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Markets react to Health Care Act withdrawal

March 27, 2017

AMERICAS·ECONOMICS·News Wire·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

When Paul Ryan announced that the American Health Care Act (AHCA) was being withdrawn, it signaled the end of the first legislative

Record lows in ice recorded at both ends of the planet

March 27, 2017

News Wire·SCIENCE

Arctic and Antarctic sea ice peaked at record lows for a third year running. It’s the smallest since record keeping began in

Middle East – North Africa News Brief: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts

March 26, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, March 19 – 26 The US and UK governments announced an immediate travel ban on March 21st that

Fierce battle rages over a key Syrian town

March 24, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

Syria – The battle for Hama, a city in west-central Syria, and its surrounding areas, is in full swing. The al Qaeda-affiliated

Studies explore the oldest evidence of life on Earth

March 21, 2017

News Wire·SCIENCE

This past month saw two groundbreaking studies probing into the earliest signs of both bacterial and plant life on earth. On March

U.S. troops deploying to Poland in support of NATO’s enhanced ‘Forward Presence’

March 21, 2017

NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·RUSSIA | FSU

A U.S.-led battalion of over 1,100 soldiers will be deployed to Poland starting in April, a U.S. commander announced. 900 U.S., 150 British

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch faces confirmation hearing

March 20, 2017

AMERICAS·LAW & INSTITUTIONS·News Wire·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, faced Day 1 of his Senate confirmation hearing, with Democrats seeking to show he

Middle East – North Africa News Brief: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts

March 19, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

| [BAHRAIN]: Continuous calls for protests rang throughout the week. The protests continued with near daily pro-Shiite protests. The majority are carried

Reports raise concerns of increased Russian influence in Libya, region

March 15, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·RUSSIA

Over the weekend regional strongman and Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar launched attacks on the city of al Sidra, the country’s largest oil

Dutch elections to test populism in Europe, with far right Geert Wilders

March 15, 2017

EUROPE·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Dutch elections will be held today, testing the popularity of the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV) of Geert Wilders. These elections are

Rex Tillerson accused of using email alias to discuss climate, fails to disclose

March 14, 2017

AMERICAS·News Wire·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

While CEO of Exxon, current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used an email address with the pseudonym “Wayne Tracker” from 2008 to

Middle East – North Africa News Brief: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts

March 12, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

| [EGYPT]: Low levels of militant violence continue to surge throughout Egypt. Since the Giza shootout on March 2nd there have been

New study about fruits and vegetables just right for our urban farmers

March 10, 2017

FOOD·HEALTH·News Wire

Last month a new study prompted the Imperial College of London to announce that it would double the UK’s guidelines for fruits

Ethiopian government charges another opposition leader with terrorism

March 2, 2017

AFRICA·News Wire

After more than two months in detention, an Oromo opposition leader has been charged with terrorism by the Ethiopian government. Dr. Merera Gudina, Chairman of the Oromo