Archive du mois : mars 2018

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The state with leftist myths about Syria

As the death toll in the Damascus’ suburb of Eastern Ghouta reached nearly 700 in two weeks and continues to rise, many so-called progressive voices continue to justify the carnage. Many are dead convinced that the regime is fighting al-Qaeda in Eastern Ghouta, which is using civilians as human shields – hence the hundreds of…

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Syrien: Quick 600 Tote bei Kämpfen in Ostghuta

In der belagerten syrischen Region Ostghuta sind nach Angaben der Vereinten Nationen (UN) seit Mitte Februar fast 600 Menschen getötet worden. Bei den Kämpfen zwischen Regierungstruppen und Rebellen seien zudem mehr als 2.000 Menschen verletzt worden, teilte der UN-Koordinator Panos Moumtzis in Genf mit. « Diese Kollektivstrafe für die Zivilbevölkerung ist schlicht nicht hinnehmbar », sagte Moumtzis.…

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Britain’s Excessive Avenue had ‘a brutal winter’ —and one other crunch is coming on the slay of March

Shops and restaurants are closing at a fast rate. Oli Scarff/Getty Images Toys R Us and Maplin went bust this week and restaurants like Prezzo, Byron, and Jamie’s Italian are all closing sites. The slump is down to high inflation and online competition. Analyst says there’s « a very good probability that more victims will fall. »…

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A year later, the Oscars return to the scene of the flub

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The (right) envelope, please. The Oscars will hope to live down their most infamous blunder at the 90th Academy Awards, which begin at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live by ABC from the Dolby Theatre. But more than redemption is on the line Sunday for last year’s embarrassing best-picture…

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China says it does now no longer want a substitute war with US

China does not want a trade war with the United States but will defend its interests, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win,…

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Axa in Developed Talks to Occupy U.S. Insurer XL Team

Axa SA is in advanced talks to buy XL Group Ltd., a property and casualty insurer with a market value of $11 billion, people familiar with the matter said. A deal could be announced in coming days, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public. XL has also attracted interest from…