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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Trailblazing US Senator Tammy Duckworth made history multiple times as warrior and politician, including being the first female amputee elected to Congress and is now set to become the first senator to give birth while in office. Only nine other women in US history have given birth while serving in Congress. All of them were members of the House of Representatives. “Well, it’s about damn time” in the Senate, Duckworth, a […]
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) — Authorities in Paraguay’s capital Asuncion on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for a month after the Paraguay River burst its banks, leaving at least 20,000 people homeless. The unseasonal high waters have washed over many poor neighborhoods built along the banks. About a half million people are in the capital, and 2.2 million in its metro area. The South American country has seven million people in total. The capital city’s […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) – The Czech Republic emerged from four decades behind the Iron Curtain to become a member of the European Union and one of Europe’s tourist hotspots. Here are five things to know about the central European country of 10.6 million people that kicks off a second-round presidential election run-off on Friday. Prague, an architectural gem Its capital is a popular tourist magnet, boasting a picturesque historic center that entered the UNESCO heritage […]
by Eugenia Logiuratoo Agence France-Presse PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AFP) — A Brazilian appeals court Wednesday upheld ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s conviction for corruption, dealing a body blow to his hopes of running for re-election this year. The three-judge panel sitting in the southern city of Porto Alegre unanimously ruled that his original 9.5-year jail sentence will be extended to more than 12 years. Thousands of Lula supporters rallied in Sao Paolo to protest […]
by Clare Byrne Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) m– President Emmanuel Macron has “completely changed” France’s image, telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel said Wednesday, crediting the youthful, pro-business politician with attracting an influx of tech talent. “He has given France a pro-startup, pro-entrepreneur image abroad that we did not really have before,” said Niel, who bankrolled a giant startup incubator on the banks of the Seine river in Paris that opened a month after Macron’s election […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The World Bank’s chief economist resigned on Wednesday amid a scandal that erupted when he raised questions about how the institution was ranking countries — especially Chile — in a key report. World Bank President Jim Kim announced that Paul Romer was stepping down immediately from the post he had held since October 2016, but did not specify the reason for his exit. In his only reference to the recent […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would “love” to be questioned under oath by Russia collusion prosecutor Robert Mueller, saying it could happen in the coming weeks. Trump confirmed that his lawyers are in discussion with Mueller, who is leading the investigation into collusion between the US president’s election campaign and Russia in the 2016 election, and also into allegations that Trump tried to obstruct his probe. “I would love […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was prepared to back a deal that would provide a pathway to citizenship to America’s so-called “Dreamer” immigrants over a period of 10 to 12 years. The latest approach by the White House suggests a key development in negotiations over some 700,000 immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children, and face deportation as early as […]
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) – With Venezuela in economic free-fall, massively unpopular President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday launched his sudden campaign for a new term in a vote to be held by late April. The 55-year-old, who was Hugo Chavez’s handpicked successor, will be the ruling socialist party’s sole candidate. Maduro, a former union activist and bus driver assumed power in April 2013 after longtime president Hugo Chavez died in office from […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The White House will release a “legislative framework” for immigration reform on Monday that is acceptable to both Democrats and Republicans, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said. The immigration issue is a source of bitter partisan tension in Washington, and was the primary cause of a three-day federal government shutdown that saw employees who were deemed non-essential furloughed without pay. “After decades of inaction by Congress, it’s time […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was placed under a disciplinary investigation on Wednesday after missing three random drug tests, the French tennis federation (FFT) announced. The FFT said they had been informed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) that 27-year-old Cornet, ranked at 42 in the world, had missed the tests in a 12-month period and will not be considered for Fed Cup duty while the inquiry is ongoing. However, she insisted that the ITF […]
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) — Kuwait on Wednesday protested to Saudi Arabia over derogatory remarks made by a senior adviser to the Saudi royal court against one of its cabinet ministers. Deputy foreign minister Khaled al-Jarallah told reporters that he conveyed the Kuwaiti complaint to the Saudi ambassador in the country. “We have expressed our regret and blame over the insult against (commerce minister) Khaled al-Roudhan, a minister who enjoys the full trust of all in Kuwait,” he […]
