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Date: January 18, 2017Author: Jay B Huwieler

More than 150 governments to adopt U.N. migration pact in Morocco December 9, 2018
More than 150 countries will join a United Nations conference to adopt a global pact to better handle migrant flows, a senior U.N. official said on Sunday, less than the number that initially worked on the plan.
Armenian acting PM's bloc leads parliamentary vote: election commission December 9, 2018
Armenia's acting prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, is on his way to bolstering his authority as his political bloc appeared to have taken a clear lead in elections in the ex-Soviet country on Sunday, the Central Election Commission's (CEC) preliminary results showed.
Huawei CFO seeks bail, cites health fears behind bars: court documents December 9, 2018
A top executive of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] argued that she should be let out on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing due to severe hypertension and fears for her health while incarcerated in Canada, court documents released on Sunday showed.
Few Venezuelans turn out for municipal elections amid crisis December 9, 2018
Venezuela held municipal elections to elect some 2,500 counselors on Sunday, though the mainstream political opposition boycotted the vote and widespread apathy kept most people at home during a devastating economic crisis.
Australian voters shun conservative government in widely watched poll December 9, 2018
Australia's conservative government is on course for a landslide election defeat, a widely watched survey showed on Monday, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison struggles to win favor with voters less than six months out from a national poll.
Macron prepares response to 'yellow vest' protesters as Paris cleans up December 9, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron will address the country on Monday as he seeks to placate "yellow vest" anti-government protesters who wreaked havoc in Paris this weekend.
Syrian news agency removes report of Damascus air attack December 9, 2018
The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) issued a report on Sunday saying Syrian air defences had intercepted enemy targets around Damascus international airport, but later in the day said the attack had not happened.
Brexit redux? Lessons for the future from May's deal December 9, 2018
The story of how Prime Minister Theresa May reached agreement on how Britain can leave the European Union offers lessons for the future of Brexit, whatever happens when parliament votes on the deal on Tuesday.
Chile declines to sign U.N. pact, says migration not a human right: report December 9, 2018
Chile has become the latest country to pull out of a controversial United Nations migration pact, its interior ministry indicated, provoking fury among opposition parties who accused Sebastian Pinera’s government of “shameful and authoritarian” behavior.
Six Israelis wounded in Palestinian shooting attack: officials December 9, 2018
A Palestinian opened fire on Sunday at a group of Israelis standing at a bus stop near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, wounding six of them, Israeli officials said.

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