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UK health minister Jeremy Hunt hit back saying that Stephen Hawking was wrong and that his criticism was a "pernicious falsehood".

In a letter signed by 16 of 17 committee members, Trump's controversial remarks after the racist violence in Virginia and his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change was cited as the reason for the resignation.

Jim Mattis told reporters President Donald Trump will confer with his national security team Friday at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, and said the talks "will move this toward a decision."

Rajapaksa was summoned earlier but she had sought a different date. It was said that the police wanted to question her on the investigation of the alleged murder of Wasim Thajudeen, a rugby player.

A demonstrator could be seen climbing a ladder and looping a yellow strap around the statue, the Confederate Soldiers Monument, which was erected in 1924 to honor the southern dead in the 1861-1865 Civil War.

Dozens of officers stood guard for several blocks. Police detained at least one woman protesting outside the Prada store, as angry demonstrators rounded on those in uniform shouting: "Who do you serve?"

US President Donald Trump had been assailed by Republicans and Democrats alike for failing to respond more forcefully to Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, in which a woman was killed when a man crashed his car into a group of counter-protesters.

While Trump's critics accuse him of inflaming tensions with Pyongyang, Guam governor Eddie Calvo said he was grateful the US leader was taking a strong stance.

The ad's release comes amid intense criticism of Trump's response to the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a planned rally by white supremacists led to violence that killed a counter-protester.

Authorities say that they don't believe the spill came from any of Kuwait's offshore oil fields. Instead, they say they suspect the oil came from a tanker in the Gulf.

There were no signs of panic from the island of 163,000 people, with its wide roads clogged with commuters and and shops, restaurants doing brisk trade from South Korean and Japanese tourists.

The main opposition, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), criticised the plan and said Mugabe's government should instead improve existing underfunded universities around the country.

The bombing anniversary comes just as Pyongyang and Washington are trading escalating threats. President Donald Trump threatened North Korea "with fire and fury" and North Korea's military said Wednesday it was examining its plans for attacking Guam.

The "babies-for-rent" scam was common in past Kenyan elections, often marked by delays and long queues.

With critics assailing him over the frequency of his golf outings six months into his presidency, Trump insisted Saturday that he was not on holiday.

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