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Putin asks for urgent summit with Kim Jong
- August 16, 2018
Putin invited Kim and the South's President Moon Jae-in in June to an economic forum in Vladivostok next month, although it is not known whether the North Korean leader responded to the invitation. According to a KBS survey of more than 1,000 respondents in August, fewer South Koreans expressed hostility toward the North Korean government, and some even said they felt positive toward Pyongyang. (more...)
- August 16, 2018
Putin invited Kim and the South's President Moon Jae-in in June to an economic forum in Vladivostok next month, although it is not known whether the North Korean leader responded to the invitation. According to a KBS survey of more than 1,000 respondents in August, fewer South Koreans expressed hostility toward the North Korean government, and some even said they felt positive toward Pyongyang. (more...)
Trump revokes security clearance of former Central Intelligence Agency director
- August 16, 2018
Sanders opened today's press briefing by reading a statement from Trump: "As the head of the executive branch and commander in chief, I have a unique constitutional responsibility to protect the nation's classified information, including by controlling access to it". (more...)
- August 16, 2018
Sanders opened today's press briefing by reading a statement from Trump: "As the head of the executive branch and commander in chief, I have a unique constitutional responsibility to protect the nation's classified information, including by controlling access to it". (more...)
Modi to insure half a billion Indians as elections draw near
- August 16, 2018
In his radio address "Mann Ki Baat" before last Independence Day, Modi said he had received letters from people complaining that his Independence Day speeches were "a little too long" and promised to make a shorter speech. CII said the announcement of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Abhiyaan for health under the Ayushman Bharat scheme from September 25 is a milestone for the nation. (more...)
- August 16, 2018
In his radio address "Mann Ki Baat" before last Independence Day, Modi said he had received letters from people complaining that his Independence Day speeches were "a little too long" and promised to make a shorter speech. CII said the announcement of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Abhiyaan for health under the Ayushman Bharat scheme from September 25 is a milestone for the nation. (more...)
Iraq's PM retracts his commitment to U.S. sanctions on Iran
- August 16, 2018
The Turkey visit, beginning Tuesday, will go ahead as planned, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. "These irresponsible remarks have already been condemned by many people". "I described the case, condemned the USA sanctions on Iran, and said the sanctions are unjust and we do not sympathize with them". (more...)
- August 16, 2018
The Turkey visit, beginning Tuesday, will go ahead as planned, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. "These irresponsible remarks have already been condemned by many people". "I described the case, condemned the USA sanctions on Iran, and said the sanctions are unjust and we do not sympathize with them". (more...)
Flooding: Nedumbassery airport closed for 4 days
- August 16, 2018
The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), which made a decision to suspend the arrival operations at 4 am to 7 am today as a precautionary measure, had earlier said the airport would be shut till 2 pm. The flooding has submerged vast areas in 12 out of 14 districts in the state. "Our state is in the midst of an unprecedented flood havoc", Vijayan said earlier this week. (more...)
- August 16, 2018
The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), which made a decision to suspend the arrival operations at 4 am to 7 am today as a precautionary measure, had earlier said the airport would be shut till 2 pm. The flooding has submerged vast areas in 12 out of 14 districts in the state. "Our state is in the midst of an unprecedented flood havoc", Vijayan said earlier this week. (more...)
Seth Meyers: Trump Is a 'Racist' for Calling Omarosa a 'Dog'
- August 16, 2018
Some current and former staffers have struggled to find post-White House jobs - given the conflicted feelings on the Trump administration in Washington - making the campaign or a super PAC an attractive paycheck. Lewandowski, who said he's never worked with Omarosa, said he thinks she made the claims to promote her book. "Nothing has more meaning to Donald than himself", she says, alleging that he and his wife Melania sleep in separate rooms and that Trump has brought a tanning bed ... (more...)
- August 16, 2018
Some current and former staffers have struggled to find post-White House jobs - given the conflicted feelings on the Trump administration in Washington - making the campaign or a super PAC an attractive paycheck. Lewandowski, who said he's never worked with Omarosa, said he thinks she made the claims to promote her book. "Nothing has more meaning to Donald than himself", she says, alleging that he and his wife Melania sleep in separate rooms and that Trump has brought a tanning bed ... (more...)
Scores killed in Kabul blast as Afghanistan reels from attacks
- August 15, 2018
With parliamentary elections due on October 20, the government had been bracing for more attacks in Kabul and other cities, even while hopes of peace talks with the Taliban had been fuelled by a three day truce during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in June. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
With parliamentary elections due on October 20, the government had been bracing for more attacks in Kabul and other cities, even while hopes of peace talks with the Taliban had been fuelled by a three day truce during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in June. (more...)
EU seeks safe harbor for ship with 141 migrants
- August 15, 2018
Migrants in distress at sea have told their rescuers that several ships passed them by without offering assistance, a European aid group said Sunday while seeking safe harbor for a rescue vessel with 141 migrants aboard. However, Madrid has not repeated its offer, with a government spokeswoman saying: "At the moment, Spain is not the safest port because it is not the nearest one" for Aquarius to dock. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
Migrants in distress at sea have told their rescuers that several ships passed them by without offering assistance, a European aid group said Sunday while seeking safe harbor for a rescue vessel with 141 migrants aboard. However, Madrid has not repeated its offer, with a government spokeswoman saying: "At the moment, Spain is not the safest port because it is not the nearest one" for Aquarius to dock. (more...)
India to send astronaut to space in 2022, Narendra Modi announces
- August 15, 2018
He said India will become a growth engine for the world economy as the "sleeping elephant" has started to run on the back of structural economic reforms. This is Modi's fifth and final address as PM in the current tenure. "You (prime minister) did not utter a word, whether on Bihar or Unnao or any other rape incident that happened in the country", Mr Surjewal claimed, referring to the shelter home case of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district and the rape case in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao involving a ... (more...)
- August 15, 2018
He said India will become a growth engine for the world economy as the "sleeping elephant" has started to run on the back of structural economic reforms. This is Modi's fifth and final address as PM in the current tenure. "You (prime minister) did not utter a word, whether on Bihar or Unnao or any other rape incident that happened in the country", Mr Surjewal claimed, referring to the shelter home case of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district and the rape case in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao involving a ... (more...)
Air quality at 'unhealthy' level for Portland metro area due to wildfires
- August 15, 2018
People in communities stretching from High Level to Cypress Hills Provincial Park are being asked to take precautions. Find an indoor place that's cool and ventilated. Lysyshyn said VCH doesn't actively monitor the number of hospital or doctor visits associated with air quality advisories , but said "we know that when air quality reaches this type of level, that people do have exacerbations of respiratory problems, of heart problems and of other illnesses". (more...)
- August 15, 2018
People in communities stretching from High Level to Cypress Hills Provincial Park are being asked to take precautions. Find an indoor place that's cool and ventilated. Lysyshyn said VCH doesn't actively monitor the number of hospital or doctor visits associated with air quality advisories , but said "we know that when air quality reaches this type of level, that people do have exacerbations of respiratory problems, of heart problems and of other illnesses". (more...)
Slaying of Yemeni children justified as part of 'ugly war'
- August 15, 2018
Overall, the USA has sold billions of dollars worth of bombs to the Saudis since the war in Yemen began in 2015, most recently approving over $110 billion in weapon sales to Saudi Arabia in May of previous year. The coalition of Sunni Muslim Arab states backed by Western powers including the United States and Britain intervened in Yemen's civil war in 2015 against the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement to restore the internationally recognised government of President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
Overall, the USA has sold billions of dollars worth of bombs to the Saudis since the war in Yemen began in 2015, most recently approving over $110 billion in weapon sales to Saudi Arabia in May of previous year. The coalition of Sunni Muslim Arab states backed by Western powers including the United States and Britain intervened in Yemen's civil war in 2015 against the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement to restore the internationally recognised government of President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi. (more...)
Canada, US foreign ministers discuss Canada-Saudi Arabia row, sanctions on Iran
- August 15, 2018
Saudi Arabia has since taken steps to cancel the scholarships of almost 15,000 Saudi students studying at Canadian colleges and universities, stop the Saudi state airline's direct flights to and from Canada, block new trade deals with Canadian businesses and ban the import of Canadian wheat. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
Saudi Arabia has since taken steps to cancel the scholarships of almost 15,000 Saudi students studying at Canadian colleges and universities, stop the Saudi state airline's direct flights to and from Canada, block new trade deals with Canadian businesses and ban the import of Canadian wheat. (more...)
China has prevented "great tragedy" in Xinjiang, state-run paper says
- August 15, 2018
China insisted Monday there is no "arbitrary detention" and there are no "re-education centers" in its western Xinjiang region , rejecting concerns raised by a United Nations human rights committee that more than one million ethnic Uighurs may be being held in camps. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
China insisted Monday there is no "arbitrary detention" and there are no "re-education centers" in its western Xinjiang region , rejecting concerns raised by a United Nations human rights committee that more than one million ethnic Uighurs may be being held in camps. (more...)
Paul Manafort's Defense Rests Without Calling Witnesses
- August 15, 2018
Calk never got the job, but the exchange appears to indicate that Manafort continued to make contact with members of Trump's inner circle - even after he left the campaign in August 2016 amid intense public scrutiny over his shady worldwide lobbying work on behalf of pro-Russian interests in Ukraine. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
Calk never got the job, but the exchange appears to indicate that Manafort continued to make contact with members of Trump's inner circle - even after he left the campaign in August 2016 amid intense public scrutiny over his shady worldwide lobbying work on behalf of pro-Russian interests in Ukraine. (more...)
Pennsylvania report lists more than 300 'predator' priests
- August 15, 2018
More than 1000 children were sexually abused by hundreds of paedophile priests in Pennsylvania for decades, according to a report released today by Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Several dioceses made a decision to strip the accused of their anonymity and released the names of clergy members who were accused of sexual misconduct. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
More than 1000 children were sexually abused by hundreds of paedophile priests in Pennsylvania for decades, according to a report released today by Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Several dioceses made a decision to strip the accused of their anonymity and released the names of clergy members who were accused of sexual misconduct. (more...)
Boy among 26 dead as bridge collapses in Genoa
- August 15, 2018
The degradation may have also been compounded by heavy traffic on the bridge, which sees some 25 million vehicles every year and sits on a major artery, the A10, serving the Italian Riviera and linking northern Italy to France. "We can't live with infrastructures built in the 1950s and 1960s". Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli told Italian state television the disaster showed the dilapidated state of Italy's infrastructure and a lack of maintenance, adding that "those responsible will have ... (more...)
- August 15, 2018
The degradation may have also been compounded by heavy traffic on the bridge, which sees some 25 million vehicles every year and sits on a major artery, the A10, serving the Italian Riviera and linking northern Italy to France. "We can't live with infrastructures built in the 1950s and 1960s". Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli told Italian state television the disaster showed the dilapidated state of Italy's infrastructure and a lack of maintenance, adding that "those responsible will have ... (more...)
Presidents ink Convention on Legal Status of Caspian Sea in Aktau
- August 15, 2018
Apart from the Caspian convention, the parties will sign a number of other agreements on trade, transport, joint fight against terrorism and organized crimes, and cooperation among border guards, Rouhani revealed. The surface water will be treated like a sea - meaning freedom of access to all beyond territorial waters - but the seabed which is rich in natural resources will be divided up. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
Apart from the Caspian convention, the parties will sign a number of other agreements on trade, transport, joint fight against terrorism and organized crimes, and cooperation among border guards, Rouhani revealed. The surface water will be treated like a sea - meaning freedom of access to all beyond territorial waters - but the seabed which is rich in natural resources will be divided up. (more...)
Pilot dies after plane crashes into home with couple inside
- August 15, 2018
Youd was booked into the Utah County Jail around 7:30 p.m. and was released on bail, she said. When Youd asked if he could go back to his home and pick up some belongings, he was escorted by an officer and left the home in his vehicle, police said. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
Youd was booked into the Utah County Jail around 7:30 p.m. and was released on bail, she said. When Youd asked if he could go back to his home and pick up some belongings, he was escorted by an officer and left the home in his vehicle, police said. (more...)
Trump tweets on London 'terrorist attack' as investigation gets underway
- August 15, 2018
The incident comes more than a year after an attack in the same area, in which four bystanders, including an American tourist, and a police officer were killed. None of the injured are believed to be in life-threatening condition, according to London police. "We will issue further info when we have it", police said. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
The incident comes more than a year after an attack in the same area, in which four bystanders, including an American tourist, and a police officer were killed. None of the injured are believed to be in life-threatening condition, according to London police. "We will issue further info when we have it", police said. (more...)
Trump encourages boycott against Harley-Davidson
- August 15, 2018
The head of state noted that people who are owners of Harley-Davidson, intend to boycott the company if it will transfer its production overseas. The tension between these bike manufacturers and Trump has been going on for months after imposing high tariffs on the steel and aluminium imports for which the European Union replied by increasing tariffs on a set of goods including the Harley Davidson bikes. (more...)
- August 15, 2018
The head of state noted that people who are owners of Harley-Davidson, intend to boycott the company if it will transfer its production overseas. The tension between these bike manufacturers and Trump has been going on for months after imposing high tariffs on the steel and aluminium imports for which the European Union replied by increasing tariffs on a set of goods including the Harley Davidson bikes. (more...)
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