Australian prime minister welcomes 'exciting' era of change
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull greets people in a butcher shop during a walk through of a shopping street in Burwood, Sydney, Australia, Friday, July 1, 2016. Australians go to the polls Saturday with the opposition leader vying to become the country’s fifth prime minister in three years. Global market turmoil since the Brexit vote, Australia’s success in turning back asylum seeker boats, gay marriage, housing prices, corporate tax rates and union corruption have been major issues in the ei..>> view originalBattle of the Somme: Royals at Somme centenary commemoration
Media captionMarking the moment the Battle of the Somme began Thousands of people, including members of the Royal Family, are at a ceremony in France to mark the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme.The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are at the Thiepval Memorial for the event.It follows a nationwide two-minute silence at 07:28 BST that marked when the battle began on 1 July 1916.More than a million men were killed and..>> view originalOsborne abandons 2020 budget surplus target
Image copyright Getty Images Chancellor George Osborne has abandoned his target to restore government finances to a surplus by 2020.It had been the chancellor's most prized goal and had been driving austerity measures in previous budgets.However, Mr Osborne said the UK must be "realistic about achieving a surplus by the end of the decade".The UK economy is showing "clear signs" of shock in the aftermath of the vote to leave the European Union, he said.In a speech on Friday, Mr Osborne said:..>> view originalTaiwan Navy fires missile in error as China's Communists mark birthday
TAIPEI The Taiwan Navy fired a supersonic missile in error and hit a Taiwan fishing boat in waters separating the island from diplomatic rival China on Friday, as Communist Party rulers in Beijing celebrated the party's 95th birthday.The missile did not explode but pierced the boat and killed one Taiwan fisherman, officials said.The ship-to-air missile was mis-fired from a 500-ton Navy patrol vessel during pre-inspection in southern Taiwan ahead of a mock exercise, Taiwan's Navy Chief of Staff..>> view originalAssad: Western nations quietly collaborating with Syria
By Associated Press July 1 at 6:21 AM SYDNEY — Western nations publicly critical of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime have been quietly sending security officials to collaborate with his government, Assad said in an interview broadcast Friday. In an interview with Australia’s SBS news channel, the Syrian leader accused Western governments of hypocrisy for criticizing him while working with him behind the scenes. “This is the double standard of the West in general: They attack us politi..>> view originalAustrian court overturns presidential election result
Alexei Korolyov, Special for USA TODAY 6:40 a.m. EDT July 1, 2016President of the Austrian Constitutional Court (VFGH) Gerhart Holzinger arrives ahead of the announcement of the verdict on result of Austrian Presidential election run-off at the Austrian Constitutional Court in Vienna, Austria, July 1, 2016.(Photo: LISI NIESNER, EPA)VIENNA — Austria’s Constitutional Court on Friday overturned the result of the May presidential election and called a rerun.Speaking to assembled politi..>> view originalXi Urges Chinese Communist Party to Embrace Marxist Roots
By GERRY SHIH, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the 88-million-strong Communist Party to embrace its Marxist roots on Friday as he delivered an emphatic call for ideological discipline and a vigorous defense of party rule. The televised speech on the party's 95th anniversary represented one of Xi's most pointed and lengthy addresses laying out his orthodox ideology, and again repudiated the belief held among some observers four years ago that Xi's ascent m..>> view original
Saturday, July 2, 2016
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