Macedonian vote: 'Either we become North Macedonia or North Korea'
9/29/2018, 7:08:32 AMSkopje on tenterhooks ahead of vote on name change that could unlock path to EU and Nato ✔ At the heart of the Balkan peninsular, Macedonia has long been viewed as a potential powder keg with the strength to ignite a major regional conflagration, which is why the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, and the US defence secretary, James Mattis, have all descended on Skopje in recent weeks to back the name deal and cheer Macedonians on
North Korea learns to embrace its inner consumer
9/29/2018, 5:07:50 AMPYONGYANG--In an instructional television program about table tennis on the state-run sports channel ✔ Farmers out in rural collectives lack the time, energy and income to worry about what flavor ice cream they might fancy ✔ TV viewers who tuned in a few minutes early for the nightly news broadcast recently were treated to what can only be seen as the next best thing to a true ad--an educational short featuring recipes that all included a kind of fermented apple vinegar, followed by testimonials from satisfied customers and a display of those very vinegar products as one might see them in the store
World War 3 WARFARE: Russia unveils new system in Syria capable of tracking EUROPEAN jets
9/29/2018, 2:28:11 AMVladimir Mikheyev, first deputy director of KRET, told state-run media that as a consequence of the alleged Israeli attack, the Kremlin was looking to reinforce its tracking systems in the skies from Syria to Europe. ✔ A il-20 aircraft carrying 14 Russian soldiers was shot down in the Latakia province of Syria (Image: Getty) Last week's attack in Latakia has aggravated existing tensions as it came only a day after the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed to establish a demilitarised zone in the Syrian province of Idlib, the last major enclave held by rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
EDITORIAL: Japan should have own vision for ties with North Korea
9/29/2018, 4:53:55 AMIt's time Japan made a determined effort to normalize its relations with North Korea.If the deadlock ✔ At the same time, Tokyo should also reflect squarely on why it finds itself in this situation ✔ That is the primary factor in Japan’s lackluster presence ✔ The underlying thinking should be focused on steadily closing the distance instead of hoping to jump straight to a breakthrough
At UN, Russia says meddling claims baseless, slams the US
9/29/2018, 1:47:19 AMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's foreign minister trashed accusations of Russian meddling abroad as "baseless" and used the podium at the U.N.'s biggest event to tear into U.S. poli ✔ UNITED NATIONS (AP) Russia's foreign minister trashed accusations of Russian meddling abroad as baseless and used the podium at the U.N.'s biggest event to tear into U.S. policies in Iran, Syria and Venezuela ✔ He said this was at least an effort to maintain relations and to roll back and lower tensions
Russian FM Lavrov: Delivery of S-300 to Syria regime has begun
9/29/2018, 7:20:45 AMRussia begins delivering S-300 missile system to Syria as Russian FM says relations with US are at 'all-time low'. ✔ In a phone call, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Putin that transferring advanced weapons systems into irresponsible hands will increase the dangers in the region, according to the Israeli prime minister's office ✔ Russia to send S-300 missile defence systems to Syria
Trump's 'America first' agenda meant America was mostly alone at the U.N. - Los Angeles Times
9/29/2018, 1:54:25 AMWorld leaders once tried to persuade President Trump to back global institutions and agreements. His rocky performance at the U.N. General Assembly showed they are prepared to move on without him on climate change, migration and the Iran nuclear deal. ✔ He pressed world leaders on counter-proliferation in places like Iran, North Korea and Syria; rallied them to do more to counter the opioid crisis; and made his case for peace through strength in his address to the General Assembly, said Garrett Marquis, a spokesman for the National Security Council
Anthony Kennedy’s response to the bitter fight over his Supreme Court seat? No comment.
9/29/2018, 1:46:35 AMKennedy spoke to a group of high school students and judges at the federal courthouse on Friday in his hometown. ✔ In the first part of this century we’re seeing the death and decline of democracy ✔ Read more: ‘We share a deep concern’: Democratic senator fights back tears defending Jeff Flake Kavanaugh’s evasive testimony probably wouldn’t have been allowed in his own courtroom The American Bar Association had Kavanaugh concerns 12 years ago
China, Russia Criticize U.S. in U.N. Remarks
9/29/2018, 6:40:56 AMTop diplomatic officials from China and Russia admonished the U.S. on an array of issues ranging from multilateral agreements to sanctions policy, portraying Washington as stepping back from world commitments while their own countries were expanding global engagement. ✔ Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at the United Nations on Friday ✔ Mr. Wang in his address vigorously defended China’s actions on the global stage, days after the U.S. imposed tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods and after Mr. Trump made his accusation of election interference against Beijing
China's 7m Golden Week shoppers head to Japan, Thailand and Korea
9/29/2018, 4:23:23 AMUS plunges in popularity, reflecting Beijing's relations with Washington ✔ Japan was hit by two big disasters this month: Typhoon Jebi temporarily shut down Kansai International Airport in Osaka, and a massive earthquake cut power across Hokkaido ✔ Chinese media reported on these events, and Japanese businesses that rely on Chinese holidaymakers grew concerned ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
Asia dominates destinations for China's 7m National Day tourists
9/29/2018, 3:26:37 AMReflecting Beijing's relations, Japan tops list while US plunges in popularity ✔ Japan was hit by two big disasters this month: Typhoon Jebi temporarily shut down Kansai International Airport in Osaka, and a massive earthquake cut power across Hokkaido ✔ Chinese media reported on these events, and Japanese businesses that rely on Chinese holidaymakers grew concerned ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
Trying to get out of the quagmire: France calls for goodwill coalition
9/29/2018, 4:20:53 AMFrance is calling for an alliance of sensible, diplomacy-respecting countries to counter US, Russia quagmire. ✔ The proposal builds on French President Emmanuel Macron's recent calls for greater global cooperation, including a speech at the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Pilot ejects from F-35B as $100m fighter jet crashes in South Carolina
9/29/2018, 6:06:54 AMA US F-35 fighter was completely destroyed in a crash while training Friday, officials said. The pilot safely ejected. ✔ A US F-35 pilot was forced to eject midair after the $100million fighter jet crashed in South Carolina ✔ The crash appears to be the first of its kind for the troubled F-35 program, marking an unfortunate moment for the most expensive plane in history ✔ The plane looks smaller on radar – perhaps like a bird rather than a plane – but is not invisible
Jailed at 15 she dreamed of being a fashion designer. No trial and six years later, she's still missing
9/29/2018, 6:14:42 AMundefined ✔ He died months after his release, according to Younis ✔ Despite fresh hopes of change after Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a peace deal in July, ending decades-long hostilities between the two countries, Kibreab is cautious ✔ But Eritrea is an unpredictable place, so I am hopeful that one day change will come
Fighter jet to be used by RAF is destroyed in crash during training
9/29/2018, 1:46:55 AMAn F-35B jet went down over Beaufort, South Carolina at around 11.45am local time on Friday (pictured). Britain's military has already committed to buying 138 of the US planes. ✔ A fighter jet set to be used by the RAF has been destroyed in a crash just three months after the Ministry of Defence took delivery of the same £120million plane ✔ It is believed the true cost of the plane has been bumped up to cover 'extra' costs such as software upgrades and spare parts
Is Circumcision the Source of Jewish Angst? Genital Mutilation and Psychic Trauma
9/29/2018, 6:16:30 AM1. Is circumcision an epigenetic trauma? Recently, the Icelandic parliament proposed a bill to ban circumcision for non-medical reasons as a violation of children’s rights punishable by up to six years in prison, drawing parallels with female genital mutilations, which is already prohibited in many European countries. ✔ And now, from behind the phantasies, the whole range of a child’s sexual life came to light ( The History of the Psychoanalytic Movement, 1919) ✔ 18 Nervous diseases, by Joseph Jacobs and Maurice Fishberg, on www.jewishency clopedia.com/articles/11446-nervous-diseases ✔ Humeurs et méditations d’un témoin, Odile Jacob, 2003
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