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    Asia One - World

  • Daily Mirror publisher in UK faces 101 phone-hacking lawsuits from public figures
    LONDON — Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) is facing 101 phone-hacking lawsuits from public figures including actors Kate Winslet, Sean Bean and Gillian Anderson and the estate of late Australian cricketer Shane Warne, London's High Court heard on Nov 20. The publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People... Read more »
  • Putin gifts zoo animals, including lion and bears, to North Korean zoo
    MOSCOW — Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang from Moscow's zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday (Nov 20). The animals were "a gift from [Russian President] Vladimir Putin to the Korean people", the government said.... Read more »
  • More than 50 countries sign UN sustainable tourism declaration
    BAKU — More than 50 governments have signed a United Nations (UN) declaration to make tourism around the globe more climate friendly, the United Nations said on Wednesday (Nov 20), in what it hailed as a major achievement of the climate summit in Azerbaijan. "At COP29 we have achieved today a historic... Read more »
  • Son of Norway crown princess detained for one week in rape probe
    OSLO — The son of Norway's crown princess will be jailed for up to one week while police investigate accusations of rape made against him, a judge ruled on Wednesday (Nov 20). Police on Monday detained Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson to Crown Prince... Read more »
  • Pope Francis, avoiding pomp, asks to be buried in simple wooden casket
    VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple wooden casket will suffice when the time comes for his funeral. In a new formal rite published on Wednesday (Nov 20), the Vatican said Francis... Read more »
  • Iceland volcano erupts for the tenth time in 3 years
    OSLO — A volcano near Iceland's capital erupted late on Wednesday (Nov 20) for the tenth time in three years, spewing fountains of lava and smoke, the country's meteorological office said. Iceland, with nearly 400,000 inhabitants, is located on the fault line between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates, making... Read more »
  • Angela Merkel, in memoir, recalls tricks for dealing with Donald Trump
    BERLIN — Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected US president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man she saw as having a property developer's winner-or-loser mentality not to quit the Paris climate accords. In her memoir, extracts of... Read more »
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    Axios

  • Pacific Northwest pummeled by deadly storm system
    The Pacific Northwest was being slammed by a powerful, enduring storm system through Wednesday night that's brought high winds, flooding and left thousands without power.The big picture: As a bomb cyclone that killed at least two people in Washington eased somewhat Wednesday evening, a strong atmospheric river was ramping up... Read more »
  • Florida man arrested over New York Stock Exchange bomb plot
    A Florida man was arrested over an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, per FBI court documents filed Wednesday.The big picture: Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, of Coral Springs, Fla., was charged with "attempting to use an improvised explosive device to damage or destroy a building used... Read more »
  • Scoop: House Republicans may block Trump from Gaetz recess appointment
    Some House Republicans are prepared to block President-elect Trump from using a recess appointment on attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz.Why it matters: In the case of recess appointments, the House can use a procedural trick to block a president from bypassing the Senate.Several House Republicans would vote against any motion... Read more »
  • Nobody knows how Mike Johnson's bathroom ban gets enforced
    Neither of the House members who oversee the administration of the lower chamber has a clear answer on how House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) new transgender bathroom ban will be enforced.Why it matters: Transgender bathroom access is a fight that has raged for years on the state level, and enforceability... Read more »
  • House Ethics Committee votes against releasing Matt Gaetz report
    The House Ethics Committee will not release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) after Republicans on the panel voted against making the findings public.Why it matters: Gaetz is President-elect Trump's nominee to run the Justice Department as attorney general. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) publicly opposed the report's release,... Read more »
  • Trump rages as absent Senate Republicans help confirm Biden judges
    President-elect Trump is demanding that Senate Republicans show up and try to stop Democrats from confirming more judges. Why it matters: President Biden is now 15 judicial confirmations away from the record set by Trump in his first term. Trump posted Wednesday on "X": "The Democrats are trying to stack... Read more »
  • Mike Johnson institutes transgender bathroom ban for U.S. House
    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday he is banning transgender individuals from accessing bathrooms on the House side of the Capitol complex that correspond to their gender identity.Why it matters: The move comes in response to an effort by GOP firebrands to restrict Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who is... Read more »