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FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - The chief executive of Volkswagen said Luca de Meo, who stepped down as chief executive of the German carmaker's Spanish Seat brand this month, was probably in

The PBS anchor, who died Thursday at 85, played it straight. Always straight.

As the Senate wrapped up its long, loud squabbling about the rules of the impending impeachment trial in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, it was obvious that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had successfully lured Democrats into yet another procedural trap. The louder the partisan shouting gets, the more McConnell has succeeded in making the president's crimes seem like just another day in a D.C. that is widely loathed by voters. Now in full control of the trial proceedings, and hence the president's fate... Читать дальше...

As the Senate wrapped up its long, loud squabbling about the rules of the impending impeachment trial in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, it was obvious that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had successfully lured Democrats into yet another procedural trap. The louder the partisan shouting gets, the more McConnell has succeeded in making the president's crimes seem like just another day in a D.C. that is widely loathed by voters. Now in full control of the trial proceedings, and hence the president's fate... Читать дальше...

A total of 644 fighters belonging to eight different armed groups lay down arms as part of government peace initiative.

Southwest Delhi's Matiala has become the venue of the big fight today as both Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Home Minister Amit Shah vied for voters' attention with rival programes. The day...

(Bloomberg) -- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the U.S. drone used to kill a top Iranian general in Baghdad took off from a military base in Kuwait, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, citing Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Guards’ aerospace force.The Guards had detected activity from the drone and fighter jets near Baghdad airport but didn’t know they were planning to target Qassem Soleimani, according to Hajizadeh. At least four military bases in the Persian Gulf were involved in the Jan. Читать дальше...

Rory McIlroy says he intends to play "carefree" golf in 2020 as he targets more tournament wins and a return to the world number one spot.

French and Dutch police have arrested 23 people accused of involvement in a criminal network that smuggled thousands of migrants from France to Britain

PRINCE Andrew’s pal Ghislaine Maxwell’s personal emails have been hacked sparking fears that damaging information about the royal could come out. Details of the revelation came out in the defamation case made by Jeffrey Epstein‘s alleged sex slave against the British socialite. Maxwell’s lawyers sent a letter on December 5 to New York federal court […]

The Duchess of Sussex's father also said he doubts he will ever see Meghan Markle and Prince Harry again in his lifetime.

• Thomas Markle claimed in a new documentary that he last spoke to Prince Harry and Meghan on the phone from his hospital bed a few days before their wedding.
• He said he told them: "It's a shame I didn't die because you both could pretend that you're sad."
• In an explosive Channel 5 documentary that aired in the UK on Wednesday night, the 75-year-old also said he doesn't imagine he will ever see them again.
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Ukraine started talks with Russia on a new swap of Ukrainians detained in Russia and in eastern Ukraine, which is under separatist control, Ukraine's presidential office said on Thursday. "We have already started a conversation with the Russian Federation about the exchange of Ukrainians - all, including the Crimean Tatars, other Ukrainians who are in the territory of Russia," the office of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy quoted him as saying.

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I believe Pakistan have players who can become Virat Kohli: Razzaq

Trade, coronavirus worries and a European Central Bank meeting are keeping investors cautious on Thursday.

Polymetal, one of Russia’s largest gold and silver producers, has exceeded its guidance for the eight year in a row. The LSE-listed miner’s 2019 gold-equivalent production amounted to 1.61-million ounces. This is an increase of 3% on 2018 and is 4% above the original production guidance of 1.55-million ounces.

French authorities reiterated their warnings about crossing the dangerous shipping lanes.

Jayanthi Kumaresh brought out the beauty of every phrase without sacrificing the nuances

Rathgarogue-Cushinstown midfielder Matthew Cody says he and his team mates won't be getting "overawed" by Croke Park on Saturday afternoon.

Baku/23.01.20/Turan: The Institute of Freedom and Security of Reporters (IRFS) will hold discussions on the "Crisis at the Council of Europe: the eternal question of political prisoners in Azerbaijan" on January 27 at 13.00 in the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg. The IRFS press release said that during the meeting a group of experts with direct experience and comprehensive knowledge of the current situation in Azerbaijan will discuss the issue of political prisoners and prisoners of ...

Some say that you can’t buy style and that no matter how much money you have if you don’t have that in you, you are going to be badly dressed. But there is something more to that, yes you can’t buy style, but you can buy great accessories. You also shouldn’t judge someone based on…

No role for third party, India after Donald Trump’s Kashmir mediation offer