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Turkey probes human trafficking using official passports

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched a probe into six more municipalities in connection with an alleged human smuggling scheme where Turkish citizens wanting to migrate to Europe were, in exchange for a fee, issued special state passports allowing them visa-free travel

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

UK to assess security implications of Nvidia takeover of Arm

The British government has asked regulatory authorities to investigate the proposed takeover of computer chip design firm Arm Holdings by the U.S. tech firm Nvidia, citing national security grounds as one of its concerns

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'Downton Abbey' cast returns for sequel opening in December

The original principal cast of “Downton Abbey” are returning for a second film that will arrive in theaters December 22 this year

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Police: Ex-Texas deputy wanted in deaths of 3 is arrested

Police in Texas say they’ve arrested a former sheriff’s deputy wanted in the shooting deaths of three people

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Group urges UN to probe China for crimes against humanity

A human rights group is appealing to the United Nations to investigate allegations China’s government is committing crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang region

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Chad's army says 300 rebels killed as capital is on alert

Chad’s military claimed that it has killed some 300 rebels advancing on the capital, N’Djamena, as the government deployed tanks and other armed vehicles in the city’s streets

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Police: Stalker arrested at Taylor Swift's New York building

Police say a stalker who claims pop star Taylor Swift is communicating with him on social media was arrested on a trespassing charge after trying to break into the singer’s Manhattan apartment

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

UN experts slam UK report for repackaging 'racist tropes'

A body of experts that advises the United Nations on human rights concerns has slammed a widely criticized British government-backed report that concluded there was no systemic racism in the country

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide

There are two winners of a $20 million contest to make products from carbon dioxide emitted by power plants

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines

An approaching typhoon has left one person dead, another missing and prompted the evacuation of more than 100,000 people as a precaution in the Philippines, although the unusual summer storm is not expected to blow into land

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'Britcoin' digital currency being considered by UK

British authorities are exploring the possibility of creating a new digital currency that Treasury chief Rishi Sunak indicated could be known as “Britcoin.”

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Oregon Bankers Association Subsidiary Endorses Promontory MortgagePath’s Mortgage Fulfillment Services, Digital Mortgage Platform

DANBURY, Conn., April 19, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage fulfillment services, announced today Synergy by...

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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