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NSC official corroborates key testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry

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NSC official corroborates key testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry Tim Morrison seemed to exculpate Trump by suggesting Gordon Sondland was conducting a rogue foreign policy in UkraineHouse endorses impeachment inquiry – live updatesIn a deposition before the congressional impeachment committees Thursday, a national security council (NSC) official corroborated prior testimony describing efforts by the Trump administration to strike a suspicious deal with Ukrainians.But the official, Tim Morrison, seemed to lay groundwork in his testimony for an exculpation of Donald Trump and suggested that Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, was unilaterally conducting a rogue foreign policy in Ukraine. Continue reading... Go to Source
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BAT faces landmark legal case over Malawi families’ poverty wages

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BAT faces landmark legal case over Malawi families' poverty wages Exclusive: Lawyers seeking compensation in UK for child labourers and their parentsThe children labouring in Malawi’s fields for British American TobaccoHuman rights lawyers are preparing to bring a landmark case against British American Tobacco on behalf of hundreds of children and their families forced by poverty wages to work in conditions of gruelling hard labour in the fields of Malawi.Leigh Day’s lawyers are seeking compensation for more than 350 child labourers and their parents in the high court in London, arguing that the British company is guilty of “unjust enrichment”. Leigh Day says it anticipates the number of child labourer claimants to rise as high as 15,000. While BAT claims it has told farmers not t...
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Pelosi bangs the gavel: House votes to endorse Trump impeachment inquiry

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Pelosi bangs the gavel: House votes to endorse Trump impeachment inquiry Vote set rules for public phase of impeachment inquiry, laying out plan that could produce televised hearings within two weeks For only the third time in the history of the modern presidency, the US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to formalize impeachment proceedings against the president of the United States. Related: House votes to formalize impeachment process against Trump – live Continue reading... Go to Source
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General election: ‘Real change is coming,’ says Corbyn at Labour’s campaign launch – live news

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General election: 'Real change is coming,' says Corbyn at Labour's campaign launch - live news Rolling coverage of the latest developments in the 2019 general election campaign 11.39am GMTFrom the Scotsman’s Paris GourtsoyannisThere weren't any mentions of Scotland or Wales in the text handout of this speech, but Corbyn has gone off script to squeeze them in as part of list of people who "win" from a Labour government 11.38am GMTCorbyn is now on his peroration.Boris Johnson thought he was being smart holding this election in a dark and cold December. He thinks you won’t go out to vote. He thinks you won’t go out to campaign.Well I say this: Labour will be out there in every city, town and village with the biggest and most confident campaign that our country has ever seen, bringing...
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Body of Amelia Bambridge found in sea off Cambodia

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Body of Amelia Bambridge found in sea off Cambodia Briton, 21, disappeared after attending beach party on Koh Rong island last weekThe body of the British backpacker Amelia Bambridge has been found at sea more than 30 miles (48km) from where she disappeared, according to Cambodian police.The 21-year-old gap year student from Worthing, West Sussex, had been missing since last Thursday morning after leaving a beach party on the island of Koh Rong. Her body was found floating in the sea near the Thai border, police said. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Harry Dunn death: police have met Anne Sacoolas in US

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Harry Dunn death: police have met Anne Sacoolas in US Details of interview with diplomat’s wife have been passed to prosecutorsPolice have conducted an interview with the wife of a US diplomat in connection with a crash that killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist outside a Northamptonshire RAF base.Details of the interview with Anne Sacoolas, who was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road before the collision with Harry Dunn on 27 August, have been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service, Northamptonshire police said on Thursday. Continue reading... Go to Source
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CIA-linked unit accused of atrocities in Afghanistan

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CIA-linked unit accused of atrocities in Afghanistan Document details 14 deadly raids by pro-government units with support of US intelligence The Afghan soldiers who swept through Kulalgo village one late August night shot three of Dr Ulfatullah’s relatives carefully, a single bullet through their left eye, faces otherwise untouched as blood pooled below their bodies on the floor of the family home.The last killing was less precise, and left the face of university student Ansarullah badly disfigured. His family thought perhaps he had heard the muffled gunshot that ended a cousin’s life, and briefly tried to struggle against his captors. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Impeachment: Trump’s top Russia adviser to depart as testimony looms – reports

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Impeachment: Trump's top Russia adviser to depart as testimony looms – reports Tim Morrison is an important witness and his appearance at the inquiry is unlikely to be helpful to Donald TrumpThe top White House official on Russian affairs will be leaving his post soon, it was reported, a day before he was due to give testimony to the impeachment inquiry in Congress.Tim Morrison, a senior director on Europe and Russia, is a key witness on the central question in the impeachment investigation: whether Donald Trump used the power of his office to persuade the Ukrainian government to launch investigations aimed at damaging his political opponents. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Jeremy Corbyn to position Labour as true ‘party of the people’

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Jeremy Corbyn to position Labour as true 'party of the people' Party leader will seek to pour cold water on Boris Johnson’s claim of being anti-establishmentJeremy Corbyn will seek to scorn Conservative attempts to portray themselves on the side of the people against the elite, kicking off his election campaign by promising to side with the public against a “corrupt system” run by those with vested interests.On Thursday, the Labour leader will single out individuals, including the Sports Direct boss, Mike Ashley, the financier Crispin Odey and the media owner Rupert Murdoch, as examples of individuals Labour’s policies would target. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Five factors that could decide the general election

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Five factors that could decide the general election Key questions that need to be answered in the run-up to voting on 12 DecemberWith Brexit still unresolved, and smaller parties hoping to break through, pollsters and pundits have warned that this general election is the most unpredictable in decades. Here are five factors that could make the difference:1) Is it all about Brexit? Continue reading... Go to Source
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Jewish group removes campaigning support for Labour in election

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Jewish group removes campaigning support for Labour in election JLM says party’s handling of antisemitism cases means only ‘exceptional candidates’ will be backedThe Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) has withdrawn campaigning support for Labour in the upcoming general election in protest at its handling of antisemitism cases.As one of the oldest socialist societies affiliated to Labour, the group regularly sent out activists to support candidates across the country before voters went to the polls. Continue reading... Go to Source
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