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White Sox's Abreu up next in Cuban ballplayer smuggling case

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

MIAMI (AP) — Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu is up next as a prosecution witness in the trial of a Florida sports agent and a baseball trainer accused of smuggling Cuban players from the communist island.

National seminar on children's literature at SAC on March

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The PG department of studies and research in English, St Aloysius College is organizing a national seminar on theme of children's literature at the college on Friday. The seminar titled “Approaches and Systems: Understanding the Child and Children's Literature” will see writers, critical experts and young readers apart from students and research scholars from colleges from within and outside the state participate in the deliberations.

Separate Suicide Bombings Hit Kabul

Voice of America 

A pair of suicide bombings, both claimed by the Taliban, struck the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, an Afghan official said.    Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said that one bomber targeted the gates of a police station in western Kabul as part of a coordinated attack and that a gun battle between police and an unknown number of armed attackers was ongoing.   Mohibullah Zeer, a Public Health Ministry official, said that one person was killed and at least 37 wounded. Читать дальше...

Unit-4 at Mundra plant runs for record 600 days: Adani Power

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

Adani Power on Wednesday claimed that its thermal unit at its 4,620 MW Mundra power plant has created a national record by running continuously for 600 days and generating 4,142.56 units of electricity.

Peter Coates blasts Stoke players for Spurs result

Mail Online (Sport) 

Stoke chairman Peter Coates has launched a scathing attack on the players that were beaten 4-0 at Tottenham. Spurs raced into a 3-0 lead after 37 minutes with Harry Kane netting a hat-trick.



People have been used as bargaining chips before – by Romania's Nicolae Ceaușescu

The Conversation (UK) 

West Germany's Helmut Schmidt (l) and Romania's Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1978. Online communism photo collection Photo #BA245

When MPs voted down an amendment in early February to the bill that will give the government the go-ahead to trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union, they set the stage for EU citizens to be used as political human shields. Rejecting calls to guarantee the rights of EU citizens currently living in the UK after Brexit, the UK government has now officially endorsed the... Читать дальше...

Predicted peak cherry blossom season dates to be announced

TheRepublic.com 

WASHINGTON — The predicted peak blooming period for this year’s cherry blossom season in Washington is being announced. The window is expected to be announced Wednesday at a news conference at the Newseum. Last year’s peak bloom happened March 25. According to the National Park Service website, however, from 2013 to 2015, peak bloom was

France: Fillon cancels campaign stop amid investigation

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

PARIS (AP) — Conservative Francois Fillon's campaign for the French presidency faced new uncertainty Wednesday as he abruptly canceled a campaign stop at the country's premier farm fair and an investigation intensified into alleged fake parliamentary jobs for his family.

France: Fillon cancels campaign stop amid investigation

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

PARIS (AP) — Conservative Francois Fillon's campaign for the French presidency faced new uncertainty Wednesday as he abruptly canceled a campaign stop at the country's premier farm fair and an investigation intensified into alleged fake parliamentary jobs for his family.

China to cut 500,000 steel and coal jobs this year

Yahoo Autos 

China said Wednesday it will cut 500,000 jobs in the steel and coal industries this year as it continues to trim excess capacity in the smokestack sectors amid a slowing economy. Minister of Human Resources Yin Weimin, in announcing the cuts at a press conference in Beijing, said the laid-off workers will enter a job placement programme or be offered early retirement. China makes more than half the world's steel, but an economic slowdown and sagging global demand has left the industry with massive overcapacity. Читать дальше...

Uber CEO caught on video arguing over fares with driver

TheRepublic.com 

Uber’s CEO says he needs leadership help after a video has emerged of him arguing heatedly with a driver about fares. In the latest embarrassment to beset the ride-hailing company, CEO Travis Kalanick is seen discussing Uber’s business model with the driver. In the dashcam video obtained by Bloomberg News , the driver argues that





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