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President Donald Trump signed an emergency spending bill Friday averting a partial U.S. government for at least two weeks. The stopgap measure gives lawmakers and the White House until Dec. 22 to work out a final spending bill for the rest of the fiscal year. Disagreements over an immigration program and military spending threaten to hold up passage of the longer-term funding plan. Democrats have insisted that any funding measure includes congressional action allowing so-called "Dreamers" to... Читать дальше...

A respected international investigative group says it has identified a senior Russian general as a figure of interest in the downing of a civilian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014. The Bellingcat investigative group — which uses sophisticated digital techniques to analyze open-source audio and visual data — issued a report on December 8 alleging that a man identified on intercepted communications as "Delfin" (Dolphin) is retired Russian Colonel General Nikolai Tkachyov, who is currently serving... Читать дальше...

Rapid action prevented the spread of the deadly Marburg virus just weeks after it was first detected in Uganda, the World Health Organization reports. The first case of the disease in the African country was confirmed October 17, when laboratory tests found the death of a 50-year-old woman was due to the Marburg virus.   "Within 24 hours of being informed by the Ugandan health authorities in early October, WHO deployed a rapid response team to the remote mountainous area and we have financed... Читать дальше...

In front of the largest religious monument on Earth, the world's longest-ruling prime minister — Cambodia's Hun Sen — prayed for peace and happiness in front of 5,000 monks Sunday. As loudspeakers invoked the kings of Cambodia's once glorious empire, a grandiose spectacle full of royal symbolism unfolded in front of Angkor Wat to mark a new chapter in the country's political history. With his opponents from the now dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party vanquished, Hun Sen basked in the glory of this spectacular extravaganza ... Читать дальше...

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said it is up to Palestinian and Israeli negotiators to determine Jerusalem's ultimate status despite the Trump administration's decision this week to recognize the city as Israel's capital and move the U.S. embassy there. Tillerson, who joined an international meeting to shore up support for Lebanon, spoke amid ongoing clashes and protests following President Donald Trump's statement. Tillerson told reporters the move, likely to take months, does not change the city's disputed status. Читать дальше...

Democrats are considering a plan that would limit — but not abandon — the influence of “superdelegates” in the next presidential primary, after a bruising 2016 primary prompted allegations by Bernie Sanders' supporters that the system was rigged.  The changes, outlined in a draft proposal obtained by The Associated Press, probably wouldn’t have made a difference in last year’s primary. Hillary Clinton received at least 3 million more primary votes than Sanders. But the new proposal would dent... Читать дальше...

Former Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is making the unusual move of running again for his old office against his successor and fellow Republican George P. Bush. Patterson said Friday that he was entering the Republican primary. He ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 2014 and endorsed Bush for land commissioner that year. But Patterson has since criticized Bush's cutting hundreds of jobs at the powerful agency and his leading of a $450 million Alamo revamp that included restoring historical structures... Читать дальше...

The International Organization for Migration has begun the voluntary repatriation of thousands of West African migrants being held in detention centers in Libya under abusive conditions. IOM plans to repatriate a total of 15,000 African migrants by the end of the year. Most come from Nigeria, Guinea, Mali and Senegal. The government of Niger has agreed to act as a country of transit for the migrants. Those who arrive at the airport in Niamey are registered by the International Organization for... Читать дальше...

Mammography has been a standard screening device for breast cancer since the mid-1970s. And the practice is crediting with a 30 percent decline in death due to early detection and treatment. Now, many doctors are urging women to get a 3-D mammogram, which produces a more detailed view of the breast. But there has not been a large-scale study to determine if the technology actually provides a better outcome… until now. Faith Lapidus reports.

Mammography has been a standard screening device for breast cancer since the mid-1970s. And the practice is crediting with a 30% decline in death due to early detection and treatment. Now, many doctors are urging women to get a 3D mammogram, which produces a more detailed view of the breast. But there has not been a large-scale study to determine if the technology actually provides a better outcome… until now. Faith Lapidus reports.

Net neutrality is a simple concept but a dense and often technical issue that has been argued over for years in tech and telecom circles. Now everyday folks are talking about it. That's because the Federal Communications Commission has scheduled a vote next week to gut Obama-era rules meant to stop broadband companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the internet. The protests aren't likely to stop the agency's vote on Thursday... Читать дальше...

The United Nations refugee agency says conditions are not ripe for the safe and stable return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, a country they recently fled to escape violence and persecution. Some 645,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, since the end of August, the United Nations reports. Although the number of new arrivals has slowed, aid officials say this does not indicate the situation in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state has improved. Читать дальше...

As the world marks International Human Rights Day this Sunday, Chinese advocacy groups will be watching to see if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge earlier this year to sanction individuals accused of human rights violations under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. In September, a coalition of 23 rights groups submitted a list of 17 police chiefs, public prosecutors and heads of security services to the State Department for review. The individuals, described... Читать дальше...

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Dozens of people are killed in inter-communal fighting between clans from Western Lakes State and Gok State; the South Sudan government gives the green light for private companies to import fuel into the country; and the World Health Organization warns that over a million South Sudanese children will be at risk of malnutrition in 2018.

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Saudi Arabia Friday to curb its military intervention in Yemen, a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis triggered by a two-year civil war. "We would encourage them to be a bit more measured and a bit more thoughtful," Tillerson said of Saudi Arabia after the Arab kingdom imposed a blockade on Yemen last month. The secretary's comments in Paris came two days after U.S. President Donald Trump directed his administration to pressure Saudi Arabia... Читать дальше...

For Christine Wade, the tent she shared with six children, pitched in an asphalt parking lot, was far better than their previous home — a shelter where rats ate through the family's bags of clothes. "It's peaceful here," Wade, 31 and eight months pregnant, said in an October interview at the campground. A tent, of course, is not a home. But for these San Diegans, it is a blessing. Like other major cities all along the West Coast, San Diego is struggling with a homeless crisis. In a place that... Читать дальше...

California firefighters battle fierce wildfires in several locations, President Donald Trump presses for a victory on taxes as the Russia probe continues and singer Bebe Rexha debuts her new single in the number one spot on the country charts.

The United Nations says the death toll in an attack Thursday on U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 15, and the U.N. will fly its flags at half-staff Monday in tribute. The peacekeepers, all from Tanzania, were working at a U.N. mission in DRC's troubled North Kivu province, home to the Ugandan rebel group the Allied Democratic forces (ADF). A U.N. official told VOA that the group, which has attacked the mission in the past month, is suspected to be behind Thursday's attack. Читать дальше...

The United Nations secretary-general has expressed his “outrage” after an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that killed at least a dozen Tanzanian peacekeepers and injured 40 more.   “I condemn this attack unequivocally,” António Guterres said. “These deliberate attacks against U.N. peacekeepers are unacceptable and constitute a war crime.”   The U.N. chief said the attack occurred late Thursday in troubled North Kivu province.   “This is the worst attack... Читать дальше...

The U.N. Security Council has condemned "in strongest terms" Thursday's attack against a U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in which at least 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers and five Congolese soldiers died. Security Council members met in a closed session Friday afternoon to discuss the attack, after holding a moment of silence in tribute to the victims. In addition to the deaths, more than 50 people were injured in the attack in DRC's North Kivu province, where a Ugandan rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces... Читать дальше...

Two East African countries say U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is "dangerous" and could spark an international crisis. "We are urging the U.S. government to seriously reconsider the risks that its decision could have on the future of the Middle East and the world in general," said a statement Friday from Somalia's foreign ministry.   “We call for Arab, Muslim and other nations to redouble their efforts to find a solution to the Palestinian issue in order to end the crisis in the region... Читать дальше...

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