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Algeria election: ‘Why I give up my weekends to protest’

December 12, 2019 Arizona News0

Image copyright AFP Amina Boumaraf, 19, and Yanis Cherrou, 23, are not your typical students. Every week since February they have been taking part in demonstrations in Algeria. The protests led to long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigning in April – but they are opposed to Thursday’s elections to choose his successor, and the protests are […]

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Rory McIlroy: World number two turned down Saudi Arabia event offer

December 12, 2019 Arizona News0

McIlroy’s most recent competitive outing came at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai last month Rory McIlroy has ruled out competing in next month’s European Tour event in Saudi Arabia, despite being offered a large appearance fee. World number one Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson are among big names who will be […]

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Israel will hold unprecedented third election in a year

December 12, 2019 Arizona News0

Image copyright ReutersImage caption Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Benny Gantz (R) could not agree a power-sharing deal Israel will hold an unprecedented third general election in less than a year after politicians again failed to form a majority coalition in parliament. Members of the Knesset voted to set the election date for 2 March hours […]

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Algeria jails two former prime ministers ahead of election

December 11, 2019 Arizona News0

Image copyright EPAImage caption Tahmed Ouyahia (L) and Abdelmalek Sellal (R) were both allies of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika An Algerian court has sentenced two former prime ministers to long jail terms amid a huge corruption investigation. Ahmed Ouyahia was sentenced to 15 years in prison and Abdelmalek Sellal to 12 years. They were accused […]

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Pensacola attack: US grounds Saudi aviation students after navy base shooting

December 11, 2019 Arizona News0

Image copyright US NavyImage caption Mohammad Sameh Haitham and Joshua Kaleb Watson were two of three young sailors killed The US has grounded hundreds of Saudi military aviation students at bases across the country in the wake of Friday’s deadly shooting in Florida. All flying will be paused, though classroom studies will continue. It comes […]

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Saudi Arabia oil attacks: UN ‘unable to confirm Iranian involvement’

December 11, 2019 Arizona News0

Image copyright ReutersImage caption The attacks temporarily knocked out half of Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production The UN has reportedly so far been unable to confirm Iran was involved in drone and cruise missile attacks on two key Saudi oil facilities in September. Saudi Arabia said Iran was behind the attacks, which temporarily knocked out […]

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Aramco shares jump in world’s biggest ever market debut

December 11, 2019 Arizona News0

Image copyright Reuters Saudi Aramco’s stock rose sharply as the world’s biggest share listing got underway in Riyadh, rising 10% above the initial public offering price. Last week the oil giant, which produces more than a tenth of global crude supply, raised $25.6bn (£19.5bn). Saudi Arabia’s royal family is privatising assets as part of a […]

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Frequent fliers: Nova Scotia cabinet ministers visited 17 countries in 19 months

December 11, 2019 Arizona News0

Nova Scotia’s premier spent more days outside the country than in the legislature between January 2018 and September 2019, a Global News analysis has found. The premier and 12 cabinet ministers have expensed more than $204,000 in international travel in that 19-month period, spending a collective 268 days in 17 countries. Those costs do not […]

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Six charts that show how hard US sanctions have hit Iran

December 10, 2019 Arizona News0

Image copyright AFPImage caption The value of Iran’s currency hit record lows as a result of the US sanctions The United States reinstated economic sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark nuclear deal in May 2018. Mr Trump says he wants to apply “maximum pressure” on the government in Tehran to compel […]

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Pensacola attack gunman reported to have filed complaint

December 10, 2019 Arizona News0

Image copyright US NavyImage caption Mohammad Sameh Haitham and Joshua Kaleb Watson were two of three young sailors killed The Saudi gunman who killed three sailors at a Florida naval base had lodged an official complaint against one of his instructors, reports say. Mohammed Alshamrani is said to have been “infuriated” after the instructor referred […]

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Three dogs survive, one dies in house fire in central Tucson

December 12, 20190

A dog died in a house fire in central Tucson Wednesday evening, officials said. Tucson firefighters responded to the 500 block of E. Flores Street just before 5 p.m. for reports of a house fire, a Tucson Fire Department news release said. Firefighters found the bulk of the fire in the back of the home […]

Tucson, AZ Comcast Property for Sale at $35.15 Million

December 12, 20190

“This is an excellent opportunity to invest in a Fortune 40 company with an investment-grade credit rating of A- that is located in a pro-business environment,” said Spencer Henderson with B+E.     SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 12, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ — B+E, the first brokerage and technology platform for net lease real estate, announced the listing of […]

North Fourth Avenue has seen a lot of Tucson’s history

December 12, 20190

Stroll along North Fourth Avenue and you’ll find yourself popping into restaurants, bars, gift shops and art galleries. The avenue’s business district, which runs roughly from East Ninth Street to East University Boulevard, has long been considered one of the city’s primary entertainment hubs. But many of the buildings that line North Fourth have housed […]

MX Financial Intelligence Unit Freezes Bank Accounts of Genaro García Luna

December 12, 20190

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat TYGus from  Proceso Razon The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) froze the accounts and has opened an investigation against Genaro García Luna, former director of the Federal Research Agency (AFI) with former presidents Vicente Fox and secretary of public security for Felipe Calderón, the head of that organization, Santiago Nieto Castillo, reported this day. […]

Find US $3 million in barrels headed to Mexico from North Carolina

December 12, 20190

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat   Reforma North Carolina agents, alerted by a police dog, stopped a cargo truck that was heading to Mexico with barrels carrying 3 million dollars. The cargo truck with a trailer carried barrels of pork, while the money was wrapped in plastic, the Cleveland County Police Station said on its Facebook page. […]

Texas journalist’s true-crime thriller ‘Midnight in Mexico’ is headed for the screen

December 11, 20190

The book begins when Alfredo Corchado learns a cartel might want him dead… A Dallas Morning News photo illustration for Alfredo Corchado’s ‘Midnight in Mexico'(Michael Hogue) The bestselling true-crime book Midnight in Mexico by Texas journalist and author Alfredo Corchado is now being primed for a screen adaptation. A pair of producers, Bernard Kira and […]

Lonely at Christmas: Terrence surprised with a tree

December 12, 20190

Terrence has spent Christmas day alone for the last 20 years. He’ll now be spending Christmas with a good friend he’s met through his work with the charity Age UK. After mentioning he didn’t have a Christmas tree of his own during his BBC Breakfast interview, presenter Dan Walker and some people from Oldham College […]

General election 2019: Voters head to polls across the UK

December 12, 20190

Image copyright PA Media The UK is going to the polls for the country’s third general election in less than five years. The contest, the first to be held in December in nearly 100 years, follows those in 2015 and 2017. Polling stations in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland opened at […]

Nicky Campbell pays tribute to ‘wonderful mum’

December 12, 20190

Image caption Nicky Campbell, pictured with his mother Sheila: “She was my adoptive mum. She was my real mum” BBC Radio 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell has written a heartfelt tribute to his “wonderful” mother Sheila, who has died at the age of 96. Along with her husband, Frank Campbell, she adopted Nicky as a four-day-old […]

Algeria election: ‘Why I give up my weekends to protest’

December 12, 20190

Image copyright AFP Amina Boumaraf, 19, and Yanis Cherrou, 23, are not your typical students. Every week since February they have been taking part in demonstrations in Algeria. The protests led to long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigning in April – but they are opposed to Thursday’s elections to choose his successor, and the protests are […]

Rory McIlroy: World number two turned down Saudi Arabia event offer

December 12, 20190

McIlroy’s most recent competitive outing came at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai last month Rory McIlroy has ruled out competing in next month’s European Tour event in Saudi Arabia, despite being offered a large appearance fee. World number one Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson are among big names who will be […]

Israel will hold unprecedented third election in a year

December 12, 20190

Image copyright ReutersImage caption Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Benny Gantz (R) could not agree a power-sharing deal Israel will hold an unprecedented third general election in less than a year after politicians again failed to form a majority coalition in parliament. Members of the Knesset voted to set the election date for 2 March hours […]

Satisfaction with N.S. Liberals continues to increase: survey

December 12, 20190

Among Nova Scotians, satisfaction with the overall performance of the Liberal government led by Premier Stephen McNeil continues to increase, according to the latest survey by Narrative Research. The Halifax-based market research company conducted interviews from Oct. 31 to Nov. 22 and included a number of questions on the performance of the provincial government. The […]

2 rescued from Spencer Avenue apartment fire

December 12, 20190

Posted December 12, 2019 8:27 am Updated December 12, 2019 10:54 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Emergency services rescued two people from an apartment fire on Spencer Avenue in Halifax on Thursday morning. Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency crews and Halifax police responded to the […]

Protesters call for Ottawa Coun. Rick Chiarelli’s resignation over misconduct allegations

December 12, 20190

A group of protesters stood up at an Ottawa city council meeting on Wednesday wearing shirts emblazoned with the message “Resign Rick” after embattled Coun. Rick Chiarelli arrived for council’s budget vote. Later, the protesters went out to the lobby to hold up a banner and chant, calling for Chiarelli to go and for the […]

France’s Indo-Pacific strategy: inclusive and principled

December 12, 20190

Author: Françoise Nicolas, French Institute of International Relations France’s recently launched Indo-Pacific strategy has attracted many critical and sarcastic comments. Some Western analysts picture France’s move as a desperate (and vain) attempt to regain its past grandeur and most of them consider the strategy doomed to fail, while Chinese commentators criticise France for following in […]

Shared anxieties drive India–Japan defence ties upgrade

December 11, 20190

Author: Purnendra Jain, University of Adelaide Shared anxiety over growing strategic disruptions, terrorism and the possible rise of a regional hegemon has prompted India and Japan to deepen their defence and security ties as never before. Closer security and defence cooperation also symbolises strategic trust, shared vision on regional and international matters and commitment to […]

The global trading system must work for people and the planet

December 11, 20190

Authors: John WH Denton AO and Damien Bruckard, ICC Beyond the often dispiriting headlines about the demise of the multilateral trading system, the reality is that governments and businesses are already actively engaged in reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO). While it is easy to point to negative developments such as the halt on the […]

Climate change: Anger as protesters barred from UN talks

December 12, 20190

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProtesters staged a sit in at UN climate talks Environmentalists and observers have been barred from UN climate talks in Madrid after a protest inside the conference. Around 200 climate campaigners were ejected after staging a sit in, preventing access to one of the negotiating halls. Protesters […]

Berlin murder: Russia expels German diplomats amid dispute

December 12, 20190

Image copyright AFPImage caption The Chechen exile was shot dead in a Berlin park au August Russia says it is expelling two German diplomats in retaliation for a similar move by Berlin over suspicions that Moscow ordered the killing of an ethnic Chechen in the German capital. Last week the German government threw out two […]

Argentina’s Mario Sandoval: France to deport ex-policeman in torture case

December 12, 20190

Image copyright AFPImage caption The mother of Hernán Abriata (C) – Beatriz – has long campaigned to get Mario Sandoval extradited France is preparing to deport an Argentine former policeman, Mario Sandoval, accused of torture and crimes against humanity during Argentina’s military dictatorship in 1976-1983. Argentine prosecutors based their extradition request on one case – […]

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