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Canadians rally toughen for Quebec mosque attack ‘hero’

One of the last things Aymen Derbali remembers is standing in the Quebec City mosque as a gunman opened fire on worshippers all around him. But the father of three did not panic. Instead, he drew the attacker’s focus on himself, in the hopes of saving his fellow congregants. « I tried not to panic or…

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Trump hails tax reform bill as a ‘ancient victory’

Donald Trump has praised a tax reform bill passed by both houses of the US Congress as a « historic victory for the American people », as the contentious legislation represents the first major tax overhaul in over three decades. The president hailed the legislation, which was passed by the House of Representatives for a second and…

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Police officer assaulted as huge brawl breaks out in busy city centre

Chaos erupted in a busy city centre as police were forced to break up a brawl outside a shopping centre, leaving one officer injured after they were assaulted. Witnesses described scenes of ‘madness’ as people started fighting and officers descended on the area which was filled with young people and Christmas shoppers. There was a…

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Myanmar bars UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee

The government of Myanmar has barred a UN human rights investigator from visiting the country and withdrawn cooperation with her for the rest of her tenure. Yanghee Lee, a UN special rapporteur, was to visit in January to assess the state of human rights across Myanmar, including in Rakhine state where a brutal military crackdown has sent more…

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Trump threatens to cut aid over UN Jerusalem vote

Donald Trump has threatened to cut aid to countries that vote in favour of a draft UN resolution condemning the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The US president said at the White House on Wednesday the US would be « watching those votes ». « They take hundreds of millions of dollars and…

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2018 might perhaps perhaps be the yr of Bitcoin’s rivals

Bitcoin has had an absolutely insane year. At one point, its price was up nearly 2,000%, from about $1,000 in January to $19,922 mid-December. It exploded in the media and it caught the attention of pretty much everyone – from Wall St. billionaires to the average Joe just trying to make a quick buck. Now,…

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Michel Barnier: A Brexit transition deal must end in December 2020

Michel Barnier speaking in Brussels on Wednesday. Sky News The EU’s chief negotiator said that Britain will leave the EU for good after December 31 2020. That would mean the transition, due to begin on 1 April 2019, will last no longer than 21 months. Theresa May had asked for a transition deal lasting « around »…