2021年12月10日星期五

Friday Briefing: Assange one step closer to extradition to United States

Friday, December 10, 2021

by Linda Noakes

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Two election workers break their silence after enduring Trump backers' threats, Russia and Ukraine trade blame as a ceasefire push breaks down, and Musk says he is 'thinking of' quitting his jobs

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Stella Morris, partner of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, speaks to media outside the Royal Courts of Justice following the appeal against Assange's extradition in London, December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

WORLD

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange moved a step closer to facing criminal charges in the United States for breaking spying law and conspiring to hack government computers after Washington won an appeal over his extradition in an English court.

Fifty-four mostly Central Americans were killed when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents involving migrants who risk their lives to reach the United States.

Ukraine and Russia blamed each other after a push to agree a new ceasefire in eastern Ukraine broke down as tensions over a Russian troop buildup near its southern neighbor persisted.

China and Nicaragua re-established diplomatic ties after the Central American country broke relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, boosting Beijing in a part of the world long considered the United States' backyard and angering Washington.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mounting pressure after his Conservatives lost their poll lead over Labour and it was revealed that his chief spokesman attended a festive gathering in Downing Street during a lockdown last year.

Trevian Kutti, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West, speaks with Ruby Freeman, a Georgia election worker who was facing death threats after being falsely accused by former President Donald Trump of manipulating votes, in this frame grab taken from Cobb County Police Department, January 4, 2021

U.S.

A year after former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely accused a Georgia mother and daughter of election fraud, the threats have not been investigated by local police or state authorities. Offering a first detailed account of their ordeal, the two election workers tell Reuters about lynching threats and racial slurs, along with alarming visits by strangers, including Kanye West’s publicist, to their homes.

A U.S. appeals court rejected a request by Trump to withhold records from the House of Representatives probe of the deadly attack on the Capitol, saying he had provided "no basis" for his request. Meanwhile, New York's attorney general is seeking to question Trump under oath as part of the state's civil fraud investigation of his namesake business.

The Senate passed and sent to President Joe Biden the first of two bills needed to raise the federal government's $28.9 trillion debt limit and avert an unprecedented default.

A judge in Texas ruled that a law prohibiting abortions after about six weeks violated the state's constitution because it allows private citizens to sue abortion providers.

Actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of the TV drama 'Empire', was found guilty of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said was a bid to gain sympathy and boost his career.

BUSINESS

Tesla is being sued by a second female employee for sexual harassment, with the two lawsuits alleging a "hostile work environment" against women at the car maker's U.S. factory. Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is "thinking of" leaving his jobs and becoming an influencer, the world's richest man tweeted. Musk has sold shares worth nearly $12 billion in a month.

Starbucks employees voted to join a union at one store in Buffalo, New York, delivering the coffee chain its first unionized company-owned location in the United States. Workers at a second location in the city voted to reject the drive to organize.

Britain's economy barely grew in October, even before the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant, further denting expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates next week for the first time since the pandemic struck.

A Madrid court has ordered Santander to pay Italian banker Andrea Orcel $76.4 million over a withdrawn offer to make him CEO. The court said the job offer letter to Orcel was a binding contract and Santander will have to pay him the compensation.

Shares in Daimler Truck climbed on their Frankfurt market debut following the commercial vehicle maker's long-awaited spin-off from Daimler.

Quote of the day

"This is a victory for all Americans, men and women, boys and girls, because as our country has proven once again, when there are no ceilings, the sky's the limit"

Hillary Clinton publicly reads her 2016 victory speech for the first time

Video of the day

Is this flying car the future for commuting?

Swedish company Jetson Aero has built what it says is the first commercially available personal electric aerial vehicle and hopes that in the future it will be able to replace traditional cars as a means of transport.

And finally…

Vietnam War veteran launches 'affordable' gold steak restaurant

A Vietnamese hotel is offering diners the chance to try gold-coated steaks, seeking to tap into a wave of publicity after a government minister was caught on camera being served the dish at a London restaurant.

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