SYDNEY, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – Donald Trump is “a revolting slug unfit for public office”, lawmakers in Australia’s most populous state said in a unanimous parliamentary motion on Thursday. New South Wales Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham introduced the motion condemning “misogynistic, hateful” comments made by the US Republican presidential candidate against women and minorities, including […]
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Trump ‘a revolting slug’: Australian lawmakers
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After Colombia peace failure come economic consequences
BOGOTA, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – Everything was ready: once approved, Colombia’s peace deal would trigger a financial windfall, boost the economy and encourage investment. Then the “no” vote won. After Colombians went to the polls and shot down a potentially historic accord that would have ended 52 years of armed conflict between the government and […]
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New Zealand makes UN push for end to Syria air attacks
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 13, (APP/AFP): New Zealand, one of the 10 non-permanent Security Council members, on Wednesday presented a draft resolution demanding an end to air attacks in Syria’s battleground city of Aleppo. The new measure followed the failure of the council to adopt two resolutions on a ceasefire in Syria, one of […]
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UN puts reformer Guterres at the helm
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – The UN General Assembly on Thursday will appoint Antonio Guterres as the new secretary-general of the United Nations, setting a shift in motion toward a more reformist, high-profile leadership at the world body. The former prime minister of Portugal who also served as UN refugee chief will […]
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‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Nicole threatens Bermuda: NHC
MIAMI, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – Bermuda braced for Hurricane Nicole, now a powerful Category Four storm, late Wednesday as it churned toward the islands, with forecasters warning of a possible direct hit. “On the forecast track, the core of Nicole will pass over or near Bermuda on Thursday,” the US National Hurricane Center said in […]
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FBI investigates ‘intentional’ Connecticut plane crash
NEW YORK, Oct 13 (APP/AFP) – The FBI is investigating an “intentional” crash of a small plane in Connecticut that killed a Jordanian student and injured an American flight instructor, officials and US media said Wednesday. The plane exploded in a fireball on Tuesday in East Hartford, about 120 miles (192 kilometers) northeast of New […]