UNITED NATIONS, (APP): Three United Nations human rights experts Friday urged Israeli lawmakers not to approve the bill that would, in effect, target non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are critical of Government policy. The experts expressed grave concern that the legislation would chill the speech of human rights NGOs by subjecting them to harsh penalties for […]
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UN experts urge Israel to halt legislation targeting anti-government civil society groups
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23 dead in West Virginia floods
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – Flooding in the US state of West Virginia killed 23 people and stranded others who had to be plucked from rooftops and rescued from fast-moving waters, state officials said Friday. “The damage is widespread and devastating. Our focus remains on search and rescue,” Governor Earl Ray Tomblin told a news conference after […]
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Two dead in California fires, thousands evacuated
LOS ANGELES, (APP/AFP) – At least two people have died in a fire in central California that has destroyed 100 structures and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency, officials said Friday. The fast-moving blaze that erupted late Thursday afternoon in the Lake Isabella area of Kern County had spread to about 30,000 […]
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Obama confident UK ‘committed to orderly transition’ out of EU
PALO ALTO, United States, (APP/AFP) – US President Barack Obama said Friday he was confident that Britain would make an “orderly transition” out of the European Union, and insisted the special relationship between Washington and London would not change. “Yesterday’s vote speaks to the ongoing changes and challenges that are raised by globalization,” Obama told […]
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Scenes of carnage as China tornado toll hits 98
YANCHENG, China (APP/AFP): Survivors scrabbled through the rubble of their homes Friday after hurricane-force winds and a tornado left at least 98 dead in China, with hundreds more injured. Whole villages were levelled and huge trees felled when winds of up to 125 kilometres (77 miles) per hour struck around Yancheng city in the eastern […]
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Europe ‘carries on’ but must win back trust: France
PARIS, (APP/AFP) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday bemoaned Britain’s “sad” decision to leave the EU, saying Europe must win back the trust of its people. “Sad for the United Kingdom. Europe carries on but it must react and win back the trust of its people. It is urgent,” he tweeted. French President […]