Palm Beach, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump blasted the federal courts for a second day in a row on Sunday after his efforts to implement a travel ban were suspended and warned that the judiciary could be placing Americans in “peril.” “Just cannot believe a judge would …
Read More »Battle over Trump’s immigration order: what we know
Washington, United States | AFP | A US appeals court has rejected a government request to immediately reinstate President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban — the latest twist in what could be a long, high-stakes legal battle. Here are the main facts about Trump’s executive order and the court action …
Read More »World’s longest flight lands in New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | The world’s longest commercial flight landed in New Zealand Monday with the arrival of Qatar Airways’s 14,535 kilometres (9,032 miles) Doha-Auckland service, the airline announced. “We’ve officially landed in Auckland,” the airline tweeted as flight QR920 landed at 7.25am (1825 GMT Sunday), five minutes …
Read More »CORRUPTION: Mass demos force Romania gov’t climbdown
Bucharest, Romania | AFP | Romania’s premier announced Saturday a dramatic climbdown on legislation that had been seen as a retreat on corruption, after the biggest protests since dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was toppled and executed in 1989. Demonstrators vowed to keep up the pressure on the government, however, after five …
Read More »Trump blasts ‘so-called judge’ over travel ban reversal
Palm Beach, United States | AFP | The US government began to roll back Donald Trump’s contentious travel ban targeting citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries Saturday, after a stinging legal defeat for the new president. Government agencies and major global airlines said they would recognize valid visas and cease enforcing …
Read More »Beyonce takes over internet with twins news
New York, United States | AFP | Beyonce is pregnant — and this time, she’s expecting twins with her husband, rap mogul Jay Z. The pop superstar — who already has a five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, with Jay Z — announced the news to her more than 92 million followers …
Read More »Tech firms unite to challenge Trump on immigration
Washington, United States | AFP | A broad coalition of US technology firms has begun planning a joint legal strategy challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order barring refugees and many Muslims from American soil, sources say. More than 20 firms from the sector were expected to attend a meeting to …
Read More »US travel ‘extreme vetting’ to include social media, phone contacts
Washington, United States | AFP | Travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries singled out for “extreme vetting” will face scrutiny of their social media footprint and phone records, the new Homeland Security secretary said Tuesday. Secretary John Kelly sought to explain President Donald Trump’s travel ban four days after he …
Read More »KAGAME: `Walk the talk’
Kagame tells world leaders at Davos President Paul Kagame has urged fellow African leaders to “walk the talk” on a variety of urgent development issues including digital connectivity and trade. Speaking at several forums during the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Kagame said “there is no shortcut to …
Read More »Six teenagers found dead after garden party in Germany
Frankfurt am Main, Germany | AFP | Six teenagers were found dead Sunday after holding a party in a garden shed, said police in Germany who suggested carbon monoxide poisoning may have been the cause. The youths, five young men and a young woman. were found by the owner of …
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