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Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-year American effort to help Colombia vanquish its violent drug cartels and end its festering guerrilla war. It was also a chance for tw...

Source: nytimes

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Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 consent’

Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 co...

Theresa May's deputy has said the Scottish Parliament will not be given the power to hold a...

Posted: About 7 years ago
Source: BBC News
Racism row over Trieste half-marathon

Racism row over Trieste half-marathon

Organisers of the Trieste half-marathon have reversed a ban on professional African athlet...

Posted: About 7 years ago
Source: BBC News
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the wee...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: BBC News

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North Korea’s Madrid embassy intruder contacted FBI, judge says
Posted: About 7 years ago

North Korea’s Madrid embassy intruder contacted FBI, judge says

The leader of 10 intruders who raided North Korea's embassy in Madrid last month contacted the FBI days later, a Spanish high cour...

Source: BBC News
Sri Lanka attacks: British dad’s tribute to ‘amazing’ family
Posted: About 7 years ago

Sri Lanka attacks: British dad’s tribute to ‘amazing’ family

A British husband has paid tribute to his "wonderful" wife and their two "amazing" children who were among the 290 victims of a wa...

Source: BBC News
Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy
Posted: About 7 years ago

Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy

At least 40 Indian paramilitary police have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy in Indian-administered Kashm...

Source: BBC News
Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 consent’
Posted: About 7 years ago

Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 consent’

Theresa May's deputy has said the Scottish Parliament will not be given the power to hold an independence referendum by 2021. Cab...

Source: BBC News
Australian who encouraged wife’s suicide jailed in landmark case
Posted: About 7 years ago

Australian who encouraged wife’s suicide jailed in landmark case

BBC News Graham Morant, 68, was convicted last month of counselling and aiding his wife, Jennifer Morant, to take her own life in ...

Tory leadership: Who gets to choose the UK’s next prime minister?
Posted: About 6 years ago

Tory leadership: Who gets to choose the UK’s next prime minister?

BBC News : With Theresa May finally on her way out of Downing Street, a Tory leadership contest that has been bubbling under fo...