Cuba's parliament meets to approve Communist Party roadmap
With less than a year until Raul Castro steps down as president, Cuba's parliament met on Thursday to vote on documents confirming the Communist Party as the country's guiding force and banning the concentration of wealth.
reuters.com
‘Fake news!’ Farage laughs off claim he’s a ‘person of interest’ in FBI’s Russia-Trump probe
Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage has laughed off reports by the Guardian that he is a “person of interest” in an FBI investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as “fake news.”
rt.com
‘Go back to your f***ing seat,’ Aussie passenger tells man who threatened to blow up plane
When a man reportedly threatened to blow up Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 as it was flying from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur, a fellow passenger bravely stepped in and told the man to return to his “f***ing seat,” the passenger told Australian media.
rt.com
GOP congressman confident ‘God will take care of climate change’
As concern surrounds Donald Trump’s decision on a key climate deal, one Republican Congressman believes God will “take care of” the global rise in temperature attributed to emissions.
rt.com
Trump Poised to Reveal Paris Decision as He’s Said to Favor Exit
President Donald Trump is poised to announce plans to withdraw the U.S. from the landmark Paris accord on Thursday, injecting uncertainty into the worldwide effort to combat climate change.
bloomberg.com
Russia confirms commitment to Paris climate change agreement amid fears of US pullout
Russia sees no alternative to the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change, the Kremlin said amid expectations that the US may withdraw from the key emission-reduction accord.
rt.com
No trace of Russian hacking in Macron election campaign attack – French cyber defense chief
French investigators have found no traces of a Russian hacking group in the attack on President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign, in which thousands of emails were leaked, the head of the French government’s cyber security agency told AP.
rt.com
Putin: Russia will not sit idle while US deploys global anti-missile system
Russia sees the latest development of US anti-missile system in South Korea as a challenge and will not leave it without a response, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, explaining Russia’s own military build-up in the region.
rt.com
Trump waives law requiring US embassy in Jerusalem
The US embassy in Israel will stay in Tel Aviv for a while longer, after President Donald Trump temporarily waived a law requiring its relocation to Jerusalem. Trump says he still favors the move, but that the delay is intended to help with peace talks.
rt.com
Washing hands in cold water 'as good as hot'
US scientists say they have poured cold water on the theory that washing hands with hot water kills more germs than unheated water.
bbc.com
Fireball malware could spark 'global catastrophe' after infecting 250 million computers
A massive malware campaign that has the power to "initiate a global catastrophe" has currently infected more than 250 million computers worldwide. The software, dubbed "Fireball", can take control of internet browsers, spy on victim's web use and potentially steal personal files.
ibtimes.co.uk
‘Black Hole' created by world's strongest x-ray laser
If you shine the world’s strongest X-ray laser at a small molecule, it will quickly destroy it. However, in the act of destruction, something fascinating happens: The radiation creates a runaway process where electrons are stripped away from neighboring atoms, in a bizarre phenomenon akin to a black hole, which scientists haven’t seen before.
newsweek.com
Oakland city council pays nearly $1mn to 19yo woman over police sex assault scandal
Jasmine Abuslin will receive close to $1 million from the city of Oakland after claiming multiple cops sexually assaulted her, including when she was underage. The 19-year-old may file similar claims against several other Bay Area police departments.
rt.com
