A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people, triggering landslides and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities.An AFP journalist in the capital Taipei felt tremors for nearly a minute as the shallow quake struck shortly after midnight.The epicentre was recorded 12 kilometres (7.5 …
Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Monday, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but also imploring Russia to make a deal on Ukraine.In only his first hours back as president, Trump also moved to withdraw the United States …
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US President Donald Trump granted pardons on Monday to more than 1,500 of his supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election.Trump, just hours after taking office, also ordered that all pending criminal cases against Capitol riot defendants be dropped.Among those receiving a …
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Donald Trump signed a blizzard of divisive presidential orders as he was sworn in for a historic second term Monday, pardoning supporters who violently attacked the US Capitol and clamping down on immigration, even as he vowed a new “golden age” for America.Trump also withdrew the United States from the Paris climate accord and the …
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President Donald Trump announced severe new restrictions on immigration and asylum in the United States hours after taking office Monday, declaring that he will send troops to the US-Mexico border and attempt to end birthright citizenship.Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border and used a careening press conference in the Oval Office to …
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Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will rise to the occasion in their crucial Champions League showdown against Paris Saint-Germain after rebuilding their shattered morale with a 6-0 demolition of Ipswich.Guardiola’s side are languishing in 22nd place in the 36-team Champions League table with two games left.PSG are in even worse shape, one point behind City …
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Just when it seemed the pressure of a lifelong dream switch to Real Madrid might prove too great for Kylian Mbappe to overcome, the French superstar silenced his doubters.After a troubled start to life at Madrid, Mbappe finally seems at home and ready to wreak havoc both in Spain and in Europe. Mbappe’s rediscovered elan comes …
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Prince Harry’s hotly anticipated lawsuit trial against a British tabloid publisher alleging it carried out unlawful information gathering will start Tuesday, after years of legal wrangling during which dozens of other claimants settled.Harry, King Charles III’s youngest son, claims private investigators working for two tabloids owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) repeatedly targeted …
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US President Donald Trump signed pardons Monday for some 1,500 participants in the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol by his supporters who attempted to overturn the 2020 election.”These are the hostages — approximately 1,500 people — for a pardon, full pardon,” Trump said at a signing ceremony shortly after arriving at the …
Donald Trump vowed a new “golden age” for America as he was sworn in for a historic second presidential term Monday, immediately signing a blizzard of orders that he said would restore glory to a nation in decline.In a nationalistic and often divisive inaugural address after taking the oath in the US Capitol, the 47th …
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