Trump adviser to tell all after White House exit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former “Apprentice” star Omarosa is putting the White House on notice as she makes her exit: She has “quite a story to tell” about her time in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and “the world will want to hear it.” AP file photo Accustomed to the spotlight, Omarosa Manigault Newman appeared on […]
Danish scientists test rock singer who has been injecting himself with snake venom for 25 years
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Danish scientists test rock singer who has been injecting himself with snake venom for 25 years
A research team from the University of Copenhagen has recently completed an artificial library of antibodies, comprised of copies of antibodies generated by Steve Ludwin’s immune system in response to injections with snake venom. A red tailed rat snake. Photo: trybex/Depositphotos For 25 years, Ludwin has self-administered weekly injections of venom from some of the world’s most […]
Continue reading …Trump’s Mideast Peace Envoy Jason Greenblatt to Travel to Israel Next Week
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Trump’s Mideast Peace Envoy Jason Greenblatt to Travel to Israel Next Week
U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem, June 20, 2017. Haim Tzach/ GPO U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process will travel to Israel early next week, a senior White House official said Friday. MU.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem, June 20, […]
Continue reading …Anti-China voices growing in Seoul By Yi Whan-woo
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Anti-China voices growing in Seoul By Yi Whan-woo
Public sentiment toward China is worsening here after two Korean photojournalists were beaten by more than a dozen Chinese security guards during a trade event attended by President Moon Jae-in in Beijing, Thursday. Civic activists hold a rally near the Chinese Embassy in Myeong-dong, Seoul, Friday, demanding punishment for Chinese security guards who assaulted two […]
Continue reading …Belgium initiates debate on Jerusalem in the European Council
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Belgium initiates debate on Jerusalem in the European Council
Prime Minister Charles Michel requested that the issue of status of Jerusalem should be addressed at the European Summit that took place in Brussels yesterday, following president Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. © Belga “Belgium has always been in a position of a peace messenger and is engaged in a very balanced way […]
Continue reading …Somalia’s budget meets IMF terms, official says
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Somalia’s budget meets IMF terms, official says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The budget approved by Somalia’s parliament this week is in line with fiscal reforms the government committed to when it entered an International Monetary Fund programme in May, an IMF official told Reuters. Somalia is now on its second 12-month IMF staff-monitored programme after decades of war and turmoil, and adherence to […]
Continue reading …China backs independent Palestine with East Jerusalem as capital
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on China backs independent Palestine with East Jerusalem as capital
China supports an independent Palestine on the basis of the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Speaking after an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Istanbul on Wednesday, Lu Kang said Beijing understood the concerns of Muslim countries over the status […]
Continue reading …Dubai opens Dh40-million camel hospital First of its kind in the world, hospital can treat 20 camels at a time
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Dubai opens Dh40-million camel hospital First of its kind in the world, hospital can treat 20 camels at a time
The Dubai Camel Hospital intends to help in the research and development of camel medicine. Dubai: Pristine operating theatres and state-of-the-art medical equipment are featured in a new Dubai hospital that opened last week — exclusively for camels. Camels remain an important part of the Gulf Arab state’s heritage. Camel races and camel beauty pageants […]
Continue reading …Russia former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev jailed for eight years for taking bribe from Vladimir Putin’s ally
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Russia former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev jailed for eight years for taking bribe from Vladimir Putin’s ally
A Russian court on Friday sentenced former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev to eight years in a penal colony for taking a US$2 million bribe from an ally of President Vladimir Putin. Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking official arrested in Putin’s 17 years in power. The Moscow court ruled he must also pay a fine of 130 […]
Continue reading …China no longer willing to be a dumping ground for US waste
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on China no longer willing to be a dumping ground for US waste
There have been many stories in US news media lately about how China’s ban on foreign waste has caused recycling chaos in their country. A National Public Radio story last week described the impact on Portland, Oregon, quoting a spokesman for local Rogue Waste as saying that the company had no choice but to take […]
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