By Denise McCarty Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates local customs and festivals on eight stamps issued July 9. In announcing the new Curious Customs set, Royal Mail said that the eight colorful and engaging illustrations capture the “spirit of well-known and some not so well-known customs that take place around …
Read More »Lithuania’s Skvernelis to stay on as PM, going back on pledge to quit
VILNIUS, July 9 (Reuters) – Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday he will remain in his post, going back on a pledge to quit following his defeat in the presidential election in mid-May. “The decision (to resign) was purely emotional, maybe I shouldn’t have said it right then, …
Read More »Rapper Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia concert citing support for women’s, LGBTQ rights
LOS ANGELES, July 9 (Reuters) – U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj said on Tuesday she was pulling out of a planned concert in Saudi Arabia next week, citing her support for the rights of women and the LGBTQ community. “After careful reflection I have decided to no longer move forward with …
Read More »Grandfather who dropped toddler from cruise ship could face charges [Video]
An investigation is underway into the death of an Indiana toddler who fell from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Puerto Rico. It appears to have been a tragic accident. The 1-year-old girl’s grandfather apparently lost his grip while holding her near a window on the ship. Don Dahler reports. …
Read More »Tom Steyer launches 2020 campaign after saying he wouldn’t
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire activist Tom Steyer is joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he would forgo a run. Steyer made the announcement Tuesday, casting himself as an outsider who will oppose what he calls “the hostile corporate takeover of …
Read More »Pelosi: Trump's labor secretary should resign over Epstein | Republican senators back Fed's Powell
President Trump on Monday shared on Twitter a post that claimed … them in room for ten minutes after postman has left, under Royal Mail guidance. Source link
Read More »Biden and wife made more than $15 million in last two years
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife earned more than $15 million in the years since Joe Biden left government, according to tax records released by his campaign on Tuesday. The majority of their income came from speaking engagements and payments for two books …
Read More »England Women take in Wimbledon from the Royal Box on Centre Court after World Cup heroics
Lion judges! England Women take in Wimbledon from the Royal Box on Centre Court after World Cup heroics as Phil Neville is joined by stars from his squad to watch Serena Williams England Women impressed at the World Cup, reaching the semi-final stage They returned to the UK this week …
Read More »Family of toddler who fell to her death on Caribbean cruise ship says she fell out of open window
The family of an Indiana toddler who fell 150ft to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship on Sunday have blamed the liner for her death, saying she died by falling through a window which had been left open in the kids’ play area, and have shared photos of …
Read More »Johnson declines to back UK envoy to Washington over Trump row
MANCHESTER, England, July 9 (Reuters) – Boris Johnson, the leading contender to become Britain’s prime minister, declined to say whether he would keep the country’s ambassador to Washington in his job after the envoy was criticised publicly by U.S. President Donald Trump. Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May has given her …
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