Archive du mois : mai 2018

Hezbollah, Amal and allies claim Lebanon election sweep 0

Hezbollah, Amal and allies claim Lebanon election sweep

Hezbollah and its political allies are the biggest winners in Lebanon’s first general election in nine years, an analysis of the preliminary results show. Hezbollah and Amal – dubbed the « Shia duo » by local news media – are predicted to have won 29 seats in Lebanon’s 128-seat parliament during Sunday’s vote, according to unofficial tallies…

‘Old Palestinian leadership’ undermining national goals 0

‘Old Palestinian leadership’ undermining national goals

A paralysed and indecisive Palestinian leadership, faced with mounting pressure from the Americans and Israelis, is undermining key national goals, analysts say. They say the decisions taken by the Palestinian National Council (PNC) during its meeting in Ramallah last week show that Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, lacks the will to respond to American and Israeli efforts to…

I’m a Historical FCC Commissioner, and I Assume the T-Mobile-Plug Merger Is Immense for The US 0

I’m a Historical FCC Commissioner, and I Assume the T-Mobile-Plug Merger Is Immense for The US

It’s dawning on policymakers, business leaders, urban and rural Americans, and our global competitors just how Internet connectivity will define the economy of the future. Some like to call it the Internet of Things (IoT) economy, one in which Internet access supports a new wave of global growth. Around the world, wireless and tech companies…

Transparent to total with fifth and closing season 0

Transparent to total with fifth and closing season

Transparent is moving forward without star Jeffrey Tambor — but only for one season. Amazon’s Golden Globe-winning original series will conclude with the upcoming fifth and final season, according to creator Jill Soloway. The news was revealed in The Hollywood Reporter‘s story on the sexual assault allegations against Tambor and his subsequent dismissal from the series. A few…

Donald Trump Hits John Kerry ‘Shadow Diplomacy’ on Iran Deal 0

Donald Trump Hits John Kerry ‘Shadow Diplomacy’ on Iran Deal

President Donald Trump criticized former Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday in response to a report detailing his lobbying efforts to save the Iran deal “The United States does not need John Kerry’s possibly illegal Shadow Diplomacy on the very badly negotiated Iran Deal,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “He was the one that created…

Holocaustleugnerin Ursula Haverbeck verhaftet 0

Holocaustleugnerin Ursula Haverbeck verhaftet

Holocaust-Leugnerin Ursula Haverbeck ist in ihrem Wohnhaus in Vlotho in Ostwestfalen verhaftet und ins Gefängnis nach Bielefeld-Senne gebracht worden. Das bestätigten Polizei und Staatsanwaltschaft am Montag. Die 89-Jährige sollte in der vergangenen Woche im Gefängnis zur Verbüßung einer Haftstrafe antreten, erschien aber nicht. Die Staatsanwaltschaft Verden hatte daraufhin einen Vollstreckungshaftbefehl erlassen. Haverbeck ist eine Symbolfigur…

Warren Buffett tackles the on-line’s burning query: Battle 1 horse-sized duck or A hundred duck-sized horses? 0

Warren Buffett tackles the on-line’s burning query: Battle 1 horse-sized duck or A hundred duck-sized horses?

Warren Buffett faced an infamous internet question on Monday: Would you rather battle one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? « I will go out and buy a bunch of ducks that meet the test and horses that meet the test and go have a real-life illustration, » Buffett said on CNBC’s « Squawk Box. » The question is…