Stories for 2019

Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Rift between Sir Lanka president and PM kept security forces on the black about the coming attacks

A rift between Sri Lanka's president and prime minister, which sparked a crisis last year, came under scrutiny on Monday a day after a series of deadly bomb blasts, with questions over how the government handled a recent warning of an attack.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:04 UTC
Climate change protestors clear London's busiest streets: 1.065 arrested

Some of London's busiest streets re-opened Monday for the first time in a week as climate change protesters regrouped and plotted a new course after police made more than 1,000 arrests. The so-called Extinction Rebellion took over the heart of the British capital in a bid to focus global attention on rising temperatures and sea levels caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:00 UTC
US threatens sanctions on countries that continue to purchase Iranian oil: crude hits six month highs

The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran's oil revenues which sent crude prices to six-month highs on fears of a potential supply crunch.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:53 UTC
North Korea's wooing Russia following the fallout with Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean state media confirmed. With his Russia visit, North Korea's Kim is seen working to build up foreign support for his economic development plans, since the breakdown of the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi in February led to stalled talks with Washington on the sanctions relief Pyongyang had sought.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:49 UTC
Mexican president sends army and navy reinforcements to contain killings in Veracruz state

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would reinforce army and navy troops in Veracruz State, three days after a child was among 13 people killed in a mass shooting there.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:38 UTC
“Cheeky” gorillas share a selfie with park rangers that rescued them as babies

A pair of “cheeky” gorillas in a national park at the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been photographed posing for a selfie with park rangers who helped to rescue them as babies.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:32 UTC
UK four nations with hottest Easter Monday on record, Met Office says

It has been the hottest Easter Monday on record in all four nations of the UK, the Met Office has said. England reached the highest temperature with 25C (77F) recorded at Heathrow, Northolt and Wisley.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:21 UTC
Millions using popular easy to guess passwords such as 1234 or 1111

Millions of people are using easy-to-guess passwords on sensitive accounts, suggests a study. The analysis by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) found 123456 was the most widely-used password on breached accounts.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:14 UTC
Mrs. May to face an unprecedented no-confidence challenge from Tory grassroots

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is to face an unprecedented no-confidence challenge - from Conservative grassroots campaigners. More than 70 local association chiefs - angry at her handling of Brexit - have called for an extraordinary general meeting to discuss her leadership.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:07 UTC
African swine fever in China: Brazil expects soy exports to fall but no ceiling for meat sales

Brazilian soy exports to China will definitely decline this year as African swine fever in the world’s No. 2 economy cuts demand for the animal feed, but potential growth in meat exports would offset this, Brazil’s agriculture minister said on Monday.