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Alexander Butterfield, White House aide who exposed Nixon’s taping system, dead at 99
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who disclosed Richard Nixon’s secret audio taping system, providing the “smoking gun” of the Watergate scandal that brought down […]
National Bureau of Economic Research cuts ties with Larry Summers, WSJ reports
March 9 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has lost his affiliation with The National Bureau of Economic Research, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing an […]
Trump says he is ‘disappointed’ that Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran’s supreme leader
DORAL, Florida, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was “disappointed” that Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as […]
FBI examines Arizona election records in widening probe of Trump vote fraud claims
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – The FBI has obtained records related to the 2020 election in Arizona, a top state lawmaker said on Monday, as federal law enforcement continues to […]
Alexander brothers, top NY real estate brokers, convicted at sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – Three wealthy brothers, including two of New York’s top real estate brokers, were found guilty on Monday at a closely watched sex trafficking trial […]
Georgia targets electricity self-sufficiency with 10-year energy plan
TBILISI, March 9 (Xinhua) — Georgia announced Monday a 10-year energy development plan aimed at achieving full electricity self-sufficiency through domestic production by 2036. Read full story Date: 10 March, […]
Australia to grant visa to five Iranian women soccer players after Trump appeal
SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) – Australia on Tuesday agreed to provide visas to five Iranian women’s soccer players to stay in the country, after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Canberra […]
Roundup: Oil price retreats below 100 USD as G7 signals readiness to release emergency reserves
LONDON, March 9 (Xinhua) — Global oil prices retreated below 100 U.S. dollars per barrel Monday after briefly surging to their highest level in nearly two years, as the Group […]
Swiss parliament approves compensation for Crans-Montana bar fire victims
GENEVA, March 9 (Reuters) – The Swiss lower house of parliament on Monday approved plans to make a one-off payment of 50,000 Swiss francs ($64,000) to survivors and bereaved families […]
BiH evacuates citizens from Middle East
SARAJEVO, March 9 (Xinhua) — Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has activated the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (EU CPM) to facilitate the evacuation of its citizens from the Middle East, […]