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January 17, 2020
Trump and Thunberg face off as Davos warms to climate action
PARIS — US President Donald Trump will renew his running battle with young climate campaigner Greta Thunberg when they join the A-list movers and shakers attending the 50th anniversary of the Davos conclave next week.From climate change to tensions in the Middle East, via trade conflicts and fears of pandemics, the more than 3,000 delegates at the World Economic Forum will thrash out challenges as imposing as the surrounding Swiss ...
January 17, 2020
Malta police chief quits over slain journalist case
VALLETTA — Malta's chief of police resigned on Friday amid accusations he botched an investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and probes into corruption scandals.New Prime Minister Robert Abela, who took office earlier this week, told reporters that commissioner Lawrence Cutajar had said in his resignation letter that he was stepping down "so that necessary reforms to the force could start taking place".Cutajar, appointed to the post ...
January 17, 2020
Ukraine PM offers resignation after leaked recording
KIEV — Ukraine's prime minister offered his resignation on Friday after audio was leaked of him questioning President Volodymyr Zelensky's grasp of economics, in the first major political test for the inexperienced leader.It was unclear whether Zelensky would accept Oleksiy Goncharuk's offer, which came after a recording emerged of him reportedly saying the president had a "primitive understanding" of the economy.Zelensky, a comedian with no previous political experience, came to ...
January 16, 2020
Putin's new PM promises 'real changes' for Russians
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin's new prime minister promised "real changes" on Thursday as he was approved by lawmakers after the Kremlin announced sweeping reform plans.Putin tapped Mikhail Mishustin for the role as part of a series of bombshell announcements on Wednesday, which sparked speculation that Russia's longtime leader could be preparing his own political future.The lower house State Duma voted overwhelmingly to approve Mishustin as premier, less than ...
January 16, 2020
French unions vow to stand firm as pension strike softens
PARIS — Striking workers poured into streets across France on Thursday for a sixth day of mass demonstrations against a pensions overhaul, a show of defiance after Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said a historic transport stoppage "has gone on for too long."The rallies came on the 43rd day of a strike that again snarled train traffic and caused misery for millions of commuters in Paris especially."It's never too late to ...
January 15, 2020
UN warns more extreme weather ahead after hottest decade on record
GENEVA —The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.The World Meteorological Organization, which based its findings on analysis of leading international datasets, said increases in global temperatures had already had dire consequences, pointing to "retreating ice, record sea levels, increasing ocean heat and acidification, and extreme weather".WMO said ...
January 15, 2020
Shock as Putin names new PM, lays out constitutional reforms
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin named a little-known new prime minister and proposed a constitutional shake-up on Wednesday as he announced sweeping changes that fueled speculation about his future plans.In a shock announcement, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said his government was stepping down after Putin used his annual state of the nation address to propose constitutional reforms that would strengthen parliament's role.Putin quickly nominated Mikhail Mishustin — the long-serving ...
January 15, 2020
2 killed, 8 hurt in blast at Spain chemical plant
LA CANONJA, Spain — Rescuers found a body at a chemical plant in northeastern Spain on Wednesday, raising to two the number of those killed when an explosion ripped through the facility, triggering a massive blaze which raged through the night.Catalan regional interior minister Miquel Buch confirmed the latest death, saying a body had been located under the rubble at the site on an industrial estate in La Canonja, just ...
January 15, 2020
Putin proposes referendum on constitutional changes
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed a referendum on a package of reforms to Russia's constitution that would strengthen the role of parliament.The move is likely to fuel speculation about Putin's political future after more than 20 years in power, but the Russian leader gave no hints about his plans for when his fourth Kremlin term expires in 2024.It also comes ahead of parliamentary elections due in 2021, ...
January 14, 2020
French priest goes on trial over boy-scout abuse claims
PARIS — A French Catholic priest accused of abusing dozens of boy scouts over 20 years went on trial in a packed courtroom in Lyon on Tuesday, a day later than scheduled because of a lawyers' strike.The allegations against Bernard Preynat sparked the biggest crisis in the French Church in decades and last year saw a cardinal convicted of covering up the alleged crimes.Preynat, 74, was defrocked by the Church ...
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