In Venezuela, A Rum-Maker Gives Gang Members A Way Out — Via Rugby
Started by the Santa Teresa rum-maker, Project Alcatraz is a rehabilitation program including vocational training, psychological counseling and rugby — seen as nurturing respect and discipline.
Germany Seeks Forgiveness From Poland 80 Years After WWII Start
(Bloomberg) — Germany made an emotional appeal for forgiveness to neighboring Poland 80 years after the start of World War II that was met by a renewed demand for reparations by the fellow European Union member’s prime minister.U.S. Vice President Mik…
EU’s Barnier ‘not optimistic’ of divorce deal as MPs bid to block no-deal Brexit
The European Union will not change the divorce deal agreed with Britain, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said in an interview published Sunday as MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit prepared for a showdown week. Barnier insisted the agreement’s most contenti…
U.K. Opposition to Propose Law to Stop No-Deal Brexit on Tuesday
(Bloomberg) — Follow @Brexit on Twitter, join our Facebook group and sign up to our Brexit Bulletin.The U.K. opposition Labour Party will present legislation this week aimed at stopping the country from leaving the European Union without a deal.Lawmak…
UPDATE 1-UK lawmakers opposed to no-deal Brexit to bring forward legislation
British lawmakers opposed to no-deal Brexit will attempt to pass a law this week to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson allowing Britain to crash out of the European Union on October 31, the opposition Labour Party’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said. …
World War II Started 80 Years Ago: Here are 5 Places World War III Could Start
KEY POINT: The flashpoints may change over time, but the fundamental foundations of conflict—the decay of U.S. military hegemony and of the global international order that has accompanied it—mean that the near future will likely become more hazardous t…
This NATO Ally Could Buy Russia’s Deadly Su-35 or Stealth Su-57 Fighter
As the Su-57 inches closer to serial production, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken the unprecedented step of personally pitching the upcoming fifth-generation fighter to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the MAKS 2019 Air Show.Doubling do…
Dear Britain, Where Did It All Go So Wrong?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Dear Britain,Please excuse the rest of us for our sheer disbelief: we were never expecting a constitutional crisis, let alone protests around the country. You are making Italy’s political system look like a model of composure, an…
The Latest: Red Cross: 100 presumed dead in Yemen airstrike
The Red Cross says more than 100 people are “presumed killed” in Yemen after airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition hit a detention center run by the Houthi rebels. The head of the Red Cross delegation in Yemen, Franz Rauchenstein, says: “Witnessing th…
Merkel’s Coalition Partner Open to Debt-Spending Boost: FAS
(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government should be open to raising debt to counter an economic slump, a leading lawmaker from her juni…
Johnson Unveils More Spending as Election Looms: Brexit Update
(Bloomberg) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged billions of pounds for education, social care and transportation, and warned Conservative lawmakers to get behind his Brexit plan or face losing their party affiliation.Key Developments:Johnson t…
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