The Latest: 4 more anti-government Iraqi protesters killed

The Latest: 4 more anti-government Iraqi protesters killed https://ift.tt/35JlyqW November 29, 2019 at 05:44PM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/27ryfmF

Iraqi officials say four protesters were killed amid ongoing violence in Baghdad and southern Iraq, hours after Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced his intention to resign. Security and hospital officials say one protester was killed and 18 wounded Friday by security forces who fired live rounds and tear gas to repel them on Baghdad’s historic Rasheed Street, near the strategic Ahrar Bridge. Officials say three protesters were shot dead by security forces in the southern city of Nasiriyah, bringing the total killed there to six on Friday.

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British teenager in gang rape case had no serious physical injuries, doctor tells Cyprus court

British teenager in gang rape case had no serious physical injuries, doctor tells Cyprus court https://ift.tt/2L7SDF0 November 29, 2019 at 09:28PM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/27ryfmF

A British teenager who claimed she was gang-raped by Israeli tourists in the party resort of Ayia Napa bore no physical signs of a serious sexual assault, a doctor told a court in Cyprus on Friday. Giving evidence for the prosecution, Dr Sophocles Sophocleous said he found a few light bruises on the young woman’s thighs and some scratches on her legs but they were not, in his opinion, consistent with gang rape. The UK's Crown Prosecution Service describes as a "myth" the idea that a lack of physical injuries rules out a rape having taken place.  The teenager claimed in July that she had been gang-raped in a hotel room by the group of Israeli men, but two weeks later signed a police statement in which she retracted the claims. She is on trial in a court in the town of Paralimni, a few miles from Ayia Napa’s beaches and nightclubs, on a charge of public mischief for which she could be jailed for a year. She denies the charge. The alleged gang rape took place in party resort of Ayia Napa Credit: Getty Her lawyers insist that she was raped and that she only signed the statement because she was suffering from extreme trauma and was subjected to aggressive questioning by Cypriot police officers, without a lawyer or family member, for eight hours. Dr Sophocleous said he examined the young woman, who was then 18, after the alleged gang rape took place on July 17. “I did not see any signs of violence,” he told the court. Some of the bruises on her legs were consistent with bumping into a piece of furniture, he said. Together with a gynaecologist, he examined her vagina but found no lesions or other injuries. Lawyers for the teenager said they would summon a Cambridge-educated pathologist who will tell the court next week that the absence of bruises does not mean that the teenager was not pinned down and raped. Michael Polak, a British barrister who is part of her legal team, said: “No one is saying she was kicked or punched or anything like that. She was pinned down and that’s when the other youths got involved.” The teenager will be cross-examined for two hours by the prosecution at the next hearing in the trial, on Tuesday. Under Cypriot law she had the option of staying silent in the dock, giving a statement to the court or subjecting herself to what is likely to be vigorous cross-examination. She chose the latter, with her lawyers saying she has “nothing to hide.” “She will say exactly what happened to her on that night,” said Mr Polak. “A rape took place.”

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Port Neches explosion: 60,000 evacuated from homes after Texas chemical plant blast

Port Neches explosion: 60,000 evacuated from homes after Texas chemical plant blast https://ift.tt/2R0UQG4 November 28, 2019 at 02:15PM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/27ryfmF

A series of explosions at a chemical plant forced some 60,000 people to be evacuated from the area surrounding Port Neches in Texas.The first blast occurred at 1am on Wednesday, injuring three workers who are now in hospital. TPC Group, which operates the plant, confirmed all other employees have been accounted for.

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California snow-bound highway reopens but storm snarls Thanksgiving travel

California snow-bound highway reopens but storm snarls Thanksgiving travel https://ift.tt/2R1KKoC November 29, 2019 at 12:06AM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/27ryfmF

Interstate 5 through the Grapevine area, a mountain pass, was shut down in both directions early on Thursday morning and the California Highway Patrol said on Twitter it was working to clear stuck vehicles as snow kept falling. The highway, a major artery connecting Southern California to the rest of the state, was reopened later in the day, although more snow and rain were still forecast. The winter storm was expected to bring heavy snow in the mountains and high winds across much of the Western United States before moving toward the Great Plains late on Friday, the National Weather Service said.

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India announces $400 million loan for Sri Lanka, in support of new president

India announces $400 million loan for Sri Lanka, in support of new president https://ift.tt/34zkmGm November 29, 2019 at 03:48PM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/27ryfmF

India will lend Sri Lanka $400 million for infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after talks with the island nation's new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa aimed at improving bilateral ties. Sri Lanka, located off the southern tip of India, has become an arena of competing influence between New Delhi and China, which has built ports, power stations and highways as part of President Xi Jinping's signature "Belt and Road Initiative", designed to boost trade and transport links across Asia.

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Row over Chinese 5G equipment further strains U.S.-German relations

Row over Chinese 5G equipment further strains U.S.-German relations https://ift.tt/33vje5t November 28, 2019 at 08:43AM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/27ryfmF

U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell called a German official's remarks this week "an insult to the thousands of American troops who helped ensure Germany's security."

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2 victims were killed and police fatally shot a man wearing a hoax explosive vest in a terrorist attack at London Bridge

2 victims were killed and police fatally shot a man wearing a hoax explosive vest in a terrorist attack at London Bridge https://ift.tt/2Ya69O1 November 30, 2019 at 01:55AM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/27ryfmF

London Metropolitan Police closed London Bridge and London Bridge Station is also closed. City of London police shot the man, who died at the scene.

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