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A proposal before an RTD committee that would have canceled the agency’s security contract was voted down Tuesday night by an overwhelming 14-1 margin. Director Shontel Lewis, who authored the proposal, which was before the operations and customer service committee, was the only member to vote yes. The resolution, if passed, would have set in motion the termination of Allied […]
Read moreMINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children after strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko’s claim of victory in Sunday’s presidential election prompted bloody street protests. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher who took her husband’s place on the ballot after he was jailed, fled to neighbouring Lithuania. She […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Russian President Vladimir Putin reveals his country has become the first to develop a working coronavirus vaccine. Making the announcement earlier today, Mr Putin said the Russian Health Ministry approved the vaccine for use. The news means […]
Read moreWhen the Portland Timbers play Orlando City in the MLS is Back tournament championship on Tuesday night, assistant referee Kathryn Nesbitt will become the first woman to work a Major League Soccer title game. Nesbitt and Felisha Mariscal are the only two women among more than 40 officials that have been sequestered — just like the teams — in Florida […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The German chancellor is believed to be meeting with the French president at his summer residence on the Mediterranean around August 20, a European diplomat said. The meet is another sign of a renewed vigour for the […]
Read moreROME (Reuters) – Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, from the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, has announced plans to run for a second term, hoping to steal a march on rivals in a long campaign for next year’s vote. Raggi, 42, became the Eternal City’s first woman mayor when elected in 2016, in a major breakthrough for 5-Star ahead of national polls two […]
Read moreUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Prague to begin a five-day visit to central Europe. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Prague to begin a five-day visit to central Europe with China’s role in 5G network construction dominating his agenda. Pompeo will spend two days in the Czech Republic before moving on to Slovenia, Austria […]
Read moreMINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya has joined her children in neighbouring Lithuania, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. The 37-year-old Tikhanouskaya emerged from obscurity a few weeks ago to mount the biggest challenge in years to Lukashenko’s rule, standing for election after her blogger […]
Read moreBBC Weather forecaster Carol Kirkwood said the UK is in for another “hot, humid and sunny” day as temperatures remain put in the high 20s for most of the country through Tuesday. The BBC Weather meteorologist noted the heat will be a key feature in areas experiencing violent storms as she warned the torrential rain could spark flash flooding in […]
Read moreBASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – An explosion near the Jraischan border crossing between Iraq and Kuwaiti on Monday evening targeted a convoy carrying equipment for U.S. forces, three Iraqi security forces told Reuters. It was not immediately clear if there were any U.S. troops in the convoy or if anyone had been injured in the explosion, which went off just before […]
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