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When state capitalism wins

Myanmar's new civilian government rebuffed a United States decision to brand the country as one of the world's worst human trafficking offenders, calling the move "regrettable" at a time when the nascent democracy is still getting on its feet.

[...] most of the Western officials, they only repeat what the United States wants them to say. President Barack Obama is opposed to armed intervention in Syria's civil war, which has left at least 250,000 people dead and contributed to a global refugee crisis. Though he blamed Assad for using chemical weapons in 2013 and threatened military strikes against Syrian forces, he has thus far only authorized strikes against the Islamic State movement and other U.S.-designated terror groups in Syria. Читать дальше...

True love does not die! A 58-year-old man, Mzee Selemia Ayeko Wandago, recently married a 64-year-old woman, Phyllis Okisa, who he had been secretly admiring close to four decades in Kenya, sde.co.ke reports. “Finding true love has not been easy, especially after I parted ways with my first wife with whom we bore two sons (now […]

Festivalgangers voor Concert at Sea moeten rekening houden met vertragingen op de weg. Volgens de ANWB hebben vrijdag zich de eerste files gevormd op wegen richting de Brouwersdam waar het festival plaatsheeft.

A federal judge in Mississippi issued an injunction late Thursday blocking a law that supported denial of wedding services to homosexual couples on religious grounds. The move came less than an hour before the law was to go into effect Friday. In a 60-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves wrote that it is “the state's attempt to put LGBT citizens back in their place” in response to last June’s Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage across the United States.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Latest on Atlantic City’s main casino workers union and its strike against the Trump Taj Mahal casino (all times local): 6 a.m. Atlantic City’s main casino workers union has begun picketing against the Trump Taj Mahal casino amid a contract dispute. Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union tells The Associated

Amid reports that lenders may take majority control of the debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates, a senior SBI official today said it has classified the account as an NPA and lenders will soon meet to take a call on invoking Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) provisions.

Journalists and social activists gathered at the SABC’s premises in Joburg, Cape Town and Durban today chanting slogans calling for a free media.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has begun formally vetting prospective vice presidential picks.

In a reasonable world, the EU would react to ‘Brexit’ by seeking the closest economic relationship possible with the U.K., but there are factors suggesting this outcome shouldn’t be taken for granted, Stephen Fidler writes.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on Atlantic City's main casino workers union and its strike against the Trump Taj Mahal casino (all times local): Atlantic City's main casino workers union has begun picketing against the Trump Taj Mahal casino amid a contract dispute. Atlantic City's main casino workers union says it will go on strike Friday morning against the Trump Taj Mahal casino.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has announced their sales figures for June 2016 which show an increase of 29 per cent in comparison to same period last year. Toyota’s overall sales also show a 20 per cent rise in sales performance in comparison to the corresponding period last year. Toyota’s success can be attributed to some products from their line-up, which have fairly done well.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu for the first time since Moscow and Ankara mended ties.

Syrian state media said, "The crash was caused by a technical fault and a search was under way for the pilot, who had ejected."

Thousands are marching through the streets of Hong Kong for the annual July 1 protest to call for democracy in the Chinese-administered territory. This year’s march was going to be led by bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who says that he, along with four colleagues, was kidnapped by Chinese agents for publishing books critical of President Xi […]

What happens in Europe doesn’t stay in Europe. Brexit’s aftershocks are now rumbling through the distant capitals of Moscow and Washington. And the shake-up could be bad for U.S. strategic military interests and good for Russia’s. In the run-up to the UK’s referendum last Thursday on whether to leave the European Union, Russian President Vladimir […]

The ACT government has conceded Canberra's hospitals are expensive but says existing resources such as hospital beds need to be used more efficiently to drive down costs.

Some of the victims pictured or videoed were extremely young.

A nine-year-old boy was rushed to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi after he got trapped in the swimming pool vent of Modern Mahagun Society apartment on Wednesday evening.

This Auberge resort is the most upscale of Los Cabos’ beachfront hotels, occupying an enviable whale-watching vantage point right at the very tip of the Baja Peninsula. A luxurious spa, generous smattering of pools and memorable dining options make it a celebrity favourite.

The Netherlands does not rule out the possibility of non-ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association agreement, the director-general of the Government Information Service told Sputnik Friday.