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US, China spar again over trade at WTO review of US policies
Centre Daily Times 17 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons / HutheMeow
Jetstar faces $2 million fine for misleading customers about refunds
TVNZ 17 Dec 2018
Australia's consumer watchdog wants Jetstar to pay a $A1.95 million ($NZ2.05 million) penalty for misleading some customers over their right to a refund ... The Federal Court will now decide whether to approve a joint submission by the ACCC and Jetstar that the carrier should pay the $1.95 million penalty and contribute to the watchdog's costs ... ....
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Michael Flynn's Former Business Partners Charged With Illegally Lobbying For Turkey
WorldNews.com 17 Dec 2018
Two former business associates of President Donald Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn were indicted on conspiracy charges on Monday in relation to their attempts to smear the Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at the request of the Turkish government, according to The Washington Post. Bijan Kian and Kamil Alptekin were charged in U.S....
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Trump Expands Counterinsurgency War At Home
WorldNews.com 17 Dec 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingAfter surrounding himself with key individuals who had experience in counterterrorism, or rather they surrounded him, President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal enacted a counterinsurgency war against domestic and foreign foes alike ... William Barr is a counterinsurgency warfare fanatic too ... The U.S....
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China Leading Force Of Increased Armed Drone Usage In The Middle East: Report
WorldNews.com 17 Dec 2018
A new report released on Monday said the increasing use of armed drones in the Middle East was driven by larger sales from China, according to The Associated Press. The report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) said the increased use of armed drones were leading to more countries and other parties using them in regional conflicts....
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North Korea warns US sanctions could derail plans to denuclearise
The Guardian 17 Dec 2018
North Korea has warned that new US sanctions against senior figures in the regime are a “deliberate provocation” that could derail its attempts to denuclearize, six months after its leader, Kim Jong-un held historic talks with Donald Trump ... North Korea maintaining more than a dozen missile launch sites, photos show. Read more ... .......
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New Study Warns Of Alarming Rise In Teen Vaping
WorldNews.com 17 Dec 2018
Even though teen drinking and drug use decreased last year, e-cigarette and vaping use had an "alarming" rise, with more than 1 in 3 high school seniors claiming they vaped last year, 10 times more the number of those who smoke cigarettes, according to BBC News ... Nora D Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse ... Dr....
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Mumbai Hospital Fire Kills Six, 145 Rescued From Blaze
WorldNews.com 17 Dec 2018
A fourth-floor fire in a government hospital in Mumbai, India Monday killed at least six people, Reuters reported.The fire at the Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital in the Mumbai suburb of Marol filled the five-storey structure with smoke, the report said. More than 145 people were rescued from the blaze....
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Washington careens towards government shutdown with no deal in sight
This is Money 17 Dec 2018
President Donald Trump has stood firm against Democrats as he seeks border wall funding, risking a partial government shutdown if a compromise is not reached by December 21, 2018 ... The closure could potentially spill into early January, when the new Congress -- including a Democratically controlled House of Representatives -- is sworn in ... ....
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Philippines contestant Catriona Gray named Miss Universe
Dawn 17 Dec 2018
The Philippines’ Catriona Gray was named Miss Universe 2018 in a competition concluding Monday in Bangkok, besting contestants from 93 other countries and delighting her home nation ... Gray edged out first runner-up Tamaryn Green of South Africa and third-place Sthefany Gutierrez of Venezuela. She succeeds Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa ... “Ms ... ....
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‘Yellow Vests’ open a new front in the battle: Popular referendums
France24 17 Dec 2018
Many of the "Yellow Vests" who hit the streets again on Saturday wielded signs with the acronym RIC – for "Citizens' Initiative Referendum" – as demonstrators demanded popular votes be held to allow citizens to vet government policy proposals ... ....
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Merriam-Webster Takes A Swipe At Trump By Naming 'Justice' As Word Of The Year
WorldNews.com 17 Dec 2018
Justice has been a central theme to a number of important news stories throughout this year, with far more people taking an interest in social justice issues. "The concept of justice was at the center of many of our national debates in the past year. racial justice, social justice, criminal justice, economic justice," Merriam-Webster said on Monday ... ....
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Thousands march in Brussels against UN migration pact
Arab News 16 Dec 2018
BRUSSELS. Thousands of people marched in Brussels on Sunday against a UN pact aimed at fostering cooperation on migration, eclipsing a smaller demonstration in support of the deal, the signing of which brought down Belgium’s government last week ... Critics said the N-VA’s move was the opening shot in a campaign before federal elections in May....
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Trump blasts Fed: 'Incredible' to even consider a rate hike
The Hill 17 Dec 2018
President TrumpDonald John TrumpFamily says Trump travel ban preventing mother from seeing dying son Saudi Arabia rejects Senate position on Khashoggi killing Five things to know about the Trump inauguration investigation MORE on Monday said it was “incredible” that the Federal Reserve would consider hiking interest rates while the U.S ... employment....
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Google commences $1B expansion in New York City
The State 17 Dec 2018
Google is spending more than $1 billion to expand operations in New York City ... Google Hudson Square will be the company's primary location for its New York operations ... Google hopes to move into the new campus by 2020 ... #ReadLocal ... ....
