Archive du mois : février 2018

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Trump’s $four.four trillion budget moves deficit sharply higher

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year that heralds an era of $1 trillion-plus federal deficits and — unlike the plan he released last year — never comes close to promising a balanced ledger even after 10 years. The growing deficits reflect, in great part, the impact of…

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Finding contemporary bearings in hazardous times, by map of art

Dhaka, Bangladesh – As my eyes adjusted to the dim light, I was transported from the Shilpakala Academy in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to the edge of a vast and dark ocean, whose choppy waters appeared to stretch out into an endless and untraversable horizon. Disoriented, I felt unsure of the ground beneath my feet. Kalapani…

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Untying the knot of the Israeli assault on Syria

Recent developments in Syria remind us how convoluted the country’s multi party conflict is. The Syrian regime used a Russian made S-200 anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down an American made F-16I retaliating to the intrusion of an Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Most importantly, however, these developments gave Israel a reality check that it has no…

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South Africa: ANC to assume on destiny of Jacob Zuma

The highest decision-making body of South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC, is set to meet to decide on the fate of President Jacob Zuma on Monday. In the meeting dubbed D-Day by local media, Zuma is expected to finally resign after weeks of pressure to do so.  On Sunday, Cyril Ramaphosa, the new leader of…

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Alive but wounded in north Syria

ISIL’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive and being treated at a medical facility in northeastern Syria after being severely wounded in an air raid, a senior Iraqi official said.     The head of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) sustained serious wounds to his legs during air raids, Abu…

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Youngest Brit killed in Loyal Canyon helicopter smash pictured

Six British tourists involved in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon – leaving three dead – were a group of friends celebrating a 30th birthday on a dream trip to the US. Veterinary receptionist Becky Dobson, 27, died in Saturday’s tragedy along with her boyfriend, car salesman Stuart Hill, 30, and his solicitor brother…

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Cavani eyes scissor-kick just in Champions League closing

Edinson Cavani hopes to emulate the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Mario Mandzukic in scoring spectacular Champions League final goals. The Uruguayan and his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates face a stern test of their European credentials in the last-16 first leg against double defending champions Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Cavani has been…

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5th ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Feb thirteen 2018 | Match Preview | ESPNCricinfo

Big picture Suddenly South Africa have something to play for. After three matches of one-way traffic and few answers to India’s wristspinners, South Africa were staring at 6-0. But a change of outfit was as good as a new gameplan for them. In pink, at the Wanderers, South Africa chased a target of 202 inside…

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Chaos fears for travellers flying from London City Airport

Thousands of travellers are stranded after London City Airport closed following the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb yards from the runway. The airport, in east London, has been shut all day, plunging 16,000 people into travel chaos as they are left unable to catch their flights.  The 1,100lb bomb is ten times more…