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EU urges UN resolution to halt illegal arms to Libya by sea

Edit Times Union 07 Jun 2016
Ambassador Matthew Rycroft said a British-drafted resolution authorizing the boarding of vessels on the high seas off Libya suspected of smuggling arms has been circulated to all 15 council members and he hopes for a vote soon ... Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Moscow is not opposed to the idea but had "some concerns," especially about the response of ......

Veteran Receives Korean Ambassador For Peace Medal

Edit Topix 07 Jun 2016
Mary Yatrousis, the district aide to U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, reads a Congressional citation to U.S. Army veteran Bernard N. Renouf, who received the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal during Memorial Day services. Mary Yatrousis, the district aide to U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, reads a Congressional citation to U.S. Army veteran Bernard N. Renouf, who received the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal during Memorial Day services ... ....

Brexit Could Cost U.K. $50 Billion in Trade Barriers, Javid Says

Edit Bloomberg 07 Jun 2016
With surveys by Britain’s discredited polling industry fluctuating between a win for either side in the June 23 referendum, the campaign to stay in the EU is seeking to reinforce its economic case, which has been backed by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank ... if Britain votes to leave the EU ... If Britain stays in the EU, it won’t be able to control immigration and provide for its growing population, he said....

2016 Australian Paralympic Team Coin Program Ambassador (Royal Australian Mint)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
With the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games fast approaching we are proud to announce that paratriathlon champion, Kate Doughty will be the official 2016 Australian Paralympic Team Coin Program Ambassador! To celebrate the courage, determination and inspiration shown by the athletes, Kate will join the Mint on the road to Rio to share her story as she ......

U.N. urged to allow EU to search boats for illicit arms off Libya

Edit Japan Times 07 Jun 2016
Britain on Monday proposed expanding a United Nations Security Council mandate for a European naval operation to allow it to crack down on arms smuggling in the high seas off war-torn Libya, though Russia voiced concerns about the idea. Britain circulated a draft resolution to approve the measure to the 15-member council, diplomats said. In appeared first on The Japan Times. > ... ....

The rickshaw with diplomatic plates

Edit BBC News 07 Jun 2016
Why does Mexico's ambassador in Delhi insist on riding everywhere in a three-wheeled auto rickshaw? ... ....

Taiwan’s new envoy indicates import ban on Japanese food may be lifted

Edit Japan Times 07 Jun 2016
Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to Japan took a positive stance Monday on the lifting of import regulations on Japanese food. In an interview with Jiji Press and other media organizations, Frank Hsieh, the newly appointed head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, said it is unreasonable to ban food from Fukushima appeared first on The Japan Times. > ... ....

AMISOM Ready to Secure Electoral Process

Edit All Africa 07 Jun 2016
[Dalsan Radio] The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is gearing up to provide security to ensure a peaceful vote during the upcoming electoral process in Somalia, its head Ambassador Francisco Madeira has announced ... ....

China's 'microphone diplomacy' misfires again

Edit CBC 07 Jun 2016
Doubling down on Foreign Minister Wang Yi's berating of Canadian reporters, China's ambassador to Canada says China's defence of human rights is "universally recognized." It isn't ... ....

Merkel to visit China next week

Edit China Daily 07 Jun 2016
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit China for the ninth time in her chancellorship from June 12 to 14 for the fourth round of China-Germany intergovernmental consultations, German Ambassador to China Michael Clauss told China Daily in an interview ahead of the visit ... to facilitate a framework to protect companies from cyberattacks....

West-backed forces in Syria will be ‘overrun’ without support

Edit Press TV 07 Jun 2016
Anti-government forces in Syria are dependent upon the West to survive in the war-ravaged country, an analyst says ... According to Bambery, the United States and Britain have been “desperate to build up” the militant group, which is vulnerable without support and cannot “essentially survive.” ... “So without the West’s support, it would be impossible for those organizations to remain.”....

Nigel Farage urged to apologise for migrant sex attack remarks

Edit Belfast Telegraph 07 Jun 2016
Calls have been made for Nigel Farage to apologise for his sex attack comments, after he suggested women could be at risk from migrants if Britain stays in the EU ... Share Go To ... "Spreading fear in this way is an age-old racist tool designed to stoke division about the latest group of immigrants arriving in Britain."....

North Yorkshire coast 'among most visited destinations'

Edit BBC News 07 Jun 2016
More British holidaymakers visit the North Yorkshire coast than any other part of the country outside London, according to tourist figures. Visit England looked at trips made to English towns and cities over a three-year period from 2013 to 2015 ... According to Visit England's Great Britain Tourism Survey, holidaymakers to the area brought £294m a year between 2013 and 2015. Sir Gary Verity, of Welcome to Yorkshire, said....
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