HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong tightened security ahead of a planned anti-government march on Sunday afternoon, with some metro services halted and public facilities shuttering as pro-democracy leaders called on citizens to join the protest in spite of the risk of arrest. FILE PHOTO: People march past a tram […]
Daily Archives: October 19, 2019
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(Reuters) – Another horse died at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, bringing to 34 the number to have perished at the southern California track since December. The Stronach Group track owners announced that three-year-old gelding Satchel Paige had been “humanely euthanized” after the fifth race on the card. The latest […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A man works to remove an oil spill on Muro Alto beach in Tamandaré, Pernambuco Thousands of people have taken part in a huge clean-up operation to remove oil and tar from beaches along Brazil’s north-eastern coast. Volunteers, as well as government workers, used wheelbarrows, […]
Viscountess Emma Weymouth, 33, has spoken out about how she felt after surviving the dreaded Strictly Come Dancing 2019 dance-off. The star admitted she was “struck numb with dread” when she heard she would be facing Dev Griffin, 34, and Dianne Buswell, 30, to fight for her place in the […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s flag carrier Qantas (QAN.AX) completed on Sunday a nonstop test flight from New York to Sydney, researching how the world’s longest potential commercial airplane journey of nearly 20 hours would impact pilots, crew and passengers. FILE PHOTO: Workers are seen near Qantas Airways, Australia’s national carrier, […]
Will the Dark Side of Star Wars fandom accept J.J. Abrams’ latest? LucasFilm This December, after a staggering 42 years, the Star Wars trilogy of trilogies comes to a close. With J.J. Abrams once again at the helm, the ironically titled Rise of Skywalker marks the end of the nine-movie […]
Kurdish commander General Mazlum Kobane speaks out to NBC’s Richard Engel about Turkey’s assault in Syria. “It will be the biggest ethnic cleansing operation in the 21st century and it’s happening in front of the American army’s eyes,” he says.Oct. 19, 2019 source: nbcnews.com
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian government forces to move out of areas near the Turkish border so he can resettle up to 2 million refugees there, his spokesman told The Associated Press on Saturday. The request will top Erdogan’s talks next week with Syria’s ally, […]