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United States vetoes UN resolution on protecting Palestinians
Washington will "unquestionably veto" a United Nations draft resolution calling for the protection of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said on the eve of a Security Council vote on Friday. Over 110 Palestinians were killed and thousands wounded by Israeli military fire. Ms Haley vetoed a draft resolution in December that rejected Donald Trump's decision to move the USA embassy to Jerusalem after all 14 other council members supported it.
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Ahead of Ross visit, U.S. group calls on China to open markets
Trump has frequently focused on the trade deficit, urging China to boost its imports and lower the gap by $200 billion, while China has refused to agree to any dollar amounts. intellectual property - were still in the works and details would be announced in the coming month. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Defense banned all smartphones and mobile modems from Chinese manufacturers ZTE and Huawei on all U.S.
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Denmark bans Islamic full-face veil in public spaces
Those who are repeat offenders will incur a more than $1,200 fine. People violating the law a few times would risk a fine of up to 10,000 kroner, which would amount to United States dollar 1600 or imprisonment up to six months. Danish officials have described covering faces as incompatible with Danish values. The daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten previously reported that only three women regularly wear burqa in Denmark .
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Louis Attorney Says Her Office Has Resolved Criminal Charges Against Greitens
Republican State Senator Rob Schaaf from St. Joseph's 34th District had been one of the governor's toughest critics and was glad to see Greitens' resignation. In that, the woman describes how Greitens allegedly bound her hands, blindfolded her and took a compromising photo while threatening that he would distribute it if she ever spoke of their encounter.
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The summit's back on: Trump welcomes North Korean to White House
Hagin said the U.S is open to paying for the bill, but is considering asking Singapore, the host country to pay for North Korea's portion. Duyeon Kim, a fellow at the Korean Peninsula said: "There are legitimate mechanisms built in for exemptions depending on the circumstance, but this could run into public and political criticism and send the wrong message to North Korea".
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Hebrew University ranked among top 100 most powerful global university brands
Professors and researchers must be invited to vote. Princeton, Yale and the University of California, Berkeley, were also in the top ten along with UCLA and the University of Chicago who were tied for ninth place. “Particularly worrying is the decline of all London universities in this list.”. Other US schools in the top 20 were the California Institute of Technology, Columbia, the University of MI, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell.