Month: October 2019

KIEV (Reuters) – Denmark’s decision to approve the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, designed by Moscow to bypass Ukraine, strengthens Russia and weakens Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Ukraine’s fragile economy is at risk of losing billions of dollars in transit fees if Moscow deprives it of Russian gas transit to Europe.…

(Bloomberg) — In a major boost for Russia’s effort to tighten its grip over natural gas supplies to western Europe, Denmark said it will allow the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline to pass through its territory. The decision removes the last important hurdle for the $11 billion project, which is slated for commissioning by the…

Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office; John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images A Massachusetts grand jury indicted 21-year-old Inyoung You this week on involuntary manslaughter in connection with her boyfriend’s suicide. Click Here: COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 2019 The case bore striking similarities to the landmark 2017 conviction of Michelle Carter, who was deemed criminally culpable in…

Northamptonshire Police are understood to have conducted an interview with Anne Sacoolas as part of the investigation into the death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn. It is understood the force have passed the details of the interview to the Crown Prosecution Service. Mr Dunn was killed in a motorbike crash in Northamptonshire on August 27. Anne Sacoolas is believed…

LONDON (AP) — British police have interviewed an American diplomat’s wife who was involved in a crash that killed a British teenager and have passed their recommendations on to U.K. prosecutors. Northamptonshire Police interviewed Anne Sacoolas about the crash that killed 19-year-old Harry Dunn in August. His motorcycle collided with a car she was allegedly…

British police have conducted an interview with the wife of an American diplomat suspected of involvement in a crash that killed Harry Dunn. Northamptonshire Police passed details of their interview with Anne Sacoolas, 42, to the Crown Prosecution Service, it is understood. Ms Sacoolas had returned to the US under diplomatic immunity and has refused…

By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang Hong Kong (Reuters) – “In life, there is joy, but inevitably there is also sorrow. We all met below the Lion Rock.” – “Below the Lion Rock,” theme song for long-running Hong Kong drama series From the top of Lion Rock, all of Hong Kong reveals itself: the sprawl…

TENOSIQUE, Mexico — The United States has detained more children trying to cross the nation’s southwest border on their own over the last year than during any other period on record, surpassing the surge of unaccompanied minors that set off a crisis during the Obama administration, according to new figures released Tuesday. U.S. immigration authorities…

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker stresses vitality of ‘on the ground’ endorsements before Iowa caucus originally appeared on abcnews.go.com Less than 100 days from the Iowa caucus, Democratic presidential hopeful, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, joined ABC’s The View on Wednesday to discuss diversity and the importance of “on the ground” endorsements. “Our biggest issue…

During a Wednesday interview with Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker, The View’s Meghan McCain did what she apparently does best: Make the conversation about herself and, in this case, her personal beef with a presidential hopeful. After applauding Booker for saying Medicare for All is unrealistic, the conservative View co-host took issue with the New…