WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – The United States denounced Monday interpretations of leaked documents on its free-trade negotiations with the European Union, insisting the proposed trade pact would not weaken health and environmental standards. “The interpretations being given to these texts appear to be misleading at best and flat out wrong at worst,” said a spokesman for […]
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US denounces ‘wrong’ views on TTIP leaks
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Uber drivers of NY form labor group, seek better pay
NEW YORK, (APP/AFP) – Pressing for better pay and work conditions, Uber drivers in New York have formed a labor group to lobby for their interests, since they cannot easily unionize. The Amalgamated Local of Livery Employees in Solidarity, known by its acronym ALLES, has had some 1,000 of the 50,000 Uber drivers in New […]
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UN Security Council to make Somalia visit ahead of vote
UNITED NATIONS, United States, (APP/AFP) – The UN Security Council will travel to Somalia this month to show support for elections scheduled in August, Egypt’s UN Ambassador and this month’s council president, Amr Aboulatta, said Monday. The 15 envoys will also travel to Nairobi during the May 17-21 trip and hold meetings in Cairo with […]
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Trump eyes knockout blow against Cruz in Indiana
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP): Trump is aiming for a thumping victory Tuesday in Indiana to squelch lingering doubts about his viability as the Republican presidential nominee and pivot toward presumptive Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton. The “stop Trump” movement faces a moment of truth in the Midwestern state, as the campaign of chief challenger Ted Cruz struggles to […]
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Pakistan calls for more non-permanent seats in UNSC to fix regional imbalance
UNITED NATIONS, (APP): Pakistan on Monday made a strong case for creating more non-permanent seats in a restructured UN Security Council, saying such course would address the present regional imbalance in the 15-member body’s composition. Speaking in the UN General Assembly’s panel on reforming the Security Council, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said the “best way” to […]
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Florida man charged with plot to blow up synagogue
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP): A Florida man has been arrested and charged with trying to blow up a synagogue with a fake bomb following an FBI sting operation. James Gonzalo Medina, 40, was accused of intending to use a “weapon of mass destruction” at a synagogue in the city of Aventura near Miami, the US Justice Department […]