DECEMBER 10, 2019
Ivanka Trump in Washington DC, on 20 November. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
Former MI6 officer gifted her ‘family tartan from Scotland’
Steele was ‘favorably disposed’ to Trump family, report said
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The former MI6 officer Christopher Steele had a “personal” relationship with Ivanka Trump and gifted her a “family tartan from Scotland” as a present, the...
DECEMBER 8, 2019
Brief Scorecard: West Indies 173 for 2 (Simmons 67*, Lewis 40, Pooran 38*) beat India 170 for 7 (Dube 54, Pant 33*, Walsh 2-28, Williams 2-30) by 8 wickets
Lendl Simmons goes over the top. - BCCI
West Indies managed to slow India down enough in the second half of their innings to set up an eventually easy...
DECEMBER 8, 2019
India’s former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan, gestures during an interview. (REUTERS)
India's real estate, construction and infrastructure industries are in "deep trouble," and non-bank finance companies which lend to these sectors should have their asset quality reviewed, former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said.
There is also "significant distress in rural areas,"...
DECEMBER 7, 2019
FILE PHOTO: North Korean ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song speaks during a news conference in New York. Reuters/BRENDAN MCDERMID
UNITED NATIONS - North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations said on Saturday that denuclearization is off the negotiating table with the United States and lengthy talks with Washington are not needed.
Ambassador Kim Song's comment appeared to...
DECEMBER 7, 2019
Brief Scorecard: India 209 for 4 (Kohli 94*, Rahul 62) beat West Indies 207 for 5 (Hetmyer 56, Lewis 40, Chahal 2-36) by six wickets
HYDERABAD - An unmistakable sign of greatness shone through as Virat Kohli sealed India's sixth straight successful chase at home, their second-highest successful one overall.
For a large part of the chase, Kohli kept...
DECEMBER 7, 2019
Oxygen in the oceans is being lost at an unprecedented rate, with “dead zones” proliferating and hundreds more areas showing oxygen dangerously depleted, as a result of the climate emergency and intensive farming, experts have warned.
Sharks, tuna, marlin and other large fish species were at particular risk, scientists said, with many vital ecosystems in danger of collapse....
DECEMBER 6, 2019
President Trump at the White House.
More than 500 legal scholars have signed on to an open letter asserting that President Trump committed “impeachable conduct” and that lawmakers would be acting well within their rights if they ultimately voted to remove him from office.
The signers are law professors and other academics from universities across the country, including...
DECEMBER 5, 2019
The U.S. Postal Service today issued this semipostal stamp to help raise funds for those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). - USPS
A new stamp with a cause has sprouted up thanks to the U.S. Postal Service.
The USPS announced Monday that it has issued a semipostal stamp that will help raise funds for people who have been...
DECEMBER 4, 2019
When alumni of the New Economic School gathered in London in September for their first informal meeting outside Russia, the two-day program included lectures from former graduates, guests such as billionaire Alfa-Bank Chairman Petr Aven and evening drinks at local pubs.
They were also offered a tour of the Kings Cross office of XTX Markets Ltd., founded by...
DECEMBER 4, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced on Thursday she is asking the House Judiciary Committee to proceed with drafting articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, saying "the president leaves us no choice but to act."
“Sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders and our heart full of love for America,...
