France is a ‘respectful’ partner, Macron boasts during Djibouti visit By Daniel Finnan
13 March, 2019 Comments Off on France is a ‘respectful’ partner, Macron boasts during Djibouti visit By Daniel Finnan
French President Emmanuel Macron is greeted by Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh upon his arrival in Djibouti, French President Emmanuel Macron is greeted by Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh upon his arrival in Djibouti, 11 March 2019.Photo: Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off his tour of the Horn of Africa with a […]
Continue reading …Getting Water at the River of Hell By Arnaldo Espinoza
13 March, 2019 Comments Off on Getting Water at the River of Hell By Arnaldo Espinoza
Luzmery* puts a casserole over her head before talking. She says it’s “to protect my identity because colectivos might come after me later.” She’s had no water since Thursday, March 7th, when the blackout, ongoing in some states, started. She stands in line with an empty bucket, to collect water from “a spring” at the Guaire’s banks. […]
Continue reading …Pyongyang ‘almost’ restores rocket launch site: Seoul Early this month, reports had emerged that North Korea was restoring an ancillary building at Dongchang-ri
13 March, 2019 Comments Off on Pyongyang ‘almost’ restores rocket launch site: Seoul Early this month, reports had emerged that North Korea was restoring an ancillary building at Dongchang-ri
North Korea has “apparently almost completed” physical restoration of a rocket launch site, Seoul claimed on Wednesday. According to a report in Korean news agency Yonhap, South Korea’s Defense Ministry in a report said that it was “unclear whether the Dongchang-ri test site is functionally back to normal”. “It is understood that the restoration of […]
Continue reading …‘No-deal increasingly likely’: Heiko Maas on latest Brexit defeat
13 March, 2019 Comments Off on ‘No-deal increasingly likely’: Heiko Maas on latest Brexit defeat
Demonstrators outside Westminster in London on Tuesday. Photo: DPA Britain crashing out of the EU with no deal in place is becoming an increasingly likely scenario, Germany’s Foreign Minister said Tuesday. It came after parliament in London rejected an agreement thrashed out by Prime Minister Theresa May and EU leaders. “With this (parliamentary) decision, we […]
Continue reading …Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: Australia bans Boeing from Airspace
12 March, 2019 Comments Off on Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: Australia bans Boeing from Airspace
The troubled Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft has been banned from Australian airspace in the wake of the horror Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people. Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority announced it was temporarily suspending operation of the planes while investigations into the cause of the accident continue.While no local airlines currently use the […]
Continue reading …China, Ethiopia, Indonesia ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 after crash .A number of other airlines across the world carrying out safety inspection on aircraft following Sunday’s crash. an hour ago
11 March, 2019 Comments Off on China, Ethiopia, Indonesia ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 after crash .A number of other airlines across the world carrying out safety inspection on aircraft following Sunday’s crash. an hour ago
China, Ethiopia and Indonesia have grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft while a number of airlines across the world are carrying out safety measures on the jets following the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday that killed all 157 people on board. On Monday, China ordered its domestic airlines to suspend the commercial operation of nearly 100 of the jets […]
Continue reading …Putin Applauds Russian Women for ‘Managing Everything at Work and Home Whilst Staying Beautiful’
10 March, 2019 Comments Off on Putin Applauds Russian Women for ‘Managing Everything at Work and Home Whilst Staying Beautiful’
Alexei Nikolsкy / TASS President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian women on International Women’s Day in a video message posted on the Kremlin’s website on Friday. Women’s Day is a national holiday in Russia and one of the most important public holidays inherited from the Soviet period. “You manage everything at work and at home, whilst staying beautiful, bright, […]
Continue reading …Ethiopian Airlines Flight Crashes With More Than 150 On Board
10 March, 2019 Comments Off on Ethiopian Airlines Flight Crashes With More Than 150 On Board
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 crashed Sunday morning shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, the airline said. The plane likely had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, the airline said, but said it was still confirming details. “At this time search and rescue operations are in progress and we have no confirmed information […]
Continue reading …IAEA says no progress at North Korea nuclear reactor since December
8 March, 2019 Comments Off on IAEA says no progress at North Korea nuclear reactor since December
IAEA continuing to monitor activities around North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre The agency has been largely monitoring North Korea’s nuclear activities through satellite imagery Kim Jong-un last year said he was willing to take measures towards his countryʼs denuclearisation VIENNA, Austria – IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said Tuesday that the agency was […]
Continue reading …Control of safe zone in northern Syria remains a red line for Ankara
8 March, 2019 Comments Off on Control of safe zone in northern Syria remains a red line for Ankara
While Turkey continues diplomatic negotiations with the U.S. over a safe zone, Ankara has ensured all military preparations are made for a possible operation to clear YPG terrorists from its borders. The U.S. may keep a number of troops behind in Syria as uncertainty lingers over a clear withdrawal plan in Washington. For Turkey, however, […]
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