespread critical success with their second album The Midnight Organ Fight two years later. [Full Article...]
Russia suspends talks with Syria's Assad to supply S-300
Kozhin's comments also come two days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Russian Federation for talks with Putin focusing on "ensuring ongoing military cooperation in Syria". The 33.33%-of-15-goals tally represents a steady downturn in productivity from the supreme leader, who scored seven goals last year and eight the year before, but thankfully Putin remained in good spirits af... [Full Article...]
Apple reportedly planning direct subscriptions for video services
Soon, almost every single streaming video subscription will be available at the tap of the finger. The TV app is already a central hub for universally searching through TV shows and movies. Many services like HBO, Showtime, Starz, Netflix, and more, they all want subscriptions, which can be bought from within a third-party app or website. [Full Article...]
European Union says committed to Iran nuclear deal, will not reimpose sanctions
However, despite its withdrawal from the nuclear deal, the United States says it will not stop funding intense International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections in Iran, a USA official said Thursday. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump, announced at the White House that the U.S. would be withdrawing from the deal, and unilaterally begin reinstating economic sanctions against Iran at "the high... [Full Article...]
Tragic day - Himanshu Roy, one of Maharashtra police's best officers, shoots himself
Police also found his suicide note, which clearly states, "No one is responsible for my death". Due to this illness, he was depressed and hence took this extreme step. The reason for suicide is not yet known. 2013 IPL fixing case has been investigated by this honest cop. Crime Branch officers to this day credit Roy for "trusting them and giving them a free hand". [Full Article...]
On Camera: Truck jumps onto concrete median, mows down two light poles
It happened last week on Interstate 43. Drivers on the other side tried to swerve out of the way, but that caused a big pileup. Six cars were hit by debris, but nobody was hurt. [Full Article...]
Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel to 'save' nuke deal
World powers agreed to lift some of the economic sanctions imposed on Iran in return for the latter agreeing to limit its nuclear activity to peaceful and civilian purposes. Both Macron and Merkel spoke with Trump about maintaining the deal in the weeks leading up to his announcement, even going so far as to lay out a four-point plan for restructuring the agreement as Trump said he wished to do. [Full Article...]
No evidence of shooting at California school, officials say
One student was shot in the arm following an argument between the two. The man was seen at Highland High School in Palmdale in Southern California at 7.05am local time (12.05am Saturday AEST). A sheriff's spokesperson said it remained unconfirmed whether any shots were fired at the campus . Authorities on Friday responded to reports of a possible shooting at Highland High School in Palmdal... [Full Article...]
Kelly says Trump is "somewhat embarrassed" by Russian Federation probe
The news outlet also spoke with the chief of staff about the administration's stance on immigration. Kelly informed NPR on Thursday he's "a close relationship" with Trump, imagining that he spends approximately 8 hours each day with all the president. [Full Article...]
Trump berates DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen over border security
Nielsen, 45, who was named to the post after John Kelly was named chief of staff, oversees 20,000 border agents through Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Nielsen issued a statement of her own, agreeing with Trump's frustration and blaming the border issue in part on "congressional inaction". The report said that Nielsen told several of her colleagues that she was considering resigning... [Full Article...]
Kilauea could erupt with 'once-in-a-century' explosion, geologists warn
Authorities previously ordered almost 2,000 residents to leave the neighborhoods in and around the vents in the mostly rural district of Puna. A lava flow moves on Makamae Street after the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano . A summit blast could also release steam and sulfur dioxide gas. Since last week , lava has been siphoning away from the volcano's summit, breaking through the ground ... [Full Article...]
At Detroit Airport, Canadian-Minister asked to remove turban
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains said he was flying through the Detroit Metro Airport on his way back to Toronto with his Canadian passport following an economic summit with the MI governor back in April 2017. [Full Article...]
La Maison des Examens d'Arcueil bloquée par des étudiants — Université
La direction a été obligée de délocaliser ses partiels car l'université est bloquée depuis plusieurs semaines . Alors que les policiers sont arrivés en renfort pour repousser les bloqueurs, les étudiants, qui doivent commencer leurs examens à 9 heures, n'ont toujours pas accès au bâtiment. [Full Article...]