Abhinandan: Captured Indian pilot handed back by Pakistan
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47412884
Pakistan has freed an Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian officials on Friday at the only legal border crossing with Pakistan.
Minutes earlier, the pilot said on Pakistani TV that he was "very impressed" by the Pakistan army.
On Thursday Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said the pilot's release was a "peace gesture" to India.
India and Pakistan - both nuclear powers - claim all of Kashmir, but each controls only parts of it.
The pilot is being hailed as a hero in India, with fireworks being set off in the capital Delhi.
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Meng Wanzhou: Huawei chief executive can be extradited, Canada says
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47423398
Canada has said it will allow the US extradition case against Huawei's chief executive to move forward, but the court must make a final decision.
The US wants Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer, to stand trial on charges including fraud linked to the alleged violation of sanctions on Iran.
Ms Meng was arrested in Canada in December at the behest of the US.
The high-profile detention had soured relations between China and the US and Canada.
The charges include bank fraud, obstruction of justice and theft of technology. Huawei and Ms Meng have both denied all the allegations.
Canada's justice department had until Friday to decide whether or not the extradition case will proceed in Canadian courts.
That decision is based on whether the request complied with the requirements of the US-Canada extradition treaty, and could not be refused if so.
US authorities filed almost two dozen charges against Huawei, the world's second largest smartphone maker, and Ms Meng in January, along with a formal request for her extradition.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47423398
Canada has said it will allow the US extradition case against Huawei's chief executive to move forward, but the court must make a final decision.
The US wants Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer, to stand trial on charges including fraud linked to the alleged violation of sanctions on Iran.
Ms Meng was arrested in Canada in December at the behest of the US.
The high-profile detention had soured relations between China and the US and Canada.
The charges include bank fraud, obstruction of justice and theft of technology. Huawei and Ms Meng have both denied all the allegations.
Canada's justice department had until Friday to decide whether or not the extradition case will proceed in Canadian courts.
That decision is based on whether the request complied with the requirements of the US-Canada extradition treaty, and could not be refused if so.
US authorities filed almost two dozen charges against Huawei, the world's second largest smartphone maker, and Ms Meng in January, along with a formal request for her extradition.
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Kashmir: at least eight killed as India-Pakistan hostilities resume
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/02/kashmir-at-least-eight-killed-as-india-pakistan-hostilities-resume
Indian and Pakistani soldiers have targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said.
Tensions have been running high since Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan on Tuesday, carrying out what India called a pre-emptive strike against militants blamed for a 14 February suicide bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 40 Indian troops. Pakistan retaliated, shooting down a fighter jet on Wednesday and detaining its pilot, who was returned to India on Friday in a peace gesture.
Indian police said two siblings and their mother were killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The three died after a shell fired by Pakistani soldiers hit their home in the Poonch region near the Line of Control. The children’s father was critically wounded.
In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, government official Umar Azam said Indian troops with heavy weapons “indiscriminately targeted border villagers” along the Line of Control, killing a boy and wounding three other people. He said several homes were destroyed by Indian shelling.
Following a lull of a few hours, shelling and firing of small arms resumed on Saturday. A Pakistani military statement said two civilians were killed and two others wounded in the fresh fighting. The Indian army said Pakistani troops attacked Indian posts at several places along the militarised line.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/02/kashmir-at-least-eight-killed-as-india-pakistan-hostilities-resume
Indian and Pakistani soldiers have targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said.
Tensions have been running high since Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan on Tuesday, carrying out what India called a pre-emptive strike against militants blamed for a 14 February suicide bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 40 Indian troops. Pakistan retaliated, shooting down a fighter jet on Wednesday and detaining its pilot, who was returned to India on Friday in a peace gesture.
Indian police said two siblings and their mother were killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The three died after a shell fired by Pakistani soldiers hit their home in the Poonch region near the Line of Control. The children’s father was critically wounded.
In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, government official Umar Azam said Indian troops with heavy weapons “indiscriminately targeted border villagers” along the Line of Control, killing a boy and wounding three other people. He said several homes were destroyed by Indian shelling.
Following a lull of a few hours, shelling and firing of small arms resumed on Saturday. A Pakistani military statement said two civilians were killed and two others wounded in the fresh fighting. The Indian army said Pakistani troops attacked Indian posts at several places along the militarised line.
Palestinians' U.S. consulate to merge with Israeli embassy Monday
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/03/03/Palestinians-US-consulate-to-merge-with-Israeli-embassy-Monday/5171551622913/
March 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, the government's de facto representative office to the Palestinian Authority, is set to merge with the new embassy to Israel on Monday.
Since the mid-1990s, the consulate in West Jerusalem dealt directly with the Palestinian leadership and the embassy, which moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, worked closely with Israel.
The diplomatic mission, which was first established in 1844, will be downgraded to a Palestinian Affairs Unit with the change expected to go into effect Monday, The Jerusalem Post reported.
All the Palestinian Authority affairs will become under the supervision of Ambassador David Friedman, a well-known supporter of Israeli West Bank settler movement settlements.
Consul General Karen Sasahara -- the unofficial ambassador to the Palestinians -- won't be replaced and will depart Jerusalem.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the move in October as a way to "improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations."
"We will continue to conduct a full range of reporting, outreach, and programming in the West Bank and Gaza as well as with Palestinians in Jerusalem through a new Palestinian Affairs Unit inside U.S. Embassy Jerusalem," Pompeo said. "That unit will operate from our Agron Road site in Jerusalem."
Since 1912, the consulate had been housed in three-story mansion with arched windows and bougainvillea-covered walls.
For several decades it has served Palestinian residents, including those with American citizenship.
It also was where the unofficial envoy to the Palestinians lived and hosted Palestinian guests. It will be used to host events and possibly as a residence, NPR reported.
Last May, the U.S. moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a city in which Israel and the Palestinians have claims. A consulate facility was converted into a full-fledged embassy.
Palestinian authorities in response cut off ties with U.S. officials. The United State then closed the Palestinians' diplomatic office in Washington and cut hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian and development aid for Palestinians.
Palestinians are opposed the diplomatic change.
"The Trump administration is intent on leaving no room for doubt about its hostility towards the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights as well as its abject disregard for international law and its obligations under the law," Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said in a statement obtained by UPI on behalf of the PLO Executive Committee. "Merging the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem with the U.S. embassy to Israel, which is now illegally located in Jerusalem, is not an administrative decision. It is an act of political assault on Palestinian rights and identity and a negation of the consulate's historic status and function, dating back nearly 200 years."
Ashrawi added "the policies of the U.S. administration against Palestine and Palestinian rights constitute a threat to international peace security and undermine the standing of the international order."
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/03/03/Palestinians-US-consulate-to-merge-with-Israeli-embassy-Monday/5171551622913/
March 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, the government's de facto representative office to the Palestinian Authority, is set to merge with the new embassy to Israel on Monday.
Since the mid-1990s, the consulate in West Jerusalem dealt directly with the Palestinian leadership and the embassy, which moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, worked closely with Israel.
The diplomatic mission, which was first established in 1844, will be downgraded to a Palestinian Affairs Unit with the change expected to go into effect Monday, The Jerusalem Post reported.
All the Palestinian Authority affairs will become under the supervision of Ambassador David Friedman, a well-known supporter of Israeli West Bank settler movement settlements.
Consul General Karen Sasahara -- the unofficial ambassador to the Palestinians -- won't be replaced and will depart Jerusalem.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the move in October as a way to "improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations."
"We will continue to conduct a full range of reporting, outreach, and programming in the West Bank and Gaza as well as with Palestinians in Jerusalem through a new Palestinian Affairs Unit inside U.S. Embassy Jerusalem," Pompeo said. "That unit will operate from our Agron Road site in Jerusalem."
Since 1912, the consulate had been housed in three-story mansion with arched windows and bougainvillea-covered walls.
For several decades it has served Palestinian residents, including those with American citizenship.
It also was where the unofficial envoy to the Palestinians lived and hosted Palestinian guests. It will be used to host events and possibly as a residence, NPR reported.
Last May, the U.S. moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a city in which Israel and the Palestinians have claims. A consulate facility was converted into a full-fledged embassy.
Palestinian authorities in response cut off ties with U.S. officials. The United State then closed the Palestinians' diplomatic office in Washington and cut hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian and development aid for Palestinians.
Palestinians are opposed the diplomatic change.
"The Trump administration is intent on leaving no room for doubt about its hostility towards the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights as well as its abject disregard for international law and its obligations under the law," Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said in a statement obtained by UPI on behalf of the PLO Executive Committee. "Merging the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem with the U.S. embassy to Israel, which is now illegally located in Jerusalem, is not an administrative decision. It is an act of political assault on Palestinian rights and identity and a negation of the consulate's historic status and function, dating back nearly 200 years."
Ashrawi added "the policies of the U.S. administration against Palestine and Palestinian rights constitute a threat to international peace security and undermine the standing of the international order."
She urged "all responsible states and actors to rise to the serious challenge posed by these policies," which he described as "a global responsibility."
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Maliki also blasted new U.S. policies.
"The U.S. administration had a choice to build constructive relations with the Palestinian people and leadership. Instead, it chose bullying and arrogance," Maliki said in a statement.
Israel's Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the consulate closure.
Former U.S. envoys see benefits and problems with the change.
There were "gross inefficiencies and convoluted lines of authority" with the consulate general and embassy working separately, said Scott Lasensky, former adviser to the U.S. ambassador to Israel under the Obama administration. But the merger "will be widely perceived as a dismantling of previous U.S. policies that positioned Washington as the lead peace broker and advocate for a two-state solution."
"I would have no objections for the U.S. to have a consulate in Ramallah, for instance, for the Palestinians," Zalman Shoval, a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., referring to the West Bank city where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered. "But to have a separate consulate in another part of Jerusalem creates a certain fact of splitting Jerusalem into two parts, something which Israel is opposed to."
Jerusalem was united under Israeli rule after the Six-Day War in 1967.
In 1980, the Israeli government annexed all areas of the city over the pre-1967 lines into sovereign Israel.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Maliki also blasted new U.S. policies.
"The U.S. administration had a choice to build constructive relations with the Palestinian people and leadership. Instead, it chose bullying and arrogance," Maliki said in a statement.
Israel's Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the consulate closure.
Former U.S. envoys see benefits and problems with the change.
There were "gross inefficiencies and convoluted lines of authority" with the consulate general and embassy working separately, said Scott Lasensky, former adviser to the U.S. ambassador to Israel under the Obama administration. But the merger "will be widely perceived as a dismantling of previous U.S. policies that positioned Washington as the lead peace broker and advocate for a two-state solution."
"I would have no objections for the U.S. to have a consulate in Ramallah, for instance, for the Palestinians," Zalman Shoval, a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., referring to the West Bank city where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered. "But to have a separate consulate in another part of Jerusalem creates a certain fact of splitting Jerusalem into two parts, something which Israel is opposed to."
Jerusalem was united under Israeli rule after the Six-Day War in 1967.
In 1980, the Israeli government annexed all areas of the city over the pre-1967 lines into sovereign Israel.
Rand Paul to oppose Trump on national emergency
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/03/rand-paul-trump-national-emergency-1200372
Sen. Rand Paul will vote to disapprove of President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to secure billions for his border wall, clinching a bipartisan majority in opposition of the president’s move.
“I can’t vote to give the president the power to spend money that hasn’t been appropriated by Congress,” Paul (R-Ky.) said at an event in Kentucky on Saturday, according to the Bowling Green Daily News. “We may want more money for border security, but Congress didn’t authorize it. If we take away those checks and balances, it’s a dangerous thing.”
Paul becomes the fourth Republican senator to pledge to vote for the disapproval resolution when it comes up for a vote in the Senate this month, meaning the resolution will pass if Trump doesn’t withdraw the emergency. The House passed the resolution on Tuesday, with 13 Republicans siding with Democrats. Trump has vowed to veto the resolution, which would be the first of his presidency. Both the House and Senate lack the votes to override the veto.
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina also support the disapproval resolution.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/03/rand-paul-trump-national-emergency-1200372
Sen. Rand Paul will vote to disapprove of President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to secure billions for his border wall, clinching a bipartisan majority in opposition of the president’s move.
“I can’t vote to give the president the power to spend money that hasn’t been appropriated by Congress,” Paul (R-Ky.) said at an event in Kentucky on Saturday, according to the Bowling Green Daily News. “We may want more money for border security, but Congress didn’t authorize it. If we take away those checks and balances, it’s a dangerous thing.”
Paul becomes the fourth Republican senator to pledge to vote for the disapproval resolution when it comes up for a vote in the Senate this month, meaning the resolution will pass if Trump doesn’t withdraw the emergency. The House passed the resolution on Tuesday, with 13 Republicans siding with Democrats. Trump has vowed to veto the resolution, which would be the first of his presidency. Both the House and Senate lack the votes to override the veto.
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina also support the disapproval resolution.
Donald Trump asks China to lift all US agricultural tariffs
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47426028
US President Donald Trump has asked China to "immediately" lift all tariffs on US agricultural products.
In a tweet, the president said he made the request because "we are moving along nicely with Trade discussions".
Mr Trump has delayed tariffs scheduled for 1 March on Chinese goods due to progress in talks.
He has long complained about the country's trading practices, and has imposed tariffs totalling more than $250bn (£189bn) on Chinese goods.
China has responded in kind, placing tariffs on $110bn of US products and accusing the US of starting "the largest trade war in economic history".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47426028
US President Donald Trump has asked China to "immediately" lift all tariffs on US agricultural products.
In a tweet, the president said he made the request because "we are moving along nicely with Trade discussions".
Mr Trump has delayed tariffs scheduled for 1 March on Chinese goods due to progress in talks.
He has long complained about the country's trading practices, and has imposed tariffs totalling more than $250bn (£189bn) on Chinese goods.
China has responded in kind, placing tariffs on $110bn of US products and accusing the US of starting "the largest trade war in economic history".
Algeria protests: President confirms fresh poll bid despite rallies
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47432723
Algeria's veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has defied protesters by confirming he will run again - but says he will not serve a full term.
In a letter he said if he won April's vote he would oversee a national dialogue leading to fresh elections that he would not contest.
His decision to seek a fifth term in office sparked nationwide protests.
Mr Bouteflika, 82, has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013.
Sunday saw new protests as a midnight deadline loomed for candidates to register. By nightfall young people were again marching in the capital Algiers despite the president's offer.
Mr Bouteflika's campaign manager submitted papers on behalf of the ailing president, who is undergoing medical treatment in Switzerland.
The electoral commission has said candidates need to submit them in person, but the Constitutional Council ruled that he did not have to be physically present.
The proposal came in the form of a letter to the Algerian people read out on state television.
Should he be re-elected. Mr Bouteflika said he would hold an "inclusive national conference" followed by a vote to determine the next president.
He said he would not run again and acknowledged the protests that have rocked Algeria.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47432723
Algeria's veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has defied protesters by confirming he will run again - but says he will not serve a full term.
In a letter he said if he won April's vote he would oversee a national dialogue leading to fresh elections that he would not contest.
His decision to seek a fifth term in office sparked nationwide protests.
Mr Bouteflika, 82, has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013.
Sunday saw new protests as a midnight deadline loomed for candidates to register. By nightfall young people were again marching in the capital Algiers despite the president's offer.
Mr Bouteflika's campaign manager submitted papers on behalf of the ailing president, who is undergoing medical treatment in Switzerland.
The electoral commission has said candidates need to submit them in person, but the Constitutional Council ruled that he did not have to be physically present.
The proposal came in the form of a letter to the Algerian people read out on state television.
Should he be re-elected. Mr Bouteflika said he would hold an "inclusive national conference" followed by a vote to determine the next president.
He said he would not run again and acknowledged the protests that have rocked Algeria.
Huawei's Meng Wanzhou sues Canada authorities over arrest
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47436497
The chief financial officer of China's tech giant Huawei is suing Canada over her arrest at Vancouver airport last year at the request of the US.
Meng Wanzhou was detained in December on suspicion of fraud and breaching US sanctions on Iran.
US authorities are seeking to extradite the Chinese national.
But Ms Meng has now filed a civil claim against Canada's government, border agency and police for "serious breaches" of her civil rights.
China has attacked her arrest and the extradition process as a "political incident".
Ms Meng denies all the charges against her.
The claim - filed in British Columbia's Supreme Court on Friday - seeks damages against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the federal government for allegedly breaching her civil rights.
Ms Meng says CBSA officers held, searched and questioned her at the airport under false pretences before she was arrested by the RCMP.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47436497
The chief financial officer of China's tech giant Huawei is suing Canada over her arrest at Vancouver airport last year at the request of the US.
Meng Wanzhou was detained in December on suspicion of fraud and breaching US sanctions on Iran.
US authorities are seeking to extradite the Chinese national.
But Ms Meng has now filed a civil claim against Canada's government, border agency and police for "serious breaches" of her civil rights.
China has attacked her arrest and the extradition process as a "political incident".
Ms Meng denies all the charges against her.
The claim - filed in British Columbia's Supreme Court on Friday - seeks damages against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the federal government for allegedly breaching her civil rights.
Ms Meng says CBSA officers held, searched and questioned her at the airport under false pretences before she was arrested by the RCMP.
Estonia election: opposition Reform party wins but far-right support doubles
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/03/estonia-election-centrist-parties-far-right
Estonia’s opposition liberal Reform party won Sunday’s general election, outpacing centre-left prime minister Juri Ratas’s party and a surging far-right that was buoyed by a backlash from mostly rural voters.
Led by former MEP Kaja Kallas, Reform garnered 28.8% of the vote, well ahead of Ratas’s Centre party on 23%. The far-right EKRE more than doubled its previous election score, at 17.8%, according to the full results posted on Estonia’s official state elections website.
Turnout was 63.1% of eligible voters, the state election commission said.
Two other parties that govern in coalition with Ratas, the Social Democrats and conservative Isamaa, took 9.8% and 11.4% of the vote respectively. Both could team up with Reform for a 56-seat majority in the 101-member parliament or, arch-rivals Reform and Centre could govern together as they have done in the past, holding a combined 60 seats.
“Now the real work begins to put together the government and start running the country with common sense,” Kallas told public broadcaster ETV/ERR.
Insisting that the “EKRE is not a choice for us”, Kallas said Reform would “keep all coalition options on the table”, adding that her party has “strong differences with Centre in three areas: taxation, citizenship, and education”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/03/estonia-election-centrist-parties-far-right
Estonia’s opposition liberal Reform party won Sunday’s general election, outpacing centre-left prime minister Juri Ratas’s party and a surging far-right that was buoyed by a backlash from mostly rural voters.
Led by former MEP Kaja Kallas, Reform garnered 28.8% of the vote, well ahead of Ratas’s Centre party on 23%. The far-right EKRE more than doubled its previous election score, at 17.8%, according to the full results posted on Estonia’s official state elections website.
Turnout was 63.1% of eligible voters, the state election commission said.
Two other parties that govern in coalition with Ratas, the Social Democrats and conservative Isamaa, took 9.8% and 11.4% of the vote respectively. Both could team up with Reform for a 56-seat majority in the 101-member parliament or, arch-rivals Reform and Centre could govern together as they have done in the past, holding a combined 60 seats.
“Now the real work begins to put together the government and start running the country with common sense,” Kallas told public broadcaster ETV/ERR.
Insisting that the “EKRE is not a choice for us”, Kallas said Reform would “keep all coalition options on the table”, adding that her party has “strong differences with Centre in three areas: taxation, citizenship, and education”.
Brexit bribe? UK PM May unveils $2.1 billion fund for Brexit-backing towns
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-fund/brexit-bribe-uk-pm-may-unveils-2-1-billion-fund-for-brexit-backing-towns-idUKKCN1QK0QW
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday set out plans for a 1.6 billion pound ($2.11 billion) fund to help to boost economic growth in Brexit-supporting communities with ministers denying it was a bribe to win support for her EU exit deal.
The “Stronger Towns Fund”, details of which appeared in newspapers last month, is seen by many as part of May’s efforts to win support for her Brexit deal from opposition Labour lawmakers who represent areas, particularly in northern England that voted strongly in favor of leaving the European Union.
Britain is due to leave the bloc at the end of the month and May, whose exit deal with Brussels was rejected by a large majority of lawmakers in January, has promised parliament will get to vote on a revised deal by March 12.
The government said the fund would be targeted at places that had not shared fairly in the country’s prosperity and would be used to create new jobs, help to train people and boost economic activity.
“Communities across the country voted for Brexit as an expression of their desire to see change; that must be a change for the better, with more opportunity and greater control,” May said in a statement.
“These towns have a glorious heritage, huge potential and, with the right help, a bright future ahead of them.”
The opposition Labour Party’s finance spokesman, John McDonnell, said the fund was “Brexit bribery”.
“This towns fund smacks of desperation from a government reduced to bribing Members of Parliament to vote for their damaging flagship Brexit legislation,” he said in a statement.
However, Communities Secretary James Brokenshire said the money was not linked to support for the withdrawal agreement.
“This is funding is there regardless of the outcome,” he told BBC radio when asked if the money was a bribe. Obviously we want to see a deal happening. But no, there is no conditionality in that sense.”
One billion pounds has already been allocated, with more than half going to towns across the north of England. A further 600 million pounds will be available for communities around the country to bid for, the government said.
Critics said that the fund, when divided between a large of areas, would not provide individual towns with that much money, nor make up for what they had lost as a result of government cuts in recent years.
Brokenshire did not say how many towns would benefit but said the money could be “transformative”.
“It can make that difference on creating the jobs, actually putting the skills in place and changing people’s lives in a modern positive economy,” he said.
($1 = 0.7572 pounds)
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John Hickenlooper, who served two terms as governor of Colorado, announced Monday that he is running for president, touting his accomplishments in a state that moved to the left during his time in office.
As governor, Hickenlooper presided over steady economic growth, the legalization of marijuana — which he initially opposed — and a surge that put Democrats in full control of a once-conservative state.
“I’m running for president because we need dreamers in Washington, but we also need to get things done,” Hickenlooper says in a video announcing his candidacy. “I’ve proven again and again I can bring people together to produce the progressive change Washington has failed to deliver.”
Aides said Hickenlooper plans a kickoff rally in Denver on Thursday before heading to Iowa, the first presidential nominating state, this weekend.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/john-hickenlooper-colorado-2020-democrat-president/2019/03/03/27486406-09ff-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9ba8a1be5a4f
John Hickenlooper, who served two terms as governor of Colorado, announced Monday that he is running for president, touting his accomplishments in a state that moved to the left during his time in office.
As governor, Hickenlooper presided over steady economic growth, the legalization of marijuana — which he initially opposed — and a surge that put Democrats in full control of a once-conservative state.
“I’m running for president because we need dreamers in Washington, but we also need to get things done,” Hickenlooper says in a video announcing his candidacy. “I’ve proven again and again I can bring people together to produce the progressive change Washington has failed to deliver.”
Aides said Hickenlooper plans a kickoff rally in Denver on Thursday before heading to Iowa, the first presidential nominating state, this weekend.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/john-hickenlooper-colorado-2020-democrat-president/2019/03/03/27486406-09ff-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9ba8a1be5a4f
如果rubio, romney, mike lee, wicker 同gardner 跳埋船就有56票，不過都係等veto
已經有51票，不過一定冇六十
veto-proof 要2/3 即係66票？
話時話People's vote 係commons夠哂票，Corbyn 等咩
不過老老實實，如果又就咁leave/remain 比人揀嘅話 brexit 贏多次都唔出奇
不過老老實實，如果又就咁leave/remain 比人揀嘅話 brexit 贏多次都唔出奇
唔會掛
但係其實Corbyn佢響brexit呢件事嘅立場係點？
無跟開唔太清楚
但係其實Corbyn佢響brexit呢件事嘅立場係點？
無跟開唔太清楚
China accuses detained Canadians of spying
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47442562
China has accused two Canadians of spying, as tensions between the nations grow over the possible extradition of a Huawei executive to the US.
Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a businessman, were detained in December after Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on suspicion of fraud and breaching sanctions on Iran.
Ms Meng is suing Canada over her arrest, which was made at the request of the US.
China has condemned Ms Meng's arrest.
The diplomatic spat has hurt Canada-China relations, and the arrest of the two Canadians had been seen as Beijing's retaliation for its detention of Ms Meng.
Canada officially launched her extradition process on Friday but the legal process can be lengthy and remains in its early stages.
They were set out for the first time on Monday.
Mr Kovrig, who now works for Brussels-based think tank the International Crisis Group (ICG), "is suspected of spying and stealing national secrets for foreign agents", Chinese state media reported.
It said that Mr Spavor "had provided intelligence to Kovrig and was an important intelligence contact of [his]".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47442562
China has accused two Canadians of spying, as tensions between the nations grow over the possible extradition of a Huawei executive to the US.
Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a businessman, were detained in December after Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on suspicion of fraud and breaching sanctions on Iran.
Ms Meng is suing Canada over her arrest, which was made at the request of the US.
China has condemned Ms Meng's arrest.
The diplomatic spat has hurt Canada-China relations, and the arrest of the two Canadians had been seen as Beijing's retaliation for its detention of Ms Meng.
Canada officially launched her extradition process on Friday but the legal process can be lengthy and remains in its early stages.
They were set out for the first time on Monday.
Mr Kovrig, who now works for Brussels-based think tank the International Crisis Group (ICG), "is suspected of spying and stealing national secrets for foreign agents", Chinese state media reported.
It said that Mr Spavor "had provided intelligence to Kovrig and was an important intelligence contact of [his]".
Corbyn係隱性Breixter，如果佢唔係黨魁一定會支持退歐。你睇佢公投時幾hea就知啦
如果唔係有人退黨，佢都唔會支持二次公投
如果唔係有人退黨，佢都唔會支持二次公投
所以Corbyn拖得就拖咁
話說Corbyn係基於啲乜嘢支持brexit
話說Corbyn係基於啲乜嘢支持brexit
North Carolina sets dates for special election after ballot scheme
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/03/04/North-Carolina-sets-dates-for-special-election-after-ballot-scheme/4841551733315/
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March 4 (UPI) -- The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously Monday to set dates for a special election to settle the race for the 9th Congressional District after uncovering evidence of an illegal absentee ballot scheme.
Filing for the election will begin March 11, the primary election will be held May 14 and the general election will be held Sept. 10, The Charlotte Observer reported.
If no candidate wins more than 30 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be held Sept. 10 and the general election will be held Nov. 5.
The board's director, Kim Strach, said the dates allow time to provide staff on the ground in Bladen and Robeson counties to help election oversight.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/03/04/North-Carolina-sets-dates-for-special-election-after-ballot-scheme/4841551733315/
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March 4 (UPI) -- The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously Monday to set dates for a special election to settle the race for the 9th Congressional District after uncovering evidence of an illegal absentee ballot scheme.
Filing for the election will begin March 11, the primary election will be held May 14 and the general election will be held Sept. 10, The Charlotte Observer reported.
If no candidate wins more than 30 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be held Sept. 10 and the general election will be held Nov. 5.
The board's director, Kim Strach, said the dates allow time to provide staff on the ground in Bladen and Robeson counties to help election oversight.