Italy budget: Rome rejects European Commission demands
Italy’s cabinet sticks to its big-spending budget plan despite a threat of fines from Brussels. BBC News – Europe
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Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán is scapegoat, says defence lawyer
Defence lawyer’s statement opens alleged Mexican cartel leader’s trial in the US amid high security. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brexit deal: Theresa May to face cabinet showdown
Theresa May seeks her ministers’ backing for the draft withdrawal text. BBC News – UK
Cameroon Military Drops Charges Against Journalist Mimi Mefo
The continuing discrimination – bordering on persecution of the Anglophone population in Cameroon is continuing largely unreported, however some good news came out today in that TV editor & Journalist Mimi Mefo Takambo has been released from Jail after being arrested by the Cameroonian Military. She was taken into custody and charged by a military…
California fires: Firefighters hold containment lines in north
Crews contain 30% of the fire in the north but the search for dozens of missing people continues. BBC News – US & Canada
Apple Shares Fall
Apple the tech giant best known for the Iconic iPhone range saw its share price fall by 5% wiping more than $40bn off its market value. The reason a profit warning from some of the firm’s suppliers, which raised concerns that maybe demand for the phone is slowing. The fall was probably more to do with…