Sick and Injured Begin to Leave Besieged Syrian Enclave in Ghouta

U.S. News & World Report–3 hours ago

FILE PHOTO: Children stand near curtains in a shelter in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, March 11. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh Reuters. BEIRUT (Reuters) – Sick and injured civilians were shown on Syrian state television leaving a besieged rebel enclave in eastern Ghouta on …

The Sun

British Pedophile Ring Abused 1000 Children: Newspaper

U.S. News & World Report–20 hours ago

LONDON (Reuters) – Pedophiles in central England abused up to 1,000 girls, some as young as 11, over a four-decade period, the Sunday Mirror newspaper reported. In what may be one of the worst British pedophile rings in recent history, girls were lured from their families to be drugged, beaten and …

Israel Passes Law to Limit Cash Deals to Fight Economic Crimes

U.S. News & World Report–44 minutes ago

The World Bank in 2010 said Israel’s so-called shadow economy was equal to 22 percent of economic output. Israel produced about $366 billion in 2017, which would mean the economy loses out some $80 billion. The new law imposes a limit of 11,000 shekels ($3,197) on cash transactions made to …

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China Says Eastern Europe Summits Have Been Very Successful

U.S. News & World Report–1 hour ago

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov attend the China-CEEC Economic and Trade Forum in Budapest, Hungary November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh Reuters. BEIJING (Reuters) – China is in close …

Serbia Blasts Top NATO General Over Russia

U.S. News & World Report–18 hours ago

Serbia’s defense minister has blasted the top NATO general for saying that one of the biggest threats for Europe is increasing Russian influence in the Balkans. March 12, 2018, at 2:23 p.m.. March 12, 2018, at 2:23 p.m.. U.S. News & World Report. Serbia Blasts Top NATO General Over Russia. More. In this photo taken …

The Indian Express

China Says New Agency Will Improve Foreign Aid Coordination

U.S. News & World Report–10 hours ago

BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to set up an international development cooperation agency, according to a parliament document released on Tuesday, to better coordinate its foreign aid program. The new agency will be responsible for forming policies on foreign aid, as well as granting aid and overseeing …

Cuba’s Likely Next President Pledges More Responsive Gov’t

U.S. News & World Report–Mar. 11, 2018

The 57-year-old Communist Party official expected to assume Raul Castro’s seat as president of Cuba on April 19 says the country’s next government will be more responsive to its people. March 11, 2018, at 4:45 p.m.. March 11, 2018, at 4:45 p.m.. U.S. News & World Report. Cuba’s Likely Next President Pledges More …

Exclusive: China May Pare Back ‘Divisive’ Eastern Europe Summits

U.S. News & World Report–21 hours ago

South China Morning Post

China to Improve Veterans’ Care After Protests With New Ministry

U.S. News & World Report–8 hours ago

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will set up a Ministry of Veterans Affairs as part of a government reshuffle presented to parliament on Tuesday, aiming to better look after former soldiers whose complaints about poor treatment have flared into scattered protests in recent years. The new agency will be formed as …

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China Food Giant Says Trade War With US Not Good for World

Bloomberg–12 hours ago

With President Donald Trump’s tariff’s on steel and aluminum igniting the potential for a global trade war, agriculture is emerging as a key pressure point. China is the No. 1 buyer of U.S. farm goods as a rising middle class and growing population fuel demand for imported food. While the U.S. is said to be …