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Report on Russia probe found ‘unacceptable’ problems

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): A Justice Department inspector general report on the early days of the Russia investigation identified problems that are “unacceptable and unrepresentative of who we are as an institution”, FBI Director Chris Wray said in...

Johnson pushes Brexit message as election nears

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): With one day until Britain’s election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s final push to drive home his key message about Brexit was overshadowed yesterday by criticism of his ham-fisted response to the image of a sick child sleeping on a...

Bolsonaro calls Swedish activist a ‘brat’

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday called young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg a “brat” after she expressed concern about the slayings of indigenous Brazilians in the Amazon. Bolsonaro questioned the...

Police launch probe into sale of passports

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

ST GEORGE’S (CMC): Police have launched an investigation into the “unsubstantiated and slanderous” rumours that the island’s regular passports are being sold without the consent of the proper authorities. “I heard of that rumour being perpetuated...

Japanese regulators recommend $22 million fine on Nissan

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 3:54 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese securities regulators are recommending that automaker Nissan be fined 2.4 billion yen ($22 million) for under-reporting compensation for its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn. The watchdog, the Securities and Exchange...

World trade without rules? US shuts down WTO appeals court

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 12:01 PM

GENEVA (AP) — Global commerce will lose its ultimate umpire Tuesday, leaving countries unable to reach a final resolution of disputes at the World Trade Organization and instead facing what critics call “the law of the jungle.’...

Bill Cosby loses appeal of sexual assault conviction

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 12:01 PM

Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. In its ruling, the Superior Court upheld the right of prosecutors to call other...

Finland gets world’s youngest prime minister, a woman age 34

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 11:31 AM

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland became the country with the world’s youngest sitting head of government Tuesday when the Nordic country’s parliament chose a 34-year-old woman with liberal views and a down-to-earth style as prime minister...

US feds defend creation of fake school to fight visa fraud

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 10:45 AM

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (AP) — Federal agencies have pushed back against criticism that they entrapped hundreds of foreigners who enrolled in a fake school the agencies opened in an effort to fight visa fraud, saying those who...

Malaysia vaccinating for polio after first case in 27 years

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 9:50 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia began a vaccination campaign in a rural town on Borneo island after a 3-month-old boy was confirmed to have polio in the country’s first case of the highly infectious virus in 27 years. The infant...

Too much of a Greta thing? - Activist urges focus on others in anti-climate change campaign

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 12:30 AM

MADRID, Spain (AP): With dozens of cameras pointing at her across a room full of reporters, celebrity teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg had an unexpected message: Look the other way. "Our stories have been told over and over again," the 16-year-...

Dozens feared dead in eruption of volcano

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 12:07 AM

WHAKATANE (AP): A volcano on a New Zealand island erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving perhaps two dozen others missing and presumed dead....

Government probing incident involving diplomat

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 12:07 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): The Haitian government says it has instructed the head of the consulate general of Haiti in Santiago, Judith Exavier, to remain here pending the outcome of an investigation into an incident in which she was detained and...

Barbados PM questions relevance of ACP

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2019 | 12:07 AM

NAIROBI (CMC): The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) opened a two-day summit here on Monday with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley urging the 79-member grouping to reflect on its continued relevance in a changing global...

US man who offered $500 for killing an ICE agent acquitted

Published:Monday | December 9, 2019 | 5:09 PM

BOSTON (AP) — A man who tweeted that he would give $500 to anyone who would kill a federal immigration officer was acquitted Friday in a case that centred on whether a threatening social media post is protected speech. A federal jury at US...

Pension strikes cripple Paris, more travel woes ahead

Published:Monday | December 9, 2019 | 2:19 PM

PARIS (AP) — Paris commuters inched to work Monday through massive traffic jams as strikes against retirement plan changes halted trains and subways for a fifth straight day — with the prospect of a tougher day ahead. French President...

Amazon says Trump’s ‘improper pressure’ doomed Pentagon bid

Published:Monday | December 9, 2019 | 1:56 PM

Amazon says President Donald Trump’s “improper pressure” and behind-the-scenes attacks harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing contract to Microsoft in...

Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85

Published:Monday | December 9, 2019 | 11:30 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the Sesame Workshop. The...

5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

Published:Monday | December 9, 2019 | 9:25 AM

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing. Police said the site...

Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2019 | 12:00 AM

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India's capital today where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as 2 dollars per day, killing at least 43...

Johnson under pressure ahead of final UK election TV debate

Published:Saturday | December 7, 2019 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to take on opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the last head-to-head debate before a general election in six days – and facing allegations that he’s shirking tough questions...

Six-storey building collapses; at least four killed

Published:Saturday | December 7, 2019 | 12:00 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP): A six-storey residential ­building collapsed Friday in Kenya’s capital, officials said, with at least four ­people killed and ­others trapped in the debris. The scene was all too familiar in a city where an audit once found...

Trump asks Supreme Court to shield banking records for now

Published:Friday | December 6, 2019 | 1:39 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and three of his children asked the Supreme Court on Friday to shield records held by Deutsche Bank and Capital One from House Democrats. The case from New York is similar to two other cases pending...

Johnson under pressure ahead of final UK election TV debate

Published:Friday | December 6, 2019 | 1:39 PM

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to take on opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the last head-to-head debate before a general election in six days — and facing allegations that he’s...

6-story building collapses in Nairobi, at least 4 killed

Published:Friday | December 6, 2019 | 11:37 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A six-story residential building collapsed Friday in Kenya’s capital, officials said, with at least four people killed and others trapped in the debris. The scene was all too familiar in a city where an audit once...

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