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India protesters claim victory as citizenship bill stalls

NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (Reuters): Protesters in northeast India claimed victory on Wednesday after a bill that the government says will help Hindus in neighbouring countries settle in India lapsed before it could be ratified by parliament.The Citizenship Amendment Bill is aimed at helping Hindus and members of other non-Muslim...

Apple, Google urged to remove app that lets Saudi men track wives

NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Al Jazeera): Apple and Google are being pressed to remove an app that lets men track their wives and daughters in Saudi Arabia.In a letter addressed to the CEOs of both tech giants, US Senator Ron Wyden requested that Apple's App Store and the Google Play...

Italy’s PM slams EU for lack of solidarity

ROME, Feb 13 (AP): Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte demanded "authentic" solidarity from Italy's European Union partners on the issue of migrants on Tuesday, but drew sharp barbs himself from EU lawmakers for refusing to join a united European stand on Venezuela and over Italy's nasty spat with France.Addressing the European...

Polar bears invade populated area in Russian town

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (AP): Russian wildlife specialists are heading for an Arctic archipelago to try to resolve a situation that has both terrified and delighted the locals: the polar bears that moved into a populated area.It's not the first time that polar bears have come to Novaya Zemlya, but their...

Russia ready to help Venezuela resolve crisis

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters): Russia said on Tuesday it was ready to facilitate the start of dialogue between Venezuela's government and opposition but warned the United States against intervening in Caracas' internal affairs.Russia has sided with President Nicolas Maduro in his stand-off with opposition leader Juan Guaido. Maduro retains control...

Quake prediction project in China opens to world

BEIJING, Feb 13 (Xinhua): China has officially launched an earthquake prediction project in southwest China that will be open to scientists from around the world, China Daily reported on Wednesday.A budget of 30 million yuan (about 4.43 million US dollars) for purchasing sensor equipment and another 18 million yuan for...

Australia to reopen island detention camp

CANBERRA, Feb 13 (AP): The Australian government said on Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat after Parliament passed legislation that would give sick asylum seekers easier access to mainland hospitals.The Christmas Island immigration detention camp,...

Afghanistan probes election commissions after firings

KABUL, Feb 13 (AP): Afghanistan's attorney general has launched an investigation into allegations that the Independent Election Commission and a separate complaints commission misused their authority during last year's parliamentary elections.The October elections were marred by chaos, and the full results have yet to be announced. The government announced the...

Trudeau cabinet minister resigns amid row

TORONTO, Feb 13 (AP): Canada's former justice minister announced Tuesday that she was quitting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Cabinet - a move that follows allegations Trudeau's office pressured her to avoid prosecuting a major Canadian engineering firm.Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould released a letter announcing her resignation but gave no...

News in Brief (14-2-2019)

UK govt downplays idea it will seek Brexit delayLONDON, Feb 13: The British government is downplaying a report that its chief Brexit negotiator said lawmakers will have to choose between backing Prime Minister Theresa May's unpopular divorce deal and a delay to the U.K.'s exit from the European Union. An...