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Financial Times | Ingram Pinn's illustration of the week: The road to Brexit Financial Times David Davis, the Brexit secretary, this week put forward the UK's proposals for leaving the EU. The plans include a transitional period of up to three years that allows Britain to retain current trading arrangements while negotiating new deals with ... Walking away from the EU without a deal after Brexit would NOT be a disaster and could lead to cheaper food, think ... 'No Deal' With EU No Disaster for Post-Brexit UK, Says Report EU citizens will not need visas to visit UK after Brexit, say sources |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:28:58 GMT
The Guardian | Is Nick Clegg our anti-Brexit hero – or just a wind-up merchant? The Guardian I can't be the only one who's stared out of the window lately and wondered what I could do to stop Brexit happening, before being crushed by a feeling of insignificance. In more desperate moments I try to reassure myself that somewhere someone in a ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:11:00 GMT
Telegraph.co.uk | 'Brexit effect' sees biggest boom in US tourists visiting the UK since the 1980s Telegraph.co.uk The "Brexit effect" has seen the biggest increase in US tourists coming to the UK since the 1980s, official data shows. Figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that the past six months have seen a 25pc rise in visitors from North ... UK tourism sector booms as sterling falls UK sees record tourist numbers after pound's post-Brexit plunge |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:52:16 GMT
Bloomberg | UK Is Said Set to Give More Brexit Plan Details Next Week Bloomberg The U.K. is preparing to give further details of its approach to Brexit next week when it lays out positions in at least three different areas that it wants to negotiate with the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May's government will publish two ... Australia demands equal immigration rights to EU citizens after Brexit Brexit trade talks may be reduced to as little as 10 months Brexit: UK looks to keep visa-free travel from EU |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 06:39:06 GMT
Telegraph.co.uk | Brexit will bring us closer to the antipodean cousins we wrongly cold-shouldered Telegraph.co.uk When Napoleon Bonaparte brought France under his control a little over two hundred years ago, he came up with a simple plan for dealing with the pesky British, who were holding out against domination by a foreign power. He devised the Continental ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:08:23 GMT
European Union
Express.co.uk | 'Impossible!' Anger as EU unveils emergency plans to wipe out ALL of Majorca's plant life Express.co.uk According to EU documents initial containment plans drawn up by Brussels have failed, leading eurocrats to propose the more radical solution of chopping down huge swathes of vegetation in a bid to halt its advance. According to Spain's El Confidential ... |
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:58:34 GMT
Grist | The European Union is considering an electric car mandate. Grist Per reports from Climate Home, the E.U. governing body is mulling an electric and hybrid car quota for automakers by 2030. Though such a proposal would fit with the E.U.'s overall pro-climate stance, it may or may not happen, according to contradictory ... |
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:40:42 GMT
News-Medical.net | New MyoVista hsECG device launched in the European Union for early detection of heart disease News-Medical.net HeartSciences today announced the European launch of MyoVista® high sensitivity electrocardiograph (hsECG™) Testing Device, developed in response to the global unmet need for effective, low-cost, front-line screening of cardiac disease in both ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:30:24 GMT
Telegraph.co.uk | European Union citizens will be free to cross into UK from Ireland after Brexit, British Government admits Telegraph.co.uk The news will raise fears of a backdoor into Britain for migrants from the European Union after Britain quits the EU in March 2019. Details of the plans were set out in a 28 page paper published by the Department for Exiting the European Union. Australia demands equal immigration rights to EU citizens after Brexit EU will use Brexit to warn other countries AGAINST leaving, claims former Cameron aide Brexit: EU trade talks 'may not happen until Christmas', Cabinet fears |
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:06:57 GMT
Express.co.uk | Bavaria refuses to bow down to EU rules as German state demands border checks remain Express.co.uk Under EU rules, border checks can be temporarily re-introduced by member states if there is a threat to national security or public safety. France temporarily reimposed immigration controls on its border with Italy in 2011 for the same reason. At the ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:13:00 GMT
China
The Verge | China launches cyber-court to handle internet-related disputes The Verge China's new cyber-court in the city of Hangzhou will start hearing cases today that exclusively deal with e-commerce and internet-related cases, according to China Law Blog. The court will have the ability to handle all aspects of a case online from ... China's online court heard its first case today Chinese 'cyber-court' launched for online cases China opens its first 'cyber court' |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:33:58 GMT
Business Insider | The US just fired the first shot in a trade war with China Business Insider US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP. The US has initiated an investigation into China's ... US triggers trade investigation of China Chinese state media revel in Donald Trump's Charlottesville woes Bannon Isn't Wrong. China Is Becoming the World's Dominant Economy |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:30:45 GMT
CNBC | China to limit overseas investments in real estate, sports CNBC A document released Friday by the State Council, China's Cabinet, was the latest move by regulators to tap the brakes on a string of foreign acquisitions. The Cabinet document limits overseas investments in areas such as hotels, cinemas, the ... China Makes It Official, Formalizes Overseas Acquisitions Restrictions Chinese crackdown on overseas spending could hit UK property prices China Codifies Crackdown on 'Irrational' Outbound Investment |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:34:00 GMT
New York Times | China Steps Up Warnings Over Debt-Fueled Overseas Acquisitions New York Times BEIJING — China moved on Friday to curb investment overseas by its companies and conglomerates, issuing its strongest signal yet that it wants to rein in runaway debt that could pose a threat to the country's slowing economy. Beijing has stepped up ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:47:17 GMT
The Guardian | China moves to curb overseas acquisitions as firms' debt levels rise The Guardian The Chinese government has served notice on the country's foreign investment spree in football clubs, skyscrapers and Hollywood as it moves to curb rising levels of debt among domestic companies. The announcement of restrictions in a range of sectors ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:32:00 GMT
World
BBC News | Voyager: Inside the world's greatest space mission BBC News The signals are received by Nasa's deep space network – giant satellite dishes scattered around the world, designed to pick up data from distant spacecraft. As I watch, duty mission controller Enrique Medina calls-up a ground station near Canberra ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:15:00 GMT
The Guardian | Finland stabbings: Two dead and suspect shot in Turku BBC News Two people have been killed and at least six others wounded in a stabbing in Turku in south-west Finland, say police. Police, who were on the scene within minutes, shot the suspected attacker and arrested him. He has been taken into custody. The attack ... Turku stabbing: two dead in Finnish city after market square attack Live updates as knife-wielding attacker leaves two dead and eight people after horror rampage through Turku Finland police investigating deadly mass stabbing in Turku |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:46:06 GMT
Aljazeera.com | Barcelona and Cambrils: 'Bigger' attacks were prepared BBC News The suspects in the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils were planning one or more bigger attacks than those that were carried out, police say. They said blasts on Wednesday in a town south of Barcelona deprived plotters of bomb material, so they executed ... 'Today Is A Day Of Mourning': Remembering The Victims Of Spain's Terror Attacks 'Barbaric act': World reacts to Barcelona attack Barcelona and Cambrils attackers planned bigger atrocity, say police – live updates |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:29:17 GMT
Fox News | North Korea: How Christians survive in the world's most anti-Christian nation Fox News For 16 years, North Korea has been ranked the “most oppressive place in the world for Christians,” and this week the U.S. State Department re-asserted it as one of the world's worst religious persecutors – torturing and executing those even suspected ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:04:10 GMT
Bloomberg | Airline That Was Once World's Most Valuable Makes a Comeback Bloomberg It's taken five years, but the merger that created Latin America's largest airline might finally be bearing fruit. Latam Airlines Group SA, once the world's most valuable carrier, is in its strongest financial condition since predecessor Lan Airlines ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:36:02 GMT
South China Sea
Foreign Policy | Stop the South China Sea Charade Foreign Policy There's no doubt that China's growing assertiveness in waters far from its own coasts has sparked great angst in the region. The “nine-dash line” that Beijing pushes as the basis of its claims includes virtually the whole of the South China Sea ... South China Sea: Beijing raises the temperature again Progress in South China Sea PH has options on joint sea exploration, says Palace |
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:09:59 GMT
Reuters | China military criticizes 'wrong' US moves on Taiwan, South China Sea Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - The "wrong" actions of the United States on Taiwan, its South China Sea patrols and deployment of an advanced anti-missile system in South Korea have had a large, negative influence on military trust, a senior Chinese officer said ... China: US Military Damaged Mutual Trust With 'Wrong' Actions on Missile Defense and South China Sea US, China military chiefs reach deal to reduce 'risk of miscalculation' Chinese general criticizes 'wrong' US moves on Taiwan |
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 05:23:05 GMT
CNN | South China Sea: Vietnam takes up fight against China CNN A month later Hanoi reversed course, reportedly after Beijing threatened to use military force against one of its outposts in the South China Sea, which Vietnam calls the East Sea. Now Vietnam could be on the hook to Repsol for hundreds of millions of ... South China Sea: Vietnam capitulate to Chinese pressure over ship drilling for oil |
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 03:35:00 GMT
South China Morning Post | China has agreed to no new expansion in South China Sea, Philippines says South China Morning Post Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano also said the Philippines was working on a “commercial deal” with China to explore and exploit oil and gas resources in disputed areas of the South China Sea with an aim to begin drilling within a year. Philippines Weighs China Energy Deal in Disputed South China Sea China assures Philippines it won't expand in the South China Sea Beware the New China-Philippines South China Sea Deal |
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:39:25 GMT
New York Times | Beijing Warns US Over Navy Patrol in South China Sea New York Times BEIJING — As the Trump administration pressed China to curb North Korea, Beijing issued its own warning over another festering dispute on Friday, saying that American naval operations in the South China Sea would only force it to deepen its military ... Beijing is using underwater drones in the South China Sea to show off its might US destroyer in South China Sea called 'provocation' by Beijing US raising pressure in South China Sea |
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:39:06 GMT
Russia
NPR | 3 Questions About A Pro-Russia Congressman's Meeting With Julian Assange NPR In their tête-à-tête, Assange denied that Russia was involved in the hacking or disclosure of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign and published online by WikiLeaks, Rohrabacher's office said. Assange Turned Down Dirt on Russia, Strongly Suggesting Ties to Being an Asshole WikiLeaks rejected documents on Russia during 2016 election: report Report: WikiLeaks turned down damaging documents about Russia to focus on Clinton |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:01:24 GMT
U.S. News & World Report | In Russia, Sanctions Change the Food Pantry U.S. News & World Report Shopping for food on vacation outside Russia has become a routine pastime for them since August 2014, when the Kremlin banned import of dairy, produce, fruit, meat, poultry, fish and seafood from the U.S., European Union and several other countries. |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:28:00 GMT
Reuters | Venezuela's PDVSA defends 'perfect' relationship with Russia Reuters CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's alliance with Russia is "perfect," the president of state oil company PDVSA said on Friday, blasting what he said was a U.S.-led attempt to sully the growing ties between the two nations. Reuters last week published a ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:06:02 GMT
Times Colonist | After doping scandals, Russia touts reformed testing agency Times Colonist After almost two years under suspension, the Russian anti-doping agency wants to show it's capable of cleaning up a tainted sports scene. A sign reads: "Russian National Anti-doping Agency RUSADA" on a building in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 24, ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:08:00 GMT
Washington Post | How congressional Republicans are trying to undermine US-Russia relations Washington Post As U.S.-Russia relations continue to sour, President Trump has taken to Twitter to blame Congress for the continuing deterioration. Trump's finger-pointing may not pass the laugh test, but the fact that Congress is not to blame for our troubles with ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:23:31 GMT
UK
Financial Times | UK lowers terror threat level to severe Financial Times British Prime Minister Theresa May has reduced the UK terror threat from critical to severe following raids and arrests in the northern city of Manchester. It had been raised after Monday's suicide bombing. The bank holiday weekend began with ... Manchester | UK news | The Guardian |
Sat, 27 May 2017 11:48:58 GMT
The Independent | EU set to halt Brexit talks 'because the UK is not ready' The Independent EU diplomats have hit out at Britain's failure to agree it must pay a hefty financial settlement for Brexit, suggesting the controversy will “stall” the talks. The second round of the negotiations appeared to have run into trouble within 24 hours of ... |
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:17:23 GMT
BBC News | Visits to UK rise amid fall in pound BBC News The number of visitors to the UK rose to 3.5 million in June, up 7% from the same month last year, according to official figures. The number of visitors from North America shot up by 34%. While in the UK, the visitors spent £2.2bn, a rise of 2%, the ... Weaker sterling attracts record number of foreign tourists to UK 'Brexit effect' sees biggest boom in US tourists visiting the UK since the 1980s Weak pound helps boost UK tourist numbers |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:21:02 GMT
Bloomberg | Staff at Two UK McDonald's Restaurants Vote for First Strike Bloomberg McDonald's Corp. workers at two restaurants in England have voted in favor of a strike, in what would be the first industrial action by staff of the American fast-food chain in the U.K.. Employees at one site in Crayford, near London, and a second in ... McDonald's could face first UK strike action as workers threaten to walk out demanding £10 per hour |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:30:52 GMT
The Guardian | Bruce Forsyth, king of UK gameshows, dies aged 89 The Guardian Sir Bruce Forsyth, best known for hosting The Generation Game and Strictly Come Dancing, has died at the age of 89. The TV entertainer died at his home on Friday afternoon, with his wife, Wilnelia, and his children beside him. He had recently ... Sir Bruce Forsyth: TV legend dies aged 89 'Who can say they went out on top? Well I did': Sir Bruce Forsyth started entertaining at the age of 11 and didn't ... Bruce Forsyth dead aged 89: Legendary entertainer and face of Strictly Come Dancing passes away |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:41:56 GMT
Germany
Vox | In Germany, neo-Nazis get to march but threats are verboten ABC News Given Germany's grim history as the home of National Socialism and the efforts it has made since then to atone for its genocidal past, it might seem surprising that far-right extremists who glorify a dead Nazi official are allowed to march in his honor ... German neo-Nazis are planning to rally outside Berlin Saturday Germany can teach US how to mitigate hate Take a lesson: How Germany handles monuments from Nazi and communist eras |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:47:51 GMT
Reuters | Germany bets on second time lucky with migrant workers Reuters Merhawi Tesfay, an immigrant from Eritrea poses during a Reuters interview at German plant engineering firm Kremer Machine Systems where he found a job as electrician and plant manufacturer in Gescher near Muenster, Germany, August 4, 2017. Picture ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:53:29 GMT
Reuters | Erdogan tells Turks in Germany to vote against Merkel Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats were enemies of Turkey and called on Turks in Germany to vote against major parties in next month's elections. The comments ... Turkey's Erdogan says German leaders are enemies Erdogan launches attack on German parties ahead of election Erdogan Calls on Turks in Germany to Reject Main Parties |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:12:06 GMT
Metro | 1 person killed in stabbing in Germany ABC News One person was killed and one person was injured in a stabbing incident in the German city of Wuppertal-Elberfeld today, according to police. Wuppertal police are still searching for one or more suspects related to the stabbings. A police spokeswoman ... 1 man dead, 1 injured after stabbing in western Germany Man killed and another hurt in stabbing in Germany Germany siege: Knifeman on run after shop killing rampage in city centre |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:29:07 GMT
The Economist | Germany's new divide The Economist Imagine that Germany were sundered once more, this time into north and south. The south would contain the Länder (states) of Saarland, the Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria from the former west, plus Thuringia and Saxony, the ... |
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:58:43 GMT
Business
Business Insider | Steve Bannon is leaving the White House and may be returning to Breitbart Business Insider Steve Bannon, the White House chief strategist, is leaving the Trump administration, multiple outlets reported Friday. The conservative internet news mogul Matt Drudge first reported that Bannon was leaving the White House, tweeting that he "had one ... Bannon's White House exit lifts US stocks |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:18:06 GMT
Chicago Tribune | Donald Trump, the anti-business president Chicago Tribune Panel members had been resigning since Monday, most directly or indirectly citing Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend. (Aug. 17, 2017) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR). 3 ways Trump's GOP could be bad for US business What happened behind the scenes as Trump's business councils fell apart Trump's business advisory councils disband as CEOs abandon president over Charlottesville views |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:20:00 GMT
Business Insider | Nielsen launches Esports valuation business Business Insider Nielsen's decision to launch a standalone business unit — and not just additional Esports services — could signify it views Esports as a legitimate industry and not just a temporary trend. Another indication of Esports creeping into the mainstream is ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:11:12 GMT
Business Insider | Hands on with the Essential Phone, the smartphone made by one of Android's co-founders Business Insider Here it is, then — the smartphone from Andy Rubin, the father of the Android operating system. Called Essential Phone and made by Essential, Rubin's startup, the new device is a thing of sheer and utter beauty, and I'm quickly falling in love with it ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:03:17 GMT
Business Insider | Why Spain has become a target for terrorists Business Insider The Barcelona terrorist attack on Thursday ended a 13-year run in Spain in which the country had no attacks inspired by Islamic extremism — but it hasn't been from a lack of trying. At least a dozen people are dead and 100 more are injured after a van ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 06:31:47 GMT
France
FRANCE 24 | Syrian activist who fled to France dies aged 44 FRANCE 24 Syrian actress-turned-activist Fadwa Suleiman, who fled to France after taking part in the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, died in Paris overnight of cancer, her family said Thursday. She was 44. "Fadwa has left us, she has left this ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:01:40 GMT
Barriere Star Journal | Penticton man in France to mark fateful Dieppe Raid Barriere Star Journal It will be 75 years ago Saturday, along a rocky shoreline on the northwest coast of France, that the Canadian military suffered its bloodiest loss of the Second World War. The ill-fated, pre-dawn raid near the resort town of Dieppe would eventually ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:08:51 GMT
FRANCE 24 | Live: Catalan suspects were preparing larger attack, Spanish police say FRANCE 24 France 24 - International news 24/7. International News 24/7. Top stories. Filter the page : News Wires · 24h · Videos · Videos · Shows · France · Africa · Middle east · Europe · Americas · Asia / pacific · Sports · Business / tech · Culture ... France Says 26 French Hurt in Barcelona Attack Barcelona and Cambrils: Manhunt for four terror suspects as police confirm Moussa Oukabir shot dead |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:02:56 GMT
FRANCE 24 | Maduro's Constituent Assembly seizes power from Venezuelan legislature FRANCE 24 Venezuela's new pro-government constitutional authority formally declared Friday it was seizing power from the opposition-led legislature, tightening President Nicolas Maduro's grip on the country in defiance of international outrage. It was the latest ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:57:29 GMT
EURACTIV | Eurobarometer: Europhilia on the rise in France EURACTIV In France, optimism for the EU has been on the rise since last autumn, according to a Eurobarometer study published on Friday (17 August). EURACTIV France reports. One year following the Brexit referendum, French see the glass half full when looking at ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:29:17 GMT
Italy
Farming and health care in Italy compare favorably to US Iowa Farmer Today Italy experiences many of the same dilemmas as the U.S. in health care, agriculture and politics. Marilyn and I spent 12 days in Italy recently, accompanying students in her International Healthcare course, which she teaches with another faculty member ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:10:26 GMT
New York Times | Flow of Migrants to Italy Slows, but Nobody Knows Why New York Times Migrants in the Mediterranean early this month waiting for the Aquarius rescue ship, run by SOS Méditerranée and Doctors Without Borders. Italy and Libya have acted to make it harder for boats from nongovernmental organizations to operate in their waters. |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:42:00 GMT
Vogue.com | Madonna Celebrates Her Birthday Week in Italy With a Dolce Vita-Worthy Fashion Moment Vogue.com Madonna celebrated her 59th birthday this past Wednesday, and is continuing to keep the good times rolling while on her family vacation in Italy. She sported a floor-sweeping dress by Dolce & Gabbana, fully embracing La Dolce Vita with her equally ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:48:00 GMT
Express.co.uk | 'LAST CHANCE!' Eurosceptic leader blasts 'outdated' Schengen zone - will Italy QUIT EU? Express.co.uk With Italy's national election less than a year away, Mr Salvini has revealed his plans to bring the right-wing party to power - and it involves a revision of “every European treaty”. Speaking to Politico, the 44-year-old said: “We want to give Europe ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:08:55 GMT
Washington Post | Migrant flow to Italy shrinks as government in Rome cracks down Washington Post BRUSSELS — Italy's top law enforcement official said Tuesday that his nation's aggressive approach to halting migration across the Mediterranean was making progress, amid a steep drop in the number of migrants arriving on Italy's shores in the past month. Italy minister sees light at the end of the tunnel on migrant flows Italy hopeful over migrant crisis as arrivals fall |
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:47:24 GMT
Turkey
BBC News | Turkey's Erdogan says German leaders are enemies BBC News Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Germany's ruling politicians "enemies of Turkey" who deserve to be rejected by German-Turkish voters. Germany will hold a general election on 24 September, and about one million ethnic Turks living in ... Turkey Is Engaging In Hostage Diplomacy With The US, Officials Say Erdogan says Merkel is an enemy of Turkey Erdogan Calls on Turks in Germany to Reject Main Parties |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:41:15 GMT
Business Insider | Defense Secretary Mattis is traveling to Jordan, Turkey, and Ukraine Business Insider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will travel to Jordan, Turkey and Ukraine later this month, the Pentagon said on Friday. Mattis will begin his trip in Jordan where he will meet with King Abdullah. Jordan is a member of the ... US Defense Chief to Visit Jordan, Turkey, Ukraine Mattis to visit Turkey to discuss Ankara's 'legitimate security concerns' |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:34:50 GMT
Reuters | Turkey to boost military cooperation with Iran after army chief's visit Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Iran have agreed to boost military cooperation after talks in Ankara this week between the Iranian armed forces chief of staff and Turkish leaders, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Thursday. Iran's military ... Turkey's missile deal evidence West must rethink policy New force formed to fight Turkey in northern Syria |
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:39:44 GMT
Anadolu Agency | Turkey: Investigators reach US drone crash site Anadolu Agency Investigators have reached the site where a U.S. drone crashed in southern Turkey, a statement from Turkey's Incirlik Air Base said Thursday. It confirmed that the U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed in a field near Adana province on Thursday at 10.15 ... US drone crashes in southern Turkey after leaving Incirlik Air Base US anti-tank drone crashes in southern Turkey's Adana US drone crashes in southern Turkey |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:10:25 GMT
Hurriyet Daily News | Time to return to normality for Turkey: UK Hurriyet Daily News The United Kingdom stands by Turkey a year on from the coup attempt and understands the extraordinary challenges Turkey is facing, but urges it to signal a return to normality by lifting the state of emergency rule issued after the July 15, 2016, coup ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:05:53 GMT
Syria
NPR | From Israel, Quiet Efforts Are Underway To Aid Civilians In Syria NPR Israeli volunteers recently gathered in a warehouse to prepare boxes of children's medicine to be sent to Syria — but the Israeli company that runs the warehouse asked not to be identified because it did not want to be publicly associated with the ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:04:01 GMT
Reuters | Officials Release Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 18, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 40 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... Syrian army encircles Islamic State in central Syria advance Washington Makes Room for Rivals in Eastern Syria Mindless horror of Islamic State a tragedy created out of desperation |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:09:28 GMT
The Straits Times | Firms flock to Syria fair with eye on reconstruction The Straits Times DAMASCUS (AFP) - Lured by potentially enormous contracts for reconstruction work in war-torn Syria, international companies have laid out their wares at the Damascus International Fair for the first time in six years. The top event on pre-war Syria's ... Syrian army, Hezbollah allies attack IS near Lebanon border Assad advisor says Syria war nearing its end UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:48:58 GMT
The Independent | Britain sending unused lifesaving equipment to Syria's White Helmets The Independent An ex-firefighter has driven up and down the country in order to collect firefighting and lifesaving equipment to donate to the White Helmets volunteer civil defence service in Syria. Phil Richards, now of the UK's International Search and Rescue (ISR ... UK Search And Rescue Teams Are Donating Equipment To Syria's White Helmets |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:39:43 GMT
PBS NewsHour | PHOTOS: How Syrian kids play and cool off outside war zones PBS NewsHour In the sweltering triple-digit temperatures around Raqqa in north-central Syria, children leap from a railing into an irrigation canal to cool off. While Syrian Democratic Forces battle Islamic State militants in Raqqa, children outside the besieged ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:10:31 GMT
Refugees
Washington Post | How a group of refugees saved a church on the brink of collapsing Washington Post During those years, he saw many friends and fellow Karen suffer and die or end up as refugees. More than 100,000 Karen relocated to refugee camps in Thailand, which shares its northwest border with Myanmar. Others, like Win, would be resettled in the ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:12:12 GMT
CBS News | Behind the Lens: Climate Refugees CBS News Watch "CBSN: On Assignment" on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and on our streaming network CBSN. Explore more on this topic by clicking here. Kiribati is on the frontier. On a map, this tiny island nation looks like a little speck in the middle of the ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:33:00 GMT
PBS NewsHour | Uganda now houses more than 1 million South Sudanese refugees PBS NewsHour Uganda is now home to more than a million South Sudanese refugees, the United Nations said Thursday, as a result of an ongoing civil war in the world's youngest nation. The report from the UN Refugee Agency stated an average of 1,800 refugees had ... No end in sight as Uganda receives one million South Sudanese refugees One Million Refugees. One Million Needless Tragedies Dire conditions as refugee camps overflow |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 21:40:00 GMT
WNYC | Looking Back on the Week, Post-Charlottesville; Myanmar's Rohingya Refugees; Eclipse Science WNYC After the violence on display last weekend at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, The Takeaway has a look at the news stories that helped frame the media coverage of where the nation stands after such a pivotal week. Susan Page ... Rohingya refugees in India: NHRC issues notice to Centre over its plan to deport illegal immigrants India: Don't Forcibly Return Rohingya Refugees Kill us here but don't send us back: Rohingya refugees |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:53:16 GMT
The Guardian | Spain lacks capacity to handle migration surge, says UN refugee agency The Guardian Spain lacks the resources and capacity to protect the rising number of refugees and migrants reaching it by sea, the UN refugee agency has said. The warning from UNHCR comes as the Spanish coastguard said it rescued 593 people in a day from 15 small ... Spain can't cope with rising refugee influx: UN SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO on Twitter: "593 personas recuperadas de 15 pateras hoy en Estrecho (424) y Mar de ... Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 118,227 in 2017; 2,408 Deaths | Missing Migrants Project |
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:12:34 GMT
Trade
Washington Examiner | The US just fired the first shot in a trade war with China Business Insider China sees the use of Section 301 as an act of aggression because it allows the president of the United States to act against the Chinese economy without consulting the World Trade Organization. China has been a member of the organization since 2001. Steve Bannon Thinks We're Fighting A Trade War With China - Steve Bannon Is Wrong US Trade Representative launches IPR investigation into China US triggers trade investigation of China |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:30:45 GMT
CNBC | 'Trump trade' can become market headwind, as traders watch for ... CNBC President Donald Trump, often seizing on the stock market's post-election gains as a personal victory, may now have gotten on the market's bad side. |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:47:08 GMT
CNBC | A brave trade: Why one technical analyst is betting on retail stocks CNBC Retail stocks have been badly punished this year, but Todd Gordon of TradingAnalysis.com sees opportunity in the hammered group. Examining a chart of the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT), Gordon spots "support" at around the $38.50 level, which is roughly ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:02:07 GMT
CBSSports.com | Keri the 10: Stanton trade? Together for Bettis, the Mets plague and more CBSSports.com Stanton recently cleared waivers, and CBS Sports' Dayn Perry has all the details on what that means, when it comes to setting odds on whether the Marlins might consider trading their superstar. I still think the chances of a trade in the immediate ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:37:30 GMT
That Post-Brexit Trade Deal Should Indeed Be Unilateral Free Trade Forbes Much waffling is going on about what should be the trade deal that Britain has with the remnant European Union after Brexit--the correct answer being, of course, that Britain should adopt the only sensible and rational trade stance it is possible to ... |
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:37:00 GMT
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