U.S. Senate panels launch probe into Trump ‘quid pro quo’ with energy execs

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a tour of the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig in Midland, Texas, U.S., July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a tour of the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig in Midland, Texas, U.S., July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters)  – The U.S. Senate finance and budget committees today launched an investigation into presidential candidate Donald Trump’s reported offer to roll back a slew of environmental regulations in exchange for US$1 billion in campaign contributions.

Car and pole:

This car ran into a GPL pole on Tuesday after a collision with a bus near the junction of Camp and New Market streets. The car was badly damaged. No serious injury was reported.

Deployment of stationery RTWQMS platform at the Bartica Stelling
Deployment of stationery RTWQMS platform at the Bartica Stelling

EPA expands water quality monitoring system in Bartica

As part of the overall enhancement of its environmental data collecting capabilities, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has installed a water quality monitoring system at Bartica, Region Seven.

Hardball books semifinal spot with 2-0 win over ETR

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Zone The Linden edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ got into the business end of the tournament, and Hardball Management was the first outfit to book their spot in the semifinals with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Excuse The Rush (ETR) in their quarterfinal fixture.

Furious China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI,  (Reuters) – A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan today in what it said was a response to “separatist acts”, sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te.