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Spain takes over Catalonia, fires defiant separatist leaders
Published On: October 28, 2017 05:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BARCELONA, Oct 28: Spain took formal direct control of Catalonia on Saturday, on paper firing the region’s defiant separatist government a day after lawmakers passed a declaration of independence for the prosperous northeastern region.
Spain cracks down hard after Catalonia declares independence
Published On: October 28, 2017 11:01 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BARCELONA, SPAIN, Oct 28: In one of the most momentous days in recent Spanish history, Spain fired Catalonia’s regional government and dissolved its parliament Friday after a defiant Catalan declaration of independence that flouted the country’s constitution.
Trump frustrated by intelligence community’s JFK secrecy
Published On: October 28, 2017 10:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 28: It was a showdown 25 years in the making: With the world itching to finally get a look at classified Kennedy assassination files, and the deadline for their release just hours away, intelligence officials were still angling for a way to keep their secrets. President Donald Trump, the one man able to block the release, did not appreciate their persistence. He did not intend to make this easy.
Catalonia declares independence from Spain
Published On: October 27, 2017 09:06 PM NPT By: Reuters
The motion passed in the regional parliament in Barcelona -- which was boycotted by opposition parties -- said Catalonia constituted an independent, sovereign and social democratic state. It called on other countries and institutions to recognise it.
23 killed in factory fire: Indonesian police
Published On: October 26, 2017 03:07 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct 26: Indonesian police say as many as 23 people were killed and more than 40 others have been injured after a factory caught fire on Thursday.
Explosion at Indonesia fireworks factory
Published On: October 26, 2017 02:15 PM NPT By: BBC
At least 23 people killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, reports say.
China will not set target to double GDP from 2021 - party official
Published On: October 26, 2017 11:57 AM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Oct 25: China will not set a target to double gross domestic product (GDP) from 2021, a senior Communist Party official said on Thursday, as top leaders pledge to focus on better quality economic growth in the long term.
Trump says Clinton team funding for Russia info ‘a disgrace'
Published On: October 26, 2017 11:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans latched onto revelations tying Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign to a dossier of allegations about his ties to Russia. The president said Wednesday it was a “disgrace” that Democrats had helped pay for research that produced the document.
Thailand grieves in elaborate final goodbye to King Bhumibol
Published On: October 26, 2017 11:29 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, Oct 26: Grieving Thais clad in black mourned on Bangkok’s streets or at viewing areas around the nation Thursday as elaborate funeral ceremonies were held for King Bhumibol Adulyadej followed a year of mourning.
Kenya holds new presidential election amid call for boycott
Published On: October 26, 2017 11:19 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NAIROBI, KENYA, Oct 26: Some polling stations in Kenyan opposition areas did not open on Thursday after the start of Kenya’s second presidential election since August, reflecting the main opposition leader’s call for his followers to boycott the vote in the bitterly divided East African country.
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