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May 24, 2019
Tradition meets tech as Kenya's herders adapt to climate change
By Nick PerryMERILLE, Kenya — For generations, Kaltuma Hassan's clan would study the sky over Kenya's arid north for any sign of rain — some wind here, a wisp of cloud there — to guide their parched livestock to water.But such divination has been rendered hopeless by intensifying droughts. Days on foot can reveal nothing more than bone-dry riverbeds and grazing land baked to dust, sounding the death knell for ...
May 24, 2019
Oman says it is trying to ease US-Iran tensions
DUBAI — Oman said on Friday it was trying to reduce spiraling tensions between the Unites States and Iran as the Pentagon confirmed it was considering deploying more troops to the region.The small but strategic sultanate, which lies just across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran at the entrance to the Arabian Gulf, has maintained good relations with Tehran through successive regional crises.Those relations have at times allowed it to ...
May 24, 2019
What happens now? Key dates ahead as British PM quits
LONDON — Here is the timetable ahead for Britain's prime minister as Theresa May prepares to step down from the role:May 24: Theresa May announces her intention to resign as leader of the governing, center-right Conservative Party and therefore as prime minister.May 26-27: Results of Thursday's UK elections to the European Parliament revealed. Opinion polls put the newly-formed Brexit Party on course to win. The Conservatives could finish as low ...
May 24, 2019
Theresa May, a premier sunk by Brexit
By James PhebyLONDON — Theresa May had a mission to fight Britain's "burning injustices" through strong and stable leadership — but her term as prime minister was anything but.The Conservative leader's turbulent time in office was swamped and ultimately sunk by her legacy-defining battle to secure a Brexit divorce deal which eroded her authority to such an extent that by Friday, she could hold off her resignation announcement no longer.She ...
May 24, 2019
Regulators fail to set date for 737 MAX return to service
FORT WORTH, US — Civil aviation regulators from around the world failed to make a determination Thursday on when Boeing's popular 737 MAX aircraft can return to the skies after being grounded following two deadly crashes."The only timetable is to make sure the aircraft is safe to fly," Daniel Elwell, acting head of the US Federal Aviation Administration, said at the conclusion of the day-long meeting in Texas.There was "enthusiastic ...
May 24, 2019
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has launched a rocket carrying the first 60 satellites of its "Starlink" constellation, which is intended to provide internet from space in an array that could one day contain over 12,000 orbiting transponders.One of the company's Falcon 9 rockets blasted off without incident from Cape Canaveral in Florida around 10:30 p.m. Thursday (0230 GMT Friday).An hour later, the rocket began to release the satellites at an altitude ...
May 24, 2019
Imam killed, 16 wounded in Kabul mosque blast
KABUL —A prominent Afghan religious scholar was killed and another 16 people wounded in a blast during Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, officials said.It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion, which took place at the Al-Taqwa mosque in eastern Kabul, where Mawlawi Raihan had been the imam, or prayer leader.Friday prayers, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, are usually well attended."Unfortunately in the blast, Mawlawi Raihan ...
May 24, 2019
Pyongyang says no more nuclear talks unless US changes stance
SEOUL — North Korea said on Friday its deadlocked nuclear talks with Washington "will never be resumed" unless the US adopts a new approach, again blaming it for the collapse of the Hanoi summit in February.US President Donald Trump's second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un broke up without an agreement or even a joint statement as the two failed to reach a deal on sanctions relief and ...
May 24, 2019
Tearful Theresa May resigns, paving way for Brexit confrontation with EU
By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William JamesLONDON — Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, setting up a contest that will bring a new British prime minister to power who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union.May's departure will deepen the Brexit crisis as a new leader is likely to want a more decisive split, raising the chances of a confrontation with the ...
May 24, 2019
Trump, Pelosi trade barbs as impeachment talk stirs anger
WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said Donald Trump is angry that her party is not rushing to impeach him, as the relationship reached new lows with the rivals trading crude personal barbs.It was the second straight day of a very public war of words between Trump and the speaker of the House of Representatives, who earlier questioned the president's mental fitness for office and expressed hope ...
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