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Govt shutdown, day 2: Signs of progress emerge

To get behind the bill, Democrats appear to want an assurance that McConnell will put a bipartisan immigration bill up for a vote, with or without Trump’s blessing. Schumer has repeatedly expressed frustration about nailing down Trump’s demands for an immigration deal that would protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation. « He…

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US shutdown hits as working week begins

Image copyright Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be unable to report for work on Monday, as the US Senate struggles to end a government shutdown. Some will not be paid until the stalemate is resolved. A rare Sunday session of the Senate yielded no agreement between Democrats and Republicans, with immigration…

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World’s richest rep eighty two % of worldwide wealth: Oxfam

Half of the world’s population received no share of all wealth created globally last year, while 82 percent went to the richest one percent, a report by Oxfam International revealed. Billionaires in 2017 increased their wealth by $762bn, enough to end « global extreme poverty seven times over », the UK-based charity’s annual inequality report, published on…

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Gaza below industrial strike amid worsening prerequisites

A general strike has been called for by the private sector in the Gaza Strip to protest worsening living conditions amid the ongoing blockade, which is threatening to collapse the enclave’s economy. In a statement published last week, the Gaza Businessmen Association (Arabic) announced that the strike in commercial and economic institutions would start from 8am…

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‘RHOA’ recap: Even philanthropy is dramatic

After last week’s terrifying trip to Mbele the Energy Reader’s Elephant Café From Hell, Sunday’s episode of RHOA was a much calmer affair. That’s exactly what I had written down in my notes, not two seconds before Kenya came on the screen and ruined everything. Well, I guess I shouldn’t say she ruined the episode,…

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UAE-backed community vows to ‘overthrow’ Yemen’s authorities

A group of South Yemen separatists, backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have declared a state of emergency in the port city of Aden and vowed to overthrow the country’s internationally recognised government within the next week. Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), said Yemen’s parliament would be barred from…

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Thailand: Three killed in Yala market bombing

A motorcycle bomb has exploded at a market in southern Thailand, killing three civilians and wounding dozens more. Monday’s attack in the southern province of Yala was the first of its kind for months in the region, where ethnic Malay Muslims have been fighting for autonomy. No one has claimed responsibility. Police said the attacker…