Giuliani-Pompeo contacts revealed in newly released papers
American Oversight says documents provide 'a clear paper trail' of contacts between Rudy Giuliani and Mike Pompeo.
An ethics group has published nearly 100 pages of documents obtained from the US State Department that it says clearly detail contacts between President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a key point in the Ukraine affair.
American Oversight, a self-described non-partisan watchdog investigating the Trump administration, said the documents provided "a clear paper trail" of contacts in March between Giuliani and Pompeo.
Sumatran rhinoceros now extinct in Malaysia, say zoologists
Last of the species in country, a female rhino named Iman, ‘died sooner than expected’
The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, zoologists have announced.
The last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, it was revealed.
The rhino, named Iman, had suffered from uterine tumours since her capture in March 2014. “Iman’s death came rather sooner than we had expected, but we knew that she was starting to suffer significant pain,” said Augustine Tuuga, the director of the Sabah wildlife department.
Thousands march in France to protest alarming femicide levels
Thousands rallied in Paris on Saturday to seek an end to gender violence and femicide in a country where at least 116 women have been killed by current or former partners this year, sparking national outrage.
The march began near the French capital's main opera house, with several protesters holding up placards bearing the image of a relative or friend killed in gender violence.
"Break the silence, not women," read one sign. "Down with the patriarchy," read another.
About 30 marches have been organised throughout France. They involve nearly 70 organisations, political parties, unions and associations.
Hong Kong district elections open with riot police on standby
The local elections are widely seen as a referendum on the popularity of top leadership after months of civil unrest. The district councils are the only leadership bodies in Hong Kong directly elected by the people.
Polls opened in Hong Kong's district council elections on Sunday, with security having been tightened around the city.
Usually an unremarkable local election, this year a record 4.1 million Hong Kongers have registered to vote, including 400,000 new voters enticed by registration campaigns. This year's elections are widely seen as a referendum on the popularity of the city's chief executive after five months of unrelenting protest.
While district councils are normally dominated by the city executive's pro-Beijing allies, pro-democracy candidates are hoping that this year, voters will signal their discontent with Chief Executive Carrie Lam and the pro-Beijing government.
'Very disturbing': People dressed in Nazi uniforms confront shoppers at supermarket
By Michael Koziol
Shoppers at a Victorian supermarket were stunned when four people dressed in Nazi uniforms entered the store – an incident that highlights the increasing use of Nazi symbols in Australia, according to Jewish community leaders.
Craig MacKenzie said he saw two men and two women, who all looked about 20 years old, enter a Coles outlet in Woodend, an hour north of Melbourne, shortly after midday on Saturday, October 26. A photograph obtained by The Sunday Age and The Sun-Herald shows the group wearing uniforms that included swastika armbands and the imperial eagle.
Juul Says Its Focus Was Smokers, but It Targeted Young Nonsmokers
In the face of mounting investigations, subpoenas and lawsuits, Juul Labs has insisted that it never marketed or knowingly sold its trendy e-cigarettes and flavored nicotine pods to teenagers.
As youth vaping soared and “juuling” became a high school craze, the company’s top executives have stood firm in their assertion that Juul’s mission has always been to give adult smokers a safer alternative to cigarettes, which play a role in the deaths of 480,000 people in the United States each year.
“We never wanted any non-nicotine user and certainly nobody underage to ever use Juul products,” James Monsees, a co-founder of the company, testified at a congressional hearing in July.
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