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UAE delegate ‘storms out’ of UN human rights meeting

Activists have accused Emirati officials of refusing to address criticism of the UAE’s human rights record and storming out of a UN organised meeting with civil society groups. Rights groups presented Emirati officials with evidence of alleged abuses happening in the country at the UN Universal Periodical Review (UPR) pre-session in the Swiss city of Geneva…

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Hayek says rebuffing Weinstein ended in nightmare on ‘Frida’

NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the most vivid accounts yet of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abuse and harassment, Salma Hayek says the disgraced movie mogul turned the making of her 2002 passion project, the Frida Kahlo biopic « Frida, » into a nightmare after the actress refused Weinstein’s relentless advances. « For years, he was my monster, »…

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Somalia: Suicide bomber hits Mogadishu police academy

At least 10 people were killed in a suicide blast at a police academy in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, officials said. Dressed in a police uniform, the attacker blew himself up inside the training camp of the academy early on Thursday, killing and wounding several officers. Some of the victims were critically wounded in the…

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Meet the modern euro zone finance chief, who’s promising a recent response for the embattled living

Mario Centeno, the incoming president of the Eurogroup, underlined his vision for the region and said that « time and patience is of essence » to reform the euro zone. The current finance minister of Portugal is taking over one of the most important positions in the euro zone on January 13. Among the many decisions that…

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MSF: Bigger than 6,seven-hundred Rohingya killed in Myanmar

At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed by Myanmar security forces in one month following a government-led crackdown in the country’s Rakhine state in late August, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The figure, published on Thursday in an MSF report, is significantly higher than the numbers reported by Myanmar military officials relating to the same period. Sidney…

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Netanyahu: OIC Jerusalem commentary fails to galvanize us

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a declaration by Muslim leaders that East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine. In reaction to the declaration by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday, Netanyahu said that « all these statements fail to impress us ». « The truth will win in the end and many countries will…