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The US firm says it will take home rentals in Israeli settlements on occupied land off its website.
BBC News – Middle East

The US briefly shut parts of the busy San Ysidro border crossing to boost security.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Archaeologists working at an ancient Greek dig around Pompeii have found an erotic Roman fresco depicting Leda and the Swan – a Greek myth that has inspired artists for centuries including such greats […]

The PM stresses immigration changes in a CBI speech – amid the threat of a leadership challenge.
BBC News – UK

The White House backs down from a legal fight over the reporter but sets rules for news conferences.
BBC News – US & Canada

Until now, the East African nation has relied on the Navy to protect its waters.
BBC News – Africa

Week 11 had no effect on the top end of the rankings as the AP top 11 all won admittedly with varying degrees of ease.  UCF continued their unbeaten run and barring a disaster should be playing in a nice Bowl […]

Japanese knotweed which was first introduced into the UK from Japan in the 1850s as an ornamental garden plant is now the Environment Agency’s number one invasive plant species. Although a large proportion of t […]

Turkey is continuing to press on with demands for a full and open investigation into the Murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, something the Saudi & US administrations would like to suppress – it seems at […]

Netflix is by far the dominant player in the increasingly crowded (but still lucrative) streaming on demand sector, which has radically changed the way most of us view TV. Currently, the next biggest player is […]

Just over a year after its disappearance, the missing Argentine Submarine ARA San Juan has been found with the help of US search firm Ocean Infinity. The Sub disappeared in November 2017 with the loss of all 44 c […]

Ethiopia has long been a Patriarchal and some would say misogynistic country, however recently elected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is changing perceptions via his decision to promote women into some of the go […]

In what will be an embarrassing statement for both The Saudi’s and Donald Trump who still can’t quite bring himself to condemn them, the CIA has concluded that the murder (let’s say it as it is) was personally […]

In the latest reported phishing scam, it appears that Students at various Universities including Aberdeen, Cambridge & Queen’s Belfast are being sent fake HMRC messages re supposed Tax Refunds. They are using Ac […]

 
Funeral prayers have taken place in the Saudi Arabian holy cities of Mecca and Medin for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A similar service has also been held in Istanbul, Turkey as the family now a […]

Brazil’s president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro continues to stir up controversy, this time both questioning the qualifications of Cuban Doctors, while angering the Cubas government by questioning how they are treated […]

A female protester in France has died and over 200 have been injured during mass protests at rising fuel prices in the country. The latest report from the interior ministry estimated 280,000 people have taken […]

A group of five ministers are hoping to persuade the PM to make changes to the deal, the BBC understands.
BBC News – UK

US President Donald Trump is continuing to focus resources on implementing his National Defense Strategy, which involves more muscle flexing in his attempts to compete with Russia & China who seem to be hell-bent […]

A rare bit of good news was announced this week regarding the continuing battle to save the planets endangered species. The once ‘critically endangered’ Central African Mountain Gorilla has been moved from this s […]