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UN nuclear official in Tehran as atomic accord unravels

TEHRAN, Sept 08 (Agencies): The acting director-general of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is in Tehran for meetings after Iran announced it would begin using advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 atomic deal with world powers. Iranian state television aired on Sunday video of Cornel Feruta in the capital, Tehran....

UK minister quits cabinet blaming Brexit inaction

LONDON, Sept 08 (BBC): Amber Rudd has quit Boris Johnson's Cabinet, with an outspoken attack on the way the government is managing the Brexit process.The ex-work and pensions secretary said the government was having no "formal negotiations" with the EU about a new Brexit deal, only "conversations".Instead, 80-90 per cent...

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners

KIEV, Sept 08 (Reuters): Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze in relations since Moscow's annexation of the Crimea region in 2014.While the exchange of 35 prisoners on each side could help rebuild confidence between...

Huge crowd takes HK protest message to US consulate

HONG KONG, Sept 08 (AFP): A huge crowd of pro-democracy activists marched to the United States consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday in a bid to ramp up international pressure on Beijing following three months of huge and sometimes violent protests.Millions have taken to Hong Kong's streets over the last...

Sri Lanka faith healing leaves two dead

COLOMBO, Sept 08 (AFP): Two people died from heat exhaustion after attending a mass open air faith healing session in northeast Sri Lanka which left 13 others fighting for their lives, police said on Sunday.Around 10,000 people, some of whom were seriously ill, had gathered at a school to listen...

Bahamas streets filled with smashed cars, flattened trees

BAHAMAS, Sept 08 (AP): The streets are filled with smashed cars, snapped power cables, shattered trees and deep silence. At the airport and dock, hundreds of people clamor for seats on airplanes and berths on ships arriving with aid and departing with people who lost their homes when deadly Hurricane...

Bolsonaro again stresses sovereignty over Amazon

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 08 (AP): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has overseen independence day celebrations with a renewed assertion of his country's sovereignty over the Amazon. The president said Saturday that Brazil "cannot continue and will not continue to be passive" in the face of threats to his sovereignty. He...

News in Brief -(08-09-2019)

Tunisia Islamist party rebrands for electionTUNIS, Sept 08: Chastened by its early experiences of holding power in post-revolution Tunisia, Islamist-inspired party Ennahdha has moderated its image and selected lawyer Abdelfattah Mourou as its candidate for next Sunday's presidential election. Hesitant at first, Ennahdha only entered its first ever presidential contest...