US trade document gravely concerns Beijing
3 March, 2018 Comments Off on US trade document gravely concerns Beijing
File photo shows the national flags of China and US. [Photo/VCG] China expressed grave concerns about the Office of the United States Trade Representative accusing China, in a trade policy document earlier this week, of adopting “hostile policies” in trade activities, according to the Ministry of Commerce and analysts in Beijing. The ministry’s comments came […]
Continue reading …Pentagon wants more money to develop its own hypersonic nukes, just like Russia’s
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Sarmat, new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile. © Минобороны России / YouTube The Pentagon may not be surprised by the new Russian hypersonic missiles – but why not use them as a pitch for more money? A military budget about 10 times that of Russia is not enough, according to the DARPA director. Asked by a gathering […]
Continue reading …Immigration in Itay: Myths and reality ahead of election
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Italian police officers surround immigrants during an identity control operation at Central Station in Milan on May 2, 2017. PHOTO: MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP A right-wing coalition shepherded by ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is capitalising on anti immigrant feeling in the lead up to Sunday’s Italian general election. The grouping is committed to deporting hundreds […]
Continue reading …Turkey committed to strengthening ties with Africa, Erdoğan says
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President Erdoğan at the Palace of the Republic in Dakar, Senegal, during an official ceremony where he was welcomed by Senegal’s President Macky Sall, March 2. President Erdoğan said Turkey is aware of Africa’s significance as a continent and will ensure stability and growth in its relations with African countries President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on […]
Continue reading …UN urged to review pullout of Somali peace mission
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President Museveni (right) speaks during the summit of the troop contributing countries to AMISOM at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala on Friday. Left is Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. (Credit: Roderick Ahimbazwe) DIPLOMACY | CONFLICT A thousand troops were withdrawn last year and another 1,000 are due to leave by October this year UGANDA – […]
Continue reading …Trump’s 25 percent duties plan draws angry reactions
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There has been swift reaction to Donald Trump’s plan to impose steep new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States. Dire warnings are being sounded of its potential effect on trade, and thousands of jobs worldwide, although the US president is standing by his plan.Trump said on Thursday he would formally announce duties […]
Continue reading …2 dead, gunman at large in Central Michigan University shooting
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Two people were killed in a fourth-floor room of a Central Michigan University residence hall early Friday morning, police and the university said. The two who were killed were not students, the university said. Sources told the Detroit Free Press that the victims are believed to be the shooter’s parents. The situation is believed to have started from a domestic […]
Continue reading …New arms race started by US pulling out of missile treaty – Putin
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Get short URL FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Grigory Dukor / Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied accusations he revived an arms race by unveiling Russia’s new nuclear deterrent. That was done by US President George W. Bush killing a 30-year-old missile treaty in 2002, […]
Continue reading …Trump’s embrace of Russia: The evidence on public display already paints a jarring picture
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US President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the APECleaders’ summit on November 11, 2017.| AFP | As Robert Mueller accumulates guilty pleas and cooperating witnesses, President Donald Trump stands behind a final redoubt: Nobody has shown he conspired with Russia in 2016. Whether Mueller ultimately alleges such a crime remains unknown. He now has help from […]
Continue reading …Breaking News: Four skiers die in French Alps avalanche
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Archive Photo: AFP At least four skiers died in an avalanche in the southern French Alps on Friday, authorities have said. The avalanche occurred at the ski resort of Entraunes, on the edge of the Mercantour National Park in the Alpes-Maritimes department. The local gendarmes said that as well as the four fatalities there was […]
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