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• WFP chief vows more 'aggressive' action on sexual harassment

  12-11-2019 07:56 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  The leader of the World Food Program is vowing to go after abusers in the wake of an internal survey that detailed multiple allegations of rape and sexual harassment of its female staffers.David Beasley, the U.N. agency's executive director, said in a recent interview with The Associated Press that he is "making hard choices to bring change" to the WFP.The survey Beasley commissioned found that at least 28 employees said they experienced rape or sexual assaults while working at the agency.
  
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• Top UN court hears Rohingya genocide allegations

  10-12-2019 09:37 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  The U.N.’s highest court on Tuesday begins a hearing into allegations of genocide in Myanmar over the military campaign against the Rohingya minority, with leader Aung San Suu Kyi set to defend those who once held her under house arrest.Myanmar’s military began a harsh counterinsurgency campaign against the Rohingya in August 2017 in response to an insurgent attack.More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign in
  
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• In Sweden's Arctic, global warming threatens reindeer herds

  10-12-2019 08:41 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Thick reindeer fur boots and a fur hat covering most of his face shielded Niila Inga from minus 20-degree Celsius (minus 4-degree Fahrenheit) winds as he raced his snowmobile up to a mountain top overlooking his reindeer in the Swedish arctic.Climate change is altering weather patterns here and affecting the herd’s food supply.“If we don’t find better areas for them where they can graze and find food, then the reindeers will starve to death,” he said.
  
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• U.K. Election Is One Pit Stop in Long Brexit Road for Pound, Markets

  10-12-2019 08:38 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here.Sterling’s rally will be limited even if U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins a parliamentary majority in the general election and finds a way to pass the withdrawal bill by Jan. 31. That’s because the clock is ticking on a trade agreement in a transition period that runs out at the end of 2020. Any longer-term economic and Brexit uncertainty can increase the chance of a Bank
  
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• Boris Johnson Is Hiding the Real Price of Brexit

  10-12-2019 08:30 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg Opinion) -- With only a few days left before the U.K. votes, it’s unlikely many voters will be swayed by the leaked Treasury department documents Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn dramatically revealed at a press conference on Friday. And yet the papers provide a glimpse of the hangover that could follow any “Brexit bounce” should the Conservatives win the parliamentary majority predicted by the polls.The 15-page internal briefing document, marked “official sensitive
  
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• South Korea says North's recent test was of rocket engine

  10-12-2019 08:21 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  South Korea's defense minister said Tuesday that North Korea's recent unspecified weapons test was of a rocket engine, amid speculation the North was making preliminary steps toward a prohibited long-range rocket launch.Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said during a visit to Sydney on Tuesday that Seoul expressed its “deep concerns” over the engine test and North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches into the sea, according to his office in Seoul.It was the first official
  
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• Merkel’s Grand Coalition on the Ropes: What’s Next in Germany?

  10-12-2019 08:10 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Months of soul-searching by Germany’s ruling parties hasn’t pulled Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition out of its funk.After the Social Democrats elected new leaders who pledged a shift to the left, the party wants to eek out concessions from Merkel’s Christian Democratic-led bloc. If that fails, the SPD may make good on a threat to pull the plug on the government, plunging Europe’s biggest economy into political turmoil.Here’s a guide on how w
  
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• FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia, fed watchdog says

  10-12-2019 07:53 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  The long-awaited report rejected theories and criticism spread by Trump and his supporters, though it also found “serious performance failures” up the bureau’s chain of command that Republicans are citing as evidence that Trump was targeted by an unfair investigation.The affirmation of the investigation's legitimacy, balanced by criticism of the way it was conducted ensured that partisan battles would persist over one of the most politically sensitive investigations in FBI hist
  
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• Supportive Papers Ignore Johnson’s Bad Day: U.K. Campaign Trail

  10-12-2019 07:45 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.Boris Johnson definitely had a bad Monday, challenged about the National Health Service and looking like he really didn’t want to know. But he still enjoys the electoral advantage of a Conservative politician.The front pages of the right-leaning Times, the Telegraph, the Mail and the Express all ignore the viral story of the prime minister refusing to look at a p
  
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• India’s crackdown hits religious freedom in disputed Kashmir

  10-12-2019 07:33 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  For years Romi Jan’s mornings would begin with the plaintive call to prayer that rang out from the central mosque in disputed Kashmir’s largest city.For nearly four months now, the voice that would call out five times a day from the minarets of the Jamia Masjid and echo across Srinagar has been silent, a result of India’s ongoing security operations in this Muslim-majority region.Already one of the most militarized places in the world, last summer India began pouring more troop
  
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• Brussels Edition: The Long, Slow Demise of The WTO

  10-12-2019 07:18 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every weekday morning.It’s the moment for that Europe has been dreading: At midnight the World Trade Organization’s appeals panel will cease to function, removing a central pillar for settling international disputes just when it’s most needed. The U.S. is behind the demise of a body whose ru
  
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• The heart of Pensacola: City has strong ties with naval base

  10-12-2019 07:16 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Right now, there are several free beers waiting for unnamed NAS Pensacola flight school students, first responders and U.S. Marines.Yetter says people have always shown their appreciation for the sailors and Marines on the base.“Someone will come in and say ‘I want to buy a beer for a flight school student,’” Yetter said.
  
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• Chilean Air Force plane believed to have crashed with dozens on board

  10-12-2019 06:42 via World - CBSNews.com
  
  The plane lost contact with operators approximately six hours ago.
  
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• Democrats poised to unveil 2 impeachment articles vs. Trump

  10-12-2019 06:13 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — with an announcement expected early Tuesday.Democratic leaders say Trump put U.S. elections and national security at risk when he asked Ukraine to investigate his rivals, including Joe Biden.Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined during an evening event Monday to discuss the articles or the coming announcement.
  
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• Natan Sharansky receives Israel's prestigious Genesis Prize

  10-12-2019 05:49 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky has been awarded Israel's prestigious 2020 Genesis Prize for a lifetime of work promoting political and religious freedoms, organizers announced Tuesday.Following a tradition set by previous winners, Sharansky has decided to forgo the award, and the prize money will be donated in his honor to nonprofit organizations not yet chosen, the Genesis Prize Foundation said.In a statement, Sharansky said he was “humbled” by the award.
  
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• Chilean plane disappears with 38 people on board, officials say

  10-12-2019 04:37 via World - CBSNews.com
  
  The plane lost contact with operators approximately six hours ago.
  
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• Asian markets mixed after soaring pork prices push China's inflation rate to eight-year high

  10-12-2019 04:25 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - World
  
  Hong Kong and Chinese stocks slipped on Tuesday after official statistics indicated China's consumer inflation rose by the quickest pace in nearly eight years.
  
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• Chile military plane with 38 is missing on way to Antarctica

  10-12-2019 04:08 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Chile's air force said it lost radio contact with a transport plane carrying 38 people on a flight Monday evening to the country's base in Antarctica.The personnel were to check on a floating fuel supply line and other equipment at the Chilean base.President Sebastián Piñera said via Twitter that he was with his defense and interior ministers at the air force headquarters monitoring developments.
  
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• Chile military plane missing with 38 on way to Antarctica

  10-12-2019 04:08 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Chile's air force lost radio contact with a transport plane carrying 38 people on a flight Monday evening to the country's base in Antarctica, andauthorities indicated several hours later that they were not optimistic about the aircraft's fate.The personnel were to check on a floating fuel supply line and other equipment at the Chilean base.President Sebastián Piñera said via Twitter that he was with his defense and interior ministers at the air force headquarters monitoring develo
  
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• UPDATE 2-U.S. lawmakers reach deal on massive defense bill, eye Russia, Turkey, China

  10-12-2019 03:53 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  U.S. lawmakers announced an agreement on Monday on a $738-billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense, including new measures for competing with Russia and China, family leave for federal workers and the creation of President Donald Trump's long-desired Space Force.It also calls for sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian missile defense system, and a tough response to North Korea's efforts to develop nuclear weapons.
  
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• Putin Protests As Russia Banned From Olympics, Major Sporting Events

  10-12-2019 03:29 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  The president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, on Monday protested the World Anti-Doping Agency’s decision to ban Russian athletes from competing in the Olympics and other major sporting events ...
  
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• Trump called for Seoul evacuation at height of North Korea tensions, new book says

  10-12-2019 03:25 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  President’s diktat was ignored by his top officials, Peter Bergen writes in Trump and his Generals: The Cost of ChaosDonald Trump called for the population of Seoul to be moved during an Oval Office meeting when tensions between the US and North Korea were at their height, according to a new book about the president’s relations with the US military.In Trump and his Generals: The Cost of Chaos, the national security and counter-terrorism expert Peter Bergen also gives new details of T
  
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• Irish government stumbles as post-Brexit election looms

  10-12-2019 03:17 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  As political chaos reigned across the sea in Britain, Ireland's two main parties have been working together to limit the damage of Brexit -- but not for much longer.The alliance is cracking and both are now preparing for an election early next year, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's ruling Fine Gael party in a ramshackle state.Beset by scandal, the centre-right party may even be forced from power before its pact with the main opposition Fianna Fail expires.
  
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• Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand

  10-12-2019 03:16 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Unstable conditions hampered rescue workers Tuesday from searching for at least eight people missing and feared dead after a volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted in a towering blast of ash and scalding steam while dozens of tourists explored its moon-like surface.After Monday afternoon's eruption, helicopter crews had landed on White Island despite the danger and helped evacuate many survivors, some of them suffering critical burns.Aircraft have flown over the island repeatedly, and “
  
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• NZ police opening criminal probe of deaths at volcano island

  10-12-2019 03:16 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  New Zealand police said Tuesday they were opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic island.Five deaths were confirmed after Monday's eruption of the White Island volcano.Eight other people are feared dead, but unstable conditions on the island are hindering a search.
  
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• New Zealand police open criminal probe into volcano deaths

  10-12-2019 03:16 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  New Zealand police said Tuesday they were opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic island where a powerful eruption of ash and scalding steam occurred as dozens of people were exploring the barren landscape.Five deaths were confirmed after Monday's eruption of the White Island volcano.Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims did not go into details of the criminal investigation but said it would sit alongside an investigation by health and safety regulators.
  
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• North Korea Blasts ‘Old, Erratic’ Trump as Rhetoric Heats Up

  10-12-2019 03:13 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- North Korea took its most personal swipe at President Donald Trump in more than two years, saying the U.S. leader’s recent comments made him sound like a “heedless and erratic old man.”The statement released by North Korean official Kim Yong Chol on Monday was the latest in a rhetorical tit-for-tat ahead of Pyongyang’s self-imposed year-end deadline for a breakthrough in nuclear talks. On Sunday, Trump played down warnings from the regime, saying in a tweet
  
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• Banksy paints holiday mural highlighting homelessness

  10-12-2019 02:37 via World - CBSNews.com
  
  The anonymous graffiti artist strikes again — this time with a reindeer mural in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  
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• Divisions exposed as Russia, Ukraine leaders hold first meeting

  10-12-2019 01:56 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday held their first face-to-face talks at a summit in Paris which agreed some measures to de-escalate the Ukraine conflict but clinched no major breakthrough on ending the five-year war.Host French President Emmanuel Macron, joined by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, hailed the progress after some eight hours of talks at the Elysee Palace on ending the conflict between pro-Moscow separatists and Ukrainian forces in
  
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• Democrats and Republicans clash in hearing as impeachment vote looms

  10-12-2019 01:47 via World - CBSNews.com
  
  The House Judiciary Committee held its second impeachment hearing, featuring presentations from investigators about the president's dealings with Ukraine. It comes as a vote to impeach President Trump looms next week. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
  
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