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Almost 10 000 civilians flee east Aleppo
- November 30, 2016
A rebel fighter reached by Reuters said there was "extreme, extreme, extreme pressure" on the insurgents there. The regime gains came as its aircraft pounded rebel positions and amid heavy clashes between the opposition and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the strategic Sakhur district. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
A rebel fighter reached by Reuters said there was "extreme, extreme, extreme pressure" on the insurgents there. The regime gains came as its aircraft pounded rebel positions and amid heavy clashes between the opposition and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the strategic Sakhur district. (more...)
Fillon triumphs to secure French presidential nomination
- November 30, 2016
Conservative reformist Francois Fillon has clinched the Republican party's nomination for France's presidential elections next year with a resounding victory over his rival centre-right candidate Alain Juppe. "We have to stop giving into the power of the street", he said. Mr Fillon, whose wife is from Abergavenny and met her husband during a year overseas working as a teacher in a school in Le Mans, emphasised family values and said France needed economic reform during his successful pitch ... (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Conservative reformist Francois Fillon has clinched the Republican party's nomination for France's presidential elections next year with a resounding victory over his rival centre-right candidate Alain Juppe. "We have to stop giving into the power of the street", he said. Mr Fillon, whose wife is from Abergavenny and met her husband during a year overseas working as a teacher in a school in Le Mans, emphasised family values and said France needed economic reform during his successful pitch ... (more...)
OPEC closer to deal to cut oil output, sparking price rally
- November 30, 2016
Brent crude rallied as much as 6.1 percent to $49.20 a barrel as Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi said OPEC ministers were unanimous in favor of an output cut, following a breakfast meeting in the city on Wednesday. Reports indicate that while disputes over reducing oil production among OPEC members continues, this organization expects non-member states also to reduce their (oil) production "significantly". (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Brent crude rallied as much as 6.1 percent to $49.20 a barrel as Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi said OPEC ministers were unanimous in favor of an output cut, following a breakfast meeting in the city on Wednesday. Reports indicate that while disputes over reducing oil production among OPEC members continues, this organization expects non-member states also to reduce their (oil) production "significantly". (more...)
Kellyanne Conway Criticizes Possibility of Mitt Romney Becoming Secretary of State
- November 30, 2016
While Conway said whoever Trump picks will have her "full support and respect", she said the appointment shouldn't be the "cost of admission" for party unity. Throughout the campaign, Trump fired back with his own series of searing attacks. "Kellyanne doesn't have a job yet, and she's angry about that", he said. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
While Conway said whoever Trump picks will have her "full support and respect", she said the appointment shouldn't be the "cost of admission" for party unity. Throughout the campaign, Trump fired back with his own series of searing attacks. "Kellyanne doesn't have a job yet, and she's angry about that", he said. (more...)
Germany's Merkel thanked by Afghan boy at party meeting
- November 30, 2016
Speaking at a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) regional conference in Neumünster on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that around 100,000 migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected will be leaving Germany for their home countries. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Speaking at a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) regional conference in Neumünster on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that around 100,000 migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected will be leaving Germany for their home countries. (more...)
Iraq Shia militias isolate IS-held Mosul from Syria's Raqqa
- November 30, 2016
To the west of Mosul, Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units [PMU]) paramilitary forces made a push to cut the road between two towns on the route heading to Syria. Should Islamic State soldiers escape Mosul, the fear is that they will head to Raqqa, Syria, another stronghold of Islamic jihadist warriors. A US -led coalition is carrying out airstrikes to support the troops. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
To the west of Mosul, Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units [PMU]) paramilitary forces made a push to cut the road between two towns on the route heading to Syria. Should Islamic State soldiers escape Mosul, the fear is that they will head to Raqqa, Syria, another stronghold of Islamic jihadist warriors. A US -led coalition is carrying out airstrikes to support the troops. (more...)
Recounts are rare and seldom lead to a different victor
- November 30, 2016
This means that instead of inspecting and counting each vote by hand, the optical readouts will simply be re-fed through the machines for a recount to be tallied mechanically. In August, Georgia Republican elector and businessman Baoky Vu revealed he would not vote for Trump should he win the election, writing in a statement that "Trump's antics and asinine behavior has cemented my belief that he lacks the judgment, temperament and gravitas to lead this nation" and that the candidate was ... (more...)
- November 30, 2016
This means that instead of inspecting and counting each vote by hand, the optical readouts will simply be re-fed through the machines for a recount to be tallied mechanically. In August, Georgia Republican elector and businessman Baoky Vu revealed he would not vote for Trump should he win the election, writing in a statement that "Trump's antics and asinine behavior has cemented my belief that he lacks the judgment, temperament and gravitas to lead this nation" and that the candidate was ... (more...)
Castro's allies join grieving Cubans for farewell
- November 30, 2016
However, to others he was a tyrant whose socialism ran the economy to ruin. Revolution Square is where Cubans once gathered to listen to Fidel Castro's fiery speeches. They recalled the charismatic leader's policies on health care, housing and education that he had implemented in Cuba. This combo of three file photos shows Fidel Castro, from left; smoking a cigar in Havana , Cuba, April 29, 1961; speaking to the media while on a mission to collect Elian Gonzales in Washington, D.C., April ... (more...)
- November 30, 2016
However, to others he was a tyrant whose socialism ran the economy to ruin. Revolution Square is where Cubans once gathered to listen to Fidel Castro's fiery speeches. They recalled the charismatic leader's policies on health care, housing and education that he had implemented in Cuba. This combo of three file photos shows Fidel Castro, from left; smoking a cigar in Havana , Cuba, April 29, 1961; speaking to the media while on a mission to collect Elian Gonzales in Washington, D.C., April ... (more...)
Bye-Bye, ObamaCare: Tom Price To Head HHS
- November 30, 2016
The fact that Trump picked Price to head HHS provides further evidence that the president-elect is determined to make good on his oft-stated campaign pledge to "repeal and replace Obamacare ". "Thanks to those three programs, millions of American seniors, families, people with disabilities and women have access to quality, affordable health care". (more...)
- November 30, 2016
The fact that Trump picked Price to head HHS provides further evidence that the president-elect is determined to make good on his oft-stated campaign pledge to "repeal and replace Obamacare ". "Thanks to those three programs, millions of American seniors, families, people with disabilities and women have access to quality, affordable health care". (more...)
Three stars from a tough Denver Broncos loss
- November 30, 2016
Linebacker Justin Houston also had a spectacular night, with a team-high 10 tackles and three sacks . There are wins, and then there are stats, and those who focus on the latter like to point out that despite Smith's 64 percent completion rate and passer rating in the 90s with Kansas City, his average yards-per-pass-play has never been over 7.4 yards, and he's at 6.6 after the Denver game. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Linebacker Justin Houston also had a spectacular night, with a team-high 10 tackles and three sacks . There are wins, and then there are stats, and those who focus on the latter like to point out that despite Smith's 64 percent completion rate and passer rating in the 90s with Kansas City, his average yards-per-pass-play has never been over 7.4 yards, and he's at 6.6 after the Denver game. (more...)
Stein: We will see this recount through
- November 30, 2016
Why is Hillary Clinton supporting a recount in Wisconsin? Clinton's campaign has said it will participate in the recount in Wisconsin while Trump claims the process is a "scam." On Saturday, Hillary Clinton's campaign revealed that she would join Stein's efforts and independent candidate Rocky Roque De La Fuente has also requested a recount. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Why is Hillary Clinton supporting a recount in Wisconsin? Clinton's campaign has said it will participate in the recount in Wisconsin while Trump claims the process is a "scam." On Saturday, Hillary Clinton's campaign revealed that she would join Stein's efforts and independent candidate Rocky Roque De La Fuente has also requested a recount. (more...)
Minimum Wage Protesters Arrested In Oakland
- November 30, 2016
Fast-food restaurant workers and home and child-care workers rallied in cities including Chicago, Detroit , Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and NY. "We have to decide what we are going to get: We're going to pay rent or we're going to put food on the table or we're going to send my child to school". (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Fast-food restaurant workers and home and child-care workers rallied in cities including Chicago, Detroit , Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and NY. "We have to decide what we are going to get: We're going to pay rent or we're going to put food on the table or we're going to send my child to school". (more...)
United Nations further tightens North Korea sanctions
- November 30, 2016
Sources said Kim Jong Un is expected to attend a tournament of North Korean pilots and North Korea's entire air fleet may be carrying out drills, according to the report. It also requires U.N. member nations to reduce the number of officials at North Korea's foreign missions, while warning that the North could see its rights and privileges as a member of the U.N. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Sources said Kim Jong Un is expected to attend a tournament of North Korean pilots and North Korea's entire air fleet may be carrying out drills, according to the report. It also requires U.N. member nations to reduce the number of officials at North Korea's foreign missions, while warning that the North could see its rights and privileges as a member of the U.N. (more...)
Truck driver who struck Tracy Morgan's van pleads guilty
- November 30, 2016
Roper, who was initially charged with charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto in the collision, pleaded not guilty in June 2014. Three of the other passengers were also injured and McNair died. In 2015, Morgan and two children of McNair's "settled separate lawsuits" with Walmart Stores.Inc., which is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Roper, who was initially charged with charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto in the collision, pleaded not guilty in June 2014. Three of the other passengers were also injured and McNair died. In 2015, Morgan and two children of McNair's "settled separate lawsuits" with Walmart Stores.Inc., which is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. (more...)
Following Protest Threats, Steve Bannon Will Reportedly Not Attend Harvard Conference
- November 30, 2016
Bannon, the former head of Breitbart News , has been criticized for his connection to the website. If our congressional representatives share Trump's stated goal "to work very hard to bring the country together", they will act in a strong, coordinated way to convince Trump that the appointment and influence of Bannon must be abandoned. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Bannon, the former head of Breitbart News , has been criticized for his connection to the website. If our congressional representatives share Trump's stated goal "to work very hard to bring the country together", they will act in a strong, coordinated way to convince Trump that the appointment and influence of Bannon must be abandoned. (more...)
Three people reported dead in Gatlinburg Tennessee wildfires
- November 30, 2016
About 125 displaced and in local shelters. The rain forecast "puts the bull's-eye of the greatest amounts right at the bull's-eye of where we've been having our greatest activity", said Dave Martin, deputy director of operations for fire and aviation management with the southern region of the U.S. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
About 125 displaced and in local shelters. The rain forecast "puts the bull's-eye of the greatest amounts right at the bull's-eye of where we've been having our greatest activity", said Dave Martin, deputy director of operations for fire and aviation management with the southern region of the U.S. (more...)
Tennessee man drives through raging wildfire in dramatic video
- November 30, 2016
Officials are not yet releasing the victims' identities, and emergency responders continue going door-to-door, checking for people who need help. The storms appeared to be taking aim at the almost 28,000-acre Rough Ridge Fire in north Georgia and the almost 25,000-acre Rock Mountain Fire that began in Georgia and then spread deep into North Carolina. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
Officials are not yet releasing the victims' identities, and emergency responders continue going door-to-door, checking for people who need help. The storms appeared to be taking aim at the almost 28,000-acre Rough Ridge Fire in north Georgia and the almost 25,000-acre Rock Mountain Fire that began in Georgia and then spread deep into North Carolina. (more...)
UN Warns Myanmar Govt Reputation at Stake Over Rohingya Crisis
- November 30, 2016
John McKissick, head of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR on the Bangladesh border with Myanmar, had accused the Myanmar authorities of carrying out an ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas. Protesters in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok. Suu Kyi's remarks come a day after the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) condemned the "use of violence by armed individuals in northern Rahkhine State", prompting thousands of Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
John McKissick, head of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR on the Bangladesh border with Myanmar, had accused the Myanmar authorities of carrying out an ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas. Protesters in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok. Suu Kyi's remarks come a day after the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) condemned the "use of violence by armed individuals in northern Rahkhine State", prompting thousands of Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh. (more...)
Search stopped for survivors in Indian train derailment; 142 dead
- November 30, 2016
The impact of the derailment was so strong that one of the coaches landed on top of another, crushing the one below, said Brig. One of the passengers, Krishna Keshav, told BBC that they woke with a jolt at around 3 a.m. The Railway Minister said the exercise, which was announced in the last rail budget, to replace old coaches lacking crash-worthy features will also be expedited. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
The impact of the derailment was so strong that one of the coaches landed on top of another, crushing the one below, said Brig. One of the passengers, Krishna Keshav, told BBC that they woke with a jolt at around 3 a.m. The Railway Minister said the exercise, which was announced in the last rail budget, to replace old coaches lacking crash-worthy features will also be expedited. (more...)
Wildlife cameras capture photos of jokers dressed as lions
- November 30, 2016
The Kansas town set up a bunch of wildlife cameras in a park to try and get footage of a mountain lion. Gardner police on Monday released a series of unusual images recorded by cameras posted around the 83-acre park to record wildlife. "We would like to sincerely thank the persons responsible as it made our day when we pulled up what we expected to be hundreds of pictures of coyotes, foxes and raccoons", Gardner cops wrote on Facebook on Monday. (more...)
- November 30, 2016
The Kansas town set up a bunch of wildlife cameras in a park to try and get footage of a mountain lion. Gardner police on Monday released a series of unusual images recorded by cameras posted around the 83-acre park to record wildlife. "We would like to sincerely thank the persons responsible as it made our day when we pulled up what we expected to be hundreds of pictures of coyotes, foxes and raccoons", Gardner cops wrote on Facebook on Monday. (more...)
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