BERLIN, (APP/AFP) – German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere came out Friday in favour of a partial burqa ban amid a fierce national debate on integration. “We agree that we reject the burqa, we agree that we want to introduce a legal requirement to show one’s face in places where it is necessary for our […]
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German interior minister calls for partial burqa ban
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Tokyo stocks rise on Wall St gains, higher oil prices
TOKYO, Aug 19, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks climbed in early trade on Friday, tracking a positive lead from Wall Street and as a rally in oil prices lifted sentiment. US equities ended modestly higher on Thursday, a day after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting suggested policymakers were not yet ready to go ahead […]
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Hong Kong stocks open higher after oil’s rise
HONG KONG, (APP/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks advanced at the open on Friday as gains on Wall Street and a rise in the oil price boosted sentiment, while shares in China dipped slightly. The Hang Seng Index added 0.24 percent, or 56.4 points, to 23,079.56 The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.12 percent, or 3.72 […]
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US astronauts prepare spacewalk to install new docking port
MIAMI, (APP/AFP): With more private spaceship traffic expected at the International Space Station in the coming years, two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for them. Americans Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins will step outside the orbiting laboratory to attach an international docking adaptor launched […]
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Tokyo stocks flat by break as rally fizzles
TOKYO, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks lost early gains to end the morning session barely changed on Friday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.0 percent, or 11.34 points, to 16,474.67 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares ticked down 0.10 percent, or 1.34 points, to 1,289.45.
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US sought ‘leverage’ with $400 mn payment to Iran
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – The United States acknowledged Thursday that it waited for Iran to release American prisoners before delivering $400 million in cash that it owed the country, but again insisted the payment was not ransom. “With concerns that Iran may renege on the prisoner release… we of course sought to retain maximum leverage until […]