Former UNDP chief and Turkish minister dies at 74
Kemal Dervis, a Turkish economist, politician and former head of the United National Development Program, has died
2023-05-08 22:46
MrBeast's epic reply to Kai Cenat's $100K appeal at Sidemen Charity Match breaks Internet
MrBeast responded with a tongue-in-cheek remark to Kai Cenat's hilarious request
2023-09-12 15:51
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Marjorie Taylor Greene accidentally refers to ‘Israel’s apartheid wall’ in speech praising barriers
Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, ordinarily a strong supporter of Israeli policy, referred to the country’s “apartheid wall” during an address in the US House of Representatives. Israel has again been in the headlines in Washington this week after Rep Pramila Jayapal of Washington called Israel a “racist state” before walking her comments back over the weekend. The House overwhelmingly voted in favour on Tuesday of a resolution backing Israel that did not name Ms Jayapal but appeared to be crafted in response to her comments. Israeli President Isaac Herzog, meanwhile, is set to address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday that several progressive lawmakers have announced they will boycott. On Tuesday, Ms Greene waded into the fray. In a speech on the importance of borders, Ms Greene quoted from an article that referred to the giant wall Israel has constructed between its territory and the Palestinian West Bank as an “apartheid” wall. “Walls are very important for most countries,” Ms Greene began. “There’s many countries with walls. I have one article here that comes from earlier this month that says, talking about 65 countries that have erected fences on their borders, also talking about walls, talking about security fears, widespread refusals to help refugees have fueled a new spate of wall-building around the world. “They include Israel’s apartheid — “apartheid” — wall, India’s 2,500-mile fence around Bangladesh, and Morocco’s huge sand berm,” Ms Greene continued. “So many countries around the world agree that walls are important in protecting the people within the country.” It was not immediately clear which article Ms Greene was citing, but if the second-term lawmaker from Georgia chooses to stand by her characterisation of Israel’s policy towards the Palestinians as apartheid, she will be in good company. Two years ago, Human Rights Watch said Israel is guilty of crimes against humanity in the West Bank and Gaza including apartheid. Public opinion in the Democratic Party, meanwhile, has shifted to the point where more Democrats now say their sympathies primarily lie with the Palestinians rather than Israel. That change in opinion has not, however, been reflected in Congress. Only nine members of the House opposed Tuesday’s resolution on support for Israel, all progressives. With just a pair of exceptions, the rest of the Democratic caucus and all voting Republicans supported the resolution. Mr Herzog, the Israeli president, serves as head of state while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu serves as head of government. Mr Herzog visited President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday. Read More AOC and other progressives to boycott Israeli president’s joint address to Congress Republicans under fire for hosting Robert F Kennedy Jr on the Hill in wake of antisemitism claims
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Fed hawk Bullard steps down to be dean at business school in Indiana
By Michael S. Derby and Ann Saphir (Reuters) -St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard, a leading hawk at the
2023-07-14 04:51
Tribe getting piece of Minnesota back more than a century after ancestors died there
Golden prairies and winding rivers of a Minnesota state park also hold the secret burial sites of Dakota people who died as the U.S. failed to fulfill treaties with Native Americans more than a century ago
2023-09-03 12:24
Post-pandemic, world facing gloomy stew of debt, trade wars and poor productivity
By Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the
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British economy unexpectedly grows by 0.2% in second quarter largely because of June weather boost
The British economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter of the year largely as a result of a strong rebound in June when many businesses, particularly in the leisure sector benefited from the warm and settled weather
2023-08-11 16:27
Obamas' chef Tafari Campbell dies in paddleboarding accident
Tafari Campbell, 45, is recovered near the Massachusetts home of Barack and Michelle Obama.
2023-07-25 08:26
Irina Garcia: Florida mom stabbed to death by teenage son who sent pics of her corpse to friend
Police officers found Irina Garcia dead in her bedroom next to a crib carrying a 14-day-old baby
2023-10-14 22:45
South Korea's Yoon heads to NATO summit amid North Korea, China tensions
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was set to depart on Monday for a
2023-07-10 11:51
Mexico church: Many trapped after Tamaulipas roof collapse
The roof fell in during a baptism at an afternoon mass, local media reports say.
2023-10-02 07:46
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