MERKEL LOSING GRIP: Germany more DIVIDED than ever before in threat to EU integration

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Theresa May: MPs must ‘come together’ to deliver Brexit The German Chancellor is already suffering from a damaged ego over a failure to form a coalition following September’s embarrassing election defeat. And now Angela Merkel is struggling to maintain grip … Read More

5 deadly diseases that could hit South Africa

Reports of the recent plague outbreak in Madagascar were scary. But what about other diseases and epidemics we should be looking out for?   These are the diseases that could probably strike SA.  ~  On 26 October 2017 Health24 reported … Read More

Report: Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in coming days

Two days after US VP Mike Pence says Trump ‘actively considering when and how’ to fulfil his campaign pledge of moving the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, reports surface that the US president is considering announcing his recognition … Read More

Europe’s Muslim population to grow, migration or not

Figures suggest stark east-west divide, with UK population share rising from 6.3% to 16.7% in one scenario. The Muslim share of Germany’s population could grow from 6.1% to 19.7% between 2016-2050 if high migration continues. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images The … Read More

North Korea Fires a Ballistic Missile, in a Further Challenge to Trump

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, with two scientists — Ri Hong-sop, second from left, and Hong Sung-mu, right — in Pyongyang in September. CreditKorean Central News Agency WASHINGTON — North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday that flew … Read More

Police in Trump-supporting towns aid immigration officials in crackdown

BENSALEM, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Dozens of police departments in the United States have been granted new powers, or are seeking them, to check the immigration status of people they arrest, aiding President Donald Trump’s broad crackdown on people living in … Read More

Senators Begin Deal-Making to Secure Tax Votes

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From left, Senators Tim Scott, Patrick J. Toomey, John Cornyn and Orrin G. Hatch, members of the finance committee, spoke to reporters after a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Monday. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — … Read More

Angela Merkel’s CDU backs German government ‘grand coalition’ strategy

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The Christian Democratic Union led by Chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown its support behind pursuing a new alliance with the Social Democrats (SPD). Merkel has stressed the importance of a stable German government. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Monday for “serious, … Read More

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