Day: August 16, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump considering pardon for former NSA contractor Edward Snowden

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor – now living in Russia – whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013. The Republican president’s comments followed an interview here Trump gave to the New York Post this week… Read More U.S. President Donald Trump considering pardon for former NSA contractor Edward Snowden

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Ship involved in Mauritius oil spillage breaks apart

A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island has broken apart, authorities said on Saturday. The condition of the MV Wakashio was worsening early on Saturday and it split by the afternoon, the Mauritius National Crisis Committee said. “At… Read More Ship involved in Mauritius oil spillage breaks apart

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