January 2020

Iran Strikes Harsh Tone After U.S. Backs Off Further Conflict

A day after President Trump backed away from further military conflict with Iran, a commander of the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps declared that Iran would soon take “harsher revenge” on the United States for a drone strike last week that killed a top Iranian general. The slain commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, had led

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Oscars 2020: Ceremony will have ‘stars and surprises’ but no host

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph opened the 2019 ceremony This year’s Academy Awards will not have a host again, organisers of the annual ceremony have confirmed. Last year’s ceremony was also hostless after Kevin Hart stepped down from his master of ceremonies role. In his place, a

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Transport for Wales: KeolisAmey fined £2.3m for poor performance

Image copyright TfW Image caption Poor performance has been blamed for the fines A train company contracted to run Transport for Wales services, KeolisAmey, has been fined £2.3m for poor performance. Economy Minister Ken Skates said the penalty notices were “vital” to get the company to improve, saying the company had not lived up to

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