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UAE leadership praised at AIPAC

Iran labelled ‘common enemy’ of Israel and Arab Gulf states while Palestinian leadership comes in for criticism. Washington, DC – The chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in the United States has praised the United Arab Emirates for its “tolerance” and “fight against terrorism”, and urged the pro-Israel lobbying group, AIPAC, to encourage and support […]

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'There's no choice': Uglich's voters on Russia's election

Al Jazeera speaks to voters in the small Russian town of Uglich, where support for President Putin runs high. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win a fourth term in elections on Sunday, despite frequent protests against him in the country’s larger cities. But while he may not be so popular in the more liberal urban centres, for […]

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New York probes Kushner Companies' false filings

Real estate company owned by family of Trump’s son-in-law routinely filed false documents with New York City claiming it had no rent-regulated tenants in its buildings, according to AP. The real estate company owned by the family of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is under investigation for falsifying documents with the New York Buildings Department. A local tenants’ […]

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Facebook's Zuckerberg sorry for 'major breach of trust'

Zuckerberg says ‘mistakes were made’ but stops short of explaining why it took three years to respond to 2015 complaint. The head of Facebook has apologised for the “major breach of trust” the social media platform committed, when it allowed personal information of 50 million users from being collected by a data mining company linked to President Donald Trump’s 2016 […]

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Iraqi Kurdish civil servants protest against salary delays

Government employees say they want local authorities to abolish budget practice of deducting from wages paid by Baghdad. Erbil, Iraq – Government employees in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, including teachers and doctors, have protested against austerity measures and salary delays for a fifth consecutive day. The demonstrations began after a group of teachers called on other civil […]

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Stephon Clark: Hundreds attend funeral after police killing

Grieving protesters call for justice after funeral of 22-year-old black father of two who was shot dead by police. Civil rights activists vowed to keep the pressure up on the US government to deal with police misconduct as they attended the funeral of Stephon Clark, 22, father of two, and the most recent victim of a string of fatal shootings […]

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How IT helps preserve Indonesia's wildlife

Conservationists are using a slew of information technology solutions to identify illegal trafficking. In an ever-widening battle against Indonesia’s animal traffickers, conservationists are turning to hi-tech tools, from cutting-edge DNA barcoding to smartphone apps that can identify illegal wildlife sales. Spread across more than 17,000 islands, the Southeast Asian nation’s dense tropical rainforests boast some of the highest levels of biodiversity in […]

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Erdogan: Turkey to do 'what is necessary' if Iraq fails in Sinjar

Turkish leader says intelligence chief will meet an Iraqi official over presence of Kurdish fighters in Sinjar region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country’s intelligence chief is set to meet an Iraqi official to discuss an Iraqi military operation in the northern Sinjar region, where Ankara says Kurdish fighters have established a base. Erdogan said on Monday […]

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Civilians organise 'human shield' to protect Kurdish Afrin

People in Syria and out have reportedly offered to stand between the YPG and Turkish forces set to storm the city. People are planning to act as human shields in an effort to protect the Syrian city of Afrin as the Turkish military and its allied forces prepare to capture the Kurdish-controlled urban centre. Turkey launched its cross-border operation on […]

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