President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said Turkey rejects that the issue of Israel declaring Jerusalem as its capital is a done deal. “We reject efforts to create new fait accompli in Jerusalem,” Erdoğan told at the 5th Summit of Heads of State of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence …
Read More »Hong Kong Protesters Forward An MTR Disruption And Workers’ Strike
Protesters campaigning for the withdrawal of the controversial Hong Kong extradition bill returned to MTR stations on Friday, dressed in black and urging passengers to disrupt services, students to skip classes and office workers …
Read More »Pakistani cabinet decides to push back Afghan refugees’ legal right to stay in the country from March 31 to end of 2017.
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government has extended a deadline for Afghan refugees to leave the country until the end of 2017, according to state media. Analysis: Challenges facing Pakistan-Afghanistan refugee repatriation programme A meeting of the cabinet, presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Tuesday pushed back the refugees’ …
Read More »China Woos Ivanka, Jared Kushner to Smooth Ties With Trump
At the Chinese Embassy in Washington last week, Ivanka Trump exited a black SUV with her daughter, Arabella, and shook the hand of Ambassador Cui Tiankai. Ivanka and Arabella, who dressed in red for the Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 1, were filmed listening to traditional music, …
Read More »Everyone Has Internet in These 12 OECD Countries
Roughly 95 percent of the population had access to high-speed internet in OECD countries last year In a technologically connected world, some countries are emerging at the head of the pack, new research from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development finds. That matters economically because broader access means there’s greater opportunity for work, …
Read More »U.S. Army Grants Easement For Dakota Access Pipeline
Dakota Access Pipeline: Army issuing final permit
(CNN)The US Army Corps of Engineers will grant an easement in North Dakota for the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, allowing the project to move toward completion despite the protests of Native Americans and environmentalists. Just a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump signed executive actions to advance approval of …
Read More »Obamas to get Freedom of the City of Dublin
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are to be granted the Freedom of the City of Dublin. Dublin City councillors voted to award the honour in recognition of Mr Obama’s “moderating and progressive” influence on the world stage. They also acknowledged Mrs Obama’s work for the …
Read More »MoMA Responds To Travel Ban By Putting Muslim-Nation Art On Its Walls
This is exactly how major art museums can protest President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban. Arts & Culture THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART / ELIZABETH BLISS PARKINSON FUND Ibrahim El-Salahi (Sudanese, born 1930), “The Mosque,” 1964, oil on canvas, 12 1/8 x 18 1/8” (30.7 x 46 cm) In times …
Read More »Mars bars and KitKats to get smaller to meet new sugar reduction guidelines
Companies will make chocolate bars smaller so they do not have to compromise on taste Chocolate manufacturers such as Mars and Nestle are likely to reduce their bars by 20 per cent Getty Images Chocolate manufacturers are planning to reduce the size of some of their best known brands …
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