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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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Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s new far-right president urges unity
Posted: About 7 years ago

Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s new far-right president urges unity

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has used his inaugural speech to promise to build a "society without discrimination or...

Source: BBC News
China cracks down on Christmas celebrations
Posted: About 7 years ago

China cracks down on Christmas celebrations

China is cracking down on Christmas. Several cities, schools, and government institutions have ordered citizens not to celebrate t...

Source: The Guardian
Visually Impaired Photography Workshop Sponsored by Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi
Posted: About 10 years ago

Visually Impaired Photography Workshop Sponsored by Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi

This past summer, Sightsavers—a development organization that focuses on preventing blindness when it can be prevented, restoring s...

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
Ethiopian Airlines: Two men say they missed crashed flight
Posted: About 7 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines: Two men say they missed crashed flight

A Greek man says he missed the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in Addis Ababa after arriving two minutes late at the boardin...

Theresa May defeats Tory coup over Brexit deal but is left damaged
Posted: About 7 years ago

Theresa May defeats Tory coup over Brexit deal but is left damaged

Theresa May has won the backing of her party to stay on as prime minister – but more than a third of Conservative MPs voted agai...

Source: The Guardian