Archive du mois : janvier 2018

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Sanchez moves to Man Utd, Mkhitaryan joins Arsenal – reaction

Premier League: Swansea City v Liverpool – Live – BBC Sport ]]> ]]> Summary Alexis Sanchez completes move to Man Utd from Arsenal Henrikh Mkhitaryan moves in other direction Get involved on #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only) Swansea host Liverpool (20:00 GMT) – live on BBC Radio 5 live Van Dijk makes first league…

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UAE officers below investigation for torture

Geneva, Switzerland – The UK police is actively investigating a group of United Arab Emirates officials for torture and cruel treatment inflicted on several Qatari nationals, a human rights lawyer has said. The Emiratis may be questioned and arrested if they were to enter the UK under the principle of universal jurisdiction, says Rodney Dixon,…

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Iraqi-Jewish archive triggers ‘demanding recollections’

Baltimore, United States – A group of men and women celebrate a young man’s bar-mitzvah, the Jewish rite of passage when boys turn 13, as a rabbi wraps tefillin – black leather straps used during prayer – around the boy’s arm. The crowd of revellers is both Jewish and Iraqi and the celebration was not…

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Lawmakers vote on deal to reopen US executive

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US Senate reaches deal to avert govt shutdown

The US Senate is poised to end the government shutdown, having come to an agreement on termporary funding in exchange for immigration-policy overhaul in the coming month. The spending bill will fund the US government until February 8, according to reports from Washington, DC. Democrats and Republicans could not agree on a continuing resolution (CR) to…

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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy can’t start throughout a authorities shutdown

While SpaceX is a private company, it relies on government support for tests and launches. Loren Grush at The Verge reports that while SpaceX originally thought its operations would continue during the shutdown, the lack of support from the Air Force’s 45th Space Wing means that the company cannot proceed with the static fire. What’s…

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Democrats See Stronger Pledge Earlier than Midday Vote: Shutdown Update

The government shutdown entered its third day — and first day of the normal workweek — as members of the Senate were frantically trying to break their impasse over a new short-term spending bill after working through the weekend. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day: Democrats Seek Stronger Pledge Before Noon Vote…

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Mike Pence: US embassy to originate in Jerusalem in 2019

The American embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of next year, US Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli parliamentarians to enthusiastic applause. Greeted by a standing ovation on Monday inside the Knesset, Pence’s speech was in its introductory phase when a scuffle broke out as Palestinian lawmakers from the Joint…