December 9, 2019

Hong Kongers Mark Half A Year Of Protest With Mammoth Rally

December 9, 2019 2:47 pm

Democracy protesters took part in the largest mass rally through Hong Kong’s streets in months on Sunday in a forceful display of support for the movement, with a leading activist warning the city’s pro-Beijing leaders they had a “last chance” to end the political crisis.

Organisers estimated some 800,000 people snaked for hours through the financial hub’s main island as the protests marked six months, a vivid illustration of the hostility that still seethes towards the government after half a year of unrest.

The city’s police force, which historically gives lower crowd turnout figures, told local media 183,000 people attended …

Iran Unveils Budget Of ‘Resistance’ Against US Sanctions

December 9, 2019 2:42 pm

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday presented to parliament what he called a “budget of resistance” against crippling sanctions imposed by arch-enemy the United States.

“Next year, similar to the current year, our budget is a budget of resistance and perseverance against sanctions,” Rouhani told parliament in remarks broadcast on state radio.

“This budget announces to the world that despite sanctions we will manage the country, especially in terms of oil,” he added.

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The budget for the financial year starting late March 2020 comes after fuel price hikes that …

‘Emotional’ Will Smith Campaigns Against Homelessness In NY

December 9, 2019 2:41 pm

Will Smith still feels “emotional” about homelessness years after playing a destitute man in one of his most acclaimed film roles, the Hollywood star has told charity campaigners braving a fierce New York winter night to sleep rough.

Hundreds of people had gathered in Times Square on Saturday, rugged up and ready to bunk down in freezing temperatures, in a campaign to raise funds for what organizers said was record homelessness globally.

Smith told the crowd that his Oscar-nominated role in “The Pursuit of Happyness” — a 2007 biopic of a salesman forced to live on the streets of …

At Least 43 Killed In Delhi Factory Fire

December 9, 2019 2:41 pm

At least 43 people have died in a factory fire in India’s capital New Delhi, with the toll expected to rise, police told AFP.

The blaze broke out in the early hours in the city’s old quarter, whose narrow and congested lanes are lined with many small manufacturing and storage units.

“We… have since rescued at least 50 people,” Sunil Choudhary, New Delhi’s deputy chief fire officer, told AFP.

They were “labourers and factory workers sleeping inside this four-or-five storey building,” he said, adding that the fire had been extinguished but rescue operations were ongoing.

A senior Delhi police …

North Korea Conducts ‘Very Important Test’: KCNA

December 9, 2019 2:41 pm

North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a “very important test” at its space launch centre, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks.

The announcement of Saturday’s test at the Sohae satellite launch site came just hours after US President Donald Trump said he would be “surprised” by any hostile action from the North.

“A very important test took place at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground on the afternoon of December 7, 2019,” a spokesman for North Korea’s Academy of the National Defence Science said.

The result of the latest test will have an “important …

Pearl Harbor Veteran Interred On Sunken Ship

December 9, 2019 2:40 pm

With speeches and salutes, veterans and officials on Saturday commemorated the 78th anniversary of the 1941 sneak attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor, which brought a previously reluctant United States into World War II.

A ceremony in Hawaii honoring survivors was attended by US Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Washington’s ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris.

It was held within sight of the sunken USS Arizona, which was bombed in the opening moments of the attack that killed more than 2,400 Americans.

Later in the day, the remains of Lauren Bruner, who died in September aged 98 and was among …

US Opposition Pushes Trade Court To Brink Of Collapse

December 9, 2019 2:40 pm

The World Trade Organization’s capacity to settle international disputes, a core function throughout the body’s 25-year history, is on the brink of collapse following relentless US opposition.

The appellate branch of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), sometimes dubbed the supreme court of world trade, was a target of US criticism before President Donald Trump took office.

His predecessor Barack Obama’s administration began a policy of blocking the appointment of appeals judges over concerns that their rulings violated American interests.

Trump’s trade team has both extended that policy and escalated the fight.

Barring a shock breakthrough in the coming …

Air Of Menace As Britain’s Election Gets Nasty

December 9, 2019 2:39 pm

Candidates hoping to be elected to parliament in Britain have faced all manner of threats and abuse in a particularly hostile campaign, with some worried for their safety when out canvassing.

When one man on Facebook threatened a violent attack on Dominic Graham, the would-be MP immediately called the police, who made an arrest.

It was far from an isolated case in the run-up to Thursday’s snap polls, called on the increasingly divisive issue of Brexit.

Graham is standing for the third time for the centrist, pro-EU Liberal Democrats, who want to cancel Brexit altogether.

“We didn’t see anything close …

IMF And Ukraine Reach Tentative $5.5bn Aid Deal

December 9, 2019 2:38 pm

The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it had reached a “staff-level” agreement with Ukraine on a new $5.5 billion, three-year aid program for the war-scarred country.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said she was “pleased to note that IMF staff has reached agreement with the authorities” on the deal, adding it was “subject to IMF management approval.”

Georgieva said she spoke by telephone on Saturday to President Volodymyr Zelensky and commended him on “impressive progress” on reforms and “sound economic policies.”

“The President and I agreed that Ukraine’s economic success depends crucially on strengthening the rule of law, enhancing the …

Tinubu, Osinbajo Scammed Into Betraying Their People – FFK

December 9, 2019 12:13 pm

The former Minister of Aviation, Nigeria, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode via his verified Facebook page lambasted Tinubu and Vice President on how they were hoodwinked into betraying their own people by the unscrupulous Fulani cabal.

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“Finally Tunde Fowler of FIRS is out and, just as I predicted, he has been replaced by a northern Muslim.”

“When will Bola Tinubu and Yemi Osinbajo finally accept that they were outflanked, outmanouvered, fooled and scammed into betraying their own people by the Fulani cabal.”

“More to come!”

 

 

Chief Femi …

Following Protest, Soyinka Centre Postpone Osinbajo’s Award

December 9, 2019 12:12 pm

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has postponed the planned presentation of an award to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo after the news generated protests on social media. Osinbajo was slated to be presented with an Integrity award as part of the 2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting scheduled to hold on Monday, December 9 in Lagos.

Executive Director/CEO of the Centre, Motunrayo Alaka, in a statement on Monday announcing the postponement, said the β€œVice President himself shares this awareness and the inappropriateness of the award at this point.”

She explained that the postponement was in response …

EFCC

EFCC: We Prevented Buying, Selling Of Votes In Gombe

December 9, 2019 12:11 pm

As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) marks the annual Anti-Corruption Day, the Head of the Gombe Zonal Office, Mr Micheal Wetkast, has given remarks on how the Commission, he said, prevented the buying and selling of votes in the 2019 elections.

According to the zonal head of operations, the Commission had prevented the trading of votes by standing firm with its continuous campaign against vote buying and selling. The Commission, he said, through the sensitisation of voters, recorded a major success in regards to the prevention of vote buying.

β€œWe were able to secure one conviction while a …

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