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Nancy Pelosi ends legend-breaking speech after extra than eight hours

After more than eight hours of continuous talking, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi ended a marathon speech that shattered the previous House of Representatives record. While House rules do not allow for filibusters, limitless speeches that Senators sometimes use to stall or block votes, there is no precedent for the Speaker of the House — who…

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Tesla analyst: I non-public now not trust Elon Musk’s guarantees, but can now not argue with the ‘cold automobile thesis’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a trust a problem on Wall Street, Oppenheimer’s lead analyst on sustainable energy technologies told CNBC on Thursday. Asked whether he believes Musk, who has failed many times to deliver on Tesla forecasts, analyst Colin Rusch said « no. » « We discount what he says pretty substantially, » he added. But Rusch said…

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US forces repel attack on Syrian allies

Image copyright AFP Image caption Pro-government forces control the city of Deir al-Zour and territory west of the River Euphrates The US has carried out rare air strikes on Syrian pro-government forces after what it called an « unprovoked attack » on allied Kurdish and Arab fighters. An estimated 100 pro-government fighters were killed in the overnight…

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Managing Ethiopia’s political disaster

Nemera Mamo is a co-author of this article. He is a teaching fellow at SOAS, University of London. Ethiopia has been experiencing recurrent mass protests, riots and ethnic conflicts over the past two years that have claimed the lives of thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands. These events have led observers and members of the…

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Is President Poroshenko linked to a dodgy $500m deal?

It was a remarkable deal by any measure. An oligarch who had come from nowhere, aged just 28, had raised half a billion dollars to buy the media group that had earlier investigated him. Serhiy Kurchenko, the « gas wizard of Ukraine », had been named publicly for the first time only a year before. Now, he…

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Student dies in nightclub « crush » after ‘metal barrier falls over in mountainous queue’

A 20-year-old female student died after suffering a serious head injury during a « crush » while queuing outside a nightclub. Witnesses say a metal barrier fell on top of the Durham University student in scenes of « complete chaos » outside the Missoula club in the city just before midnight. An onlooker claimed she and others were knocked…

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Poroshenko sacks Lozhkin after data of $500m deal

Ukraine’s president has dismissed his chief economic adviser, Boris Lozhkin, hours after Al Jazeera contacted both men over a story that indicates they received tens of millions of dollars raised fraudulently. The money was part of a $500m payment from another oligarch, Sergei Kurchenko, who played a central role in the government of former President…

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East Ghouta reels below intense Russian, Syrian bombing

Residents and medical sources in Eastern Ghouta have warned that the Damascus suburb is running short of food, water, and medical supplies, amid intense Russian and Syrian bombardment of the rebel-held area. The area’s designation as a de-escalation zone by Turkey, and allies of the Syrian government, such as Russia and Iran, has not prevented…

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India: The strive in opposition to to discontinue ‘virginity take a look at’ for newlyweds

Pune, an industrial city in the west of India, home to many IT giants and also the first Trump-branded apartments in the country, is a cosmopolitan hub. But within this urbane city lies a deeply conservative hinterland. On January 21, three young men, Prashant Indrekar, Saurabh Machhle and Prashant Tamchikar, who were part of an anti-patriarchy…

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No like in Pakistan for Valentine’s Day announces

Pakistan’s media regulator has banned television channels and radio stations from broadcasting programming related to Valentine’s Day, according to a statement, in compliance with a court order. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) announced the ban on Wednesday, in compliance with an order from the Islamabad High Court issued last year. Valentine’s Day, named…