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

Racism row over Trieste half-marathon

Organisers of the Trieste half-marathon have reversed a ban on professional African athletes after an outcry in Italy and the laun...

Source: BBC News
Jamal Khashoggi: Pressure grows on Saudis as US envoy meets king
Posted: About 7 years ago

Jamal Khashoggi: Pressure grows on Saudis as US envoy meets king

BBC News Mr Khashoggi was last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. Turkish officials believe Mr Khashoggi wa...

France fuel protest: One dead in ‘yellow vest’ blockades
Posted: About 7 years ago

France fuel protest: One dead in ‘yellow vest’ blockades

The female protester was struck after a driver panicked and drove towards demonstrators, reports said. Some 120,000 "yellow vests"...

Source: BBC News
Migrant caravan: Girl dies in custody after crossing Mexico-US border
Posted: About 7 years ago

Migrant caravan: Girl dies in custody after crossing Mexico-US border

The Guatemalan girl, who arrived in the US last week as part of a group of migrants, died of dehydration and shock, the Washington ...

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
Trump administration to reinstate all Iran sanctions
Posted: About 7 years ago

Trump administration to reinstate all Iran sanctions

BBC News The White House said it was "the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed" on Tehran. It targets both Iran and states that ...