Updated 11:32 pm PDT, Thursday, September 19, 2019 German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, left, arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, left, arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Photo: Michael Sohn, AP Photo: Michael Sohn, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, left, arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and German Finance Minister Olaf … [Read more...] about Marathon talks as German gov’t haggles over climate policy
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Scientists prepare for year-long expedition to Arctic center
Frank Jordans, Associated Press Updated 1:21 am CDT, Friday, September 20, 2019 The German icebreaker and research vessel Polarstern at shore in Tromso, Norway, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2019. Scientists from more than a dozen nations are preparing to launch the biggest and most complex research expedition ever attempted in the central Arctic. About 100 researchers will set sail Friday from Tromso, Norway, aboard the German icebreaker Polarstern in an effort to understand how climate change is affecting the Arctic and regions beyond. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix via AP) less The German icebreaker and research vessel Polarstern at shore in Tromso, Norway, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2019. Scientists from more than a dozen nations are preparing to launch the biggest and most complex research ... more Photo: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen, AP … [Read more...] about Scientists prepare for year-long expedition to Arctic center
Mechanic due to enter plea in airliner sabotage case
Curt Anderson, Ap Legal Affairs Writer Updated 12:26 am CDT, Friday, September 20, 2019 FILE - In this April 24, 2019, photo, American Airlines aircraft are shown parked at their gates at Miami International Airport in Miami. A former American Airlines mechanic who prosecutors say may have some links to terrorists is due to enter a plea to charges that he sabotaged an aircraft with 150 people aboard. An arraignment hearing is set Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, for 60-year-old Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani in Miami federal court. less FILE - In this April 24, 2019, photo, American Airlines aircraft are shown parked at their gates at Miami International Airport in Miami. A former American Airlines mechanic who prosecutors say may have some ... more Photo: Wilfredo Lee, AP Photo: Wilfredo Lee, AP … [Read more...] about Mechanic due to enter plea in airliner sabotage case
Imelda leaves 2 dead in Texas, others stranded and trapped
Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Updated 12:17 am CDT, Friday, September 20, 2019 Fred Stewart, left, is helped to high ground by Splendora Police officer Mike Jones after he was rescued from his flooded neighborhood as rains from Tropical Depression Imelda inundated the area, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Splendora, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) less Fred Stewart, left, is helped to high ground by Splendora Police officer Mike Jones after he was rescued from his flooded neighborhood as rains from Tropical Depression Imelda inundated the area, Thursday, ... more Photo: Brett Coomer, AP Photo: Brett Coomer, AP Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Image 1 of 19 Fred Stewart, left, is helped to high ground by Splendora Police officer Mike Jones after he was rescued from … [Read more...] about Imelda leaves 2 dead in Texas, others stranded and trapped
‘It was only a matter of time’
PUBLISHED: 06:06 20 September 2019 Simon Parkin Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was killed in an accident on the B1077 between Diss and Shelfanger. Picture: Simon Parkin Archant Residents living beside the rural road where a cyclist was killed on 60mph bends have said they had long feared a tragedy would happen. Floral tributes laid where a cyclist was killed in an accident on the B1077 between Diss and Shelfanger. Picture: Simon ParkinThe man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene after a collision with a Vauxhall Combo van while cycling along the B1077 Shelfanger Road at 8.45pm on Friday, September 13.The accident occurred on a series of bends on the 60mph section of the single carriageway rural road between 30mph limits in Diss and the village of Shelfanger.The cause of the fatal accident is not yet known and still being investigated.The accident happened on a series of bends on a 60mph section of the B1077 between Diss and … [Read more...] about ‘It was only a matter of time’