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Donald Trump says Nigel Farage should be UK’s US ambassador, causes outrage

Donald Trump says Nigel Farage should be UK’s US ambassador, causes outrage

On 21 November, US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that Nigel Farage, leader of the controversial UK Independence Party, should be UK’s ambassador to the US.A firm supporter of Trump, Farage said he was flattered by the tweet in a phone call to BBC Breakfast, calling it “a bolt from the blue”. But according to Downing Street: “There is no vacancy. Nov 22, 2016
Japan earthquake an aftershock of 2011 quake

Japan earthquake an aftershock of 2011 quake

No casualties have been reported but a tsunami warning was in place for Fukushima prefecture, Japan, after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast. Tsunami advisory notes were in place for several other prefectures. The quake was said to be an aftershock of the 11 March 2011 9.0 magnitude quake, the strongest in Japan on record. The massive tsunami it triggered caused worlds worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl a quarter of a century earlier. Nov 22, 2016
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