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United Kingdom backs USA calls to end Saudi-led war in Yemen
- November 04, 2018
That "subsequently" provided an opening for the coalition to continue its air campaign. Nebenzia said United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is "working on a peace plan that might bring the parties together and finally finish this useless conflict" and Russian Federation wants to hear from him "on new avenues that he's exploring". (more...)
- November 04, 2018
That "subsequently" provided an opening for the coalition to continue its air campaign. Nebenzia said United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is "working on a peace plan that might bring the parties together and finally finish this useless conflict" and Russian Federation wants to hear from him "on new avenues that he's exploring". (more...)
Stacey Abrams, Oprah Winfrey Targets Of Racist Robocall Funded By Neo-Nazi Group
- November 04, 2018
I was just sitting at home in California minding my own business but I could not stop thinking about what's going on down here. Friday's ruling required Kemp to allow 3,000 of those people , whose voting registration was placed in "pending" status due to questions about their US citizenship, to vote in the November 6 USA midterm election if they present proof of citizenship at the polls. (more...)
- November 04, 2018
I was just sitting at home in California minding my own business but I could not stop thinking about what's going on down here. Friday's ruling required Kemp to allow 3,000 of those people , whose voting registration was placed in "pending" status due to questions about their US citizenship, to vote in the November 6 USA midterm election if they present proof of citizenship at the polls. (more...)
Races to watch in United States midterm elections
- November 04, 2018
Biden campaigned in OH on Saturday in support of Democrats U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray. "We had Obamacare killed except for one Republican vote", Trump said, in a jab at the late Sen. It ominously warns, "Who else would Democrats let in?" and suggests more violence will soon penetrate the border. In the neighboring western states of Nevada and Arizona, the Democratic strategy for flipping Republican Senate seats in the Trump era is moving in ... (more...)
- November 04, 2018
Biden campaigned in OH on Saturday in support of Democrats U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray. "We had Obamacare killed except for one Republican vote", Trump said, in a jab at the late Sen. It ominously warns, "Who else would Democrats let in?" and suggests more violence will soon penetrate the border. In the neighboring western states of Nevada and Arizona, the Democratic strategy for flipping Republican Senate seats in the Trump era is moving in ... (more...)
Britain, EU strike financial services deal — BREXIT
- November 04, 2018
His comments came after Ireland's deputy premier Simon Coveney said he believes a Brexit deal could be reached by the end of November , with his Westminster counterpart, Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington, saying negotiators were "very close", after the pair held talks in Dublin . (more...)
- November 04, 2018
His comments came after Ireland's deputy premier Simon Coveney said he believes a Brexit deal could be reached by the end of November , with his Westminster counterpart, Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington, saying negotiators were "very close", after the pair held talks in Dublin . (more...)
Nauru kids will never settle in Australia: Dutton
- November 04, 2018
Anyone who attempts the journey is now sent to remote camps on Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manu Island for processing. "I think now is exactly the wrong time to be sending people to New Zealand because we don't have Labor's agreement on the lifetime ban, and it's doubtful they would support it, and secondly, there's too much activity and too much speculation around which means NZ would be a pull factor", he said. (more...)
- November 04, 2018
Anyone who attempts the journey is now sent to remote camps on Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manu Island for processing. "I think now is exactly the wrong time to be sending people to New Zealand because we don't have Labor's agreement on the lifetime ban, and it's doubtful they would support it, and secondly, there's too much activity and too much speculation around which means NZ would be a pull factor", he said. (more...)
Brett Kavanaugh to be denied inaugural walk down supreme court steps
- November 04, 2018
After being interviewed by investigators on Thursday, Munro-Leighton, who had never met Kavanaugh in person, "admitted, contrary to her prior claims, that she had not been sexually assaulted by Judge Kavanaugh and was not the author of the original "Jane Doe" letter , '" Grassley's office said. (more...)
- November 04, 2018
After being interviewed by investigators on Thursday, Munro-Leighton, who had never met Kavanaugh in person, "admitted, contrary to her prior claims, that she had not been sexually assaulted by Judge Kavanaugh and was not the author of the original "Jane Doe" letter , '" Grassley's office said. (more...)
Brazil's President-Elect Reaffirms Intent to Move Embassy to Jerusalem
- November 04, 2018
Earlier this year the US President Donald Trump ordered the US embassy moved to Jerusalem, and Guatemala followed suit. Hamas, the Gaza Strip's Islamist government , on Friday called on Brazilian President Elect Jair Bolsonaro to reverse his decision to move Brazil's embassy to Jerusalem in a move likely stemming from the United States decision in December 2017. (more...)
- November 04, 2018
Earlier this year the US President Donald Trump ordered the US embassy moved to Jerusalem, and Guatemala followed suit. Hamas, the Gaza Strip's Islamist government , on Friday called on Brazilian President Elect Jair Bolsonaro to reverse his decision to move Brazil's embassy to Jerusalem in a move likely stemming from the United States decision in December 2017. (more...)
Bonfire Night 2018: Fireworks displays and events in Milton Keynes
- November 04, 2018
The traditional theme proved a hit with families past year, which saw the Priory grounds bursting at the seams. Bonfire and fireworks from 6.30pm. Tickets are prices at £4 for adults, £3 for children and family passes (for two adults and three children) at £13. (more...)
- November 04, 2018
The traditional theme proved a hit with families past year, which saw the Priory grounds bursting at the seams. Bonfire and fireworks from 6.30pm. Tickets are prices at £4 for adults, £3 for children and family passes (for two adults and three children) at £13. (more...)
UMC, Fujian Jinhua indicted for alleged Micron tech theft
- November 03, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions made the announcement with comments published on the US Justice Department's website. And in October, the Justice Department for the first time succeeded in extraditing a Chinese intelligence officer, Yanjun Xu, to the United States to stand trial for conspiring and attempting to commit economic espionage and steal trade secrets from multiple USA aviation and aerospace companies, including GE Aviation, a unit of General Electric. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions made the announcement with comments published on the US Justice Department's website. And in October, the Justice Department for the first time succeeded in extraditing a Chinese intelligence officer, Yanjun Xu, to the United States to stand trial for conspiring and attempting to commit economic espionage and steal trade secrets from multiple USA aviation and aerospace companies, including GE Aviation, a unit of General Electric. (more...)
Trump predicts he’ll make trade deal with China
- November 03, 2018
Given the attitude of the USA towards any deal with China, especially the events of May when Trump scrapped an agreement that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said had put the trade war "on hold", there was already considerable scepticism about the prospects for a meaningful agreement even before Kudlow's remarks. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
Given the attitude of the USA towards any deal with China, especially the events of May when Trump scrapped an agreement that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said had put the trade war "on hold", there was already considerable scepticism about the prospects for a meaningful agreement even before Kudlow's remarks. (more...)
Donald Trump planning executive order on immigration
- November 03, 2018
Trump has ramped up his tough stance on illegal immigration in recent days, specially targeting a Central American caravan of migrants making its way through Mexico to the US' southern border. Trump insisted his plan is "totally legal", repeating the term "invasion" that he has previously used to describe the caravan of several thousand migrants, many of them women and children, trying to enter the U.S. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
Trump has ramped up his tough stance on illegal immigration in recent days, specially targeting a Central American caravan of migrants making its way through Mexico to the US' southern border. Trump insisted his plan is "totally legal", repeating the term "invasion" that he has previously used to describe the caravan of several thousand migrants, many of them women and children, trying to enter the U.S. (more...)
India tops list of countries which faced internet shutdowns
- November 03, 2018
This would occur, Clinton said, despite the efforts of countries like China to fight the spread of information. In the report, the human rights group examined 65 countries and found that 26 countries-including the United States-saw what it characterized as a deterioration in internet freedom, and noted that "almost half of all declines were related to elections". (more...)
- November 03, 2018
This would occur, Clinton said, despite the efforts of countries like China to fight the spread of information. In the report, the human rights group examined 65 countries and found that 26 countries-including the United States-saw what it characterized as a deterioration in internet freedom, and noted that "almost half of all declines were related to elections". (more...)
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams Wants to Ban AR-15s from Civlians
- November 03, 2018
She added a note to the throng of media gathered for the event, urging against any reboot of recent speculation that she might run for president in 2020. In Georgia, election officials have suspended more than 50,000 applications to register to vote, majority for black voters, under a rigorous Republican-backed law that requires personal information to exactly match driver's licence or Social Security records. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
She added a note to the throng of media gathered for the event, urging against any reboot of recent speculation that she might run for president in 2020. In Georgia, election officials have suspended more than 50,000 applications to register to vote, majority for black voters, under a rigorous Republican-backed law that requires personal information to exactly match driver's licence or Social Security records. (more...)
NYPD Detectives Focus on Timeline in Saudi Sisters' Death
- November 03, 2018
In a press conference , NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said that his detectives have developed sources who told them how much the girls didn't want to return to Saudi Arabia . The Saudi Arabian citizens and students who were accompanying their brother in Washington, D.C., the Royal Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in NY. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
In a press conference , NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said that his detectives have developed sources who told them how much the girls didn't want to return to Saudi Arabia . The Saudi Arabian citizens and students who were accompanying their brother in Washington, D.C., the Royal Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in NY. (more...)
Maid executed for killing her rapist
- November 03, 2018
Tursilawati claimed she was acting in self-defence when she killed her employer in 2010 after he tried to rape her. The maid's execution marked the fourth such case of Saudi Arabia killing an Indonesian migrant worker without telling diplomats or the family of those on death row before carrying out the death sentence, reports the Telegraph. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
Tursilawati claimed she was acting in self-defence when she killed her employer in 2010 after he tried to rape her. The maid's execution marked the fourth such case of Saudi Arabia killing an Indonesian migrant worker without telling diplomats or the family of those on death row before carrying out the death sentence, reports the Telegraph. (more...)
Black box recovered from crashed Indonesia jet
- November 03, 2018
The 2-month-old Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed into the sea northeast of Jakarta on Monday just minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board. Thirteen minutes into the flight it suddenly sped up and lost altitude, falling into the Java Sea, north-east of Jakarta . "We can not make a similar conclusion (to ban Lion Air from Malaysia's air space)", he told reporters when asked whether there was a proposal to ban Lion Air flights in Malaysia following the crash. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
The 2-month-old Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed into the sea northeast of Jakarta on Monday just minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board. Thirteen minutes into the flight it suddenly sped up and lost altitude, falling into the Java Sea, north-east of Jakarta . "We can not make a similar conclusion (to ban Lion Air from Malaysia's air space)", he told reporters when asked whether there was a proposal to ban Lion Air flights in Malaysia following the crash. (more...)
Race on as Merkel opens path for 2021 succession
- November 03, 2018
Hobbled by a refugee crisis that provoked a nationalist backlash, Merkel bowed out as CDU chairwoman on Monday and said she won't seek a fifth term as chancellor in 2021. She also said she had made the decision not to stay on as CDU chair before the summer parliamentary recess. Instead, her own MPs elected his rival, Ralph Brinkhaus, in an unprecedented challenge to Merkel's authority. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
Hobbled by a refugee crisis that provoked a nationalist backlash, Merkel bowed out as CDU chairwoman on Monday and said she won't seek a fifth term as chancellor in 2021. She also said she had made the decision not to stay on as CDU chair before the summer parliamentary recess. Instead, her own MPs elected his rival, Ralph Brinkhaus, in an unprecedented challenge to Merkel's authority. (more...)
Early voting in Oklahoma starts Thursday for midterms
- November 03, 2018
Data compiled by the Associated Press show turnout for mail and in-person voting has so far exceeded 2014 levels in about 20 states, including Wisconsin, Indiana, Florida, Nevada and Pennsylvania. At the top of this year's ballot is the U.S. Senate battle between Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke . Both Democrats and Republicans alike have been casting their ballots early, with 43 per cent of the total early voter turnout being Republican voters and 41 ... (more...)
- November 03, 2018
Data compiled by the Associated Press show turnout for mail and in-person voting has so far exceeded 2014 levels in about 20 states, including Wisconsin, Indiana, Florida, Nevada and Pennsylvania. At the top of this year's ballot is the U.S. Senate battle between Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke . Both Democrats and Republicans alike have been casting their ballots early, with 43 per cent of the total early voter turnout being Republican voters and 41 ... (more...)
Herschel Walker endorses Brian Kemp in Georgia governor's race
- November 03, 2018
Oprah Winfrey , the coastal elite billionaire and queen of all media, went down to Georgia to stump for Democrats. The former Georgia House of Representatives Minority Leader is in a hotly contested race against Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp , and they are almost dead even in the polls. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
Oprah Winfrey , the coastal elite billionaire and queen of all media, went down to Georgia to stump for Democrats. The former Georgia House of Representatives Minority Leader is in a hotly contested race against Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp , and they are almost dead even in the polls. (more...)
State Dept. calls for journalist safety as Trump lashes out
- November 03, 2018
Khashoggi was killed after visiting the Istanbul consulate on October 2, Saudi officials have acknowledged. The Washington Post also quoted an anonymous Turkish official as saying that their columnist's body was destroyed in acid either on the grounds of the Saudi Consulate or at the nearby residence of the Saudi consul general. (more...)
- November 03, 2018
Khashoggi was killed after visiting the Istanbul consulate on October 2, Saudi officials have acknowledged. The Washington Post also quoted an anonymous Turkish official as saying that their columnist's body was destroyed in acid either on the grounds of the Saudi Consulate or at the nearby residence of the Saudi consul general. (more...)
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