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Jamal Khashoggi

Nicki Minaj Set to Headline Concert in Saudi Arabia

(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that hip-hop star Nicki Minaj will perform in the ultraconservative kingdom as it sheds decades of restrictions on entertainment. Saudi organizers announced she would be the headline act at the Jedd…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Libya: Airstrike On Migrant Detention Center Kills At Least 44 People

A woman picks up her belongings from among the rubble Wednesday, after an airstrike hit a detention center for mainly African migrants in the Tajoura suburb of Tripoli. Ismail Zetouni/Reuters An airstrike on a migrant detention center in the Tajoura suburb …

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Belt and Road

Indonesia asks China for special Belt and Road Initiative fund

Published: 8:01pm, 3 Jul, 2019 Updated: 8:01pm, 3 Jul, 2019

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Venezuela

Ousted Honduran President Zelaya: U.S.-Backed Coup Destabilized My Nation Forcing Migrants to Flee

AMYGOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, June 28th marked the 10th anniversary since Honduran soldiers stormed into the residency of democratically elected Presi…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Charlottesville scraps Thomas Jefferson’s birthday as a city holiday, recognizes emancipation

Skip to comments. Charlottesville scraps Thomas Jefferson's birthday as a city holiday, recognizes emancipationRichmond Dispatch ^ | 07 03 2019 | BOB BROWN Posted on 07/03/2019 4:58:46 AM PDT by yesthatjallen The city of Charlottesville will no longer …

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

AR-15

Parents of Las Vegas massacre victim sue gun makers and dealers: “These are weapons of war” – CBS This Morning

A new lawsuit filed overnight blames gun manufactures and dealers for the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. In October 2017, a gunman opened fire on an outdoor concert in Las Vegas, killing 58 and wounding nearly 500 others. Carrie Parsons, 31, …

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

NATO

US Senate clears proposal to bring India on a par with its Nato allies

Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on Indias interests, Indian diaspora.US Senate clears proposal to bring India on a par with its Nato allies What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key fe…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

In first, U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem hosts 4th of July celebration

The U.S. Embassy hosted its annual Fourth of July party in Jerusalem for the first time, days after its ambassador participated in the inauguration of a controversial archaeological tourist site in eastern Jerusalem. >> Subscribe for just $1 now Prior…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Venezuela

Farc ex-rebel Jesús Santrich’s disappearance causes concern

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Jesús Santrich, who is blind, is one of the most recognisable former Farc leaders A Colombian former rebel-turned-lawmaker remains missing less than a week before he is due to appear before the country's supreme court ov…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

SpaceX

NASA tests abort system on astronaut capsule built for moon missions – Daily Times

An unmanned full-scale NASA crew capsule blasted off from a Florida launchpad on Tuesday in a successful test of the spacecraft’s abort thrusters, an astronaut safety device that will be key as the agency works to return humans to the moon by 2024. The Orion…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Nicki Minaj Set to Headline Concert in Saudi Arabia

Libya: Airstrike On Migrant Detention Center Kills At Least 44 People

Indonesia asks China for special Belt and Road Initiative fund

Ousted Honduran President Zelaya: U.S.-Backed Coup Destabilized My Nation Forcing Migrants to Flee

Charlottesville scraps Thomas Jefferson’s birthday as a city holiday, recognizes emancipation

Parents of Las Vegas massacre victim sue gun makers and dealers: “These are weapons of war” – CBS This Morning

US Senate clears proposal to bring India on a par with its Nato allies

In first, U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem hosts 4th of July celebration

Farc ex-rebel Jesús Santrich’s disappearance causes concern

NASA tests abort system on astronaut capsule built for moon missions – Daily Times

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