Monthly Archives: January 2017

Media captionBritish and Dutch tourists at Banjul Airport describe panic after they were told to leave The Gambia Thousands of UK tourists are being returned from The Gambia after the Foreign Office issued new travel advice amid a state of emergency. Thomas Cook plans to bring home 985 customers from package holidays over the next […]

Deaths occurred when gunmen opened fire at government offices in the beach resort days after five died at a nearby music festival At least four people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at government offices in the Mexican beach resort of Cancun, a day after

President-elect Donald Trump has made no secret of his hostility toward the Environmental Protection Agency. He has repeatedly called for its elimination, telling Fox News in 2015 that the environment would be just fine without it. During the campaign, Mr. Trump regularly threatened to dismantle the EPA and roll back many of the gains made […]

Washington (CNN)Six police officers were injured and 217 protesters arrested Friday after a morning of peaceful protests and coordinated disruptions of Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony gave way to ugly street clashes in downtown Washington. At least two DC police officers and one other person were taken to the hospital after run-ins with protesters, DC Fire […]

The Apple Store in Portland, Oregon.Image: Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA Apple just did the unthinkable: The tech giant is suing Qualcomm, maker of the iPhone’s baseband processor the smartphone’s modem for connecting to mobile networks to the tune of $1 billion. First reported by CNBC, the lawsuit portrays Qualcomm as an extortionist over basic smartphone […]

In the week an election was called and Martin McGuinness quit as deputy first minister, a walk through Portadown reveals political and cultural changes that will radically affect the regions political future The church stands on a lonely eminence on one side of the valley. Across the brook, on the town side, the hilltop has […]

State-run tabloid says trade tensions between US and China seem inevitable within the four years ahead Chinese media warned the country to brace for dramatic changes and discord between the worlds two largest economies after Donald Trump used an editorial in the Global Times, a state-run tabloid. Undoubtedly, the Trump administration will be igniting many […]

Tal Araims affair brought his 16-year marriage to Samara to the brink. But four years later, they are still together and closer than ever how did they survive? Anna Moore finds out If any couple can be credited with pulling their marriage back from the brink, its surely Tal and Samara Araim. After 16 years […]

Twas the night before the inauguration, when all through the White House, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The Washington Posts David Nakamura documented what he described as a ghostly quiet around the house. His photos show empty picture frames along the hallways and sparsely filled offices. According to CBS News, as […]

With fears about the Trump presidency, rising debt levels and an unwinding property boom, the worlds No 2 economy is set for an uncertain 2017 Chinas economy slowed further last year to expand at its weakest pace for quarter of a century, with warnings that it risks losing further momentum in 2017 as Donald Trumps […]