Thousands of people are expected to descend on the US city of Richmond, in Virginia, on Monday for a pro-gun rally that authorities fear could turn violent. State governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of the rally, banning firearms from the area around the Capitol building. The Lobby Day rally is an […]
Americas
Europe
PARIS (AFP) – Like others approaching middle age, the World Economic Forum (WEF) turns 50 insisting it has matured, that it has moved on from hard partying and wants more meaningful relationships. The focus for this week’s annual meeting in Davos will be as much on hearing from climate change activists as on rapid-fire corporate […]
The elderly man is deep in conversation with Stephen Donnelly on the footpath of the Killarney Heights estate just outside Bray. They are out of earshot but it seems after the chat on a private matter the gentleman is positively disposed towards the local Fianna Fáil TD who asks him expectantly: “Will you vote for […]
Business
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose to their highest in more than week on Monday after two large crude production bases in Libya began shutting down amid a military blockade, setting the stage for crude flows from the OPEC member to be cut to a trickle. Brent crude LCOc1 futures were up by 74 cents, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley (MS.N) Chief Executive James Gorman is receiving $27 million in total compensation in 2019, nearly 7% less than what he got the year before, the company said in a filing on Friday, following a reduction of bonuses staff-wide. The board, which decides the top executives’ pay, called the 61-year-old’s […]
World News
A Milwaukee woman died after waiting several hours in the emergency room — and her family is blasting the hospital for not providing her more urgent care, according to reports. Tashonna Ward, 25, went to the emergency room at Froedtert Hospital, complaining she was experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath, news station WITI reported. […]
Politics
Labour leadership challenger Jess Phillips has urged men to “pass the mic” on the top job arguing it would be “embarrassing” if Labour failed to elect a woman. The prominent backbencher warned it would “look bad” and also hand “ammunition” to political opponents, who were “laughing at us”. Unlike the Conservatives, Labour has never had […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. lawmakers managing the impeachment case against Donald Trump filed a brief on Saturday laying out their arguments supporting charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress against the president. The Democratic House of Representatives impeachment managers faced a deadline of 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT) on Saturday to file […]
Asia
Facebook has blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Sh*thole” in posts when translated into English from Burmese. The error came to light on the second day of a visit by the president to Myanmar, where Mr Xi and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi signed dozens of […]
BEAUFORT, SABAH – Umno on Saturday (Jan 18) retained its parliamentary seat in a closely watched by-election in Kimanis, Sabah, defeating a candidate from Parti Warisan Sabah – an ally of Malaysia’s ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan, unofficial results called by Malaysian media said. Umno’s candidate, Datuk Mohamad Alamin, who contested under the Barisan Nasional (BN) […]
Analysis & Comment
A sincere thank you, Leo, for rescuing us from the dreariest, most boring and penniless periods of the year. Marooned, as we were, in an endless vista of ‘Megxit’, Trump impeachment and Storm Brendan debris, you arrived with the best 2020 gift anyone could ask for – a three-week, gloves-off, no-holds-barred bout of politician bashing. […]
