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Lebanon closes airport landfill over bird risks

TheRepublic.com 

BEIRUT — Lebanon has closed a landfill at the foot of a runway at the Beirut international airport in response to concerns that seagulls circling around the site pose a threat to aircraft safety. Public Works Minister Youssef Fenianos said workers were installing ultrasonic noise makers on Thursday to keep the gulls out of the

Amazon says it plans to create more than 100,000 full-time jobs in America (AMZN)

BusinessInsider.com 

Reuters/Fred Greaves

Amazon said Thursday that it plans to create more than 100,000 "full-time, full-benefit" jobs in the United States over the next 18 months. 

This would grow its workforce based in the US to over 280,000 by mid-2018, the tech company said in a press release.

"Innovation is one of our guiding principles at Amazon, and it’s created hundreds of thousands of American jobs, CEO Jeff Bezos said.

According to Amazon, many of the jobs will be in new fulfillment... Читать дальше...

Lebanon closes airport landfill over bird risks

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has closed a landfill at the foot of a runway at the Beirut international airport in response to concerns that seagulls circling around the site pose a threat to aircraft safety.

Lebanon closes airport landfill over bird risks

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has closed a landfill at the foot of a runway at the Beirut international airport in response to concerns that seagulls circling around the site pose a threat to aircraft safety.

Lebanon closes airport landfill over bird risks

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has closed a landfill at the foot of a runway at the Beirut international airport in response to concerns that seagulls circling around the site pose a threat to aircraft safety.



Ban Ki-moon Returns to Korea in Bid to Lead

WSJ.com 

The former U.N. chief is returning to his native South Korea, but despite leading the polls for months he now faces an uphill effort to succeed the nation’s recently impeached president.

Polish opposition halts month-long Parliament sit-in

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

Poland`s liberal opposition on Thursday called an end to its unprecedented month-long occupation of parliament after the governing conservatives scrapped controversial planned media restrictions.

Michelle Obama discusses ‘surprisingly emotional’ final days in WH

GantDaily.com 

First Lady Michelle Obama discussed what she called her “surprisingly emotional” final days in the White House during an episode Wednesday of “The Tonight Show.” “It is nuts. I feel like crying right now,” the first lady told host Jimmy Fallon when asked about her remaining days in office. “It has been surprisingly emotional for […]

Police Log (Jan. 12)

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

This log includes incidents in which there might have been a public disturbance or a risk to the public. Information comes from the Corvallis Police Department, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police. It does not include all…

Ill lawmaker in hospital for 'digestive flare-up,' doing OK

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressman who was wheeled out of the Capitol in a stretcher on Wednesday night is recuperating in a Washington area hospital, and tests show that "acute digestive flare-up" is responsible for his discomfort. That's the word from the chief of staff for freshman Rep. John Rutherford, a Florida Republican who previously served as sheriff in Jacksonville. Aide Kelly Simpson says Rutherford is on his way to "a full and swift recovery" and that doctors report Rutherford's vital signs look good. Читать дальше...

Belgium charges two new suspects over Paris attacks

BusinessInsider.com 

© AFP/File FRANCOIS GUILLOT

Brussels (AFP) - Belgium has charged two new suspects in connection with the attacks in Paris in November 2015, claimed by the Islamic State group, which killed 130 people, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

The suspects, identified only as Farid K. and Meryem E. B., "are suspected of having provided Khalid El Bakraoui with fake documents used during the preparations for the attacks in Paris," the prosecutor said. Bakraoui was one of the three suicide bombers... Читать дальше...





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