Monday, December 10, 2018

World News

Brexit on, off, or?

The Express: Second Referendum planned to save Brexit.

Daily Mail: Lib Dem says Brexit won't happen. Or,  'hell of a backlash'.

ING: It's A Mess.

DW: May warns of risk if no Brexit.

Business Standard: Brexit defeat could topple UK.

The Irish Times: Psychologists try to make sense of Brexit.

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President Emmanuel Macron will deliver an 'I'm sorry' TV address and announce further tax cuts after nationwide riots have rocked France.

On Sunday a Parisien newspaper reported that ‘after eight days of silence, the head of state’ has told supporters ‘he will speak on Monday night on television to respond to the angry French’.
Sky News: Over 1,700 yellow vests arrested.

The AlgemeinerParis cleans up.
Workers in Paris swept up broken glass and towed away burnt-out cars on Sunday after the latest violent “yellow vest” protest[.]
The Irish IndependentYellow vest protests an economic disaster for France, says finance minister.
 

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BBCSaudis refuse Turkish extradition request for Khashoggi killer suspects.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, "We do not extradite our citizens."
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SCMPWhy was Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou arrested now?
Western spy agencies have long been aware of Huawei’s intelligence-gathering function, and have exploited their knowledge to feed the Chinese with misleading information in a classic “Concordski” ploy.
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...an interview on state TV with a woman who has been described as [Putin's]  daughter.
Putin's daughter?
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The HR DirectorAre you getting enough sleep? 
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WTOP: Slide-show of the snowfall out east. 
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A customer threatened to kill a shop assistant and their entire family if they refused to remake a cheeseburger that was too cold.
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"It's not just fast food, it happens everywhere."
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Zackary Stereff from central Queensland said he was physically abused at a fast food drive through.

"I asked for the correct money and the customer threw a black sock full of 50 cent pieces into my stomach," he said. "It left me with a bruise."

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