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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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Venezuela crisis: President Maduro’s ‘days numbered’ – Mike Pompeo
Posted: About 7 years ago

Venezuela crisis: President Maduro’s ‘days numbered’ – Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's "days are numbered" after deadly clashes over hu...

Source: BBC News
NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds
Posted: About 6 years ago

NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds

"I was panicking, I didn't know what to do," said Trisha Costello, who faced a £160 fine after her daughter had gone for a c...

Source: BBC News
Christchurch shootings: Brenton Tarrant appears in court
Posted: About 7 years ago

Christchurch shootings: Brenton Tarrant appears in court

The main suspect in the killings of 49 people in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday has appeared in court on a sing...

Source: BBC News
Bomb kills three US soldiers in Afghanistan
Posted: About 7 years ago

Bomb kills three US soldiers in Afghanistan

Three US service members and one contractor have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Three other service members wer...

Source: BBC News
Christchurch shootings: Jacinda Ardern calls for global anti-racism fight
Posted: About 7 years ago

Christchurch shootings: Jacinda Ardern calls for global anti-racism fight

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for a global fight to root out racist right-wing ideology following last week...

Source: BBC News
Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Merkel rules out military solution
Posted: About 7 years ago

Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Merkel rules out military solution

On Sunday Russia fired on three Ukrainian ships sailing towards the strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and seized thei...

Source: BBC News