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Death toll from Sierra Leone floods passes 400: Red Cross
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has donated $400,000 to Sierra Leone's victims of victims of floods and mudslides. "The worldwide community must follow our lead and step up to the plate", said Britain's global Development Secretary Priti Patel.
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BBCI: Turkey's Erdogan calls German leaders 'enemies'
The Navies of the two countries will visit each other. That refusal, he said, was "Nazi-style" behaviour. Turkey's president has condemned Germany's mainstream parties and urged German-Turkish voters not to support them in the country's upcoming elections.
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Iran general slams Iraq referendum plan during Erdogan talks
But he said he expected Turkish origin voters to "teach a lesson to the parties which are disrespectful to Turkey" when they cast their votes in a "struggle for honour". In February, German-Turkish reporter of Die Welt newspaper Deniz Yucel was arrested in Istanbul over alleged links to terrorist organizations and propaganda.
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"Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" kicks off at PBS
Prince the OHSP director. The end of summer is traditionally marked by the Labor Day holiday, a time to reflect on the hard work of our fellow Americans. On average, 10,000 people were killed each year from 2011-15, one person killed every 51 minutes in 2015. "Drunk driving is not acceptable behavior", said Idaho Highway Safety Manager, John Tomlinson.
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Osinbajo in Rwanda for Kagame's inauguration
President Paul Kagame said the presence of the African leaders for his inauguration is a sign of unity and gives the country strength. In attendance at the Amahoro stadium are presidents Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic, Brahim Ghali of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger.
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Trump orders elevation of cyber warfare unit
President Donald Trump has elevated the Department of Defense's Cyber Command to a Unified Combatant Command status, a status most often reserved for geographical commands. Cybercom's mission is different in that it disrupts and destroys adversaries' networks against incoming threats to critical systems, including the USA military's computers.
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Indiana Unemployment Rate Rises For First Time In Five Months
Nebraska's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in almost 17 years in July, largely helped by job gains in several categories. The number of people employed year over year was up 642 while the number unemployed fell by 4,556. Nebraska's unemployment rate dropped ever so slightly last month. The sector of professional and business services added the most jobs last month: 903.
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Around 400 Manx students await A level results
Figures show that nearly a quarter of A-levels were awarded an A* or an A across Yorkshire. There has been a dramatic rise in the proportion of higher grades obtained by Year 13 students at Bourne Academy. It is the diversity of ambitious individuals our school is celebrating. The University of Manchester has not adhered to this trend however, with a university spokesperson saying that "we've admitted more students than in 2016".
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Van attack kills 14, wounds at least 100 in Barcelona
In a letter dated Aug 18, President Tan said he was saddened by the attack in Barcelona . Two suspects, one from Morocco and one from the Spanish enclave of Melilla, were arrested shortly after. Police later confirmed six people had been injured and that all five terrorists had been killed. The football world has united in paying tribute to the victims of Thursday's Barcelona attacks which killed 14 people and injured at least 100.
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Donald Trump likely to resign by fall: Tony Schwartz
It is a reference to the federal investigation conducted by the special prosecutor, Robert Mueller, and investigations by two parliamentary committees of the Congress of the United States on the interference of Russia in the electoral process in 2016, on suspicion of collusion during the campaign between relatives of Mr.
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Statement from Ambassador Haley on Terrorist Attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali
Earlier, Burkina Faso Foreign Affairs Minister Alpha Barry said at a news conference that seven Burkinabes, two Kuwaitis, a Nigerian, a Senegalese and a Turk were also among at least 18 killed. A jihadist attack on a cafe nearby left 30 people dead in January previous year. "It was a restaurant that was for us on a list of places we recommended not to go to", she said.
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Amit Shah Sets Target of 360+ Seats For Lok Sabha Elections 2019
Tomar said that everyone is excited to host Shah in Bhopal and it would boost the morale of party workers. Rai, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member and young leader of Amit Shah team was shifted to state organisation sometime back and appointed as regional secretary (organisation) of Mahakaushal before assigning the new post.
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Friday weather: Sunny skies, highs in the 80s, some wind
Again, heavy rain will bepossible but this time could also have gusty winds. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. High near 78. South wind around 11 miles per hour. There will be a 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms at night.
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Finland: Several people stabbed in Turku, police say
On Twitter, the Southwest Finland Police Service urged people to stay away from the city centre. "We recommend that people avoid central Turku". It is not clear if this is the same person who is said to have been shot in the leg by police as bystanders say they heard gunshots.
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Top US military leader warns North Korea conflict would be 'horrific'
Bannon's comments in his interview with The American Prospect appeared to call bluff on Trump's tough talk to North Korea last week. "We share a commitment to work through these hard issues", he added, without elaborating. "The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" China has made its priorities clear to both the United States and North Korea.
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NAB seeks bank details of Sharif family, Ishaq Dar from State Bank
Although NAB has received the investigation report of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed by the Supreme Court to investigate the Panama Papers case, the bureau has chose to conduct its own investigation also into alleged corruption and money laundering cases of the Sharif family so that references could be filed against them in accountability courts.
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Avoiding Irish border checks is top priority for United Kingdom in Brexit negotiations
She added that the commission would soon present its second series of position papers , which will detail the EU's stance on customs issues and Ireland . May also said Britain would consider stepping in to replace some European Union funding for peace projects in Northern Ireland after it leaves the bloc in March 2019 and beyond, to prevent a resurgence of violence between pro-British Protestants and Catholic Irish nationalists.
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United Kingdom guarantees soft border with Ireland
We want to explore a potential future programme post-2020 with the Northern Ireland Executive and Irish Government. The government's Department for Exiting the European Union acknowledged that " unprecedented " solutions would be needed to preserve the peace process and maintain the benefits of an open border after Britain leaves the EU, its single market in goods and services and its tariff-free customs union .
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Mirwaiz welcomes PM's words on Kashmir, Omar wants follow up
Modi emphasised on his ideas and visions about the New India , about which he first talked about at his party headquarters following the BJP's stunning election victory in state polls conducted in February-March. Modi said destroying public property in mob violence was unacceptable. The White House readout said that the two countries have a long overdue annual strategic dialogue mechanism instituted by previous administrations that typically involve high cabinet officials from both sides, ...
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Australian schoolboy, 7, among missing as search continues
Fears are growing for a seven-year-old boy reported to be missing in Barcelona following the terror attacks that hit Spain. Grandfather Tony Cadman , originally from Gillingham in Dorset, posted this message on his Facebook page: "My Grandson, Julian Alessandro Cadman is missing".
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Trump is going after 2 Republican senators
President Donald Trump turned hard on a fellow Republican, boosting the primary opponent of Arizona Sen. "Great to see that Dr. Kelli Ward is running against Flake Jeff Flake , who is WEAK on borders, crime and a non-factor in Senate", Trump wrote on Twitter.
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Nobel laureate education activist Malala accepted to Oxford
Experts from the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) - which represents the exam boards - said it was "not possible to draw accurate conclusions at this stage" for the different directions of the two groups of A-levels , but said the results could be influenced by a weaker track record among this year's students taking individual subjects.
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Iconic 'MTV Unplugged' Series Is Making A Comeback
Multi-platinum recording artist Shawn Mendes will be the first featured guest when MTV revives its MTV Unplugged series. Check out Nirvana's performance of "The Man Who Sold the World" on a 1994 Unplugged session below, plus an Unplugged-era Cranberries performance from the Paste Cloud further down.
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Panel votes to remove Roger Brooke Taney statue in Annapolis
Taney statue from the State House grounds is the right thing to do, and we will ask the State House Trust to take that action immediately", he added. Hogan said he wants the State House Trust to have the statue removed. "This was certainly a matter of such outcome that the transparency of a public meeting and public conversation should have occurred", Miller, a Democrat, wrote in a letter Thursday to Hogan.
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No war on Korean peninsula: South Korean President Moon Jae
Annual military drills involving tens of thousands of US and South Korean troops are due to begin on Monday. The source said that Moon also suggested setting up a joint bilateral technical committee with China to verify that the missile defense shield is for defense against North Korea and not aimed at checks on China.
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Strong/Severe Storms Possible Thursday
There may be a little break in the action where not much is going on. There is a 30% chance of showers and storms across the area. Later in the evening, storms may contain damaging winds for northeast Oklahoma before gradually weakening as the night goes on.
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Trump Asks If George Washington Statue Should Come Down And Twitter Erupts
Trump said, "This week, it is Robert E. Lee , I noticed that Stonewall Jackson's coming down". " George Washington was a slave owner", Trump told the media. His insistence on mentioning the alt-right in the same breath as the so-called alt-left is indicative of a presidency not only gone "rogue", as several pundits have noted, but also one on the verge of complete disintegration.
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Gophers men's basketball team will face grueling finish to Big Ten schedule
The Big Ten had previously released Big Ten opponents, revealing, among other things, that Michigan State and Michigan will play just once this season. That's the result of the conference's scheduling formula, implemented when the league went to a 14-team, 18-game league schedule in 2014. The schedule includes two conference games for every team in the first week of December, almost a month earlier than the typical league start.
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On Africa's biggest refugee crisis
The UN agency said over 85 per cent of the refugees who have arrived in Uganda are women and children (below 18 years in age). Rebel forces said Tuesday that they had reclaimed their stronghold of Pagak in the northeast, less than a week after being pushed out by government forces.
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Shares in Focus: Martin Midstream Partners LP (MMLP)
The shares were sold at an average price of $16.00, for a total value of $328,416.00. 09/16/2016 - Janney Montgomery Scott began new coverage on Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Rice Midstream Partners had a net margin of 58.22% and a return on equity of 12.71%. About 1.01 million shares traded. The firm had revenue of $72.38 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $58.20 million.
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Donald Trump commends North Korea for backing down on Missile Attack
The Supreme Leader reportedly said that the United States should make the "right choice" to prevent a conflict. The U.S. military would be able to determine if a North Korean missile is headed toward Guam "within moments", he said, because of spy satellites, radars and other high-tech sensors that track missile launches.
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Trump Shutters Business Councils After Schwarzman Discussed Disbanding Them
Thulin said his decision to leave followed reflection on the values of "sustainability, diversity and inclusion". "I am committed to building a company that improves lives in every corner of the world". Online, phone campaigns and various petitions erupted across the country, led by groups such as the liberal Center For American Progress Action Fund, Care2 Petition, and the racial justice organization Color of Change.
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Chinese general criticizes 'wrong' United States moves on Taiwan
The US has criticised China for not doing enough to rein it in, but Beijing says it has begun halting iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea , in line with new United Nations sanctions. "I do believe right now - there's a long way to go - but we are on a path that there is a possibility, and I hope a probability, that we can resolve this peacefully", he said.
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Japan to install new land-based Aegis missile defense system
It is thought that two or three Aegis Ashore batteries would be needed to defend the whole of Japan, at a cost of 70 to 80 billion yen (US$638.5 million to $726.6 million) per battery, according to the Mainichi. "We would take immediate, specific actions to take it down", the USA defense chief said. WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said the United States would honour its defence treaty agreements with Japan " without reservation " after talks in ...
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North Korea: US, Japan step up cooperation in face of nuclear threat
Tokyo, wary of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development programs, said Japan must now contend with "a new level of threat", Kyodo News reported Thursday. "We would take immediate, specific actions to take it down", the USA defense chief said. Tensions in East Asia have risen in recent weeks. "Until somebody solves the part of the equation that shows me that ten million people in Seoul don't die in the first 30 minutes from conventional weapons, I don't know what you're talking ...