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Nepal gears up for key election

Manang, Nepal – The ballot boxes have arrived and the security forces are on guard. Preparations for Nepal’s first phase of elections, to be held on Sunday for Nepal’s House of Representatives and National Assembly, are almost complete – even in remote districts like Manang. The election is expected to lay the groundwork for Nepal’s…

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Client watchdog head names a successor, and Trump does too

NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Friday and named his own successor, leading to an open conflict with President Donald Trump — who announced a different person as acting head of the agency later in the day. That means there are now effectively two acting directors of the…

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Campaigners accuse India of torturing British Sikh

Sikh activists have accused authorities in India of torturing a British Sikh man who was arrested while on holiday in the country in early November. Jagtar Singh Johal, from the Scottish town of Dumbarton, was detained by plain-clothes police officers in the Indian state of Punjab and is accused of involvement in the targeted killing of…

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Rohingya refugees: ‘I plan not hope to approach lend a hand’

Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Rohingya refugees tuned in on handheld, nine-band radios to news that the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar had signed a preliminary deal for their return.  The news slowly made its way throughout the labyrinthine alleyways of tarpaulin and bamboo shelters that more than 800,000 stateless Rohingya now call…

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Macy’s reportedly experiencing credit ranking card complications

Macy’s confirmed on Friday it was having trouble with its credit card systems on one of the busiest and most important shopping days of the season. That trouble was resolved by Friday evening. « We have fully resolved today’s system issues. We highly value our customers and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience today’s system slowdown may…

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Donald Trump: Egyptian Fear Attack Proves We Want Border Wall

The Associated Press by Charlie Spiering24 Nov 20170 24 Nov, 201724 Nov, 2017 President Donald Trump reaffirmed his demand for the long-promised wall on the Southern border of the U.S. after terrorists killed at least 235 people in Egypt. “With so much loss of life. We have to get TOUGHER AND SMARTER than ever before, and…

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Egyptian air strike kills ‘terrorist’ mosque attackers

The Egyptian army says an air strike killed some of the attackers involved in Friday’s massacre when at least 235 people died in a bomb-and-gun attack on a mosque.  In a statement late on Friday, army spokesman Tamer Rifai said the Egyptian air force chased down the assailants who, according to officials, arrived in four 4WD…

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Hovering deforestation sleek risk to Substantial Barrier Reef

Brisbane, Australia – Coral bleaching and the effects of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef have drawn international focus, but another threat has emerged to one of the world’s most famous natural wonders – the systematic clearing of native bushland. The east coast of Australia is considered a « global front » for deforestation – ranked…