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US freezes arms sales to Turkey

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2017

The US government has frozen arms sales to the bodyguards unit of Turkish President, Recep Erdogan, amid strained ties between both countries, local media reported on Tuesday. “The move would block a deal by New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer to sell 1.2 million dollars’ worth of arms to the

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Hurricane Maria: Prime Minister Escapes Death

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2017

The Island of Dominica Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, escaped death early on Tuesday after hurricane Maria made a landfall in the Caribbean with sustained winds of 260km/h (160mph). The hurricane, which flooded the house of the PM, also blew off the roof of his house. Skerrit posted on Facebook that his roof had been torn […]

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British Airways turns domestic wastes into jet fuel

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2017

British Airways has announced plans to run its fleet on jet fuel made from wastes, such as nappies, plastic food containers, chocolate bar wrappers  meant for landfills. The airliner said it has entered a partnership to design a series of waste plants that convert household waste into renewable jet fuel. The first plant will take […]

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UNGA: ‘Bureaucracy’ holding UN back, says Trump

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2017

US President Donald Trump warned “bureaucracy” is stopping the United Nations from realizing its potential Monday, a barbed message during his first appearance at an institution he once derided as a talking shop. Attending a discussion on UN reform, Trump insisted he had always seen the “great potential” of the organization from a perch “right […]

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US warns N/Korea will be ‘destroyed’ if…

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2017

Donald Trump’s administration ramped up the pressure on North Korea on Sunday ahead of a week of high-stakes diplomacy at the United Nations, warning Pyongyang will be “destroyed” if it refuses to end its “reckless” nuclear and ballistic missile drive. With US officials and their allies scrambling to find ways to contain an increasingly belligerent […]

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BREAKING: Kuwait gives North Korean envoy one month to leave

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2017

US ally Kuwait has given North Korea’s ambassador a month to leave the Gulf state and will downgrade its diplomatic representation with Pyongyang, a senior Kuwaiti diplomat told AFP Sunday. North Korea’s diplomatic presence in the emirate will also be reduced to a charge d’affaires and three diplomats, the source told AFP, requesting anonymity. The […]