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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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New Zealand’s potential new flag looks decided, but what about the color?
Posted: About 10 years ago

New Zealand’s potential new flag looks decided, but what about the color?

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealanders know what their new potential national flag will look like, except that they're not quite...

Source: foxnews
Munich rail stations reopen after terror alert prompts evacuations
Posted: About 10 years ago

Munich rail stations reopen after terror alert prompts evacuations

Police in the German city of Munich reopened two train stations early Friday as authorities continued to investigate an alleged New Y...

Source: foxnews
Brumadinho dam collapse: ‘Little hope’ of finding missing in Brazil
Posted: About 7 years ago

Brumadinho dam collapse: ‘Little hope’ of finding missing in Brazil

About 300 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, officials say. The break caused a...

Source: BBC News
Thailand votes in first post-coup election
Posted: About 7 years ago

Thailand votes in first post-coup election

About 50 million voters are heading to the polls in Thailand for the first general election since the 2014 coup. Thailand has be...

Source: BBC News
‘Alone in the world’: Canada squeezed by superpowers in Huawei dispute
Posted: About 7 years ago

‘Alone in the world’: Canada squeezed by superpowers in Huawei dispute

When Wenran Jiang heard the news that Canada had detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, he knew it spelled trouble. In an op-ed...

Source: BBC News
Pittsburgh synagogue massacre: Suspect Robert Bowers appears in court in wheelchair
Posted: About 7 years ago

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre: Suspect Robert Bowers appears in court in wheelchair

Sky News The man accused of shooting 11 people dead in a Pittsburgh synagogue has appeared in court in a wheelchair to face charge...