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United States, Turkey Resume Visa Services
- December 31, 2017
The United States had halted most visa services for Turkish citizens following the October arrest of a Turkish citizen employed at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul . A statement from the Turkish Embassy in Washington also accused the United States of spreading misinformation and insisted that no locally employed embassy staff were being prosecuted for performing their official duties. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
The United States had halted most visa services for Turkish citizens following the October arrest of a Turkish citizen employed at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul . A statement from the Turkish Embassy in Washington also accused the United States of spreading misinformation and insisted that no locally employed embassy staff were being prosecuted for performing their official duties. (more...)
Israel says it attacked Gaza in response to Friday rocket attack
- December 31, 2017
The missiles were not necessarily fired by Hamas, however. Following the retaliatory raid, the army accused Iran of attempting to spark a war between Israel and Gaza terror groups and putting the lives of Palestinians in danger. "We still don't know if it was Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or some other group that fired the missiles, but we will find out and act accordingly". "The Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip", the newspaper reported. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
The missiles were not necessarily fired by Hamas, however. Following the retaliatory raid, the army accused Iran of attempting to spark a war between Israel and Gaza terror groups and putting the lives of Palestinians in danger. "We still don't know if it was Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or some other group that fired the missiles, but we will find out and act accordingly". "The Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip", the newspaper reported. (more...)
Russian Federation denies North Korea sanctions breach claims
- December 31, 2017
According to one of two unnamed senior Western European sources speaking on condition of anonymity and quoted by the agency, the Russian vessels "made transfers at sea to the North Koreans ". North Korean ships had previously sailed directly to Russian ports, undermining sanctions restrictions by declaring other destinations in their log books. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
According to one of two unnamed senior Western European sources speaking on condition of anonymity and quoted by the agency, the Russian vessels "made transfers at sea to the North Koreans ". North Korean ships had previously sailed directly to Russian ports, undermining sanctions restrictions by declaring other destinations in their log books. (more...)
How Analysts Feel About Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE:CPE)?
- December 31, 2017
Schroder Investment Management Group raised its position in shares of Callon Petroleum (NYSE: CPE ) by 95.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The company was initiated on Wednesday, September 28 by Evercore. On Monday, July 10 the stock rating was maintained by Canaccord Genuity with "Buy". (more...)
- December 31, 2017
Schroder Investment Management Group raised its position in shares of Callon Petroleum (NYSE: CPE ) by 95.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The company was initiated on Wednesday, September 28 by Evercore. On Monday, July 10 the stock rating was maintained by Canaccord Genuity with "Buy". (more...)
Trump, Nikki Haley UN threats unwise: Darcy cartoon
- December 31, 2017
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday touted a quarter billion dollar cut to the UN's annual budget, capping off a contentious year between the Trump administration and the worldwide body. He added that the good Americans are exhausted of being taken advantage of, "well, we're not going to be taken advantage of any longer". On Hanukkah, you spoke like a Maccabi. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday touted a quarter billion dollar cut to the UN's annual budget, capping off a contentious year between the Trump administration and the worldwide body. He added that the good Americans are exhausted of being taken advantage of, "well, we're not going to be taken advantage of any longer". On Hanukkah, you spoke like a Maccabi. (more...)
Judge denies Roy Moore's attempt to delay Alabama Senate results
- December 31, 2017
The certification sets the stage for Jones to be sworn into the Senate next week following the protracted, high-profile special election. Alabama's special election was not a referendum on President Donald Trump, the Republicans or the Democrats, but a decision by that state's voters to elect a senator who will represent their interests with a minimum of sexual controversy. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
The certification sets the stage for Jones to be sworn into the Senate next week following the protracted, high-profile special election. Alabama's special election was not a referendum on President Donald Trump, the Republicans or the Democrats, but a decision by that state's voters to elect a senator who will represent their interests with a minimum of sexual controversy. (more...)
OR police chase ends with suspect driving off pier into Columbia River
- December 31, 2017
Officers drove to the scene and found a man in a red pickup truck, who matched the description of the prowler. He then lined his truck up with the pier and hit the gas. Because of the elevated pier, officers, threw Erofeeff a life vest and floatation disc until he was plucked out of the waters by a skiff, Fox 12 reported. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
Officers drove to the scene and found a man in a red pickup truck, who matched the description of the prowler. He then lined his truck up with the pier and hit the gas. Because of the elevated pier, officers, threw Erofeeff a life vest and floatation disc until he was plucked out of the waters by a skiff, Fox 12 reported. (more...)
EnLink Midstream Partners (ENLK) Receiving Somewhat Favorable News Coverage, Study Finds
- December 31, 2017
The company was maintained on Sunday, October 1 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock decreased 0.79% or $0.81 during the last trading session, reaching $101.15. COPYRIGHT VIOLATION WARNING: "Enable Midstream Partners ( ENBL ) Earning Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage, Report Shows" was first published by Week Herald and is the sole property of of Week Herald. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
The company was maintained on Sunday, October 1 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock decreased 0.79% or $0.81 during the last trading session, reaching $101.15. COPYRIGHT VIOLATION WARNING: "Enable Midstream Partners ( ENBL ) Earning Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage, Report Shows" was first published by Week Herald and is the sole property of of Week Herald. (more...)
Militants attack CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, three troopers wounded
- December 31, 2017
The injured were rushed to a hospital and senior CRPF and state police officers reached the CRPF camp. Meanwhile, CRPF has issued an alert claiming similar attacks can be carried out at the other camps also. "There is quite possibility of similar type of attack on other camp also", said the CRPF. The terrorists are reported to be hiding in the area. As per reports, the terrorists who were heavily armed attacked the Lethpora CRPF camp at 2:10 AM on Sunday. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
The injured were rushed to a hospital and senior CRPF and state police officers reached the CRPF camp. Meanwhile, CRPF has issued an alert claiming similar attacks can be carried out at the other camps also. "There is quite possibility of similar type of attack on other camp also", said the CRPF. The terrorists are reported to be hiding in the area. As per reports, the terrorists who were heavily armed attacked the Lethpora CRPF camp at 2:10 AM on Sunday. (more...)
Dead in Cairo Church Attack, Says Health Ministry
- December 31, 2017
The suspected gunman was injured before being arrested by police. It is now unknown whether he is one of the three casualties. According to media reports, at least 10 people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a Coptic Orthodox Church on Friday, in the southern Cairo neighborhood of Helwan. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
The suspected gunman was injured before being arrested by police. It is now unknown whether he is one of the three casualties. According to media reports, at least 10 people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a Coptic Orthodox Church on Friday, in the southern Cairo neighborhood of Helwan. (more...)
Dozens Killed in Bombing at Shiite Center and News Agency in Kabul
- December 31, 2017
The Afghan Voice news agency, located in the centre, is linked to Iranian interests. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's spokesman issued a statement calling the attack an "unpardonable" crime against humanity, and pledging to destroy terrorist groups. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
The Afghan Voice news agency, located in the centre, is linked to Iranian interests. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's spokesman issued a statement calling the attack an "unpardonable" crime against humanity, and pledging to destroy terrorist groups. (more...)
Solo climbers banned from climbing Everest
- December 31, 2017
The move will provide more jobs for Nepalis and ensure the safety of foreign climbers. Nearly 450 climbers, 190 foreigners and 259 Nepalis, reached the summit of Everest from the south side in Nepal previous year. Solo climbers, along with blind people and double amputees are now not able to climb Mount Everest , due to a ban passed by Nepal's tourism ministry aimed at reducing the number of people dying on the mountain. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
The move will provide more jobs for Nepalis and ensure the safety of foreign climbers. Nearly 450 climbers, 190 foreigners and 259 Nepalis, reached the summit of Everest from the south side in Nepal previous year. Solo climbers, along with blind people and double amputees are now not able to climb Mount Everest , due to a ban passed by Nepal's tourism ministry aimed at reducing the number of people dying on the mountain. (more...)
ISIS claims St. Peterburg supermarket explosion
- December 31, 2017
Petersburg. "You know that yesterday in St. Petersburg a terrorist act was carried out", Putin told the audience, referring to the explosion that injured 13 shoppers in a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket chain. Saint Petersburg, Russia's second city, and Putin's hometown, was the scene of a deadly metro bombing in April and is set to host games during next year's football World Cup, raising fears of similar attacks. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
Petersburg. "You know that yesterday in St. Petersburg a terrorist act was carried out", Putin told the audience, referring to the explosion that injured 13 shoppers in a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket chain. Saint Petersburg, Russia's second city, and Putin's hometown, was the scene of a deadly metro bombing in April and is set to host games during next year's football World Cup, raising fears of similar attacks. (more...)
Nicolás Maduro ordena "mano dura" durante protestas — Crisis en Venezuela
- December 31, 2017
Reiteró que el "imperialismo norteamericano y el Gobierno de Donald Trump han llegado a un punto peligroso de desesperación por sus fracasos durante 2017 para tratar de derrocar y derrumbar" la revolución bolivariana . El centro de la disputa está en que Venezuela debe, desde 2016, 40 millones de euros a Raporal , empresa portuguesa de cárnicos que exportaba los jamones. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
Reiteró que el "imperialismo norteamericano y el Gobierno de Donald Trump han llegado a un punto peligroso de desesperación por sus fracasos durante 2017 para tratar de derrocar y derrumbar" la revolución bolivariana . El centro de la disputa está en que Venezuela debe, desde 2016, 40 millones de euros a Raporal , empresa portuguesa de cárnicos que exportaba los jamones. (more...)
Thousands in the Fraser Valley still without power after ice storm
- December 31, 2017
In Abbotsford, the largest outages as of 9:30 a.m. were in the Clearbrook and Townline Hill areas where more than 3,000 residences were affected, and on Sumas Mountain in the Batt Road area. A majority of the customers impacted are in Abbotsford and Mission, according to BC Hydro, which says crews have been deployed to numerous outages. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
In Abbotsford, the largest outages as of 9:30 a.m. were in the Clearbrook and Townline Hill areas where more than 3,000 residences were affected, and on Sumas Mountain in the Batt Road area. A majority of the customers impacted are in Abbotsford and Mission, according to BC Hydro, which says crews have been deployed to numerous outages. (more...)
2 security guards shot, killed at Arizona Charlie's Decatur
- December 31, 2017
A woman told News 3 that she had been ordered to leave her fourth-floor room and that police had six rooms blocked off on that floor. Officers found him at a nearby residence with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
A woman told News 3 that she had been ordered to leave her fourth-floor room and that police had six rooms blocked off on that floor. Officers found him at a nearby residence with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. (more...)
Egypt: Police kill 3 militants in shootout after church attack
- December 31, 2017
A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire Friday outside a church in a Cairo suburb and at a nearby store, sparking a shootout that killed at least nine people, including eight Coptic Christians , authorities said. Last week, militants fired a guided rocket on the airport in el-Arish, northern Sinai's largest city on the Mediterranean, destroying a helicopter and killing at least one senior officer. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire Friday outside a church in a Cairo suburb and at a nearby store, sparking a shootout that killed at least nine people, including eight Coptic Christians , authorities said. Last week, militants fired a guided rocket on the airport in el-Arish, northern Sinai's largest city on the Mediterranean, destroying a helicopter and killing at least one senior officer. (more...)
Analysts Set United States Steel Co. (X) PT at $35.90
- December 31, 2017
With 1,600 avg volume, 137 days are for AGGREKO PLC (OTCMKTS:ARGKF)'s short sellers to cover ARGKF's short positions. United States Steel earned a coverage optimism score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. 295,397 were reported by Corecommodity Management Lc. Northern Tru reported 3.83M shares. King Wealth Management Limited Liability Co holds 0.3% of its portfolio in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
With 1,600 avg volume, 137 days are for AGGREKO PLC (OTCMKTS:ARGKF)'s short sellers to cover ARGKF's short positions. United States Steel earned a coverage optimism score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. 295,397 were reported by Corecommodity Management Lc. Northern Tru reported 3.83M shares. King Wealth Management Limited Liability Co holds 0.3% of its portfolio in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (more...)
Russian Federation probe helped by Alexander Downer
- December 30, 2017
News.com.au reported information shared by Australia has reportedly helped spark the FBI's probe into Russia's attempts to disrupt the election and possible collusion by Donald Trump's campaign, The New York Times reported Saturday. They add to an emerging portrait, gradually filled in over the past year in revelations by federal investigators, journalists and lawmakers, of Russians with government contacts trying to establish secret channels at various levels of the Trump campaign. (more...)
- December 30, 2017
News.com.au reported information shared by Australia has reportedly helped spark the FBI's probe into Russia's attempts to disrupt the election and possible collusion by Donald Trump's campaign, The New York Times reported Saturday. They add to an emerging portrait, gradually filled in over the past year in revelations by federal investigators, journalists and lawmakers, of Russians with government contacts trying to establish secret channels at various levels of the Trump campaign. (more...)
UNESCO chief regrets Israel's withdrawal
- December 31, 2017
Israel has officially submitted its withdrawal notice to the United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay confirmed on Friday, adding that she deeply regretted the country's decision. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay received an official notification by the Israeli authorities about the country's withdrawal from the organization. (more...)
- December 31, 2017
Israel has officially submitted its withdrawal notice to the United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay confirmed on Friday, adding that she deeply regretted the country's decision. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay received an official notification by the Israeli authorities about the country's withdrawal from the organization. (more...)
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