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NORTH KOREA: Beijing confirms Kim Jong-un went to China

China says North Korean leader Kim met with Xi in Beijing. BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Un went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday. Xi held talks with Kim at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and he and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet for Kim and his wife Ri Sol Read More

US House passes $900 billion COVID relief, catchall measure

By ANDREW TAYLOR, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and Read More

Cut off: Britain hit with travel bans over new virus strain

By PAN PYLAS, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Trucks waiting to get out of Britain backed up for miles and people were left stranded at airports Monday as dozens Read More

Millions of Christmas presents may arrive late because of Postal Service delays

Unprecedented package volume has paralyzed the agency, leading managers to divert vast shipments of mail across the country By Hannah Denham, THE WASHINGTON POST Dec. 21, 2020 Competing crises are Read More

US Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding

By ANDREW TAYLOR, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help Read More

Inside the US’s NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network

By BACK CHANNEL / WIRED Inside the NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social NetworkEdward Snowden revealed the agency’s phone-record tracking program. But thanks to “precomputed contact chaining,” that database Read More

US RANKING MEMBER MENENDEZ INTRODUCES RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN UGANDA

By US Senate Committee on Foreign Relationshttps://ift.tt/3athsIZDECEMBER 17, 2020 RANKING MEMBER MENENDEZ INTRODUCES RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN UGANDA WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.),Read More

US Lawmakers reach compromise over GOP proposal to rein in Fed’s powers, clearing path for a stimulus package deal

Congress is scrambling to pass a coronavirus stimulus bill before the end of 2020. Here’s what you need to know about what’s included in the legislation. (The Washington Post) By Read More

British MEP supported for attack on ‘thieving’ African

Inside the state of the art private Gulfstream jet (top photo) of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni that he bought using British foreign aid cash. By RADIO BIAFRA 11 August 2013 Read More

British MEP supported for attack on ‘thieving’ African

Inside the state of the art private Gulfstream jet (top photo) of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni that he bought using British foreign aid cash. By RADIO BIAFRA 11 August 2013 Read More

British MEP supported for attack on ‘thieving’ African

Inside the state of the art private Gulfstream jet (top photo) of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni that he bought using British foreign aid cash. By RADIO BIAFRA 11 August 2013 Read More