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Assad to Putin: Thanks for ‘saving our country’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad thanked his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for « saving » his country and for Russia’s support in Syria. The two heads of state met for talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday. They discussed the fight against « terrorism » and the possibilities…

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CBS suspends Charlie Rose amid sexual misconduct allegations

CBS News has suspended veteran journalist Charlie Rose after eight women accused him of sexual misconduct in interviews with The Washington Post. Three additional unnamed women came forward in a story published by Business Insider later on Monday. Interested in Charlie Rose? Add Charlie Rose as an interest to stay up to date on the…

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Impeachment listening to to delivery as Mugabe stays defiant

Harare, Zimbabwe – Defiant President Robert Mugabe could lose his 37-year grip on Zimbabwe within days, with a motion to impeach him on Tuesday’s parliament agenda introduced by the ruling ZANU-PF party. The motion – which will be heard in a joint sitting of the lower and upper house – accuses Mugabe of being « the source of instability »…

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Poisonous mark of rubbish scavenging in East Timor

Dili, East Timor – Smouldering fires. Haphazard explosions. Malnourished children. The disintegration of law and order and the absence of social services. In 1999, images such as these sparked widespread public anger around the world and the dispatch of an international peacekeeping force to East Timor after anarchy erupted following the country’s independence referendum on…

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One in five ladies folk sufferer of online harassment: document

More than one in five women have experienced online harassment or abuse, according to research by Amnesty International surveying more than 4,000 women. The vast majority of this harassment happens on social media sites, according to the report. Almost half of the victims said the abuse or harassment was sexist or misogynistic in nature, and…

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What’s slack Narendra Modi’s high standing in India?

New Delhi, India – Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains « by far the most popular national figure in Indian politics » more than three years after coming to power, according to a survey released by the Pew Research Center last week. Nearly nine out of 10 Indians say they have a favourable view of Modi, says the…

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Finding inspiration in Kibera, Kenya’s biggest slum

This week on The Debrief, Al Jazeera’s Hassan Ghani goes to Kibera, a slum in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, to find stories that take us beyond the miserable stats and hardship of life in poverty. He meets a young man bringing toilets to the slum, a mother going to school to ensure a better life for…

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‘A number of the most secretive, sad states’: What is Kansas attempting to hide?

The statement was simple. Factual. A Kansas spokesperson was acknowledging that the state highway department didn’t have the money to rebuild a dangerous stretch of Interstate 70 that had been the scene of multiple wrecks and a grisly motorcycle fatality caught on video. “KDOT has lost a lot of money over the last few years,”…

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The Justice Department is suing AT&T to dam its $eighty five billion enlighten for Time Warner

(mrbill / Flickr) The Department of Justice sued Monday to block AT&T’s $85 billion bid for entertainment conglomerate Time Warner, setting the stage for one of the biggest antitrust cases to hit Washington in decades. The suit is fraught with legal and political risks for both sides. Some Democrats have expressed concern that antitrust officials could be seeking…