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Govt set to declare emergency in Venice: Italian PM

Italy's government is set to declare a state of emergency in flood-ravaged Venice, to swiftly secure the historic city funds to repair damage from the highest tide in 50 years. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the flooding as "a blow to the heart of our country." Venice's mayor said the damage is estimated at "hundreds of millions of euros." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34Ye0jN

Government set to declare state of emergency in Venice: Italian PM

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the flooding in Venice as "a blow to the heart of our country". He said said a cabinet meeting will declare a state of emergency and also approve the first measures aimed at helping the city's recovery. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/34Ye0jN

Battle lines harden as Trump impeachment inquiry goes public

Day One of the rare public hearings in the House — part of only the fourth formal impeachment effort in U.S. history — set the contours for a once-in-a-generation political struggle. Images and audio from the hearing popped up on television, in earbuds and on the partisan silos of social media, providing the first close-up look at the investigation. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/379XyPt

Battle lines harden as Trump impeachment inquiry goes public

Day One of the rare public hearings in the House — part of only the fourth formal impeachment effort in U.S. history — set the contours for a once-in-a-generation political struggle. Images and audio from the hearing popped up on television, in earbuds and on the partisan silos of social media, providing the first close-up look at the investigation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/379XyPt

Impeachment witnesses can expect abuse, death threats, say survivors of past political scandals

"You know that politics is a blood sport, but you can never quite be prepared for what is coming your way," Plame, who was at the center of a 2003 episode that rocked the presidency of George W Bush, said in a telephone interview. "They're going to be subjected to all kinds of abuse." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OcPmVJ

Trump impeachment inquiry moves ahead after start of televised hearings

The Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump moves ahead on Thursday after an opening day of public testimony that linked Trump to a pressure campaign to force Ukraine to conduct investigations that would benefit him politically. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Qtajib

Trump impeachment inquiry moves ahead after start of televised hearings

The Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump moves ahead on Thursday after an opening day of public testimony that linked Trump to a pressure campaign to force Ukraine to conduct investigations that would benefit him politically. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Qtajib

Love him or hate him, voters say impeachment hearings will not change their views on Trump

For many Trump supporters, the impeachment inquiry is nothing more than a partisan effort by Democrats to unseat a president they could not beat in 2016. Trump is accused of holding up military aid to Ukraine unless the country's president agreed to announce probe into Joe Biden and the Ukraine business dealings of his son Hunter Biden. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NMjUP3

The rediscovered memories of a Viennese Jewish family

Last week Vienna's Jewish Museum inaugurated an exhibition tracing the Ephrussis' story, the centrepiece of which is the Japanese sculptures that accompanied the family on their tumultuous journey. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Kk3k7e

Millions of Americans tune in to 1st impeachment hearing of digital era

Those who weren't watching actively were never far away from the action. Around the world and in America, politics obsessors and skimmers alike soaked up on-demand coverage of the impeachment hearings in ways that were impossible 20 years ago during the Bill Clinton impeachment hearings. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36WGnk2

China tests Mars lander in international cooperation push

Thursday's test was conducted at a site outside Beijing simulating conditions on the Red Planet, where the pull of gravity is about one-third that of Earth. China plans to launch a lander and rover to Mars next year to explore parts of the planet in detail. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CG9la1

Terrorist like Osama bin Laden used to be 'Pakistani heroes': Pervez Musharraf

"In 1979, we had introduced religious militancy in Afghanistan to benefit Pakistan. We brought Mujahideen from all over the world, we trained them, supplied weapons. They were our heroes. Haqqani was our hero. Osama bin Laden was our hero," Musharraf said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/371vWf6

US to keep around 600 troops in Syria: Pentagon chief

Asked if that figure included the approximately 200 troops deployed to the Al-Tanf base near the southeastern borders with Jordan and Iraq, Esper said that he was referring to northeastern Syria, where Trump has instructed the Pentagon to secure oil fields. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Xcwbzv

Impeachment hearings open with revelation on Trump’s Ukraine pressure

In a nationally televised hearing in the House Ways and Means Committee room across from the Capitol, William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, brought to life Democrats’ allegations that Trump has abused his office by trying to enlist a foreign power to help him in an election. Taylor testified to the House Intelligence Committee, which is leading the inquiry, that his aide was told in July that Trump cared more about “investigations of Biden” than he did about Ukraine. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CExWfm