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There were fears the toll may rise further, as people remained unaccounted for. A man holds his son as a wildfire burns in the town of Rafina, near Athens , July 23, 2018. The EU's humanitarian crisis manager, Christos Stylianides, arrived in Athens on Tuesday to assist relief efforts. Halil, an Egyptian, who has been living in Greece and working as a fisherman for two decades, said it was his second time dealing with a humanitarian disaster; the first was helping to rescue Syrian ...

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc . 'Mr. President I'll give this ball to you and now the ball is in your court, ' Putin said , handing it to Trump. Instead, ahead of his summit with Putin, he blamed souring U.S. -Russia relations on previous U.S. administrations and the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Then, he reportedly called the police on himself but left the scene before they arrived. In February 2017, the month after Trump's inauguration, the man named James Otis pleaded no contest to felony vandalism . "Our democracy is based on respect for the law. What did Donald Trump do to you?' Then he went around the corner and I think he left". Gregg Donovan stood over the star to protect it from further damage.

Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo spoke with Marcelo Ebrard, Graciela Marquez and Jesus Seade, who have been designated by president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as foreign minister, economy minister and NAFTA negotiator, respectively.

Multhaup argued that evidence against Turner was largely circumstantial. Aviram said , "Because of the very high burden of proof on appeal - because the person is no longer presumed innocent, they're presumed guilty, they've already been found guilty - it's very, very hard to convince the court of appeals that a jury decision has been unreasonable".

Sharif marked his ballot for both the National and Punjab provincial Parliaments and is contesting elections in four National Assembly seats and in two Punjab provincial legislature seats. Whichever party wins, it will face a mounting and urgent in-tray, from a brewing economic crisis to worsening relations with on-off ally the United States to deepening cross-country water shortages.

Damond , also known as Justine Ruszczyk, was shot and killed a year ago by former Minneapolis police officer Mohammed Noor, who is facing murder charges in a separate criminal trial set to begin in September. civil lawsuit for the fatal police shooting of his daughter in Minneapolis. "That's unheard of", he said. "We have evidence of the blue wall of silence", he said.

Trump's proposed Washington meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been delayed until 2019. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and several of her peers falsely accused the White House of editing out a damaging question from the transcript and video of the Helsinki press conference with President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladamir Putin.

Brown did not have any further information about the person. David Palmer, who says he witnessed the destruction, told KNBC-TV that afterwards he asked the vandal, "Why are you hitting that star?" Trump was honored with his star in 2007 "for his producer job for his Miss Universe shows", according to Walk of Fame spokesperson Ana Martinez.

Her announcement has raised questions about the role and status of Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and his department, which will be left in charge of domestic preparations, such as planning for a no-deal scenario and the legislation needed for Brexit.

Lending some credibility to that argument, one Republican congressman, Ron Desantis , who is a candidate for governor of Florida - nowhere near New York's 14th Congressional District - referred dismissively to Ocasio-Cortez as " that girl, or whatever she is " at a campaign event at the weekend.

China has a strong presence in Africa. "This is a normal loan, effective as from the day of the signing". "We are facing a choice between cooperation and confrontation", he said. Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the world faces "a choice between cooperation and confrontation" in remarks critical of escalating US tariffs on goods from China and other major trading partners.

Dogs included a variety of breeds and ages, from an elderly golden retriever therapy dog to an adolescent spaniel mix. The researchers took a video of how the dogs behaved in both scenarios and measured the dogs' heart rates for variability between beats, which could indicate stress.

A Monday night vigil held at the MacArthur BART station later swelled into a crowd of about a thousand that marched downtown, police said. Rojas said, "In my close to 30 years of experience, it was probably one of the most vicious attacks Ihave seen".

Still, Mr. Goodale said such changes to handgun provisions would be complex and require a "significant remodeling of the Criminal Code". "Other than the shooter we have a young lady that is deceased", he told reporters. "This is a tragedy, and on behalf of all Toronto residents, we are extending our prayers to all the innocent people attacked tonight, their families and their friends", Tory wrote on Twitter.

Cohen has not yet been arrested or charged with any crime. Giuliani said the recording is short--less than two minutes, according to another source - and was simply a professional exchange between a client and his lawyer. He said the conversation does not pose any legal jeopardy for the president. "And any attempt to spin can not change what is on the tape". The existence of a recording raises further questions about the tactics Mr Trump used to keep his personal and business life secret ...

The 28-year-old Democratic rising star is stumping for two young, progressive Democrats hoping to win Democratic primaries in Kansas and MI. Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Welder, and Thompson decried government austerity, or deep spending cuts to public services like health care and education and blamed corporate interests and billionaires' greed for massive tax breaks for the rich.

One of the pilots of the targeted jet died, while the fate of the other is unknown, a Syrian military source told RIA Novosti. Israeli soldiers look out towards Syria from an observation next to the Syrian border on July 23, 2018 in the Golan Hights.

Ivanka Trump made more than $US5 million ($6.7 million) from her fashion company between January 2016 and March 2017, according to financial disclosures released past year. That prompted an attack from Trump himself, with the President tweeting that his daughter had "been treated so unfairly" by the department store chain.

To keep the Opposition flock together, top placed Congress sources have indicated that the party does not have a problem with a candidate from any other party, as long as the candidate is not backed by the RSS. Now, he knows that on what direction the Congress should go. The focus of today's CWC meeting was on how to strengthen the party. "The ultimate goal is to defeat the present government".

Tuesday and again on Wednesday. Strong rip currents could cause risky swimming conditions for inexperienced swimmers, the NWS said. New records were also set in San Antonio, San Angelo, Del Rio, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Houston, and Waco with 114°, the all-time hottest temp ever recorded there.

He lauded the contribution of the Indian community in the growth of Uganda , but also recalled the hardship faced by them in 1970s when some of them were forced to leave the country. Kagame confirmed that he will accompany the Indian PM to Rweru. The exercise also enables the poorest in Rwanda to have a livelihood. Rwanda is willing to enhance cooperation with China within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, which offers a significant opportunity for both Rwanda and Africa, ...

The United States Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 5.9. It said it was very shallow, at a depth of only 6.2 miles (10 km), which would have amplified its effect. Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major fault lines that cover at least 90% of the country.

The attack by Alexandre Benalla, 26, was caught on camera and is sparking the first major political crisis for the French leader who took office past year. Le Monde later posted another video showing Benalla violently wrestling a young woman to the ground during the scuffles on a square near the Rue Mouffetard, on the Left Bank.

Emilia is also using her new-found platform to promote another cause she cares about: the Islands Feral Cat Project. A video of the incident on YouTube has been watched more than 4.6 million times. Recent studies have shown that women who work in low-wage restaurant jobs are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment. "It's upsetting to see people that have that train of thought", Holden said.

Sitting alongside Mr Robbins he said: "We have been very clear about this - there's no tension between us, I think that's clear - that all the advice and all of the meetings will be attended by me, with the Prime Minister, and that all the advice will come to me".

It said more than 6,600 people have been left homeless. The dam was constructed by a joint venture led by South Korean companies, with Thai and Lao partners. Aerial footage posted on the Facebook page of local news outlet ABC Laos showed a vast brown inundation swamping houses and jungle alike over a huge area.

Authorities said they would use an unmanned drone from the United States to monitor and track any suspicious activity. More than 700 people were evacuated by sea throughout the night, said Merchant Marine deputy minister Nektarios Santorinios, whose ministry is in charge of the coast guard.

One person was sent to the hospital after a building collapse in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 23, 2018. The building, known as the Marlborough House, has 13 stories and was built in 1963, according to the Miami Herald . "This building super near me in miami beach just collapsed!" "Pics my mom took at the beach". The Miami Beach Fire Department closed the street and requested the public avoid the area.

The animals have been taken to a gaushala. The other man, Aslam, managed to escape. The people behind the act suspected Akbar of smuggling cow, a charge that has not been verified. After questioning, police arrested Dharmendra Yadav and Paramjeet Singh. "We hope for justice from the government". In April 2017, Pehlu Khan , a dairy farmer, was lynched allegedly by a group of cow vigilantes while transporting cattle to Haryana.

The president said at the ceremony earlier this month that it had "special significance" because it was occurring after Eritrea and Ethiopia had made peace. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS), an African non-profit organization, in its latest publication on Friday entitled "Can improved Ethiopia-Eritrea relations stabilize the region?" has also indicated that the "entire Horn of Africa region will benefit" from the restart of good relations among the two East African nations.

The biggest bugbear for holidaymakers could soon be over thanks to new airport scanning technology that is being trialled by the Department of Transport at Heathrow Airport . They were introduced amid fears transatlantic flights could be brought down by terrorists hiding liquid explosives in small drink bottles. CT technology is also being tested at airport security checkpoints in Phoenix and Boston.

Analysts also said that many details of the proposed constitution remained to be publicized, leaving many Cubans and observers wondering whether the document will include certain reforms that would probably find widespread support in Cuba. The most striking omission from the new government was Marino Murillo, one of the vice presidents in Castro's council of ministers. Cuba had simply moved into a different era following the fall of the Soviet Union , he added.

The fire department said 80 firefighters with 40 vehicles were on the scene near the seaside settlement of Kineta , about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Athens between the capital and Corinth, while seven water-dropping planes and four helicopters were helping from the air.

At a joint news conference with the Russian leader, Trump said he had no reason to believe that Russia would have interfered in the 2016 United States presidential election, contradicting the consensus of the USA intelligence community; he later said he misspoke.