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BREAKING: INEC declares PDP’s Diri as winner of Bayelsa election

14 Feb 11:03 21 articles

BREAKING: INEC declares PDP’s Diri as winner of Bayelsa election

The Independent Electoral Commission has declared Senator Douye Diri and his running mate, Senator Lawrence Ewhruojakpo, as the winner of the Bayelsa Governorship election. The Bayelsa State All...

14 Feb 11:03 Punch Newspapers 3524240995404946093.html
INEC declares PDP’s Duoye Diri winner of Bayelsa Governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared PDP candidate, Duoye Diri, as the winner of the Bayelsa governorship election. The chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made this announcement while addressing the media at the

14 Feb 11:34 LailasNews.com 2090029850739660789.html
Supreme Court Ruling: Why we declared PDP's Diri Bayelsa governor-elect – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why it has paved the way for the swearing-in of the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Douye Diri, as governor of Bayelsa State after Thursday's Supreme Court judgment that sacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, David Lyon, who won the November governorship election.

14 Feb 13:31 Premium Times Nigeria 5456729301289283204.html
INEC declares PDP candidate, Douye Diri, governor-elect of Bayelsa

Mr Diri would be issued a certificate of return any moment from now.

14 Feb 11:28 Premium Times Nigeria 5456729299812718651.html
BREAKING: Police impose curfew in Bayelsa

Daniels Igoni, Sampson Itode, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command on Friday announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state. The state

14 Feb 17:22 Punch Newspapers 3524240993997329930.html
INEC declares PDP’s Diri Bayelsa governor-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday declared the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri, as governor-elect of Bayelsa State. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the declaration at a press conference held at commission’s headquarters on Friday Diri came second in the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state, […]

14 Feb 11:15 The Guardian 7580308504998383525.html
Angry APC protesters attack Diri’s home, damage properties

Persons suspected to the members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday attacked the home of Bayelsa State governor-elect Duoye Diri, destroying several properties. The attack on the home located in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, came after the Supreme Court sacked David Lyon as the governor-elect and ordered that Douye of the People’s Democratic Party, […]

14 Feb 15:40 The Guardian 7580308504941867402.html
INEC declares Diri Duoye governor-elect of Bayelsa state

Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Diri Duoye as governor-elect of Bayelsa State.

14 Feb 14:47 The ICIR 2244788520437020485.html
Bayelsa set for Diri’s swearing-in as governor

All is set for the swearing-in of the People Democratic Party's Senator Douye Diri as the governor of Bayelsa State.

14 Feb 16:18 The Guardian 7580308504883309187.html
Bayelsa: APC going to court over Douye Diri, says Oshiomhole

John Alechenu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress, on Friday, rejected the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a Certificate of Return to the candidate of the Peo...

14 Feb 16:21 Punch Newspapers 3524240994520649120.html
INEC presents certificate of return to Diri, deputy

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the certificate of return to the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri as governor-elect of Bayelsa State.

14 Feb 12:11 The Guardian 7580308504887816674.html
BREAKING: Diri receives Certificate of Return as Bayelsa gov-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Friday, issued a Certificate of Return to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Douye Diri. INEC earlier declared him as the winner o...

14 Feb 11:42 Punch Newspapers 3524240994459547861.html
PHOTOS: Diri arrives in INEC headquarters to collect Certificate of Return as Bayelsa gov-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Friday, declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Douye Diri, as the winner of the November 16 governorship election held in Bayelsa ...

14 Feb 11:37 Punch Newspapers 3524240995122753182.html
Bayelsa: Supreme Court judgment indictment on INEC – Adegboruwa

Kayode Oyero A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun Adegboruwa, said on Friday that the Supreme Court judgment on the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State is an indictment on the Indep...

14 Feb 11:40 Punch Newspapers 3524240995137273123.html
Bayelsa APC protest Lyon’s sacking as governor-elect

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State on Friday staged a protest against the sacking of erstwhile governor-elect David Lyon by the Supreme Court.

14 Feb 12:52 The Guardian 7580308504762107526.html
BREAKING: Bayelsa gov-elect to be inaugurated today

Daniels Igoni The stage is set for the inauguration of the Bayelsa State governor-elect, Senator Douye Diri, in the Government House, Yenagoa, today (Friday). The Supreme Court yesterday (Thu...

14 Feb 15:45 Punch Newspapers 3524240995406821581.html
Bayelsa: PDP believes in rule of law – Secondus

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Uche Secondus, on Friday, said the party believes in the rule of law, adding that there was no point to protest a judgment which was in agr...

14 Feb 15:24 Punch Newspapers 3524240994047147078.html
Douye Diri sworn in as Bayelsa gov

Daniels Igoni and Sampson Itode, Yenagoa The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 2019 governorship, Douye Diri, has been sworn in as the Governor of Bayelsa State. He wa...

14 Feb 17:59 Punch Newspapers 3524240994469978854.html
BREAKING: INEC declares Diri Bayelsa Governor-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the candidate of the People's Democratic Party, Senator Douye Diri, Bayelsa...

14 Feb 11:00 The Nation Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers 2658445901380794846.html
Updated: INEC Declares Diri winner of Bayelsa guber election

The coast is now clear for the Bayelsa State People's Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2019 election, Senator Douye...

14 Feb 12:36 The Nation Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers 2658445901248773354.html
BREAKING: God has healed Bayelsa, says Diri - The Nation Newspaper

The governor-elect of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that God has healed Bayelsa state with the judgment of the Supreme Court...

14 Feb 11:51 The Nation Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers 2658445900589316070.html
INEC reveals why PDP's Duoye Diri was declared Bayelsa governor-elect

14 Feb 14:55 9 articles

INEC reveals why PDP's Duoye Diri was declared Bayelsa governor-elect

Just hours after Senator Duoye Diri of the PDP received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the electoral body explained why it obeyed the Supreme Court’s ruling.

14 Feb 14:55 Legit 3764253649409698460.html
Bayelsa Supreme Court judgment danger to Nigeria’s democracy - Oshiomhole

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hinted that the party may file for the review of the Supreme Court judgment which sacked its candidate, David Lyon, as the governor-elect of Bayelsa state.

14 Feb 13:18 Legit 3764253649965518267.html
Duoye Diri: God has finally healed Bayelsa

One of the first things Duoye Diri, the new governor of Bayelsa, said after receiving his certificate of return is that God has restored and healed the state.

14 Feb 12:25 Legit 3764253650651555956.html
Bayelsa: INEC declares PDP's Diri as governor-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the last gubernatorial election as the governor-elect of Bayelsa.

14 Feb 11:44 Legit 3764253650576275276.html
Supreme Court’s judgement: Protest rocks Bayelsa state

Thousands of women took over the streets in Yenagoa to block major roads in order to protest the Supreme Court judgement that stopped David Lyon's inauguration as the next governor of Bayelsa state.

14 Feb 10:38 Legit 3764253650871560459.html
Bayelsa: Protesters attack Diri’s residence, destroy properties

The Yenagoa residence of Duoye Diri, Bayelsa's new governor-elect, has been attacked by some angry protesters with some of his properties destroyed.

14 Feb 13:45 Legit 3764253650459062314.html
Supreme Court ruling: PDP governors congratulate Diri

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors' forum have sent their congratulatory message to Senate Duoye Diri over the Supreme Court ruling in Bayelsa.

14 Feb 13:19 Legit 3764253650372585735.html
Bayelsa: APC candidate rejects court ruling, says it is a procured judgement

Recently sacked Bayelsa state governor-elect, David Lyon, has issued a statement in reaction to the Supreme Court’s judgement, that annulled his election that took place back in 2019.

14 Feb 13:42 Legit 3764253649180580593.html
Bayelsa: Warn Oshiomhole - Governor Wike tells FG

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has called on the federal government to call to order Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

14 Feb 09:52 Legit 3764253649535473976.html
US and Taliban reach Afghanistan truce on sidelines of Munich summit

14 Feb 17:38 8 articles

US and Taliban reach Afghanistan truce on sidelines of Munich summit

The truce came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper met in Munich with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani.

14 Feb 17:38 euronews 7318238120801263225.html
Official says U.S., Taliban reach Afghanistan truce agreement

A senior U.S. official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect 'very soon' and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan.

14 Feb 17:13 CTVNews 2422791597194546404.html
US and Taliban ‘reach Afghan truce agreement’

The final details were hammered out in Doha, Qatar.

14 Feb 16:44 Shropshire Star 3480199992695979589.html
US and Taliban ‘reach Afghan truce agreement’

The final details were hammered out in Doha, Qatar.

14 Feb 16:44 Express & Star 7324224460242157125.html
US, Taliban reach truce agreement calling for 'reduction in violence'

American and Taliban officials have agreed Friday to sign a truce agreement that will see a seven-day “reduction in violence” in Afghanistan – in addition to possible U.S. troop withdrawals.

14 Feb 17:21 Fox News 7362823821242742841.html
US and Taliban ‘reach Afghan truce agreement’

The final details were hammered out in Doha, Qatar.

14 Feb 16:46 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774777560645.html
US, Taliban reach Afghanistan truce agreement

A senior U.S. official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to...

14 Feb 16:33 DAILY SABAH 8383944809515793884.html
US, Taliban reach Afghanistan truce agreement, official says

The truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan, a senior official said.

14 Feb 17:15 Las Vegas Review-Journal 8640648837714870771.html
Canada doesn't tell police what to do, Trudeau says of rail blockades

14 Feb 15:13 8 articles

Canada doesn't tell police what to do, Trudeau says of rail blockades

Amid pressure to end Indigenous protest blockades of vital Canadian rail links, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the disruptions must be resolved through dialogue, not by ordering in the police.

14 Feb 15:13 CTVNews 2422791598916913680.html
No quick fix to pipeline protests, Trudeau says, as rail links severed

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are no easy answers to the dispute over a British Columbia pipeline project that has sparked Indigenous protests at vital rail links across Canada.

14 Feb 15:13 CTVNews 2422791597323962761.html
Pipeline protests expected to continue, governments to meet with First Nations

Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down government offices in British Columbia's capital.

14 Feb 09:23 CTVNews 2422791598116225080.html
No quick fix to pipeline protests, Trudeau says, as rail links severed

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are no easy answers to the dispute over a British Columbia pipeline project that has sparked Indigenous protests at vital rail links across Canada.

14 Feb 10:19 CP24 1887544294446185534.html
Pipeline protests expected today, governments to meet with First Nations

Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down government offices in British Columbia's capital.

14 Feb 10:19 CP24 1887544296288378567.html
No quick fix to pipeline protests, Trudeau says, as rail links severed

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are no easy answers to the dispute over a British Columbia pipeline project that has sparked Indigenous protests at vital rail links across Canada.

14 Feb 14:52 KitchenerToday.com 52741010006997200.html
Pipeline protests expected today, governments to meet with First Nations

VICTORIA — Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down government offices in British Columbia’s capital. Protests continue as political leaders look to negotiate solutions, while business leaders, opposition politicians and ordinary people call for immediate action to end the disruptions, which …

14 Feb 09:00 City NEWS 1130 5858657120277551643.html
Pipeline protests expected today, governments to meet with First Nations

VICTORIA — Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down government offices in British Columbia's capital.

14 Feb 09:00 KitchenerToday.com 52741009184771337.html
Canada hopeful Iran will provide black boxes from downed airliner: Champagne

14 Feb 14:52 8 articles

Canada hopeful Iran will provide black boxes from downed airliner: Champagne

Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he sees progress in persuading Iran to relinquish the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran last month.

14 Feb 14:52 CTVNews 2422791597176600665.html
Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all.

14 Feb 09:18 CTVNews 2422791598594585294.html
Canada hopeful Iran will provide black boxes from downed airliner: Champagne

Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he sees progress in persuading Iran to relinquish the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran last month.

14 Feb 10:43 CP24 1887544296055832298.html
Canada hopeful Iran will provide black boxes from downed airliner: Champagne

MUNICH — Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he sees progress in persuading Iran to relinquish the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran last month.

14 Feb 14:14 KitchenerToday.com 52741008751149542.html
Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all.

14 Feb 10:43 CP24 1887544295428538092.html
Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all.

14 Feb 09:00 680News 8014034332936401553.html
Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all. Trudeau’s speech comes after he spent the last week in Africa and Kuwait, where he said several times that improving access to education …

14 Feb 09:00 City NEWS 1130 5858657119161905809.html
Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all.

14 Feb 09:00 KitchenerToday.com 52741009316849682.html
Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen events postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

14 Feb 15:52 8 articles

Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen events postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

(Reuters) - The Maybank Championship to be held in Kuala Lumpur and the Volvo China Open in Shenzhen that were both scheduled for April have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the European Tour announced on Friday.

14 Feb 15:52 Reuters 8334514180088031957.html
European Tour postpones two tournaments due to coronavirus

Golf events scheduled for Kuala Lumpur and China in April have been postponed, though it is hoped they can still be staged in 2020.

14 Feb 17:09 FOX Sports Asia 3082304905839873624.html
European Tour postpones two tournaments due to coronavirus

Golf events scheduled for Kuala Lumpur and China in April have been postponed, though it is hoped they can still be staged in 2020.

14 Feb 16:46 sportskeeda 1601194028713268118.html
European Tour postpones Asian events due to coronavirus

Several sporting events in the region have been postponed.

14 Feb 15:49 Jersey Evening Post 6141642773564825968.html
Maybank Championship and Volvo China Open postponed over coronavirus outbreak

'The well-being of our players, spectators and staff is always our absolute priority'

14 Feb 17:13 Irish Mirror 2875825629393964295.html
European Tour postpones Asian events due to coronavirus outbreak

Several sporting events in the region have been postponed.

14 Feb 17:37 Sports Mole 7750663360855868246.html
Coronavirus: Two European Tour events called off because of outbreak

Two European Tour golf tournaments in Asia are postponed because of the outbreak of the coronavirus.

14 Feb 17:29 BBC Sport 3883826127780141604.html
Coronavirus: Maybank Championship and Volvo China Open postponed

The European Tour have been forced to postpone two tournaments in April due to the coronavirus outbreak.

14 Feb 16:43 Sky Sports 7729859609051428040.html
DoT Asks Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Others To Clear AGR Dues By Midnight

14 Feb 12:37 8 articles

DoT Asks Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Others To Clear AGR Dues By Midnight

Airtel has told the DoT it will deposit Rs 10,000 crore of AGR dues by Feb. 20, 2020, and the balance before next date of hearing.

14 Feb 12:37 Bloomberg | Quint 7403450741567228062.html
Risk of duopoly in telecom sector higher than before: Analyst

The room for manoeuvre is now very less for operators. The situation is particularly grave for Voda Idea.

14 Feb 09:45 The Economic Times 7653256036998966742.html
AGR dues: Risk of duopoly in telecom higher than before, says analyst

Most of the remaining liability is with state-owned BSNL/MTNL and some of the shut/bankrupt telecom companies

14 Feb 09:34 Business-Standard 1502508925237233264.html
DoT asks telecommunication companies to clear dues before midnight

15 entities owe the Government Rs 1.47 lakh crore

14 Feb 12:29 BusinessLine 5283600189925859.html
AGR order: After SC rap, DoT asks telcos to clear dues by midnight

The DoT, which faced the ire of the Supreme Court for putting on hold recovery of dues from telecom companies, started issuing circle or zone-wise demand notices to firms, an order seen by PTI said

14 Feb 12:18 Business-Standard 1502508924618220345.html
AGR-hit Vodafone Idea postpones Q3 analyst call

The filing, in late evening on Thursday, said the new date of the call will be intimated separately but did not give any reason for the postponement.

14 Feb 12:05 The Indian Express 2885715105698722852.html
After SC rap, DoT orders telcos to clear dues by 11.59 pm today

The DoT, which faced the ire of the Supreme Court for putting on hold recovery of dues from telecom companies, started issuing circle or zone-wise demand notices to firms.

14 Feb 14:48 India Today 4286117812700972090.html
AGR-hit Vodafone Idea postpones Q3 conference call with analysts

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the top echelons of telecom firms to explain why contempt action should not be taken against them for non-compliance of its AGR order

14 Feb 09:54 Business-Standard 1502508924940815175.html
Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

14 Feb 09:47 6 articles

Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

Scores of women students staged a protest outside an Indian college saying they were forced to strip to check if they were menstruating. The students were told to undress after a used sanitary napkin was found in a garden outside Sahjanand Girls Institute, where they are banned from the hostel when

14 Feb 09:47 Yahoo 7097669638058697314.html
Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

Scores of women students staged a protest outside an Indian college saying they were forced to strip to check if they were menstruating.

14 Feb 09:50 Digital Journal 4566489171493292815.html
Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

Scores of women students staged a protest outside an Indian college saying they were forced to strip to check if they were menstruating.

14 Feb 09:57 Pulse Live 3606876835981443502.html
Students Stripped For Menstruation Checks

Scores of women students staged a protest outside an Indian college saying they were forced to strip to check if they were menstruating.

14 Feb 12:20 The Guardian 7580308505231839746.html
Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

The students were told to undress after a used sanitary napkin was found in a garden outside Sahjanand Girls Institute, where they are banned from the hostel when they are having their periods.

14 Feb 17:26 The Jakarta Post 7678601102663085316.html
Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

Its rules bar students from staying in the hostel during their periods.

14 Feb 13:18 Saudi Gazette 6913978435403989929.html
Jimmy Hoffa associate who was suspect in disappearance dies

14 Feb 08:33 6 articles

Jimmy Hoffa associate who was suspect in disappearance dies

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Charles “Chuckie” O'Brien, a longtime associate of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa who became a leading suspect in the labor leader's disappearance and later was portrayed...

14 Feb 08:33 The Seattle Times 9121942837061815320.html
Charles ‘Chuckie’ O’Brien, Jimmy Hoffa associate portrayed in 'The Irishman,' dies at 86

Charles “Chuckie” O’Brien, an associate of the late Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa who is portrayed in the 2019 movie “The Irishman,” died Thursday in Boca Raton, Fla., according to reports. He was 86.

14 Feb 10:55 Fox News 7362823821574424547.html
Jimmy Hoffa associate who was suspect in disappearance dies

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Charles “Chuckie” O'Brien, a longtime associate of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa who became a leading suspect in the labour leader's disappe

14 Feb 17:16 iNFOnews.ca 6669504245163459510.html
Jimmy Hoffa associate who was suspect in union chief’s disappearance dies

Charles ‘Chuckie’ O’Brien was portrayed by Jesse Plemons in Martin Scorsese film The Irishman.

14 Feb 16:58 Jersey Evening Post 6141642775197740683.html
Jimmy Hoffa associate who was suspect in union chief’s disappearance dies

Charles ‘Chuckie’ O’Brien was portrayed by Jesse Plemons in Martin Scorsese film The Irishman.

14 Feb 16:56 Shropshire Star 3480199993116159627.html
Jimmy Hoffa associate who was suspect in union chief’s disappearance dies

Charles ‘Chuckie’ O’Brien was portrayed by Jesse Plemons in Martin Scorsese film The Irishman.

14 Feb 16:57 Express & Star 7324224460662337163.html
Coronavirus: Valentine’s celebrations for passengers of quarantined cruise ship

14 Feb 14:24 6 articles

Coronavirus: Valentine’s celebrations for passengers of quarantined cruise ship

Cabin-bound guests on the Diamond Princess were provided with special gifts and entertainment.

14 Feb 14:24 Shropshire Star 3480199993240127991.html
Coronavirus: Valentine’s celebrations for passengers of quarantined cruise ship

Cabin-bound guests on the Diamond Princess were provided with special gifts and entertainment.

14 Feb 14:24 Express & Star 7324224460786305527.html
Coronavirus: Valentine’s celebrations for passengers of quarantined cruise ship

Cabin-bound guests on the Diamond Princess were provided with special gifts and entertainment.

14 Feb 14:22 Jersey Evening Post 6141642775321709047.html
Coronavirus doesn't stop Valentine's Day celebrations on quarantined cruise ship

Passengers were treated to special food and entertainment on the most loved-up day of the year.

14 Feb 16:01 Metro 970161748808242297.html
Quarantined cruise ship passengers beg Richard Branson for help

A British couple stuck onboard a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan have appealed to billionaire Richard Branson for help.

14 Feb 17:11 Shropshire Star 3480199991745267924.html
Quarantined cruise ship passengers beg Richard Branson for help

A British couple stuck onboard a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan have appealed to billionaire Richard Branson for help.

14 Feb 17:08 Express & Star 7324224459291445460.html
Weather warnings as Scotland braced for second storm this week

14 Feb 17:25 6 articles

Weather warnings as Scotland braced for second storm this week

Heavy rain and strong winds are predicted as Storm Dennis hits the country on Saturday.

14 Feb 17:25 Jersey Evening Post 6141642775170162233.html
Storm Dennis: Scottish weather warning upgrades to amber with 'danger to life'

Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to blast the country for the remainder of this week as storm Dennis hits.

14 Feb 13:25 THE SCOTSMAN 4778851489824213066.html
Weather warnings as Scotland braced for second storm this week

Heavy rain and strong winds are predicted as Storm Dennis hits the country on Saturday.

14 Feb 17:24 Express & Star 7324224460634758713.html
Weather warnings as Scotland braced for second storm this week

Heavy rain and strong winds are predicted as Storm Dennis hits the country on Saturday.

14 Feb 17:24 Express & Star 7324224460634758713.html
Weather warnings as Scotland braced for second storm this week

Heavy rain and strong winds are predicted as Storm Dennis hits the country on Saturday.

14 Feb 17:25 Jersey Evening Post 6141642775170162233.html
Weather warnings as Scotland braced for second storm this week

Heavy rain and strong winds are predicted as Storm Dennis hits the country on Saturday.

14 Feb 17:24 Shropshire Star 3480199993088581177.html
Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk

14 Feb 08:40 5 articles

Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk

A Japanese man who left two kitchen knives on the school desk of Japan's Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the throne, was given a suspended sentence on Friday. Kaoru Hasegawa was arrested in April on suspicion of illegally entering the premises of the junior high school that the prince

14 Feb 08:40 Yahoo 7097669637348549303.html
Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk

TOKYO: A Japanese man who left two kitchen knives on the school desk of Japan's Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the throne, was given a ...

14 Feb 16:50 CNA 5644198862457311522.html
Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk

A Japanese man who left two kitchen knives on the school desk of Japan's Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the throne, was given a suspended sentence on Friday.

14 Feb 08:50 Digital Journal 4566489171779175750.html
Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk

Tokyo: A Japanese man who left two kitchen knives on the school desk of Japan's Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the throne, was given a suspended sentence on Friday.

14 Feb 12:05 The Peninsula 1202843882643313466.html
Man Sentenced For Placing Knives On Japan Prince’s Desk

A Japanese man who left two kitchen knives on the school desk of Japan's Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the throne, was given a suspended sentence.

14 Feb 12:39 The Guardian 7580308504573069851.html
Afghanistan: airstrike kills eight after US hails breakthrough in Taliban talks

14 Feb 16:53 5 articles

Afghanistan: airstrike kills eight after US hails breakthrough in Taliban talks

Victims believed to be civilians while Trump said on Thursday there was a ‘good chance’ of agreement on reduction of US troops

14 Feb 16:53 the Guardian 1491978795769119234.html
Air strike in Afghanistan kills eight civilians: residents

KABUL (Reuters) - An air strike in Afghanistan on Friday killed at least eight people - all believed to be civilians, residents said - following U.S. statements that there had been a breakthrough in peace talks.

14 Feb 16:04 Reuters 8334514181812931488.html
South Sudan’s Kiir says no compromise to end peace deal deadlock

KABUL: An air strike in Afghanistan on Friday killed at least eight people — all believed to be civilians, residents said — following US statements that there had been a breakthrough in peace talks. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday there was a “good chance” of reaching an agreement with the Taliban on a reduction of US troops in Afghanistan.

14 Feb 16:13 Arab News 8912634263225015345.html
Taliban, Afghan forces clash despite talk of breakthrough in peace deal

KABUL, Feb 14 — Afghan government forces and Taliban insurgents waged war against each other in the past 24 hours despite US officials saying there had been a breakthrough in recent days in peace talks to end the 18-year-old conflict. While negotiators from the warring sides pressed on with...

14 Feb 09:17 Malaymail 302165934480778623.html
Taliban, Afghan forces clash despite talk of breakthrough in peace deal

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan government forces and Taliban insurgents waged war against each other in the past 24 hours despite U.S. officials saying there had been a breakthrough in recent days in peace talks to end the 18-year-old conflict.

14 Feb 08:51 Reuters 8334514181426392612.html
Valentine's Day crackdown sees Indonesia ban condoms and displays of affection

14 Feb 15:42 5 articles

Valentine's Day crackdown sees Indonesia ban condoms and displays of affection

Police in the conservative Muslim country arrested aroundtwo dozen unmarried couples found sharing rooms, including a German national, during raids on guest houses on Friday

14 Feb 15:42 mirror 675785259761933553.html
Indonesia says no to Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is controversial in parts of the majority Muslim nation, with many Islamic clerics and conservative Indonesians criticizing its Western roots.

14 Feb 13:20 Saudi Gazette 6913978434884667676.html
Couples arrested for celebrating Valentine’s Day in Indonesia

Indonesia wasn

14 Feb 10:51 Punch Newspapers 3524240994791228431.html
Where’s the love? Indonesia says no to Valentine’s Day

MAKASSAR, Feb 14 — Indonesia wasn’t feeling the love for Valentine’s Day today as authorities arrested couples in one city, scolded stores over condom displays and warned students they would be reprimanded for amorous activities. Makassar on Sulawesi island doled out some tough love with...

14 Feb 11:46 Malaymail 302165934709549628.html
Indonesia cracks down on Valentine's Day celebrants

MAKASSAR, Indonesia: Indonesia wasn’t feeling the love for Valentine’s Day on Friday as authorities arrested couples in one city, scolded stores over condom displays and warned students they would be reprimanded for amorous activities.

14 Feb 17:12 NST Online 3702929170241185640.html
French politicians outraged after sex tape ends Paris mayoral bid for Macron ally

14 Feb 13:05 5 articles

French politicians outraged after sex tape ends Paris mayoral bid for Macron ally

Rivals from across France's political spectrum joined in a chorus of alarm and dismay Friday, and warned that French democracy is in danger after an online leak of sexual images led an associate of F…

14 Feb 13:05 France 24 5635134571855423548.html
Macron ally pulls out of Paris mayoral race amid sex images reports

A Russian performance artist reportedly claimed responsibility for leaks of compromising sexual images involving Benjamin Griveaux.

14 Feb 10:16 Express & Star 7324224458815585521.html
Macron ally pulls out of Paris mayoral race amid sex images reports

A Russian performance artist reportedly claimed responsibility for leaks of compromising sexual images involving Benjamin Griveaux.

14 Feb 10:19 Shropshire Star 3480199991269407985.html
Macron ally pulls out of Paris mayoral race amid sex images reports

A Russian performance artist reportedly claimed responsibility for leaks of compromising sexual images involving Benjamin Griveaux.

14 Feb 10:19 Jersey Evening Post 6141642773350989041.html
Sex tapes sink Macron's candidate, spark outrage in France

PARIS (AP) — Rivals from across France's political spectrum joined in a chorus of alarm and dismay Friday and warned that French democracy is in danger after an online leak of graphic sexual images led an associate of President Emmanuel Macron to pull out of the race for mayor of Paris.Rapid expressions of support for Benjamin Griveaux were a striking reminder of the longstanding and widely held view in France that public servants' private lives are largely off limits, especially what they do in private settings with consenting adults.A Russian performance artist who accused Griveaux of lying to Paris voters and “big hypocrisy” claimed responsibility for sexually explicit posts that apparently prompted the candidate t

14 Feb 14:39 THE OKLAHOMAN 7193318760667754251.html
Parents of brain-damaged baby lose life support legal battle

14 Feb 13:08 5 articles

Parents of brain-damaged baby lose life support legal battle

Father describes decision as ‘terrible’ after appeals court rules son is brain stem dead

14 Feb 13:08 the Guardian 1491978796242618582.html
Father’s ‘torture’ after losing legal battle over baby son’s treatment

Karwan Ali and wife Shokhan Namiq wanted medics to keep providing life-support for four-month-old Midrar Ali but judges have declared he is dead.

14 Feb 16:19 Express & Star 7324224459701937206.html
Father’s ‘torture’ after losing legal battle over baby son’s treatment

Karwan Ali and wife Shokhan Namiq wanted medics to keep providing life-support for four-month-old Midrar Ali but judges have declared he is dead.

14 Feb 16:16 Shropshire Star 3480199992155759670.html
Father of brain-damaged baby condemns ‘terrible’ court ruling

Karwan Ali said three appeal court judges who ruled his baby son Midrar is dead ‘can’t be 100% sure’.

14 Feb 11:30 Shropshire Star 3480199992878887274.html
Midrar Ali: Parents lose court appeal over baby's treatment

Court of Appeal judges rule in favour of St Mary's Hospital over the treatment of Midrar Ali.

14 Feb 17:04 BBC News 3883826128511545573.html
Macron's candidate for Paris mayor says withdrawing over sex video

14 Feb 12:43 5 articles

Macron's candidate for Paris mayor says withdrawing over sex video

Emmanuel Macron's candidate for Paris mayor, Benjamin Griveaux, has withdrawn from the race over a leaked sex video, in a blow for the French president's party ahead of March local elections.

14 Feb 12:43 News24 3752801378648230320.html
Candidate from Macron’s party withdraws from Paris mayoral race over sex tape allegations

Emmanuel Macron’s candidate for Paris mayor, Benjamin Griveaux, withdrew from the race over a leaked sex video Friday, in a blow for the French president’s party ahead of March local elections. 

14 Feb 08:34 France 24 5635134571329907887.html
Macron's candidate for Paris mayor says withdrawing over sex video

Emmanuel Macron's candidate for Paris mayor, Benjamin Griveaux, withdrew from the race over a leaked sex video Friday, in a blow for the French president's party ahead of March local elections.

14 Feb 08:40 Digital Journal 4566489171863352473.html
Macron's candidate for Paris mayor says withdrawing over sex video

The ambitious Griveaux helped found the Republic on the Move (LREM) party, but recent polls showed him trailing in third place in Paris, which Macron won comfortably in the 2017 presidential election.

14 Feb 13:19 Saudi Gazette 6913978435037272057.html
Macron's candidate for Paris mayor says withdrawing over sex video

Emmanuel Macron's candidate for Paris mayor, Benjamin Griveaux, withdrew from the race over a leaked sex video Friday, in a blow for the French president's party ahead of March local elections. 

14 Feb 17:34 The Jakarta Post 7678601102787553069.html
Still rising

14 Feb 12:12 5 articles

Still rising

BEIJING — The death toll from China’s virus epidemic neared 1,400 on Friday, as the United States complained of a “lack of transparency” from Beijing over its handling of a crisis that has fuelled global panic.

14 Feb 12:12 Journal Online 6375127392834732412.html
China virus death toll nears 1,400; US bemoans 'lack of transparency'

Nearly 64,000 people are now recorded as having been made ill by the virus in China.

14 Feb 10:37 DAWN.COM 4500271766860508685.html
China coronavirus death toll nears 1,400

China reports 5,090 new coronavirus cases in mainland, 121 new deaths

14 Feb 11:17 Dunya News 5863268918394696033.html
China virus death toll nears 1,400, six health workers among victims

The death toll from China's virus epidemic neared 1,400 on Friday with six medical workers among the victims, underscoring the country's struggle to contain a deepening health crisis.

14 Feb 12:19 The Guardian 7580308505105500320.html
China virus death toll nears 1,400, six health workers among victims

The health emergency in China has caused fears of more global contagion, with more than two-dozen countries reporting hundreds of cases among them. Three people have died outside mainland China.

14 Feb 13:20 Saudi Gazette 6913978434228911385.html
Sacked Cabinet minister plans to spend time at the pub after reshuffle

14 Feb 13:22 5 articles

Sacked Cabinet minister plans to spend time at the pub after reshuffle

Julian Smith was replaced as Northern Ireland Secretary in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reshuffle on Thursday.

14 Feb 13:22 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774917034400.html
Sacked Cabinet minister plans to spend time at the pub after reshuffle

Julian Smith was replaced as Northern Ireland Secretary in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reshuffle on Thursday.

14 Feb 13:20 Express & Star 7324224460381630880.html
Sacked Cabinet minister plans to spend time at the pub after reshuffle

Julian Smith was replaced as Northern Ireland Secretary in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reshuffle on Thursday.

14 Feb 13:20 Shropshire Star 3480199992835453344.html
Sacked Cabinet minister tells pupil last meeting with PM was ‘er, just great’

Julian Smith lost his role as Northern Ireland Secretary on Thursday.

14 Feb 14:17 Express & Star 7324224460701613211.html
Sacked Cabinet minister tells pupil last meeting with PM was ‘er, just great’

Julian Smith lost his role as Northern Ireland Secretary on Thursday.

14 Feb 14:19 Jersey Evening Post 6141642775237016731.html
Two Labour MPs self-isolating after attending summit with coronavirus patient

14 Feb 16:54 5 articles

Two Labour MPs self-isolating after attending summit with coronavirus patient

Labour MPs Alex Sobel and Lillian Greenwood are in self-isolation after attending the same conference as a woman who tested positive for coronavirus.

14 Feb 16:54 LBC 8547475186866372195.html
One of UK coronavirus patients ‘attended Westminster conference’

Nine people have been confirmed with Covid-19 in the UK.

14 Feb 08:58 Express & Star 7324224460264589225.html
One of UK coronavirus patients ‘attended Westminster conference’

Nine people have been confirmed with Covid-19 in the UK.

14 Feb 08:58 Shropshire Star 3480199992718411689.html
Hundreds of people contacted as coronavirus case emerges after bus summit

Those who attended the UK Bus Summit at the QEII Centre in Westminster on February 6 have been contacted.

14 Feb 15:06 Express & Star 7324224458948562156.html
Hundreds of people contacted as coronavirus case emerges after bus summit

Those who attended the UK Bus Summit at the QEII Centre in Westminster on February 6 have been contacted.

14 Feb 15:07 Shropshire Star 3480199991402384620.html