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Powerful Algerian party abandons beleaguered Bouteflika
An influential Algerian party that was a long-time supporter of Abdelaziz Bouteflika has criticized the ailing president for seeking to stay in power, another setback for the ruling elite in the face of mass demonstrations. Source: Reuters World News
Piles of pigs: Swine fever outbreaks go unreported in rural China
When pigs on the Xinda Husbandry Co. Ltd breeding farm in northern China began dying in growing numbers in early January, it looked increasingly likely that the farm had been struck by the much feared African swine fever, an incurable disease that has spread rapidly across the country since last year. Source: Reuters World News
Tokayev sworn in as Kazakh president, pledges continuity
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assumed the post of Kazakhstan’s president on Wednesday, promising to continue the policies of veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, who unexpectedly resigned a day earlier after three decades in power. Source: Reuters World News
Nazarbayev's daughter gets Kazakhstan's No.2 role
Dariga Nazarbayeva, the eldest daughter of former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, was elected speaker of the upper house of parliament on Wednesday, the No.2 position in the Central Asian nation’s political hierarchy. Source: Reuters World News
New Zealand begins funerals for mosque shooting victims, PM visits school
The bodies of victims from New Zealand’s mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at Christchurch’s Memorial Park Cemetery on Wednesday – the first burials of the 50 victims. Source: Reuters World News
Haka ring out as New Zealand deals with trauma of shootings
Members of rival New Zealand gangs gathered in unity on Wednesday to slap their thighs, thump their chests and stick out their tongues in a traditional Maori haka to commemorate the victims of last week’s mass shootings in Christchurch. Source: Reuters World News
Striptease at tech event attended by SA Premier prompts walkout
A gala dinner promoting the blockchain industry is under fire for including a striptease performance, which led at least one audience member to walk out and another to lodge a formal complaint. Source: ABC News Australia
Abducted girl found safe 100km from home
A five-year-old girl who was abducted from a street in Biloela in central Queensland is found, 100 kilometres from where she was taken. Source: ABC News Australia
New Kazakh President Tokayev sworn in, Nazarbayev’s daughter elected speaker of upper house
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'We were up to our crotch in crocodiles': Cyclone Trevor nightmare at sea for Gulf fisherman
A fisherman in the Gulf of Carpentaria survives a horrific night at sea as Tropical Cyclone Trevor barrels towards the Northern Territory. Source: ABC News Australia
Youngest Christchurch victim just 3, as police reveal names of five people killed
Details emerge of some of the 50 people gunned down at two New Zealand mosques, painting a picture of ordinary lives suddenly and savagely ended. Source: ABC News Australia
'Your grandparents returned in caskets': Australia, New Zealand slam Erdogan's Christchurch comments
The Australian PM has demanded the withdrawal of “offensive remarks” by the Turkish president, who invoked the deaths of soldiers form Australia and New Zealand in the Ottoman Empire when criticizing the Christchurch mass shooter. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
German conservative leader proposes EPP suspends Hungary’s Fidesz party
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'Why put them back in danger?': Koalas dying as stakeholders debate relocation policy
The Queensland Government is being urged to expand the controversial practice of koala translocation, despite previous programs having a high mortality rate. But some disagree. Source: ABC News Australia
Photos: Ghashogh-Zani, Nowruz tradition of charity in Tehran
ISNA | Hamid Amlashi & Peyman Yazdani: Ghashogh-Zani (spoon beating) is a traditional custom during which people cover their body and run to the streets by the light of the bonfire to ask for treats. It has a Gilaki origin and is a part of the Charshanbeh-Suri festival, a special festival of fire traditionally held the […]
Iran dismisses claims of hacking Israels’ phones
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi dismissed claims made by Israeli regime which accuse Iran of hacking phones of Zionist officials. Israeli officials are used to telling lies and playing blame games, Ghasemi said early Tuesday, adding, “this regime and US officials are after maximizing pressure on Iran just because of their hostility, […]
Syrian envoy describes ties with Iran as ‘strategic’
IRNA – Syrian ambassador to Tehran on Tuesday described relations with Iran as strategic, and urged deepening of economic cooperation between the two states. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s visit to Iran proved the fact that the two countries enjoy strategic relations, Adnan Mahmoud said. He made the remarks in a meeting with Senior Advisor to […]
US grants Iraq another Iran sanctions waiver
Iraq Oil Report – Another 90-day waiver allows for critical power purchases as Iraq tries to balance relations between rival powers. The U.S. government has given Iraq another 90-day waiver from Iran sanctions to enable energy imports that are critical for meeting domestic demand. A previous 90-day waiver, granted in December, was set to expire […]
Biosecurity boss gave RSPCA chief 'talking points' after polo pony deaths, RTI reveals
A Tasmanian Government department told the independent RSPCA how to respond to media inquiries regarding the deaths of 16 polo ponies, the day after its boss called on the department to urgently release details about the case. Source: ABC News Australia
China to create special credit line for imports from Iran
IRNA – China is scheduled to create a special line of credit for exports of Iranian products to the country, according to Iran’s Minister of Economy Farhad Dejpasand. Dejpasand, who has travelled to China to attend a joint economic commission meeting, made the remarks on Tuesday in an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News […]