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Trump tells United Nations to prepare new North Korea sanctions
- April 25, 2017
The phone conversation was "a good thing" for the two countries and the whole world, spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Geng Shuang said at a regular press conference on Monday. North Korea has been warned not to go past the "point of no return" with another nuclear test by China, as the USA and South Korea carry out high-profile military exercises. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
The phone conversation was "a good thing" for the two countries and the whole world, spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Geng Shuang said at a regular press conference on Monday. North Korea has been warned not to go past the "point of no return" with another nuclear test by China, as the USA and South Korea carry out high-profile military exercises. (more...)
Head of retail powerhouse Lotte indicted in South Korea corruption scandal
- April 25, 2017
Park was forced out of office by massive, but peaceful, popular protests.She was impeached late a year ago, stripped of power in March and confined to a detention facility near Seoul since her arrest last month on chrges that she colluded with a confidante to extort from businesses, take bribes and commit other wrongdoing ( See: S Korea ex-president Park Geun-hye jailed as court denies bail). (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Park was forced out of office by massive, but peaceful, popular protests.She was impeached late a year ago, stripped of power in March and confined to a detention facility near Seoul since her arrest last month on chrges that she colluded with a confidante to extort from businesses, take bribes and commit other wrongdoing ( See: S Korea ex-president Park Geun-hye jailed as court denies bail). (more...)
The French Election Made These US Stocks Winners
- April 25, 2017
Le Pen and Macron will face off in a live televised debate on May 3. The victory for pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron, who is now expected to beat right-wing rival Marine Le Pen in a deciding vote next month, sent the pan-European STOXX 50 index up 3 percent, France's CAC40 nearly 4 percent and bank stocks more than 6 percent. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Le Pen and Macron will face off in a live televised debate on May 3. The victory for pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron, who is now expected to beat right-wing rival Marine Le Pen in a deciding vote next month, sent the pan-European STOXX 50 index up 3 percent, France's CAC40 nearly 4 percent and bank stocks more than 6 percent. (more...)
Indian-Americans launch White House petition to save Jadhav
- April 25, 2017
As per the rule, a petition requires minimum 100,000 signatures within a one month from the date of posting to qualify for a response from the United States administration. Basit in an interview with the India's news agency said that as per the bilateral pact on consular access, cases pertaining to political and security issues are decided on merit, indicating that consular access can not be taken for granted. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
As per the rule, a petition requires minimum 100,000 signatures within a one month from the date of posting to qualify for a response from the United States administration. Basit in an interview with the India's news agency said that as per the bilateral pact on consular access, cases pertaining to political and security issues are decided on merit, indicating that consular access can not be taken for granted. (more...)
UK welcomes US sanctions on those said linked to Syrian chemical weapons
- April 25, 2017
The U.S. Treasury Department said it ordered a freeze on all assets in the United States belonging to 271 employees of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC). Western officials have dismissed the claims, citing previous attacks by Assad that utilized chemical weapons. At the White House briefing Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced new sanctions against the Syrian government on Monday in the wake of the chemical weapons attack alleged to have been ... (more...)
- April 25, 2017
The U.S. Treasury Department said it ordered a freeze on all assets in the United States belonging to 271 employees of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC). Western officials have dismissed the claims, citing previous attacks by Assad that utilized chemical weapons. At the White House briefing Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced new sanctions against the Syrian government on Monday in the wake of the chemical weapons attack alleged to have been ... (more...)
American academic held in North Korea
- April 25, 2017
USA officials have warned that "all options are on the table" in dealing with the North Korean threat but have so far relied on China to rein in its unpredictable ally. The statement included a call for dialogue and significantly was supported by China, North Korea's closest ally. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun gave no details about the South's plan to join the U.S. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
USA officials have warned that "all options are on the table" in dealing with the North Korean threat but have so far relied on China to rein in its unpredictable ally. The statement included a call for dialogue and significantly was supported by China, North Korea's closest ally. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun gave no details about the South's plan to join the U.S. (more...)
Trump calls astronaut who broke record for time in space
- April 25, 2017
Peggy Whitson, '81, on her fantastic accomplishments as not only the Commander of the International Space Station for the second time, but also as the longest serving astronaut in space". Is there a schedule? Trump asked the astronauts about the plan for the mission to Mars, wanting to know when they would "see that happening". "So we'll have to speed that up a little bit, okay?" Of course, Trump signed a bill last month telling NASA exactly when the agency needs to send a crewed mission to ... (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Peggy Whitson, '81, on her fantastic accomplishments as not only the Commander of the International Space Station for the second time, but also as the longest serving astronaut in space". Is there a schedule? Trump asked the astronauts about the plan for the mission to Mars, wanting to know when they would "see that happening". "So we'll have to speed that up a little bit, okay?" Of course, Trump signed a bill last month telling NASA exactly when the agency needs to send a crewed mission to ... (more...)
Another Former Trump Official Might Register As A Foreign Agent
- April 25, 2017
Manafort resigned from Trump's campaign in August after revelations that he was paid millions of dollars to lobby on behalf of Yanukovych and his party. On the very same day that Paul Manafort left Trump's presidential campaign he formed a shell corporation that borrowed $13 million from Trump-connected businesses, according to reports Wednesday. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Manafort resigned from Trump's campaign in August after revelations that he was paid millions of dollars to lobby on behalf of Yanukovych and his party. On the very same day that Paul Manafort left Trump's presidential campaign he formed a shell corporation that borrowed $13 million from Trump-connected businesses, according to reports Wednesday. (more...)
Mike Pence says United States will honour refugee deal
- April 25, 2017
Pence also assured Turnbull that the US would honor a deal with Australia struck during the final days of Obama's tenure to help resettle more than 1,000 refugees. Pence and Turnbull said they are aligned in their opinion that China should use its leverage with North Korea to de-escalate the nuclear threat. Pence said Wednesday that the United States would counter any North Korean attack with an "overwhelming and effective" response. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Pence also assured Turnbull that the US would honor a deal with Australia struck during the final days of Obama's tenure to help resettle more than 1,000 refugees. Pence and Turnbull said they are aligned in their opinion that China should use its leverage with North Korea to de-escalate the nuclear threat. Pence said Wednesday that the United States would counter any North Korean attack with an "overwhelming and effective" response. (more...)
Turkish election board rejects appeals to annul referendum
- April 25, 2017
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters in Istanbul , Turkey, April 16, 2017. The board met for seven hours Wednesday before rejecting the request. The German government has also questioned the vote after the European Union called for a probe into the result. "The German government takes the report by the OSCE and the Council of Europe very seriously, and we expect Turkey to do so", German foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schäfer told reporters in Berlin. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters in Istanbul , Turkey, April 16, 2017. The board met for seven hours Wednesday before rejecting the request. The German government has also questioned the vote after the European Union called for a probe into the result. "The German government takes the report by the OSCE and the Council of Europe very seriously, and we expect Turkey to do so", German foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schäfer told reporters in Berlin. (more...)
In call to Donald Trump, Chinese leader urges restraint over North Korea
- April 25, 2017
Officials with the communist nation's Worker's Party of Korea, issued a warning to the USA if it launched a strike. The USS Michigan, a guided missile submarine, has now arrived in South Korea. While North Korea nearly certainly needs more time to create a solid-fuel ICBM, test launches for its existing liquid-fuel ICBMs, including the KN-08s and KN-14s, could come much sooner. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Officials with the communist nation's Worker's Party of Korea, issued a warning to the USA if it launched a strike. The USS Michigan, a guided missile submarine, has now arrived in South Korea. While North Korea nearly certainly needs more time to create a solid-fuel ICBM, test launches for its existing liquid-fuel ICBMs, including the KN-08s and KN-14s, could come much sooner. (more...)
Yemen war needs a political solution - U.S. defense secretary
- April 25, 2017
Mattis also will be visiting a US military base in Djibouti, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, where operations in Yemen and Somalia are staged, and just miles from a new Chinese installation. "This is something with the innocent number of people dying inside Yemen that has simply has to be brought to an end". He gave no details on what additional support, if any, the United States would provide to the Saudi-led coalition. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Mattis also will be visiting a US military base in Djibouti, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, where operations in Yemen and Somalia are staged, and just miles from a new Chinese installation. "This is something with the innocent number of people dying inside Yemen that has simply has to be brought to an end". He gave no details on what additional support, if any, the United States would provide to the Saudi-led coalition. (more...)
USA woman released from Egypt prison after 3 years' detention, visits Trump
- April 25, 2017
The 30-year-old aid worker was held in a Cairo prison for roughly three years on charges of assault, torture and trafficking - claims human rights groups called unfounded - before Mr. Aya Hijazi after she was acquitted by an Egyptian court on April 16, 2017. While the Obama administration did try to negotiate their release, it was ultimately President Trump who sealed the deal. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
The 30-year-old aid worker was held in a Cairo prison for roughly three years on charges of assault, torture and trafficking - claims human rights groups called unfounded - before Mr. Aya Hijazi after she was acquitted by an Egyptian court on April 16, 2017. While the Obama administration did try to negotiate their release, it was ultimately President Trump who sealed the deal. (more...)
That $50 Lowe's Mother's Day coupon on Facebook is a scam
- April 25, 2017
Check out who is offering the coupon. It's a nice sentiment, but it's all a gambit to steal consumers' personal information. Those who click on the link are directed to take a survey on a website that looks like Lowe's but is instead a bogus site created to steal user's information. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Check out who is offering the coupon. It's a nice sentiment, but it's all a gambit to steal consumers' personal information. Those who click on the link are directed to take a survey on a website that looks like Lowe's but is instead a bogus site created to steal user's information. (more...)
Lawmakers: Ex-Trump adviser Flynn sidestepped disclosure rules
- April 25, 2017
Gen. Flynn's disclosure of payments related to activities that occurred in 2015 and 2016, prior to his service in the White House", Short wrote in a letter dated April 19, sent to committee leaders. Flynn's lawyer said in a statement that Flynn disclosed the trip, organized by the Russia Today news organization, in conversations with the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he was its former director. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Gen. Flynn's disclosure of payments related to activities that occurred in 2015 and 2016, prior to his service in the White House", Short wrote in a letter dated April 19, sent to committee leaders. Flynn's lawyer said in a statement that Flynn disclosed the trip, organized by the Russia Today news organization, in conversations with the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he was its former director. (more...)
China 'very, very helpful' on North Korea: White House
- April 25, 2017
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Gen. Joseph Dunford , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will also attend. The Trump administration has escalated its rhetoric against North Korea and has been pressuring China to lean on the country to cease its missile testing. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Gen. Joseph Dunford , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will also attend. The Trump administration has escalated its rhetoric against North Korea and has been pressuring China to lean on the country to cease its missile testing. (more...)
Changes in Australia's visa system may affect Asian tech talent
- April 25, 2017
Applicants will be barred from applying for citizenship for two years if they fail the new test three times. "This is all about Australia's interest", said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Immigrants wanting to become citizens will now be required to understand how they can reduce their marginal tax rate, obtain discounts on capital gains tax and advanced concepts such as "accelerated" depreciation. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Applicants will be barred from applying for citizenship for two years if they fail the new test three times. "This is all about Australia's interest", said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Immigrants wanting to become citizens will now be required to understand how they can reduce their marginal tax rate, obtain discounts on capital gains tax and advanced concepts such as "accelerated" depreciation. (more...)
Ex-Head of Maternity Hospital Won't Resign From Board
- April 25, 2017
The new facility is now in doubt, after the board of St Vincent's said it's now reviewing the project because of the "controversy" surrounding it. There's a severe lack of trust in Minister for Health Simon Harris over his assurances that the Catholic Church will have no influence in medical procedures at the planned new National Maternity Hospital in St Vincent's. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
The new facility is now in doubt, after the board of St Vincent's said it's now reviewing the project because of the "controversy" surrounding it. There's a severe lack of trust in Minister for Health Simon Harris over his assurances that the Catholic Church will have no influence in medical procedures at the planned new National Maternity Hospital in St Vincent's. (more...)
Security dominates poll after Paris attack
- April 25, 2017
France's unemployment rate is about 10 percent, more than twice as high as that of its neighbor Germany, and the state of the economy is a constant worry. A serial offender, he spent almost 14 years in prison for a range of crimes including attacks on the police. A terrorism investigation into the attack had been opened, according to the Paris prosecutor's office. (more...)
- April 25, 2017
France's unemployment rate is about 10 percent, more than twice as high as that of its neighbor Germany, and the state of the economy is a constant worry. A serial offender, he spent almost 14 years in prison for a range of crimes including attacks on the police. A terrorism investigation into the attack had been opened, according to the Paris prosecutor's office. (more...)
North Korea carries out 'large-scale' artillery drill, South Korea says
- April 25, 2017
Some analysts voiced concerns Trump was backing himself into a corner with his fierce rhetoric on North Korea, leading both countries to a point where "bad things are going to happen". The phone call between the two leaders comes as Trump continues to press Xi to exert greater pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program. In an interview with NBC's " Today ", Haley argued that the worldwide community had successfully applied pressure to the country's ruler, Kim Jong Un , and that his ... (more...)
- April 25, 2017
Some analysts voiced concerns Trump was backing himself into a corner with his fierce rhetoric on North Korea, leading both countries to a point where "bad things are going to happen". The phone call between the two leaders comes as Trump continues to press Xi to exert greater pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program. In an interview with NBC's " Today ", Haley argued that the worldwide community had successfully applied pressure to the country's ruler, Kim Jong Un , and that his ... (more...)
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