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Last Modified: 7:14 PM CST Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who has been accused of sending a poison-filled letter to United States President Donald Trump is now facing 16 additional charges.
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who has been accused of sending a poison-filled letter to United States President Donald Trump is now facing 16 additional charges.
U.S. federal prosecutors in Brownsville, Texas, say Pascale Ferrier is now facing eight counts of violating the U.S. prohibitions with respect to biological weapons and eight counts of making threats via interstate commerce.
In a release, they allege Ferrier, who lived in a Montreal suburb, sent envelopes containing the poison ricin to several police agencies and correctional facilities in southern Texas in September.
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United States President Donald Trump plans to veto national defence legislation passed overwhelmingly by Congress last week, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday.
There is broad bipartisan support in Congress for the annual defence bill, which would authorise a $740bn annual budget for the fiscal year 2021 and enact a slew of new US military policies.
“I don’t have a timeline for you on that but he does plan to veto it,” McEnany told reporters at a White House news conference.
Trump objects to language in the National Defense Authorization Act that would constrain his ability to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, South Korea and Germany, McEnany said.
Some Australian workers at jewellery retailer Pandora have been asked not to take sick leave over the Christmas period because it was a busy time for the business.
In a video sent to staff, the head of The Howley Group, Joseph Howley, Pandora s franchiser of some Australian and New Zealand stores, said because the company was going into a very busy time of the year, staff should not call in sick for the next three weeks. You are very important to this business. Don t call in sick. If anyone s calling sick, cancelling shifts, I need to know about this. You need to talk to me directly, Mr Howley, who is based in Sydney, said.
Updated Dec 15, 2020 | 13:16 IST
The border tension between India and China flared up manifold in June when troops of both countries engaged in a violent face-off in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. India-China border tension | Photo Credit: PTI
Key Highlights
Indian and Chinese military exchanged blows for first time in May this year since the 2017 Doklam deadlock
The violent face-off in Galwan Valley in June claimed lives of 20 Indian soldiers and injured many
Since the Galwan Valley clash, India and China have been locked in a standoff in eastern Ladakh
Nearly three years after India and China engaged in a bitter stand-off in Doklam plateau, this May the ties between the two countries came under strain once again following a violent face-off in eastern Ladakh.