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First Iraqi-made film in 25 years in cinemas
Iraq’s cinema industry is making a comeback after years of conflict, with the first Iraqi-made film in a quarter of a century playing in theatres. Journey, which tells the story of an Iraqi woman struggling under conflict and sectarian violence, premiered in the capital, Baghdad, earlier this month. Mohammed al-Daraji, the film’s director and producer,…
British man, 24, arrested with 32 kilos rate of cocaine in Peru browsing centre
A British man was arrested in a Peru shopping centre after police found a suitcase containing 32 KILOS worth of cocaine. Sean Woods, from Liverpool, was named by Peru’s Ministerio Publico as the 24-year-old arrested following a major drugs bust in Lima. Pictures released by the South American authorities on Facebook appeared to show Mr…
French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage all the contrivance by grocery store danger attack has died
The French police officer who was shot after he swapped himself for a hostage during an Isis-inspired terror attack on a supermarket has died. Arnaud Beltrame, 44, took the place for a woman being held captive by suspect Redouane Lakdim at the Super U store in Trebes in the south of France. « He fell as a…
On torture, war crimes and Trump’s consume for CIA director
Donald Trump has nominated a woman who ran a torture site to be head of the CIA. Within the United States, there is a « debate » over whether « enhanced interrogation » was legitimate or illegitimate. Here’s a test for Americans who can’t figure it out. If Iraqis or Iranians or Russians treated captured Americans the same way,…
French police ‘hero’ dies of wounds
Image copyright EPA Image caption Lt-Col Beltrame suffered fatal injuries after volunteering to trade places with a female hostage A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege on Friday has died, officials say. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44, « fell as a hero » and showed « exceptional courage », French President Emmanuel Macron…
Mike Pompeo is the anti-Tillerson
When President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 13 via an unceremonious tweet, the mood at the Department of State was probably half-escatic, half-petrified. Escatic because the Foreign Service and career staffers in the building were now free from the chains of a man who was generally castigated for eviscerating America’s diplomatic power…
How Laissez-Faire Made Sweden Rich
Once upon a time I got interested in theories of economic development because I had studied a low-income country, poorer than Congo, with life expectancy half as long and infant mortality three times as high as the average developing country. That country is my own country, Sweden—less than 150 years ago. At that time Sweden…
Anti-social network: Fb bids to rebuild believe
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