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European Union braces for trade war as USA announces steel tariffs
- March 12, 2018
Failing to include the national security adviser in talks on tariffs would seem highly unusual, given Trump's argument that weakened U.S. steel and aluminium industries would threaten national security. Japan, the US's top economic and military ally in Asia, was next in line. "Europe is certainly not a threat to American internal security so we expect to be excluded", European trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said in Brussels. (more...)
- March 12, 2018
Failing to include the national security adviser in talks on tariffs would seem highly unusual, given Trump's argument that weakened U.S. steel and aluminium industries would threaten national security. Japan, the US's top economic and military ally in Asia, was next in line. "Europe is certainly not a threat to American internal security so we expect to be excluded", European trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said in Brussels. (more...)
Russian Federation test-fires 'ideal' hyper-sonic missile
- March 12, 2018
Crews of the Kinzhal air system, which includes a MiG-31 interceptor and an advanced hypersonic missile, have carried out 250 flights this year, and have been trained "in full scope day and night in various weather conditions", said the ministry. (more...)
- March 12, 2018
Crews of the Kinzhal air system, which includes a MiG-31 interceptor and an advanced hypersonic missile, have carried out 250 flights this year, and have been trained "in full scope day and night in various weather conditions", said the ministry. (more...)
Trump Signs Proclamation Imposing Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum Imports
- March 12, 2018
Sparks are flying between the European Union and USA after President Donald Trump's steel tariff announcement . Mr Trump appears to be using the threat of tariffs as leverage to win better deals for the USA as it renegotiates the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico and force North Atlantic Treaty Organisation members in Europe, particularly Germany, to spend more on their military. (more...)
- March 12, 2018
Sparks are flying between the European Union and USA after President Donald Trump's steel tariff announcement . Mr Trump appears to be using the threat of tariffs as leverage to win better deals for the USA as it renegotiates the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico and force North Atlantic Treaty Organisation members in Europe, particularly Germany, to spend more on their military. (more...)
BU Student Found Dead in Oak Street Home
- March 12, 2018
Today, police declared her death a homicide after conducting an autopsy. Binghamton Police Detectives are continuing to investigate the case. Binghamton Police said there is a known person of interest in the investigation, a male nursing student enrolled at Binghamton University. (more...)
- March 12, 2018
Today, police declared her death a homicide after conducting an autopsy. Binghamton Police Detectives are continuing to investigate the case. Binghamton Police said there is a known person of interest in the investigation, a male nursing student enrolled at Binghamton University. (more...)
Zimbabwe: Russia Flags Diamond, Platinum Projects in Zimbabwe
- March 12, 2018
Russian Federation for days had been calling publicly for a meeting and accused Washington of failing to respond to its request. The United States insists that is not so and says that Russian Federation hasn't formally requested a meeting. (more...)
- March 12, 2018
Russian Federation for days had been calling publicly for a meeting and accused Washington of failing to respond to its request. The United States insists that is not so and says that Russian Federation hasn't formally requested a meeting. (more...)
Trump adviser: tariffs won't be imposed immediately on Canada and Mexico
- March 12, 2018
The people briefed on the plans said all countries affected by the tariffs would be invited to negotiate with the Trump administration to be exempted from the tariffs if they can address the threat their exports pose to US manufacturers. He said only that the reprieve remains in place for now and that NAFTA is important to economic and national security. Those warnings intensified fears of a destructive tit-for-tat trade war - especially when Trump threatened to respond to European sanctions ... (more...)
- March 12, 2018
The people briefed on the plans said all countries affected by the tariffs would be invited to negotiate with the Trump administration to be exempted from the tariffs if they can address the threat their exports pose to US manufacturers. He said only that the reprieve remains in place for now and that NAFTA is important to economic and national security. Those warnings intensified fears of a destructive tit-for-tat trade war - especially when Trump threatened to respond to European sanctions ... (more...)
Jhansi doctors use bus accident victim's amputated leg as pillow
- March 11, 2018
The doctors at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College had allegedly put the amputated leg under the victim's head in order to help him. The medical college principal said a woman who had the limb with her did not give it to doctors or other medical staff after the medico-legal formalities were completed. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
The doctors at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College had allegedly put the amputated leg under the victim's head in order to help him. The medical college principal said a woman who had the limb with her did not give it to doctors or other medical staff after the medico-legal formalities were completed. (more...)
Manchester Piccadilly Station Closed As Protestors Storm Tracks
- March 11, 2018
Thousands of passengers faced delays at Manchester Piccadilly as activists held placards and waved flags reading: "Stop Turkey from helping Isis terrorists". King's Cross in London has been closed amid a pro-Kurdish demonstration at the station. More info when we have it. The demonstration follows several months of conflict between Kurdish groups and Turkish forces in Afrin, northern Syria. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
Thousands of passengers faced delays at Manchester Piccadilly as activists held placards and waved flags reading: "Stop Turkey from helping Isis terrorists". King's Cross in London has been closed amid a pro-Kurdish demonstration at the station. More info when we have it. The demonstration follows several months of conflict between Kurdish groups and Turkish forces in Afrin, northern Syria. (more...)
L'Ue agli Usa: "Escludeteci dai dazi". Ma Trump: "Necessari per sicurezza nazionale"
- March 11, 2018
A giudicare dalle ultime mosse del presidente Usa, Canada , Australia e Messico potrebbero essere fuori dalla lista dei paesi a cui verranno applicate le pesanti sanzioni per il loro export e quindi sembrerebbero quest'ultimi essere entrati nella lista dei paesi amici . (more...)
- March 11, 2018
A giudicare dalle ultime mosse del presidente Usa, Canada , Australia e Messico potrebbero essere fuori dalla lista dei paesi a cui verranno applicate le pesanti sanzioni per il loro export e quindi sembrerebbero quest'ultimi essere entrati nella lista dei paesi amici . (more...)
State's Big 12 Men's Teams on the Bubble
- March 11, 2018
TBS is hosting the show for the first time . OR is not a tournament team unless they win the PAC 12 Tournament, so a loss could drop USC a good amount, but I think they would still be in the tournament field. Below is the bubble with descriptions of the situation that each team is in as of today in terms of receiving an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
TBS is hosting the show for the first time . OR is not a tournament team unless they win the PAC 12 Tournament, so a loss could drop USC a good amount, but I think they would still be in the tournament field. Below is the bubble with descriptions of the situation that each team is in as of today in terms of receiving an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament. (more...)
Voting for Araria Lok Sabha seat and Assembly Constituencies of Bhabua & Jehanabad
- March 11, 2018
The BJP, meanwhile, is hopeful of retaining the Bhabhua Assembly seat relying on the sympathy wave for Pandey's wife who is contesting from the seat. Fifty-seven per cent polling was recorded in the by-election to the Araria Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar on Sunday, a senior poll official said. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
The BJP, meanwhile, is hopeful of retaining the Bhabhua Assembly seat relying on the sympathy wave for Pandey's wife who is contesting from the seat. Fifty-seven per cent polling was recorded in the by-election to the Araria Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar on Sunday, a senior poll official said. (more...)
Justin Trudeau called Donald Trump to personally plead Canada's tariffs case
- March 11, 2018
Australian steel and aluminum exports to the United States were worth just over A$400 million a year ago, government data shows. Other countries seeking exemptions from the tariffs will have to make their case through U.S. In announcing a 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent levy on aluminum Thursday, the USA president exempted Canada and Mexico "at least at this time" and cited close ties between the three nations. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
Australian steel and aluminum exports to the United States were worth just over A$400 million a year ago, government data shows. Other countries seeking exemptions from the tariffs will have to make their case through U.S. In announcing a 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent levy on aluminum Thursday, the USA president exempted Canada and Mexico "at least at this time" and cited close ties between the three nations. (more...)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Gun Package
- March 11, 2018
Nevertheless, the bill raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks , which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire. The age and waiting-period requirements already apply to buying handguns, but the NRA contends that the new restrictions on rifles are unconstitutional. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
Nevertheless, the bill raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks , which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire. The age and waiting-period requirements already apply to buying handguns, but the NRA contends that the new restrictions on rifles are unconstitutional. (more...)
DEVELOPING: Turkish plane crashes in Iran, eleven dead
- March 11, 2018
Iranian news agencies are reporting that a Turkish plane traveling in Iran's air space has crashed. The semi-official Fars news agency reported that the plane took off from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and was heading to Turkey's Istanbul. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
Iranian news agencies are reporting that a Turkish plane traveling in Iran's air space has crashed. The semi-official Fars news agency reported that the plane took off from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and was heading to Turkey's Istanbul. (more...)
Murder charge filed in IN deputy's death
- March 11, 2018
This time he asked if he, himself could seek the death penalty for his crimes. "Not under the circumstances that he faces". Sheriff Mike Nielsen wants to give thanks to Chris Beaver and Darren Peck, current and past presidents of the Fifty Club of Hamilton County, Inc. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
This time he asked if he, himself could seek the death penalty for his crimes. "Not under the circumstances that he faces". Sheriff Mike Nielsen wants to give thanks to Chris Beaver and Darren Peck, current and past presidents of the Fifty Club of Hamilton County, Inc. (more...)
United Kingdom border stance threatens to stall Brexit talks -EU's Tusk
- March 11, 2018
In a long awaited "Road to Brexit speech at Mansion House in London on 2 March 2018, Prime Minster May announced that she had set five tests against which any Brexit agreement should be judged". A comprehensive system of mutual regulation will be needed to ensure that products still only need to undergo one series of regulatory approvals, in one country. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
In a long awaited "Road to Brexit speech at Mansion House in London on 2 March 2018, Prime Minster May announced that she had set five tests against which any Brexit agreement should be judged". A comprehensive system of mutual regulation will be needed to ensure that products still only need to undergo one series of regulatory approvals, in one country. (more...)
Trump Looking To Add Clinton Impeachment Lawyer To Russia Probe Legal Team
- March 11, 2018
Flood to the White House legal team to handle special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of allegations his campaign colluded with Russian Federation during the 2016 election and possible ensuing obstruction of justice. Trump called out the New York Times and reporter Maggie Haberman, labeling her "a Hillary flunky". Flood reportedly spoke with Trump about potential White House positions, as well as the possibility of being associate attorney general, Washington Post reporter Robert ... (more...)
- March 11, 2018
Flood to the White House legal team to handle special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of allegations his campaign colluded with Russian Federation during the 2016 election and possible ensuing obstruction of justice. Trump called out the New York Times and reporter Maggie Haberman, labeling her "a Hillary flunky". Flood reportedly spoke with Trump about potential White House positions, as well as the possibility of being associate attorney general, Washington Post reporter Robert ... (more...)
Elizabeth Warren Not Running for President, Unless She Does
- March 11, 2018
The Massachusetts Democrat has been under increased pressure to provide evidence of her Native American roots, with President Trump repeatedly mocking her as "Pocahontas" as recently as Saturday. "It puts us at greater risk that there will be another taxpayer bailout, that there will be another crash and another taxpayer bailout", Warren said. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
The Massachusetts Democrat has been under increased pressure to provide evidence of her Native American roots, with President Trump repeatedly mocking her as "Pocahontas" as recently as Saturday. "It puts us at greater risk that there will be another taxpayer bailout, that there will be another crash and another taxpayer bailout", Warren said. (more...)
Turkish forces, FSA clear 16 more villages from YPG, Afrin within eyesight
- March 11, 2018
He also said Turkish troops had managed to encircle Afrin, which has been the focus of the operation and that they could enter the town any moment now. The operation took place during the weekend, Turkey's official Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday. The Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army clear five more villages in Syria's northwestern enclave of Afrin from the PKK-linked YPG as part of Operation Olive Branch. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
He also said Turkish troops had managed to encircle Afrin, which has been the focus of the operation and that they could enter the town any moment now. The operation took place during the weekend, Turkey's official Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday. The Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army clear five more villages in Syria's northwestern enclave of Afrin from the PKK-linked YPG as part of Operation Olive Branch. (more...)
China rubber stamps Xi's extension of power
- March 11, 2018
He placed his orange ballot paper in a red box bearing the official seal of state placed front and centre on the stage inside the cavernous hall. The removal of the term limit was regarded as the biggest political change in the one-party system which remained in force in China since 1949. (more...)
- March 11, 2018
He placed his orange ballot paper in a red box bearing the official seal of state placed front and centre on the stage inside the cavernous hall. The removal of the term limit was regarded as the biggest political change in the one-party system which remained in force in China since 1949. (more...)
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