BRUSSELS, Oct 22, (APP/AFP) – Canada turned up the heat on the EU Saturday, saying it was the bloc’s “job” to save a trade pact put in doubt by a Belgian region’s refusal to sign on. Chrystia Freeland, the Canadian trade minister, was firm after leaving last-ditch talks with European parliament head Martin Schulz to […]
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Canada says EU’s ‘job’ to save trade pact
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Jungle’ migrant camp in France to be cleared from Monday: official
CALAIS, France, Oct 21, (APP/AFP) – The “Jungle” migrant camp on France’s northern coast will be cleared of its residents on Monday before being demolished, authorities said Friday. Authorities will pass through the sprawling makeshift camp in the ferry port of Calais on Sunday to inform migrants that they will have to leave the site […]
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Iraq forces in fierce Kirkuk clashes with IS
KIRKUK, Iraq, Oct 22, (APP/AFP) – Security forces battled for a second day Saturday with Islamic State gunmen who infiltrated Kirkuk in a brazen raid that rattled Iraq as it ramped up an offensive to retake Mosul. A day after the shock attack on the Kurdish-controlled city, jihadist snipers and suspected suicide bombers were still […]
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Suspicious envelope found at Clinton campaign office: police
NEW YORK, Oct 22, (APP/AFP): An envelope containing a white powdery substance was sent to one of White House hopeful Hillary Clinton’s campaign offices in New York, though police initially ruled out any danger. The envelope was first delivered to Clinton’s offices in Manhattan, where campaign workers then transferred it to her Brooklyn headquarters, New […]
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‘Wonder Woman’ appointed UN honorary Ambassador for women’s empowerment
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (APP): Wonder Woman, the iconic superhero, has been named an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls by the United Nations, with the task of raising awareness for achieving gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030. “While we have achieved progress towards gender equality in many […]
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Chile’s embattled president faces test in local polls
SANTIAGO, Oct 22, (APP/AFP) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet faces a test of strength Sunday in municipal elections that will serve as a political barometer with just over a year to go in her term. The local polls are the last vote before general elections in 2017 that will decide the Socialist leader’s successor, at […]