African-Nova Scotian groups seek reparations for slavery
5 October, 2017 Comments Off on African-Nova Scotian groups seek reparations for slavery
‘The Canadian government has not acknowledged what happened to us,’ says Lynn Jones of Global Afrikan Congress A coalition of African-Nova Scotian groups is urging the province and Canadian government to make reparations to blacks for the enslavement of African people between the 16th and 19th centuries. Lynn Jones, the chair of the Nova Scotia chapter of […]
Continue reading …Las Vegas shooting spurs legislation to ban bump stocks
5 October, 2017 Comments Off on Las Vegas shooting spurs legislation to ban bump stocks
ALLEN BREED / ASSOCIATED PRESS In this Feb. 1, 2013, file photo, an employee of North Raleigh Guns demonstrates how a “bump” stock works at the Raleigh, N.C., shop. The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, attached what is called […]
Continue reading …‘Trump’s reading from his notes, doesn’t know where Venezuela is’ – Maduro
5 October, 2017 Comments Off on ‘Trump’s reading from his notes, doesn’t know where Venezuela is’ – Maduro
© Reuters The firebrand Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has verbally lashed Donald Trump, claiming he knows little of Latin American geography. He also said that Trump “reads from notes,” even though the US leader is known for speaking off-the-cuff. Maduro made a series of emotional statements while addressing the 2017 Russian Energy Week in Moscow […]
Continue reading …One of Italy’s most wanted fugitives detained in Brazil after 30 years on the run
5 October, 2017 Comments Off on One of Italy’s most wanted fugitives detained in Brazil after 30 years on the run
Cesare Battisti leaving court in Rio de Janeiro on December 10, 2009. Photo: Antonio Scorza/AFP. Brazilian police have detained Cesare Battisti, a left-wing Italian militant and author who was convicted of murder in his home country and has been on the run for decades. Battisti apparently tried to leave Brazil for Bolivia amid reports that […]
Continue reading …EU repeats call for talks between Catalonia and Spain
5 October, 2017 Comments Off on EU repeats call for talks between Catalonia and Spain
The European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans on September 15 (by EC Audiovisual Service / Lukasz Kobus) While European Parliament stresses need for dialogue, Brussels continues to back executive in Madrid and appeals for respect of the law The European Commission (EC) has again called on the Spanish and Catalan executives to begin talks on […]
Continue reading …Launching strike on N. Korea possible, but outcome would be uncertain – Putin
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Launching strike on N. Korea possible, but outcome would be uncertain – Putin
MFILE PHOTO: Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade in Pyongyang. © Damir Sagolj / Reuters A global strike to disarm North Korea would be possible, yet its outcome uncertain, as it is a “closed state,” Russian President Vladimir Putin stated. “Let […]
Continue reading …Turkey, Iran express common stance on Syria, Iraq developments as Erdoğan, Rouhani meet
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Turkey, Iran express common stance on Syria, Iraq developments as Erdoğan, Rouhani meet
Erdoğan (L) shakes hands for the cameras with Iranian President Rouhani, during the official arrival ceremony, at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo) Ankara and Tehran share a common stance on recent developments in Iraq and Syria and that both governments do not recognize KRG’s independence vote, President Erdoğan and his […]
Continue reading …The famous Battle of Mogadishu ended on this day 24 years ago in Somalia
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on The famous Battle of Mogadishu ended on this day 24 years ago in Somalia
DEFENSE Black Hawk Down (Credit: Screenshot/Netflix/Black Hawk Down) MThe battle began on Oct. 3, 1993 when American military forces launched Operation Gothic Serpent in the capital of the war-torn country. The original objective was to capture leadership members in the crew of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. However, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down, and the […]
Continue reading …Moving beyond blobology: The 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize explained
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Moving beyond blobology: The 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize explained
The 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize winners. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/T Why the Swedish Nobel Committee thinks this year’s Chemistry Prize is likely to have very big practical consequences. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 was awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson “for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution”. BLOG: German-British-Swiss trio […]
Continue reading …Al-Nusra leader gravely injured by airstrike, 12 commanders killed – Russian MoD
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Al-Nusra leader gravely injured by airstrike, 12 commanders killed – Russian MoD
File Photo: Su-34 jet © Eugene Odinokove The leader of Al-Nusra has been critically injured in an airstrike carried out by the Russian Air Force, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that at least 12 Al-Nusra field commanders had been killed in the same attack. Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the Commander-in-chief of Tahrir […]
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