briefing by spokesperson for secretary-general
She was joined by the chief of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, Executive Director of UN Population Fund, Natalia Kanem, and the head of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.. ..…
catholic agency seeks right to anti-lgbt discrimination from supreme
Leslie Cooper, deputy director of the ACLU LGBT & HIV project, said adoption agencies shouldn’t be able to obtain taxpayer funds and engage in anti-LGBT discrimination under a religious litmus test at the same time. . ..…
byron york: democrats think they've got a slam-dunk obstruction case
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We speak with Katharine Gun British journalists who reported on Gun's revelations The Observer, Martin Bright and Ed Vulliamy and Gavin Hood, director of. ..…
» palestinian president undermines judiciary independence– imemc
In response to the dissolution decision, PCHR’s Director, Raji Sourani, said that “This decision is not only an attack on the independence of the judiciary; it would also prejudice the judges’ personal and career interests and their reputation. ..…
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The crossover into journalism from the National Security State (NSS) is made from experience as advisor to the National Security Council as the Director for Iraq. ... Julian Assange, she argues, is “the self-anointed director of his own intel service.” . ..…
naacp and the church: how a unique partnership is blessing god's
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‘wrong victims’ of syria war left voiceless by mainstream media,
Another child, Lauren Bashour, lost her legs in the attack according to the school director, Ghassan Al Issa. ..…
director oliver stone calls russia's anti-gay law "sensible"
Stone, director of films such as JFK, W, and Natural Born Killers, made the comments during interview with Putin for Stone's Revealing Ukraine.. ..…
trump attacks mueller ahead of testimony on russia probe
Two days before former FBI director talks to Congress, president reiterates his insistence the investigation was a ‘ridiculous Witch Hunt’ . ... The veteran prosecutor and former FBI director also laid out in detail 10 instances when Trump allegedly tried to obstruct the investigation...…
world health declares ebola outbreak a global level 3 emergency –
The World Health Organization (WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus) declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). . ..…
tensions between iran, uk and us spark fears of war
She’s also the director ofThe Skin That Burns, a documentary film about survivors of chemical warfare in Iran. . ... She’s also director ofThe Skin That Burns, a documentary film about survivors of chemical warfare in Iran. . ..…
attorney general barr: defender of fbi snipers – the future of
In January 1995, FBI director Louis Freeh announced wrist slaps for the FBI officials involved with Ruby Ridge, including his friend Larry Potts, who was the headquarters official in charge of the Idaho operation and who signed off on the shoot-without-provocation orders. ... Five months later, when..…
‘at war,’ class struggle film coming soon to a theater near you
Director Stéphane Brizé will speak at screenings in L.A. at the Laemmle Royal on July 26 and July 27. ..…
‘rechte hefte’: rightwing magazines in germany after 1945
Like Höcke's and appropriation of the term 'conservative counterculture, Konservative Subversive Aktion, founded by the director of Antaios publishing house Götz Kubitschek in 2007, echoes the name of the action group of Subversive Aktion, so as to gain some of its aura. ..…
nuclear watchdog director yukiya amano has died
The International Atomic Energy Agency has announced the death of its director Yukiya Amano, aged 72. ..…
if trump won't stand up to the saudi crown prince, congress must
Prasow is the acting Washington director at Human Rights Watch. . The views expressed in this article are the writer's own. ..…
the trump administration wants to deport more immigrants without due
DHS said in brief first posted to Twitter by Managing Director of Programs at AIC, Royce B. ... Under this unlawful plan, immigrants who have lived here for years would be deported with less due process Omar Jadwat, director of Immigrants Rights Project of ACLU, said in press release.. ..…
trade war sparks further ‘decoupling’ between us, china
And the decoupling in the technology sector was particularly striking, according to Cheng Li, director of John L. ..…
iaea chief yukiya amano who oversaw iran deal dies at 72
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano at U.S. ... IAEA said Mary Alice Hayward, the director general and head of the department of management, would lead the in the interim.. ..…
a comprehensive review of the revolving door between fox and the trump
Kiron Skinner, director of policy planning for the State Department (added 8/22/2019). ... After Trump’s election, she served as White House communications director and was promoted to director of strategic communications. ..…
calif. supreme court to consider freezing death penalty trials
Kent Scheidegger, director of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation and expert, told Times that this concern was overwrought... ... The moratorium stops executions, Robert Dunham, director of Death Penalty Information Center, told SacBee.. ..…
acting leaders: recent practices, consequences, and reforms
Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2017, fighting broke out over whether Vacancies Act applies to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and hence whether Mick Mulvaney, the director of Office of Management and Budget, or Leandra English, the director of CFPB, was the proper acting..…
is georgieva the right woman for imf's top post?
“If in the end she really does become managing director of the International Monetary Fund, her time at the World Bank allows us to draw certain conclusions. ..…
city adopts resolution opposing abortion, confirming human life begin
Wade in court, said Lauren Simpson, director for Alliance for Better Utah, ment.. ..…
the "battle of seattle" and the anti-globalization movement - global
According to David Stockman, President Reagan's Budget Office Director, while in 1985 the top 5% of U.S households owned only $9 wealth, today that figure has jumped to well over $40 trillion. ..…
conservative action project: end the inflation tax penalty
Director, Center for Energy and Environment. Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project. ..…
rising meth-involved deaths of major concern amid estimated 2018
By enforcement on the street level, Illicit cocaine and meth seized almost always contain fentanyl, commented Jack Killorin, director for Overdose Response Strategy, health and collaboration of High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program.. ... People are dying of other causes before overdosing,..…
uk economy in recession risk as brexit nears: study
“There is no palpable growth for some years to come following a no-deal Brexit,” noted NIESR director Jagjit Chadha at a news conference. . ..…
doj warns robert mueller not to veer from russia report's findings in
Earlier Monday, Mueller spokesman Jim Popkin said the former FBI director would not veer from his written conclusions. ..…
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To enhance long-term value Vote AGAINST directors Angelica, Murphy, Peltz and Quirk, Pay, & Auditor. ..…
economic and social crisis in puerto rico: "the ugly american" and the
Along with the six, is Julia Keleher, the former education secretary, and Ángela Ávila-Marrero, the former executive director of the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration. . ..…
poland's pis prepares 'failsafe' for october election
Martin Mycielski is activist and former Brussels for Gazeta Wyborcza, currently public affairs director at Open Dialogue Foundation, NGO protecting human rights and the rule of law... ..…
snowden director oliver stone praises russia for 'sensible'
The American director, in interview with Russian President... According to transcript of the interview released by Kremlin on Friday, Stone hit out at the acceptance of LGBT+ people in the US, and praised Russian approach.. ..…
‘the people can’t take it anymore’: puerto rico erupts in a day
In the middle of all this, last week, the U.S. attorney's office in Puerto Rico announces six high-profile arrests, including of the former education secretary and of the former executive director of the island's health insurance administration agency. ... In the middle of all this, last week, the..…
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TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi in message hailed the performance of the director of International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano. ... TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi in message hailed the performance of the director of..…
experts say local-level ties are root of u.s.-china relationship
According to Charles Foster, board of director of U.S.- China Innovation Alliance, these exchange summits and conferences serve as platform to demonstrate the importance of U.S.- China relations.. ..…
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