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January 23, 2018 12:56 AM

US govt shutdown: Republicans, Democrats reach deal to reopen govt

The opposition Democrats today reached an agreement with the Republicans to have a debate on immigration so as to end the ongoing federal government shutdown which lasted for three days. The government is now most likely to reopen latest by tomorrow.<br/>&apos;<br/>Lawmakers in the Senat...

January 23, 2018 12:55 AM

WEF annual meet begins in Davos

The annual World Economic Forum, WEF, meet began in Davos today with a special message from Pope Francis being read out at the opening ceremony.<br/>&apos;<br/>WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab declared the summit open amid the ski-resort receiving record snowfall. Schwab w...

January 23, 2018 12:14 AM

Switzerland on high avalanche alert on eve of Davos forum

Switzerland went on avalanche alert today as fresh snow smothered much of the Alps a day before the World Economic Forum in Davos gets under way.<br/>&apos;<br/>A bulletin from the SLF Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos showed a broad band of the mountainous country under...

January 23, 2018 12:13 AM

Trump administration to open US embassy in Jerusalem by end of 2019

The Trump administration plans to open the US embassy in Jerusalem by the end of 2019. According to a State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, the US recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announced to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to the historic city. <br/><br/>More de...

January 23, 2018 12:12 AM

US will never allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon: US Vice President

US Vice President Mike Pence vowed today in an address to the Israeli parliament that Washington will never allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.<br/>&apos; <br/>Pence said that they have a solemn promise to Israel, to all the Middle East and to the world - the United States of America...

January 22, 2018 9:52 PM

Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont reaches Denmark

Spain's Supreme Court has rejected the state prosecutor's demand to reactivate a European arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont. <br/><br/>Puigdemont, who is in Denmark today to give a speech, potentially faces decades of jail in Spain for leading Catalonia...

January 22, 2018 9:35 PM

Football star George Weah sworn in as Liberia's new President

Former International Football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia's new President in the capital, Monrovia on Monday, in the country's first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944. <br/><br/>Weah, took over from Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, w...

January 22, 2018 7:45 PM

Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont reaches Denmark

Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont has arrived in Denmark, triggering a new attempt by Spain's prosecutor to have him arrested. <br/><br/>An hour later the speaker of the Catalan Parliament nominated him to head the regional government. <br/><br/>Mr Puigdem...

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