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Russia to expel two German diplomats in tit-for-tat move

MESEBERG: File photo taken on August 18, 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin chat as they pose for the media at Schloss Meseberg castle in Meseberg. Russia said yesterday it was expelling two German diplomats, in a tit-for-tat move after Berlin ejected two Russians over the killing of a former Chechen commander in a Berlin. — AFP MOSCOW: Russia said yesterday it was expelling two German diplomats, in a...

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Authorities stop short of dubbing US kosher deli attack anti-Semitic

JERSEY CITY: US authorities held back Wednesday from characterizing a firefight that left six people including two suspects dead in a New York suburb as motivated by anti-Semitism, as the local mayor confirmed the assailants targeted a kosher grocery store. On Tuesday two shooters -- one of them female -- stormed the deli in Jersey City, across the river from lower Manhattan, killing two customers and a cashier before they died in a hail of...

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Myanmar cannot be trusted to put its own soldiers on trial: Gambia

THE HAGUE: Myanmar cannot be trusted to hold its soldiers accountable for alleged atrocities against its Rohingya Muslim minority, and measures to stop the violence need to be taken immediately, a lawyer presenting a genocide case against it said yesterday. Speaking on the third and final day of hearings at the International Court of Justice in the case brought by Gambia under the 1948 Genocide Convention, the west African country's lead lawyer...

WASHINGTON: US Representative Jim Jordan (C) (R-OH) delivers opening remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of House Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2019. — AFP

Trump impeachment debate opens with fiery partisan battle

WASHINGTON: US Representative Jim Jordan (C) (R-OH) delivers opening remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of House Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2019. — AFP WASHINGTON: Democrats warned that US President Donald Trump was on the verge of dictatorship while Republicans fiercely defended his record at the opening of a stormy, historic...

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UK votes in snap 'Brexit election'

Pre-Christmas election aimed at ending bitter divisionsLONDON: Britain went to the polls yesterday to decide the future of Brexit in a snap pre-Christmas election aimed at ending years of political deadlock and bitter divisions over the country's European Union membership. A decisive victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson would most likely end Britain's 46-year involvement in the bloc next month, setting a course for a new future based on...

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Sudan's deposed Bashir faces verdict in corruption case

KHARTOUM: A verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan's deposed president Omar al-Bashir is expected to be delivered tomorrow, months after his ouster in April in the face of unprecedented mass protests. Bashir has been on trial in a Khartoum court since August on charges of illegally acquiring and using foreign funds. The ex-president, who ruled Sudan with an iron fist for 30 years, was toppled by the army on April 11 after months of...

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Weinstein agrees to $25 million settlement with accusers

Harvey Weinstein Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has reached a $25 million settlement with dozens of women who accused him of sexual misconduct, one of the women's lawyers told AFP on Wednesday. The once-powerful producer of "Pulp Fiction" and "Sin City", whose case sparked the #MeToo movement against sex crimes, faces a criminal trial next month that could see him jailed for life. The payout from a separate civil case will be shared...

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World's hottest peppers grow under Serbian snow

December snow flurries in Serbia haven't stopped Aleksandar Tanic from cultivating his scorching-hot crop: the crinkly chili peppers that are considered the spiciest on the planet. At the base of a mountain in southern Serbia, Tanic plucks a handful of red, yellow and orange peppers from rows of leafy vines inside a greenhouse whose roof is blanketed with a layer of snow. Among them is the chubby and gnarled Carolina Reaper, considered to be the...

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'Bombshell' leads US Screen Actors Guild award nominations

"Bombshell," which depicts the sexual harassment scandal that ousted Fox News co-founder Roger Ailes, led the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations Wednesday, boosting its Oscar hopes. Lionsgate's star-studded #MeToo drama secured acting nods for its lead Charlize Theron, who plays TV news anchor Megyn Kelly, as well as supporting actresses Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie, and an overall cast nomination. It narrowly beat divorce tearjerker...

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20th FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo Championship opens

Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouk Ali Al-Ghanim (second right) during the opening ceremony. KUWAIT: Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim opened the 20th FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo Championship, Kuwait 2019, being held at HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Olympic Swimming Pools Complex of Al-Nasr Sports Club, with 20 countries participating. Al-Ghanim, who is the event's patron opened the championship in the presence...

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Zain official sponsor of FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships 2019

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its Official Sponsorship of the FINA World Men's Junior (U20s) Water Polo Championships 2019. The tournament, hosted by the State of Kuwait, is organized by the Kuwait Swimming Association and the Public Authority for Sport under official supervision from the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event takes place from 12-20 December at Sheikh Nasser Al Mohammad...

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World's oldest figurative artwork uncovered in an Indonesian cave

An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world's oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, a discovery that points to an advanced artistic culture, according to new research. Spotted two years ago on the island of Sulawesi, the 4.5 meter wide painting features wild animals being chased by half-human hunters wielding what appear to be spears and ropes, said the study published in the...