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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 »…

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Was engineer in lethal Amtrak fracture distracted?

DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — Federal investigators in the deadly Amtrak wreck want to know whether the engineer was distracted by a second person in his cab as his train hurtled into a curve at more than twice the speed limit. Three people were killed Monday when the train barreled into a 30 mph zone at…

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Xi’s China rising, Trump’s The United States waning

In less than a year in office, US President Donald Trump has managed to alienate more allies and provoke more enemies faster and more decisively than any of his predecessors in recent history. All of a sudden, we face the simultaneous threats of war from the Korean Peninsula to the Middle East. Meanwhile, US’ chief rival, China, has steadily…

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Somalis confronted ‘inhumane’ abuse on US deportation flight

More than 90 Somali men and women were subjected to « inhumane conditions and egregious abuse » on a failed deportation flight that lasted nearly 48 hours and was eventually forced to return to the United States earlier this month, according to a class-action lawsuit filed this week. Ninety-two Somali nationals were being deported by US Immigration…

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US ‘will decide names’ at UN Jerusalem vote

Image copyright EPA Image caption Fourteen states backed a similar motion on Jerusalem at the UN Security Council on Monday The US says it « will be taking names » during a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution criticising its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Permanent representative Nikki Haley warned member states that President Donald…

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Revisiting Fossil hybrid smartwatches: From curiosity to practicality

Valentina PalladinoFossil has come a long way since the debut of its first hybrid smartwatches in 2015. What was once a small endeavor with just a handful of devices has grown to take over most of the brands under Fossil Group. Michael Kors, Diesel, Kate Spade, Emporio Armani, Skagen, and others all have hybrid smartwatches…

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1,000 days of battle in Yemen, ‘land of blood and bombs’

Hospitals are unable to treat the most basic of illnesses. Thousands of schools have been forced to shut their doors. Bustling neighbourhoods have been completely abandoned. And buildings which stood proud for centuries have been reduced to rubble and dust. Yemen, described by the Romans as the most blessed region in the Arabian peninsula, is on the…

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Erdogan slams UAE over FM’s anti-Turkish retweet

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attacked the UAE’s foreign minister after he retweeted a post attacking a historic Ottoman leader. Without mentioning Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan directly, Erdogan said « some Arab leaders » were antagonising his country in order to « cover their ignorance and their incompetence. » The angry rebuke comes a day after a spokesperson…

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Torres enthusiastic for Barca target Griezmann to preserve

Fernando Torres is hopeful Atletico Madrid can keep hold of Antoine Griezmann amid reported interest from Barcelona and Manchester United. Atletico reported Barca to FIFA over their alleged pursuit of the France striker, who is said to have rejected the advances of Jose Mourinho’s side in pre-season. And Torres, who is keen to extend his own…