CARACAS, (APP/AFP) – Venezuela’s military has been put on the frontline of a worsening national economic crisis by taking charge of food distribution and key ports amid dire shortages and mounting unrest. President Nicolas Maduro, who is trying to cling to power and avert total collapse of his oil-dependent country, announced Tuesday that the armed […]
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Venezuela’s military to the fore as Maduro struggles
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Oil prices dip in Asia as oversupply worries return
SINGAPORE, (APP/AFP) – Oil prices turned lower again in Asia on Wednesday after data indicated a rise in US stockpiles, reigniting concerns about a supply glut, while profit-takers stepped in after the previous day’s surge. The American Petroleum Institute reported a 2.2 million barrel rise in reserves last week, confounding expectations of a dip at […]
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France’s Macron edges towards presidential bid
PARIS, (APP/AFP) – France’s rising political star Emmanuel Macron dropped more strong hints of his presidential ambitions on Tuesday, saying he wanted to lead his new political movement “to 2017 and to victory”. The 38-year-old economy minister set up “En marche” (On the move) in April to the consternation of many of his Socialist Party […]
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Boost for UK Labour leader against party rebels
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – Britain’s opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday won a crucial victory against rebels seeking to unseat him, after the party’s executive committee ruled he would automatically be included on a leadership ballot. The veteran socialist faces a challenge by senior MP Angela Eagle, although others may decide to stand in the […]
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Iran condemns opposition rally in France
TEHRAN, (APP/AFP): Iran on Tuesday condemned a rally in France by an exiled opposition group it labelled a “stinking corpse” and said it would denounce any country that backed it. The National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI) claimed that 100,000 Iranians had attended its annual rally at Le Bourget, near Paris, on Saturday. “The […]
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Pentagon chief Carter lands in Afghanistan
BAGRAM, Afghanistan, (APP/AFP) – US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday for talks with President Ashraf Ghani, days after the United States and NATO pledged to keep thousands of troops in the troubled country. Carter flew in to Bagram air base outside Kabul, and was due to meet with Chief Executive Abdullah […]