Europe
UK Parliament takes on pivotal day on Brexit
Amid loud cries from protesters on the streets outside the House of Commons, the lawmakers turned to a key piece of legislation on their agenda that would prevent an immediate no-deal Brexit. MORE
Europe
Europe
Boris Johnson moves to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit deadline
LONDON —Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to delay opening the parliament, effectively robbing the opposition of time to thwart a no-deal Brexit and prompting howls of outrage from lawmakers. MORE
Economy
Trump boards the bigly airplane to France: G7
On his way to the G-7 meeting in France, Trump answered a few questions from the press, since we no longer have press conferences, and made a few comments. New format, bullet points: On tariffs: MORE
Europe
Man Utd condemn racist abuse aimed at Pogba
Manchester United have “utterly condemned” the racist abuse aimed at Paul Pogba after the midfielder missed a penalty against Wolves, calling it “disgusting.” The midfielder stepped up ahead of Marcus Rashford, who was successful from MORE
Celebrity Death Watch
Iceland’s Okjokull glacier, dead at 700
Mourners have gathered in Iceland to commemorate the loss of Okjokull, which has died at the age of about 700. The glacier was officially declared dead in 2014 when it was no longer thick enough MORE
Economy
Operation Chaos: Whitehall’s secret no‑deal Brexit preparations leaked
Britain faces shortages of fuel, food and medicine, a three-month meltdown at its ports, a hard border with Ireland and rising costs in social care in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to an unprecedented leak of government documents that lay bare the gaps in contingency planning. MORE
Americas
Trump’s version of the New Green Deal: Let’s buy Greenland!
President Trump has expressed interest in the U.S. buying Greenland in conversations with aides #WSJWhatsNow pic.twitter.com/Wtz8HPgAOc — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 16, 2019 Sources close to Trump claim that on numerous occasions, he MORE
Europe
Oslo mosque shooting suspect appears in court beaten up
The twenty-one year old, Philip Manshaus , suspected of opening fire in a Norwegian mosque, appeared in court “with two black eyes and wounds to his face and neck.” He was charged with murder and terrorism. MORE
Europe
Suspect taken into custody for shooting at an Islamic Centre-Oslo, Norway
A suspect described as a “young white man” was taken into custody for shooting and injuring a 75-year-old man inside of the al-Noor Islamic Centre near Oslo, Norway. Mosque director Irfan Mushtaq told TV2: “The MORE
Beverage
The first consumer product from Chernobyl could soon hit the shelves: Atomik Vodka
The first consumer product to come from the Chernobyl exclusion zone could hit the shelves at some point in the near future. Scientists have distilled an artisan vodka called Atomik using rye and water from MORE
Environment
July heatwave caused 400 more deaths than usual in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Almost 400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe’s recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regular summer week, Dutch national statistics agency CBS said on Friday. In total, 2964 people died MORE