Category Archives: World
B’nai Brith Canada Welcomes Cancellation of ‘Hateful and Antisemitic’ TV Program
Imam Zafar Bangash. Photo: Screenshot. B’nai Brith Canada has welcomed the cancellation of a television show it said presented “hateful” content. Read more » »
BBUK and BBLBIA express support for the Home Secretary
03/03/2019| Advocacy, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, Jewish Interest| Report by Jeremy Havardi B’nai B’rith, together with its advocacy arm, the London Bureau, would like to express their support for the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation. Read more » »
House Judiciary committee to request Trump-related documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House committee that would be in charge of impeachment says the committee will request documents on Monday from more than 60 people from President Donald Trump’s administration, family and business as it begins investigations. Democratic Rep. Read more » »
Tennessee sinkhole eats half of road, may cost over $100K
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A sinkhole 30-feet deep and nearly as broad swallowed half a roadway in Knox County, Tennessee, and a county official says repairing it could cost more than $100,000. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports crews on Wednesday were attempting to plug the sinkhole with concrete, but then more rain hit the area. Read more » »
2 Sacramento cops who shot Stephon Clark won’t face charges
by DONALD THOMPSON , Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The two Sacramento police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year prompted nationwide protests will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Saturday. Read more » »
JetBlue black history display honored convicted killer
NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue has taken down a poster of a convicted murderer that it had included as part of a Black History Month tribute at New York’s Kennedy Airport. The airline said Saturday it removed the poster paying tribute to Assata Shakur last month after being alerted via Twitter that Shakur is „a convicted cop killer. Read more » »
2020 Democratic hopefuls fanning out in early-voting states
by MEG KINNARD, Associated Press Democratic presidential hopefuls are introducing themselves to voters in some of the earliest states that will weigh in on their campaigns to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Read more » »
Science vessel for ocean mission arrives in Seychelles
The science vessel of British-based Nekton Mission arrived in the Seychelles on Friday to begin the first stage of a multi-year mission to explore the depths of the Indian Ocean and document the effects of global warming on one of the planet’s last major unexplored frontiers. Read more » »
Rare sea creature washes ashore in Southern California
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A 7-foot (215-centimeter) sea creature that washed ashore in Southern California has been identified as a hoodwinker sunfish, a recently identified rare species thought to live in the Southern Hemisphere. Read more » »
A trilateral diaspora partnership
“Cyprus is not only a good neighbor, but your ambassador in the European Union,” Photis Photiou, Presidential Commissioner for the Cypriot diaspora, told President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday. Read more »
