Sunday 31 December 2017

Congo orders internet and SMS cut ahead of anti-government demonstrations

Congo orders internet and SMS cut ahead of anti-government demonstrationsDemocratic Republic of Congo's government on Saturday ordered telecommunications providers to cut internet and SMS services across the country ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations. Grassroots Catholic activists have called for marches in major cities on Sunday to demand that President Joseph Kabila commit to not changing the constitution to stand for a third term and release political prisoners. Kabila was required by the constitution to step down in December last year when his mandate expired but an election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed and is now scheduled for December 2018.




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The Latest: Self-closing doors mandatory in fire building

The Latest: Self-closing doors mandatory in fire buildingNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on New York City's deadliest residential fire in decades (all times local):




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Save the bees: Inside a bee sanctuary's fight to save colonies – and the world's food supply – from collapse

Save the bees: Inside a bee sanctuary's fight to save colonies – and the world's food supply – from collapseOn a seven-acre plot of land in upstate New York, an expansive lawn juts up behind a brown cottage, gently sloping down into the woods. “It’s like a desert,” Guillaume Gauthereau, the founder and executive director of the New York Bee Sanctuary, said this past August, gesturing to the lush grass as those same bees swirled around. The difference at the sanctuary, however, is that Gauthereau has carefully cultivated a habitat full of vegetation around that grass that gives bees the opportunity to thrive.




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Seaplane crashes into Sydney river ahead of New Year celebrations, six dead

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A seaplane crashed into a Sydney river on Sunday, killing six people on a "wine and dine" sightseeing flight ahead of the city's harbor-centred New Year's Eve celebrations.


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Disney World Guest Mercilessly Heckles Animatronic Donald Trump

Disney World Guest Mercilessly Heckles Animatronic Donald TrumpA guest at Disney World got very, er, animated while attending the Hall of Presidents attraction on Wednesday.




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Trapped In The Bronx Fire, Grandmother With Baby Makes A Final Phone Call

Trapped In The Bronx Fire, Grandmother With Baby Makes A Final Phone CallOn Thursday night, Christine Batiz, 26, received a devastating call.




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Man Arrested in Connection to Hoax 911 Phone Call that Led to Death of Innocent Man

Man Arrested in Connection to Hoax 911 Phone Call that Led to Death of Innocent ManA man has been arrested in Los Angeles in connection to a hoax phone call that led to the death of an unarmed man in Wichita, Kansas, according to multiple reports




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Trump shakes up diplomacy in first year

Trump shakes up diplomacy in first yearFrom "Rocket Man" to glowing orbs and all the awkward handshakes in between, take a look back at all the ways President Trump shook up global diplomacy in his first year in office.




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Waitress says co-worker owes her half of $300K lottery winnings

Waitress says co-worker owes her half of $300K lottery winningsA lucky lottery ticket appears to be tearing apart two long-time friends.




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DR Congo Catholics challenge Kabila with demo call

DR Congo Catholics challenge Kabila with demo callCatholics in crisis-torn Democratic Republic of Congo vowed Saturday to defy a protest ban and hold a "peaceful march" Sunday to urge implementation of a deal for President Joseph Kabila to leave office and for delayed elections. Kabila has been in power since 2001 when he succeeded his assassinated father Laurent Kabila and refused to step down at the end of his second and final term in December 2016. About 150 Catholic churches have urged believers to heed their call to protest, bibles in hand, Sunday in the capital Kinshasa and demand implementation of a deal signed exactly a year ago designed to restore stability with Kabila stepping down.




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Russia sentences financier, Magnitsky advocate to prison

Russia sentences financier, Magnitsky advocate to prisonMOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Friday sentenced the financier who has advocated for a U.S. law targeting Russian officials over human rights abuses to nine years in prison in absentia over tax evasion and funneling money overseas.




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Iran said protesters should pay a high price if they break the law

LONDON (Reuters) - Protesters in Iran who have staged three days of demonstrations over economic hardship and alleged corruption should pay a high price if they break the law, the government said on Sunday.


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Where deadly Bronx fire raged, an eerie, icy calm

Where deadly Bronx fire raged, an eerie, icy calmThere are barely any traces of fire on the apartment building's facade, no puddles of water on the ground, and only a handful of onlookers. On Friday, only two fire trucks, their lights still flashing, hinted at the drama that had unfolded the evening before in the Bronx.




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Deadly Bronx Fire Caused by Child Playing With Stove, Officials Say

Deadly Bronx Fire Caused by Child Playing With Stove, Officials Say12 people perished in the fire




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Iran protests continue into third night

Iran protests continue into third nightUnverified videos on social media appeared to show thousands marching through the western cities of Khorramabad, Zanjan and Ahvaz and many smaller towns, while reports spread rapidly that several people had been shot dead by police in the town of Dorud. Several Iranian news agencies warned Telegram, the most popular social media service in the country, might soon be shut down after communications minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi accused one channel, Amadnews, of encouraging an "armed uprising". Annual rallies marking the defeat of the last major protest movement in 2009 had already been scheduled for Saturday morning and brought thousands of regime supporters to the streets across the country.




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Turkey detains 75 Islamic State suspects: police, media

Turkey detains 75 Islamic State suspects: police, mediaTurkish police detained 75 suspected Islamic State members in two operations on Friday, state media and police said, after arresting about 120 such suspects across Turkey a day earlier, tightening security ahead of the New Year. Some 500 police officers took part in simultaneous raids across Ankara, and many of those detained were foreign nationals, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Materials seized in the raids indicated some of the suspects had made preparations for an attack over New Year, it added.




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Legal recreational pot in California: What you need to know

Legal recreational pot in California: What you need to knowLOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Monday becomes the nation's largest state to offer legal recreational marijuana sales. Here's a snapshot of how the market will work and how the state will regulate a pot economy estimated to be worth $7 billion:




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Teargas and checkpoints as Congo tries to stop anti-government demos

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese police and soldiers on Sunday set up checkpoints across the capital Kinshasa and fired teargas at opposition supporters who had gathered outside a church to protest against President Joseph Kabila.


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Putin calls for 'pragmatic cooperation' in New Year wishes to Trump

Putin calls for 'pragmatic cooperation' in New Year wishes to TrumpRussian President Vladimir Putin called for "pragmatic cooperation" in his New Year wishes to US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Saturday. In a statement on the Russian president's New Year wishes to world leaders, the Kremlin said Putin told Trump that "a constructive Russian-American dialogue is especially needed to strengthen strategic stability in the world".




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India's 'moonwalking' traffic cop turns heads

India's 'moonwalking' traffic cop turns heads"I have been a Michael Jackson fan for years and copied his moonwalk step to halt traffic 12 years ago," Singh told AFP. "It's a tiring task maintaining traffic amid noise pollution and reckless motorists but moonwalking amuses commuters and drivers," Singh added, after another tiring day seemingly gliding backwards across the street. Singh claims the number of traffic violations at the high court intersection where he spends most days has fallen over the years.




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Teargas and checkpoints as Congo forces try to stop anti-government demos

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese police and soldiers on Sunday set up checkpoints across the capital Kinshasa and fired teargas at opposition supporters outside a church where they had gathered to prevent planned protests against President Joseph Kabila.


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Niagara Falls becomes ice-covered spectacle

Temperatures are set to remain below minus 10 degrees Celsius in the area for the next week.

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State Department releases Huma Abedin emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop

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Sue Grafton, writer behind Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series, dead at 77

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Clashes over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital claim 13th victim

Clashes over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital claim 13th victimA Gazan died on Saturday after being wounded by Israeli fire during a protest on the border over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a Palestinian health official said. Jamal Muslih, 20, of Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, had been seriously wounded by live fire on Friday, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said. He was buried on Saturday afternoon. Muslih’s death brings to 13 the number of Palestinians killed since US President Donald Trump announced on December 6 that he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv. Mourners at the funeral of Jamal Muslih, who died after being wounded by Israeli fire Credit: Mahmud Hams/AFP Eleven protesters died after clashes with Israeli troops, and two others were killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza earlier in the month. More than 50 Palestinians were wounded in the Friday clashes on the Gaza-Israel border as part of a "day of rage" over the US declaration, called for by both Gaza rulers Hamas and fellow militant group Islamic Jihad. In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said at least 16 people were wounded when Israeli troops fired live rounds during demonstrations, while others were hit with rubber-coated bullets. Earlier on Friday, militants in Gaza fired three rockets at southern Israel, two of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defence system, with the third hitting a village near the border, causing damage but no casualties. Israeli aircraft and tanks targeted two Hamas positions near the border on Friday afternoon in response, again causing damage but no casualties. UN vote to condemn Trump recognising Jerusalem as capital of Israel Late Saturday, the Israeli army carried out a second attack, with fighter jets "targeted an observation post belonging to the Hamas terror organisation in the southern Gaza Strip," a statement read. According to the army, the Friday projectile attack on Israel proved that "Iran, through radical and rogue terror organisations, is operating to deteriorate the situation," risking lives in Gaza and threatening to cause "an escalation". The Israeli defence ministry has in recent weeks been increasingly highlighting the ties between Hamas and Iran, most notably in a series of Facebook posts by COGAT, the unit responsible for activities in the Palestinian territories. Speaking on Channel 2 television Saturday night, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman claimed that the projectiles fired from Gaza at Israel on Friday were made and supplied by Iran. Rockets from Gaza are often fired by fringe Islamist groups but Israel holds Hamas responsible for all attacks from the territory.    




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US eyes increased pumping from biggest federal water project

US eyes increased pumping from biggest federal water projectSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will look at revving up water deliveries to farmers from California's Central Valley Project, the largest federal water project in the United States, in what environmental groups called a threat to protections for struggling native salmon and other endangered species.




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Man Arrested in Connection to Hoax 911 Phone Call that Led to Death of Innocent Man

Man Arrested in Connection to Hoax 911 Phone Call that Led to Death of Innocent ManA man has been arrested in Los Angeles in connection to a hoax phone call that led to the death of an unarmed man in Wichita, Kansas, according to multiple reports




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Some countries reverse free expression, seeing it as threat

Some countries reverse free expression, seeing it as threatWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Turkish journalists face possible life sentences on charges they sent "subliminal messages" on television encouraging a government coup. In Hungary, oligarchs loyal to the prime minister have gained control of much of the media after the leading independent newspaper was shut down. And in Poland, a reporter is being threatened with a military trial for writing a book critical of the defense minister.




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Court refuses to release elephants from zoo after campaigners say they are 'persons entitled to liberty'

Court refuses to release elephants from zoo after campaigners say they are 'persons entitled to liberty'A Connecticut court has refused to free three elephants from a zoo after an animal rights group asked it to do so. The court ruled that Minnie, Beulah, and Karen do not qualify as “persons entitled to liberty and equality” under state law. Judge James Bentivegna wrote in the decision that “the petition is wholly frivolous on its face” because it relied on applying “human rights of freedom and equality” to the animals.




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Polish group aims for history by winter scaling of world's second highest peak

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A group of Polish mountaineers set off for northern Pakistan on Sunday to start an attempt to be the first to scale K2, the world's second highest peak, in wintertime.


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How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt - New York Times


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How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt
New York Times
WASHINGTON — During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political ...
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Mike Pence's Colorado neighbors troll him with a 'Make America Gay Again' banner - Washington Post


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Mike Pence's Colorado neighbors troll him with a 'Make America Gay Again' banner
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Vice President Pence arrived in Aspen, Colo., this week for a holiday vacation — but not without encountering a silent protest from his neighbors in the liberal ski resort town. “Make America Gay Again,” reads a rainbow banner posted on the stone ...
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Two security guards shot to death at hotel-casino in Las Vegas; suspect in critical condition - Los Angeles Times


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Two security guards shot to death at hotel-casino in Las Vegas; suspect in critical condition
Los Angeles Times
Two security guards were shot dead inside a hotel room at a Las Vegas hotel-casino early Saturday morning before the gunman fled and ultimately shot and injured himself. Las Vegas Police Lt. Dan McGrath said the shooting happened around 6:30 a.m. at ...
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Activist Erica Garner, 27, dies after heart attack - CNN


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Activist Erica Garner, 27, dies after heart attack
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(CNN) Erica Garner -- an activist for social justice and the eldest daughter of the man who died from a police choke hold in New York in 2014 -- died on Saturday morning days after suffering a heart attack, her mother Esaw Snipes said. "She was a ...
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