(This March 18 story corrects 8th paragraph to say Pentagon adviser is embedded, not that the State Department provides funding) Source: Reuters World News
President Trump High Energy Remarks at Lima, Ohio, Army Tank Plant… (video)
Earlier this afternoon President Donald Trump delivered a speech in Lima, Ohio, at an Army tank plant. The overall speech held a jobs and economic focus highlighting a strong U.S. economy that continues to expand. Within the remarks President Trump … Continue reading → Source: The Last Refuge
WA electoral system 'unacceptable', Greens MP says, as party proposes major reforms
The Greens propose voting reforms in Western Australian elections in a bid to make it harder for tiny political parties to “game” the system, while changes to regional representation could also be addressed in a wider Upper House shake-up. Source: ABC News Australia
Dutch government stands to lose Senate majority: exit poll
The Dutch governing coalition will lose its majority in the senate as a result of provincial elections in which a far right populist party booked major gains, according to an exit poll commissioned by national broadcaster NOS. Source: Reuters World News
Miner Vale quashed dam safety audit efforts before Brazil disaster: prosecutor
Executives at Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, quashed efforts by Brazilian authorities to audit one of the company’s mining dams months before it collapsed and killed over 300 people, a state prosecutor was quoted as saying by news website G1 on Wednesday. Source: Reuters World News
Boeing Stock Tumbles After FBI Joins Criminal Investigation Into 737 MAX Certification
(ZH) — While it should not come as a surprise following news that a grand jury subpoena – which listed the Justice Department’s criminal division listed as a contact – had been sent to Boeing and the FAA, scrutinizing the development of Boeing 737 MAX jetliners and in particular whether corners had been cut with its anti-stall […]
EU ready to grant Brexit delay if UK parliament backs deal
The European Union could grant Britain’s request for a short Brexit delay if parliament votes next week in favor of a stalled departure deal, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters World News
‘Un-Islamic’: Pakistani student stabs professor to death for planning co-ed party with WOMEN DANCING
A teacher at a reputable college in Pakistan’s Punjab province was stabbed to death by a student for organizing a co-ed party. Reports say the attacker believed the inclusion of females at the event was vulgar and blasphemous. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
U.S. Senate panel hearing set for March 27 with FAA after fatal crashes
A U.S. Senate panel plans a hearing on March 27 on aviation safety after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashes since October, and said it will also schedule a future hearing with Boeing and other manufacturers, officials said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters World News
Boeing faces growing pressure in Washington over 737 MAX crashes
The world’s biggest planemaker Boeing faced growing obstacles on Wednesday to returning its grounded 737 MAX fleet to the skies, while details emerged of an Indonesian crash with potential similarities to the Ethiopian disaster. Source: Reuters World News
Live export industry says it's being 'regulated out of existence' as new rules released
Some argue the long-awaited shakeup of live export rules released this week does not go far enough, while others warn they go too far and threaten the industry’s future. Source: ABC News Australia
Sen. Schumer seeks to rename Senate office building after ‘American hero’ McCain
In a tribute to the late US senator – and ardent warhawk – John McCain, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has suggested renaming one of the Senate buildings after him, in a move which may be surprisingly fitting. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Cyclone Trevor may strengthen to category five system, bureau warns
Tropical Cyclone Trevor is moving out over the Gulf of Carpentaria and could escalate into a category five system by the weekend as it tracks towards the Northern Territory. Source: ABC News Australia
Iran says four of a group of kidnapped security personnel are freed: Fars news
Four of the Iranian border guards kidnapped last year by a Sunni militant group on the border with Pakistan were released on Wednesday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said. Source: Reuters World News
Sightings of shy but deadly octopus spike in Tasmania
There have been multiple sightings of blue-ringed octopus at beaches across Tasmania, but a lack of data means it’s unknown whether their numbers are swelling. Source: ABC News Australia
Did the SEC Chairman Confirm Ethereum Isn’t a Security? Not Quite, but It’s Optimistic
While industry executives generally agree Ethereum is not a security, the SEC chairman did not directly confirm it to Congress Source: CoinTelegraph
Dem Party Admission Scandal: Electoral College
The left is going after multiple American institutions at once. Source: InfoWars Feed
Google fined 1.49 billion euros for disadvantaging rivals on its search platform
The EU’s regulatory body, the European Commission, fines Google a third time for disadvantaging competitors on its search engine but notes that the company is learning from its mistakes. Source: ABC News Australia
UK's May urges lawmakers to back her Brexit deal now
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she deeply regretted her decision to seek a Brexit extension from the European Union and she urged lawmakers, who have twice previously rejected her plan, to back her now. Source: Reuters World News
U.S. FAA says Boeing to develop service bulletin on 737 MAX, calls it 'agency priority'
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that Boeing Co is developing a service bulletin instructing airlines to install new flight control computer operational program software in the now grounded Boeing 737 MAX. Source: Reuters World News
NSW Labor leader forgets his lines in final election debate
NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley is unable to remember the exact figures of his key education promises during an awkward exchange in the final televised debate ahead of Saturday’s election. Source: ABC News Australia
U.S. remains concerned about India-Pakistan tensions: official
The United States remains concerned about India-Pakistan tensions as the nuclear-armed countries’ militaries remain on alert nearly three weeks after their most dangerous confrontation in decades, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters World News
Australian ISPs Ban Liveleak, But Not Facebook & Twitter Over Shooting Video
Targeted censorship: Facebook, Twitter NOT blocked even though video was posted there as well Source: InfoWars Feed
Yellow Vest Movement Not Yet Changing Its Color to Green
From Paris, Léa Bouchoucha reports for Consortium News on two sets of demonstrators, some of whom are mingling while others keep a distance. By Léa Bouchoucha in Paris Special to Consortium News Some had hoped the two marches in Paris… Read more → Source: Consortium News
UK Schools Stop LGBT Program After Muslim Backlash
Outraged Muslim parents shut down LGBT indoctrination curriculum Source: InfoWars Feed
Rare spacesuit display takes one giant leap into history
In the year that will mark 50 years since man first walked on the Moon, a rare display of spacesuits is helping take people back in time to experience some of what the landing was like. Source: ABC News Australia
Trump says ISIS to be defeated ‘by tonight’ – but 400 US troops will stay in Syria
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that 400 US soldiers will remain in Syria indefinitely while once again promising a complete defeat of Islamic State terrorists there, specifying that it would be “by tonight.� Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Major Coins See Mixed Signals, Gold Reacts Positively to US Federal Reserve Decision
Crypto markets are relatively quiet with minor losses throughout the top 20 coins Source: CoinTelegraph
NSW Now: Alleged thief falls through shop roof, super moon rises
MORNING BRIEFING: An alleged thief suffers serious injuries after he falls through the roof of a JB Hi-Fi story, and an impressive super moon rises about Sydney Harbour. Source: ABC News Australia
Watch Live: The Real Mueller Story Isn’t Russia Probe — It’s Pedogate!
Tune in and find out why Infowars is the most banned platform on Earth — spread this link to your friends and family. Source: InfoWars Feed
President Trump Impromptu Press Remarks Departing White House (Video and Transcript)…
President Trump delivers remarks to the White House press pool as he departs for Lima Ohio. [Video and Transcript below] . [Transcript] South Lawn 12:25 P.M. EDT Q Do you know when the Mueller report will be released, Mr. President? … Continue reading → Source: The Last Refuge
The history of whales in 'spectacular abundance' in Hobart
Whales were once so abundant in the river system of Hobart, residents of the 19th-century town would complain they were being kept awake at night — but once hunting began, it would not take long for all that to change. Source: ABC News Australia
Casey asked Antony Green how to vote — this was his response
Casey Thatcher, 23, thought she wasted her vote last time, so she asked the ABC how to do it. Her question ended up on election analyst Antony Green’s desk. Source: ABC News Australia
EXCLUSIVE: Deep Inside A Leftist Troll Farm
Link between “fashwave” ideology and YangGang meme culture exposed. Source: InfoWars Feed
Nvidia Expects to Finish Selling Leftover Inventory From Crypto Bear Market by Q1 2019
Nvidia expects to complete sales of excess inventory previously slated for crypto mining by the end of Q1 2019 and shake off its “crypto hangover� Source: CoinTelegraph
Photographer waits eight years to get perfect shot of Space Station passing the moon
A Geraldton photographer spends eight years lining up the perfect shot of the International Space Station passing the surface of the moon. Source: ABC News Australia
Why this image could become a landmark moment in Australian sport
The now-famous photo of AFLW player Tayla Harris, which was swamped by misogynistic online trolls when it was first posted on social media, belongs to a rich tradition of sports images triggering debate about broader social issues, one sociologist says. Source: ABC News Australia
Seventy-five rapes were reported to ACT police in six months. They laid just four charges
Only about five per cent of rape reports made to ACT Policing result in charges being laid, in what support services say reflects a “monumental failure” of the legal system and what a detective says highlights the challenges in gathering enough evidence. Source: ABC News Australia
AFP raids broker's offices as retiree loses $270k in superannuation
ASIC and the Australian Federal Police raid the Melbourne office of an online foreign currency broker accused by clients of pressuring and harassing them into losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Source: ABC News Australia
Tennis NSW in crisis over former board members' handling of child sex abuse claim
Tennis in New South Wales is in the grip of a civil war, as eight elders of the sport face losing their life memberships over the role they played in the handling of a complaint of sexual abuse made by a child in the 1990s. Source: ABC News Australia
These may be Australia's most confusing parking signs — can you decipher them?
Parking in the wrong spot can be costly, but are current parking signs doing enough to help us? Take our quiz and we’ll show you there’s a better way. Source: ABC News Australia
Nicole Kidman reinvigorates the antihero detective in superb new LA-noir thriller
Destroyer, by Girlfight director Karyn Kusama, sees the Oscar-winning Australian actress transform herself to play a good cop gone bad. Source: ABC News Australia
'He cut the head off my mother's pet': Animals are domestic violence victims in their own right, experts say
Advocates have welcomed the growing public awareness of how pet abuse can be wielded as a weapon against people. But according to the authors of a new book, much less attention has been paid to how family violence affects pets themselves. Source: ABC News Australia
Trolls are just the start of the problems facing female players
When former male AFL players join the pile-on of their female counterparts, you can see there’s still a lot of work to do, writes Kate O’Halloran. Source: ABC News Australia
Finally, a scandal that Americans are in agreement about
The arrest of 50 Americans over allegedly cheating their kids’ way into college is fuelling a conversation about social mobility and ‘the American dream’. Source: ABC News Australia
NYU Hires Leftist Who Falsely Accused ICE Agent of Having Nazi Tattoo As New Journalism Professor
Social justice warriors hijacking journalism to advance far-left agenda. Source: InfoWars Feed
Faith and Civil Rights Leaders Request FBI Action on White Nationalist Violence
Faith and Civil rights leaders request meeting with FBI director. Source: Veterans Today
Crypto Exchange Aggregator Caspian to Offer Crypto Options and Futures Trading
Cryptocurrency futures and options trading has been launched by exchange aggregator Caspian via new partnership Source: CoinTelegraph
UK: Cops Now Knocking on Doors to Police Free Speech
Man questioned over comment about Brexit. Source: InfoWars Feed
“Not a good situation!”: Trump Denounces TSA Child Grope Video
‘This is sickening,’ Don Jr. also commented. Source: InfoWars Feed
The Final Level of Censorship is Here: The Banning of URLs
After Blocking Zero Hedge And Others, NZ Telcos Demand Big-Tech Censorship Surge To “Protect Consumers” Source: InfoWars Feed
‘The Rock’ pilloried for praising ‘sexy AF’ army tank named after him
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has come under intense fire online for saying he is “grateful� to the US Army for naming one of their “sexy AF� military tanks after him. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Pet Stablecoins: Why Some Banks Issue Their Own Digital Tokens, While Others Don’t
Now that the JPM Coin is out, more banks are looking into issuing their own digital tokens. Nevertheless, some players — like Citigroup — are dropping the idea in favor of more traditional remittance methods Source: CoinTelegraph
‘Send it for the Starks’: Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner downs glass of wine at NHL game (VIDEO)
Sophie Turner, who is world-famous for her role as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, made a big-screen appearance of a different kind on Tuesday when she attended a New York Rangers NHL game. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Video: Proof Modern Liberals Have Aligned With The KKK
Radical white supremacists and the average Democrat voter both support racial segregation. Source: InfoWars Feed
Questionable Science in a Famous London Cold Case
Did the analysis of a silk shawl just provide a major clue in one of London’s coldest cases, the identity of Jack the Ripper? Source: Veterans Today
Iranians never to allow others to decide their fate: Zarif
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif marked the anniversary of the nationalization of the oil industry back in 1951 and said that as in the past, the people of the country will never allow “others to decide their fateâ€?. “This isn’t the first time that #Iran has been targeted for exercising its right […]
Iran vows to defend oil shipments, urges UNSC to address Netanyahu’s threats
Press TV – Iran has called on the United Nations Security Council to address the Israeli regime’s “provocativeâ€? policies, warning that it will not hesitate to exercise its right to self-defense if the regime proceeds with its threats of blocking Iranian oil shipments. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a graduation ceremony of navy cadets […]
Orban’s party suspended from European parliament bloc over ongoing feud with Brussels
Hungary’s ruling right-wing party Fidesz has been suspended from the center-right ‘European People’s Party’ bloc (EPP), as growing confrontation between Viktor Orban and EU leadership comes to a head in the European Parliament. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Iran’s state TV kills top-rated show
Al-Monitor – Millions of Iranian viewers had to spend a Monday night without “90,” a wildly popular soccer show hosted by Adel Ferdowsipour, who is widely believed to have kept Iranians tuned to a national broadcaster that has been grappling with a serious audience crisis. Ferdowsipour’s debate-oriented program was starkly different from conventional Iranian TV […]
'I want that belt!' MMA community delivers MIXED reaction to news of TJ Dillashaw's failed drug test
As news broke of TJ Dillashaw’s failed drug test and subsequent decision to relinquish his UFC bantamweight title, a host of figures in the MMA community delivered their reaction on social media. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Afghan refugee accused of repeatedly raping 11yo in Germany could avoid trial as he was underage
An Afghan asylum seeker, who has been accused of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl in Germany, could be set free as his lawyer maintains the refugee was younger than 14 at the time of the incident and cannot be tried. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Iranian plane catches fire, all passengers unhurt: Official
Tasnim – CEO of Iran Air Farzaneh Sharafbafi said one of the airliners of the company caught fire on landing at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Tuesday but fortunately, all passengers were evacuated and are in good health. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Tuesday night, Sharafbafi said the back wheels of the plane, which […]
Black Hermione, gay Dumbledore: Harry Potter series magically diversified after 11 years (VIDEO)
JK Rowling has revealed that her Harry Potter books have just what every parent wants their kids reading about: a “passionate sexual relationship� between adult men. Some fans are now skeptical of the author’s odd additions. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Tehran: Oil industry nationalization landmark in Iranians’ fight against colonialism
FNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that the nationalization of the oil industry was the shining landmark in the history of the nation’s resistance against colonialism. Qassemi made the remarks on Wednesday on the occasion of the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry which happened back in 1951. The great Iranian nation […]
More Than One Reality? At the Quantum Level, Yes!
Can two versions of reality exist at the same time? Source: Veterans Today
French minister forced to deny naming her indecisive cat ‘Brexit’
The office of France’s Europe Minister Nathalie Loiseau has denied that she named her changeable cat “Brexit� despite reports in numerous international news organizations. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Howard Schultz Hired a Corporate Mouthpiece for His “Centrist” Presidential Campaign
If he were to become president, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has vowed to hire staff that “truly represents America in every way.â€? He got an early jump on that with a hire representing a particular corner of America: the corporate boardroom. Tucker Warren, who has been running communications for Schultz’s independent, not-yet-presidential campaign since January, […]
Funding Platform SeriesOne Partners With Polymath to Use Its Security Token Protocol
U.S.-based crowdfunding portal SeriesOne has partnered with Polymath to let firms raise capital on its platform using its security token protocol Source: CoinTelegraph
On Anniversary of Iraq Invasion, Bush Press Secretary Claims Bush Didn’t Lie
(CJ Opinion) — On the sixteenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, as the US government threatens punitive action against International Criminal Court investigators for attempting to look into US war crimes, former George W Bush administration Press Secretary Ari Fleischer has decided to publish a Twitter thread claiming that Bush did not lie to the world about Iraq. Here […]
Oil profits grease Trump administration’s move to recognize Israeli annexation of Golan
Russia Today: Washington last week gave another sign that the Trump administration is moving towards declaring the Golan Heights to be Israeli sovereign territory. At the heart of the move are huge anticipated US-Israeli oil profits In an annual human rights report, the State Department referred to the Golan Heights as “Israeli-controlled,â€? dropping the international norm […]
Colbert: The White House Dumpster Fire, is Devin Nunes Worse than Trump?
https://twitter.com/DevinCow/status/1108165394869583873 Source: Veterans Today
A Star Witness Says Prosecutors Knew He Was Lying When He Helped Frame Five Men For Murder
Francisco Vicente knows how unbelievable his story sounds: that Chicago Police beat him until he agreed to help them frame five men for murder. And that prosecutors put him on the stand to tell his lies — then rewarded him with access to good meals, new clothes, and conjugal visits. Vicente, wiry with close-cropped hair, said […]
New Zealand gunman mind-controlled by 9/11 false flag operation: Analyst
“Mind-controlled by the 9/11 attacks false flag operation designed by Israel…” Source: Veterans Today
The Expanding Global Footprint of U.S. Special Operations
This video is based on the text anlysis entitled “The Expanding Global Footprint of U.S. Special Operations“. It was originally released by SouthFront on February 2, 2019. Introduction With the possible U.S. military withdrawal from Syria in the news on a daily basis, the mainstream media has been quick to parrot the DOD’s claim that […]
Proof Herodotus Was the Consummate Reporter
2,500 Years Ago, Herodotus Described a Weird Ship. Now, Archaeologists Have Found it. By Laura Geggel, Associate Editor for Live Science One of the most elusive boats from the ancient world — a mysterious river barge that famed Greek historian Herodotus described nearly 2,500 years ago — has finally been discovered. Video of Ship 17 […]
CoinMarketCap Launches Crypto Indices on Nasdaq, Bloomberg, Others
Two cryptocurrency benchmark indices based on CoinMarketCap data will be launched on multiple platforms, including Bloomberg and Nasdaq Source: CoinTelegraph
Jury Finds Monsanto’s Roundup Was “Substantial Factor” in Causing Man’s Cancer
(CD) — In a landmark verdict against Monsanto that could have far-reaching implications, a federal jury on Tuesday found that the weed-killer Roundup was “a substantial factor” in causing a 70-year-old plaintiff’s cancer. “Today’s verdict reinforces what another jury found last year, and what scientists with the state of California and the World Health Organization have concluded: Glyphosate […]
Trump’s Secret Drone War in Africa, Duff on Press TV
Source: Veterans Today
Twitter Blocks Account of Julian Assange’s Mother
(CN) — The Twitter account of Christine Assange, the mother of the arbitrarily detained founder of WikiLeaks, has been restricted, she told Consortium News on Tuesday. “My Twitter account has been ‘blocked due to ‘unusual activity,’â€? Ms. Assange wrote in a text message. Twitter, however, has provided her no reason for its action. Ms. Assange is a […]
Neither Dominant Nor Defeated, EOS Still a Work in Progress
A trillion-dollar transaction glitch shows how far EOS still has to go to make a real impact Source: CoinTelegraph
Huobi Launches Token Sale Platform to Let Investors Sample Pre-Release Altcoins
Huobi spin-off targets pre-launch crypto tokens, following Binance’s Launchpad model Source: CoinTelegraph
Inside the Video Surveillance Program IBM Built for Philippine Strongman Rodrigo Duterte
Jaypee Larosa was standing in front of an internet cafe in Davao City, a metropolitan hub on the Philippine island of Mindanao, when three men in dark jackets pulled up on a motorcycle and opened fire. That summer evening, Larosa, 20, was killed. After the shooting, according to witnesses, one of the men reportedly removed Larosa’s […]
In El Paso Jails, Immigrants Are Incarcerated Far Past Their Release Dates
In early June 2018, Noe Ortiz walked with two of his young children across a dry riverbed from Mexico into El Paso, Texas. The 33-year-old Guatemalan made the crossing during the height of President Trump’s migrant “family separation” policy, but he left behind a perhaps more perilous fate: death at the hands of the Calle […]
Kudelski Partners With Smart Contracts Auditor Hosho on Blockchain Security Solutions
Cybersecurity firm Kudelski Security has partnered with smart contracts auditing firm Hosho to provide greater security for blockchain ecosystems Source: CoinTelegraph
Proof-of-Stake Cryptocurrencies Have $4 Billion in Staked Funds: Diar
Cosmos enters top three proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies by staked supply after launch Source: CoinTelegraph
JPMorgan Chase Exec: Crypto Innovators Will 'Ultimately Have to Use a Bank to Move Funds’
JPMorgan Chase’s Ron Karpovich says there is “more partnership instead of competition� between the establishment and crypto innovators when it comes to the payments space Source: CoinTelegraph
Digital Asset Holdings Gets Permanent CEO 3 Months After Blythe Masters Leaves
Digital Asset Holdings appoints co-founder as new CEO three months after Blythe Masters’ departure Source: CoinTelegraph
U.S. Mercenaries Arrested in Haiti Were Part of a Half-Baked Scheme to Move $80 Million For Embattled President
Most of the Americans arrived in Port-au-Prince from the U.S. by private jet early on the morning of February 16. They’d packed the eight-passenger charter plane with a stockpile of semiautomatic rifles, handguns, Kevlar bulletproof vests, and knives. Most had been paid already: $10,000 each up front, with another $20,000 promised to each man after […]
Radical White Terrorism
Subscribe to the Intercepted podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Radio Public, and other platforms. New to podcasting? Click here. The threat of violent “white powerâ€? terrorism is real. This week on Intercepted: In the aftermath of the massacre of 50 children and adults at two mosques in New Zealand, two Muslim journalists discuss Islamophobia, the mainstreaming […]
Most Respondents File Negative Comments for SEC's Review of VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF
Multiple respondents have filed comments with the U.S. SEC on the latest proposed rule change for the VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF Source: CoinTelegraph
Theresa May to request ‘short’ Brexit delay in letter to EU
After repeated failures to get her EU divorce deal ratified in the British parliament, Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to request a short delay to Brexit on Wednesday afternoon, just nine days before the March 29 deadline. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Mozambique starts three days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds
Mozambique started three days of national mourning on Wednesday after powerful cyclone winds and flooding killed hundreds of people and left a massive trail of destruction across swathes of southeast Africa. Source: Reuters World News
Going 'Under': Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway
Europe’s first underwater restaurant opens in Norway on Wednesday with more than 7,000 customers booked in to eat among the fish. Source: Reuters World News
British PM May to request short delay to Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May will request a short delay to Brexit on Wednesday after her failure to get a divorce deal ratified left the United Kingdom’s divorce from the European Union in turmoil. Source: Reuters World News
Long Brexit delay would need parliamentary approval, UK's Leadsom says
British Prime Minister Theresa May would have to put a long delay to Brexit to parliament if that is what the European Union offer in talks this week, the leader of House of Commons Andrea Leadsom said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters World News
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