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China prepares disputed Spratly and Paracel islands for war
China yesterday said it was within its rights to build facilities in the South China Sea. "The Chinese side is very concerned why Australia would join 10 other countries to choose the South China Sea to undertake this drill, and the intention behind it", the article said. [Full Article...]
Court rejects effort to outlaw extramarital sex in Indonesia
Some rights activists said the petition was partly aimed at criminalizing gay sex, which is now not regulated by the law except in the ultra-conservative province of Aceh and in cases of child abuse. "The argument that the process of formulating legislation takes a long time could not be justification for the Constitutional Court to take over the authority of lawmakers", he said. [Full Article...]
Grand Jury report on Penn State University fraternity culture
The now-defunct Beta Theta Pi chapter and 26 fraternity members are facing charges in Piazza's death , ranging from involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault to furnishing alcohol to minors. Penn State has been under scrutiny since the death of Piazza last February. Piazza family attorney Tom Kline, said Friday that if the grand jury's recommendations are taken seriously, "we believe yo... [Full Article...]
Saudi women get to live their dreams thanks to the Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia was represented at this week's summit of Islamic countries in Istanbul that recognized East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine by its foreign minister, Adel al Jubeir, rather than the king, crown prince or another senior member of the ruling family. [Full Article...]
DOJ: Early Media Release of FBI Agents' Texts 'Were Not Authorized'
In what one Democrat suggested was an "extraordinary" move on the eve of the House Judiciary Committee hearing, the Justice Department "invited a group of reporters to its offices to view the private text messages", as Rep. Around the same time, reporters from several media outlets were able to review those messages at the Justice Department, under the condition that the information not be attri... [Full Article...]
Analysts Dialed in on Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY)
Modera Wealth Management Llc who had been investing in Apple Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $892.63B market cap company. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. Baird. BMO Capital Markets maintained the stock with "Sell" rating in Monday, June 5 report. The stock of KKR & Co. Oppenheimer maintained KKR & Co. The firm has " Buy " ratin... [Full Article...]
Uber driver charged in rape of 16-year-old girl
Her trousers were down around her ankles when she was found. One of the young lady's companions at that point called a Uber ride for her, and that is when Jagne lifted her up, specialists told the station. "We know that from the start location to the end location it should have taken a short amount of time, but based on the trip data it took even longer". [Full Article...]
France's Macron says new African force to 'win victories' against terrorists
Leaders of the five countries participating in the G5 Sahel force - Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Chad - attended Wednesday's summit. Macron announced this contribution during a meeting near Paris to boost worldwide mobilisation around the five Sahel countries. [Full Article...]