#SWEDEN: Prompted By Russian Exercises, Global "Threats," Legislators Hold Military Drill

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The Swedish parliament has rehearsed what it would do in event of war, amid increasing concerns over global politics. Citing specific threats from Russia, and military exercises nearby conducted by that nation, officials say a group of 50 legislators have participated in the first secret emergency drills since 1997. The nation hasn't had military conflict within its borders in over 200 years.

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#VENEZUELA: Oppo. Denounces "Coup" As Maduro-Friendly Court Disbands National Assembly, Seizes Control

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Venezuela's opposition is calling the Supreme Court's move Thursday to dissolve the opposition-controlled Congress and assume full control over all branches of government a "coup." The court is the virtual puppet of Socialist Pres. Maduro. There was swift and widespread international condemnation of the annulment of the National Assembly. The head of the Organization of International States, Luis Almagro, said the Venezuelan court had dealt the final blows to democracy.

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#NIGERIA: Gov't Refuses To Disclose Cost Of President's Medical Trip To London

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The government of Pres. Muhammadu Buhari said it would not disclose to the legislature the costs incurred by the president for his medical trip to London, saying the information was too sensitive. But it did form a committee to interface with the National Assembly to mend the seemingly frosty relationship between the executive and the legislature.

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#UK: It's Official: PM Theresa May Notifies The EU That UK Is Leaving In Two Years

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Britain's departure from the EU is "an historic moment from which there can be no turning back", Theresa May has said. She was speaking after Britain's EU ambassador formally triggered the two year exit process by handing a letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk, who said it was not a "happy day" for him or the EU. The European Parliament warned security cooperation was not on the table as it fired its opening salvo in what are expected to be tough negotiations.

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#UK: Scotland To Ask UK Gov't For 2nd Independence Vote, But UK PM May Already Said "No"

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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's plan to call a second referendum on independence for Scottish independence has been formally backed by the Scottish Parliament. Members voted MSPs voted by 69 to 59 in favor of seeking permission for a referendum before the UK leaves the EU. But the UK's government, led by Prime Minister Theresa May, has already said it will block a referendum until after the Brexit process has been completed.

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#CANADA: Trudeau's Gov't Sets Date For Full Marijuana Legalization: July 1, 2018

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The Liberal Party government of Justin Trudeau will announce legislation next month that will legalize marijuana in Canada by July 1, 2018. Trudeau's party had long promised they would have legislation ready by the spring. The new regulations would basically follow recommendations released in December by a federally-appointed pot task force.

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#HONGKONG: Crackdown On Dissent, A Day After Pro-Beijing Chief Elected

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The day after a pro-Beijing Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, was elected in Hong Kong, police launched a crackdown, arresting dozens of pro-democracy protesters and politicians.

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#GERMANY: Trump Gave Merkel A $374.5 Billion "Bill" For NATO Expenses During Visit

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After Donald Trump met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier in March, he made a big deal about the fact that Germany has not been spending the necessary 2% of GDP on defense as required by NATO. It turns out Trump's complaints weren't limited to just Twitter, as he actually gave Merkel a $374.5 Billion "bill" for NATO defense funds that he believed Germany "owed" to the US.

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#UK: Only UK Independence Party Member Of Parliament Resigns

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Douglas Carswell, the only sitting member of  the UK Independence Party in Parliament, has resigned, saying the party accomplished what it set out to do with Brexit's victory last year. Members of the party, however, say he resigned before he was forced out, having had squabbles with former party leader Nigel Farage and a donor to the party who is a long-time rival who will now run for his seat in 2020.

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Pictured: Douglas Carswell, left, with former party leader Nigel Farage.

#NIGERIA: Senator Melaye Says He Will Prove He Earned Bachelor's Degree in Libel Lawsuit

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Determined to prove that he was awarded a Bachelors Degree by the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Senator Dino Melaye says he will produce his certificate before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, as part of a libel suit against an online publication that claimed he did not receive the degree.

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#KENYA: Clerics, Pols, Urge Pres. Kenyatta: Don't Reopen 2007 Election Violence Wounds

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Clerics and opposition party politicians have called on Pres. Uhuru Kenyatta not to reopen old wounds following his statement he made linking opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to election violence in 2007, in which Odinga was a presidential candidate. Bishops Mwai Abiero of the Anglican Church of Kenya and Washington Ogonyo Ngede said Odinga was not involved in the violence.

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Pictured: Anglican Bishop Mwai Abiero of Maseno South diocese at St Stephen's Cathedral in Kisumu

#TURKEY: Pres. Erdogan Says Ties With EU Will Be Reviewed After April Referrendum

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Turkey will review all political and administrative ties with the European Union after an April referendum, including a deal to curb illegal migration, but will maintain economic relations with the bloc, Pres. Tayyip Erdogan said. Ties have been strained after several nations have refused entry to Turkish politicians to campaign at rallies with Turks living in Europe, with Erdogan calling some nations "Fascist" and "Nazi" for restricting officials' attendance at the rallies.

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#FRANCE: Interior Minister Le Roux Resigns Over "Fake Jobs" Admission, Denies Wrongdoing

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France's Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux has resigned over a "fake jobs" row involving work he gave his daughters when they were teenagers. Le Roux told a news conference that he felt it was his "responsibility" but denied wrongdoing. It is alleged that his daughters were being paid for work while involved in other activities.

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#CHINA: Top Police Authority Issues New Guidelines For Protecting Good Samaritans

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China's top police and security authority has announced new guidelines to ensure that Good Samaritans who are injured while helping someone in need are to be better protected. The Ministry of Public Security issued the draft guideline on how to protect and reward good Samaritans, stipulating that medical fees should be paid for by the person responsible for an accident or by those being helped.

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#UK: PM Theresa May Says March 29 Will Start Process Of Leaving the European Union

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Prime Minister Theresa May says she will invoke "Article 50" on March 29, which will start the two-year process of the  UK leaving the European Union. She said she would write a letter to the European Council, adding that it hoped negotiations on the terms of exit and future relations could then begin as quickly as possible. An EU spokesman said it was "ready and waiting" for the letter.

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#GERMANY: Merkel, Japanese PM Praise Free Trade During Abe Visit

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has met with Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss a free trade deal being negotiated between Japan and the European Union. Merkel's defense of free trade in a speech during a trade show in Hanover was apparently an attempt to rebuke US Pres. Donald Trump's "protectionist" rhetoric. "In these times of inter-connectedness, we want to link together our societies and work together in an equitable way. That's what free trade is about," she said.

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#SWEDEN: Opposition Moderates Slide In Recent Polling

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New polling shows Sweden's largest opposition party, the Moderates, sliding to only 17.6% backing from voters, the worst they've polled since the 2014 election, and less than the 23.3% they won in the last election. The Moderates dropped 2.2% in the poll between February and March, following it announced it would be willing to form a coalition with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.

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Pictured: Moderate leader Anna Kinberg Batra.

#GERMANY: Social Democrats Unanimously Choose Martin Schulz To Run Against Merkel

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Gaining every one of over 600 votes during this weekend's Social Democratic Party conference in Berlin, Martin Schulz officially became Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief challenger in Germany's September general election and will lay out his plans for unseating the world's most powerful woman. Schulz is already credited with giving his ailing party a strong shot in the arm.

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#JAPAN: Leader Of Japan's Democratic Party Gets "Cold" Reception At Party Conference

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At only six months on the job as the Democratic Party's president, Renho Murata reportedly got a "cold" reception at her party's conference, and observers say poor election results in July could put her job in jeopardy. She told her party she will draft legislation to phase out the nation's nuclear reactors by 2030 at a party convention, but her audience was skeptical she could raise the party's standing with the public - which is hovering at 10% - before the Tokyo city Assembly elections. One lawmaker attending said the convention's atmosphere was "frighteningly cold" to her, with only a smattering of applause. It was the first convention for the nation's main opposition party, which was formed last March as a result of a merger.

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#UK: Former Conservative Party Chancellor Named Editor Of Major London Daily Paper

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Former Chancellor George Osborne is to become editor of the London Evening Standard newspaper, while saying he plans to keep his seat in parliament representing Cheshire. That's angered opposition members of parliament. But he is facing calls to quit politics altogether, with Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn calling the appointment a "joke." What may explain his career move is that Osborne's district is slated to be eliminated this May.

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#CANADA: Jason Kenny Sweeps Alberta Prog. Cons. Party Leadership Election

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Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney is the new leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. Kenney easily won the leadership on the first ballot in Calgary with more than 75 per cent of the vote. The former immigration minister ran on an agenda of merging his party with the Wildrose Party to form a united conservative front against the New Democrats in the next provincial election.

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#CANADA: Conservative Party Uncovers 1,351 Invalid Membership Purchases

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The Conservative Party of Canada has removed 1,351 names from its membership list after discovering they were purchased anonymously and inappropriately. The announcement from the party comes a day after reality TV star and Tory leadership candidate Kevin O'Leary alleged "widespread vote rigging" in the race to replace Stephen Harper as the next permanent leader of the Conservative Party.

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#UK: PM Theresa May Rejects Scottish First Min. Sturgeon's Call For 2nd Independence Referendum

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Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will not accept Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s demand for a new referendum on Scotland's Independence from the United Kingdom. Last week, Sturgeon called for a second vote on the constitution within the next two years but that has been ruled out by the Prime Minister. The UK government must approve any new referendum. May told ITV News: "My message is very clear. Now is not the time. I’ve explained the reasons why." The UK has approved a move to leave the European Union but many in Scotland wish to remain.

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#IRELAND: Plans To Extend The Vote To Irish Living Abroad Fraught With Challenges

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Politicians and academics alike say that plans to consider extending the vote to those Irish living abroad - perhaps as early as 2025 - carry with them logistical, financial, and ethical challenges. No one really knows how many ex-pats live outside of Ireland, and how much it would cost to create a system to collect ballots from them. And a lack of knowledge of local issues could negate the votes of those living in-country, say experts. Some who carry Irish passports only engage with the country on St Patrick’s Day.

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#AUSTRIA: Chancellor Calls for EU-Wide Ban On Turkish Officials Campaigning For Referendum

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Turkish politicians should be banned from political campaigning across the European Union, Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said Sunday. Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is sending government officials to European nations to campaign for an April 16 referendum that would greatly expand his powers. Kern said the EU should have a collective response, "to prevent such campaign events."

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#GERMANY: Saarland State Bans Foreign Officials From Attending Rallies Amid Diplomatic Crisis

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The German state of Saarland has banned foreign leaders from attending political rallies in the southwestern state, amid a growing diplomatic crisis with Turkey. Turkey has been waging a war of words with its NATO partner Germany, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accusing it of "Nazi practices" after several German towns blocked rallies by Turkish ministers campaigning in favor of a referendum designed to greatly expand the president's powers.

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#THENETHERLANDS: Geert Wilders' Party Falls Short; Beaten By Pro-EU Prime Minister Rutte

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Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders' party fell short of expectations Wednesday, beaten by pro-EU Prime Minister Mark Rutte. While Wilders' Party for Freedom gained four seats over their 2012 results, it was not enough, and while Rutte's Freedom and Democracy Party lost 25% of their pre-election seats in parliament, the 31 they kept are enough, with allied parties, to stay in power. The two main pro-EU parties, D66 and GreenLeft, gained 7 seats and 12 seats respectively.

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#FRANCE: Pres. Candidate Fillon Charged In "Fake Jobs" Scandal

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French presidential candidate François Fillon was officially charged on Tuesday over the "fake jobs" scandal involving his British wife, Penelope. The conservative is being investigated for various offences including misuse of public funds. "He was charged this morning. The hearing was brought forward so that it could take place in a calm manner," his lawyer Antonin Levy said. Fillon was also charged with misuse of corporate assets, said Levy. The candidate had already made it public in a heated press conference that he had been summoned by judges with a view to being charged.

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#THENETHERLANDS: Geert Wilders Aims To Upset Dutch And EU Politics In Today's Election

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Up to 13 million people in the Netherlands are voting in today's Dutch election seen as a face-off between populist Geert Wilders and the current Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Wilders, the leader of the anti-Islamist Party for Freedom, is taking on Rutte in the knife-edge election race. Dutch media were touting new polls that showed Wilders' party slumping just before the election, but as we've seen in the US election last November, polling can sometimes get it wrong, and Wilders has led in the polls for months.

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#GERMANY: New Law Could Hit Facebook With €50 million Fines For Not Banning Hate Speech

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Saying voluntary measures by social media companies have been "insufficient" in tackling hate speech ,Justice Minister Heiko Maas has proposed a law that could see social networks such as Facebook slapped with heavy fines if they fail to wipe illegal hate speech from their sites.
Maas, who has been highly critical of Facebook's efforts to clamp down on outlawed racist and xenophobic posts and comments, said the new measures could carry penalties against the offending company of up to €50 million.

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#CHINA: Gov't Issues "Human Rights Report" On USA Pointing Out Prison Population, Economic Woes

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The Chinese government issues a human rights report highlighting failures of the United States. The report, titled "The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2016," was released in response to "the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016" issued by the U.S. State Department on March 3rd. The US report notes China's "Repression and coercion of organizations and individuals involved in civil and political rights advocacy." The Chinese report cites America's high incarceration rate and surveys showing Americans believe the middle class is shrinking. The US has 2.14 million people behind bars among 322 million people. China, by contrast, has 1.64 million incarcerated among its 1.6 billion citizens.

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#EGYPT: MP, Nephew Of Pres. Sadat, Stripped Of Seat In Parliament; Was Al-Sisi Critic

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A prominent critic of the Al-Sisi government has been stripped of his seat in parliament. Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat, a nephew of former Pres. Anwar Sadat and head of the liberal Reform and Development Party, was removed by a two-thirds vote of his colleagues. He was accused of leaking information about internal conditions in Egypt to international institutions and seeking to "tarnish" parliament's image. He also allegedly leaked draft laws he had prepared on criminal procedures and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and leaked a government-drafted NGO law to foreign ambassadors in Egypt in a bid to mobilize them against the law. He did not defend himself.

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#THENETHERLANDS: Now Turkey's Erdogan Calls Dutch "Fascists" After For. Min. Refused Entry

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The diplomatic incidents between Turkey's president and fellow NATO nations continue after Turkish president Erdogan called the Dutch "Fascists" for refusing to land a plane containing Turkey's foreign minister. The Dutch government said in a statement it had withdrawn the permission because of "risks to public order and security" caused by the proposed visit of Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to Rotterdam, where he was to attend an ex-pat rally in favor of Turkey's constitutional reforms. Erdogan recently called Germany "Nazis" for banning rallies there.

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#EU: European Council Pres. Donald Tusk Re-Appointed, Despite Oppo. From Home Country

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European Council President Donald Tusk has been re-elected for a second term, despite opposition from his home country, Poland. According to initial reports, Tusk secured the votes of 27 out of 28 EU leaders at the European summit in Brussels.

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#GERMANY: Alternative For Germany Party Calls For Banning Headscarves, Mass Deportations

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Seeking its first representatives in the national legislature, the Bundestag, the Alternative For Germany Party has released a platform outlining "negative immigration" of 200,000 people and a ban on Muslim women wearing headscarves in public offices and schools. The "negative immigration" is a call for 200,000 less migrants leaving Germany in future years than arrive. Some accuse them of calling for "mass deportations," but the party hasn't said that, overtly.

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#HONDURAS: Pres. Hernandez Seeks Second Term, Despite Constitutional Ban

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Honduras is set to go to the polls for its primary elections today, where current President Juan Orlando Hernández will controversially compete in a primary to become the candidate for his National Party to run for a second term as president, despite a constitutional provision forbidding presidents from serving a second term. Hernandez has convinced friendly members of the national elections board to agree that re-election is not really against the law. He argues that he has improved security issues and has lowered crime and violence since taking office in 2014.

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#SPAIN: Catalan Advisory Court Takes A Stand Against Independence Referendum

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A top legal body in Catalonia ruled Friday that the region's separatist government does not have the authority to call a referendum on independence, saying that role lies with Spain's court system. The regional court is advisory, and the legal ruling is non-binding, but it was unanimous, and is thus viewed as a blow to the wealthy region's efforts to hold a new vote. An earlier vote was blocked by Spanish courts, and a non-binding vote was held in its place.

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#SOUTHKOREA: Court Upholds Parliament's Impeachment Of Pres. Park

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled unanimously to remove President Park Geun-hye from office, the capstone of a sweeping corruption scandal that has engulfed the country for months.
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#FRANCE: National Front Leader LePen Leading Rivals In Latest Poll

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The National Front leader and presidential candidate Marine LePen is three points ahead of her closest rival, Emmanuel Macron and eight points ahead of former front runner Francois Fillon, according to a newly released Opinionway-Orpi poll. Fillon's campaign has been dogged by multiple scandals, eroding early leads.

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#SWITZERLAND: Lower House Votes To Halt Funding For Orgs Promoting Israel Divestment Policy

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Switzerland’s lower house of parliament voted to halt public funding for organizations that promote racism, anti-Semitism and hate. Christian Imark of the right-wing populist Swiss People’s Party, submitted the bill to prevent funds ending up in the hands of Palestinian organizations that call for violence, expulsion of Jews and destruction of the State of Israel. Specifically targeted was the "BDS" movement, advocating boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel. The Social Democratic, Green and Green-Liberal parties opposed the bill.

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#EU: European Parliament Votes To End Visa-Free Travel For Americans Visiting Europe

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In a move that risk's harming Europe's tourism industry, the European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU. The move is being taken because the US failed to agree to visa-free travel to five EU nations: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania. US citizens can normally travel to all countries within the EU without a visa.

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#ICELAND: Gov't Will Introduce Legislation Requiring Businesses To Prove Equal Pay For Women

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Iceland will be the first country in the world to make employers prove they offer equal pay regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality, the Nordic nation’s government said Wednesday — International Women’s Day. The government said it will introduce legislation to parliament this month, requiring all employers with more than 25 staff members to obtain certification to prove they give equal pay for work of equal value.

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#FRANCE: New Allegations Over Undeclared €50,000 Loan Rock Pres. Cand. François Fillon

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Just as the rough waters surrounding François Fillon's campaign were seemingly becoming smooth, fresh allegations of an undeclared €50,000 loan again threaten to capsize his presidential ambitions. received an interest-free, undeclared loan of €50,000 (£43,000) from a billionaire businessman in 2013, according to the latest revelations by the French weekly Le Canard Enchainé. Fillon "did not deem it necessary" to report the loan from the French business tycoon Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière to a state transparency watchdog, the paper said. Fillon’s lawyer told the paper that he had fully repaid the loan.

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#TURKEY: Pres. Erdogan Makes Explosive "Nazi" Reference To Germany After Banned Rallies

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at Germany for blocking several rallies on its soil in the run-up to a referendum in Turkey, likening its stance to Nazi practices. Last week federal authorities in two German states withdrew permission for political rallies targeted at Turkish residents in Germany amid growing public outrage over Ankara’s arrest of a Turkish-German journalist. Germany and Turkey have clashed repeatedly with several escalating diplomatic incidents over Turkey's treatment of journalists.

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#FRANCE: Scandal-Plagued Pres. Cand. Fillon Wins Full Backing Of His Party To Stay In The Race

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Presidential candidate Francois Fillon has won unanimous backing from leaders of his Republicans party in Monday night meeting, giving him hope he has finally silenced those who have consistently called on him to step aside over the last six weeks. The conservative former prime minister has been in torment since January 24 when revelations first emerged that he had paid his wife and children hundreds of thousands of euros from public funds, with little evidence of their work.

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#FRANCE: Outgoing Pres. Hollande Says It's His "Last Duty" To Prevent Le Pen Victory

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Pres. François Hollande says it is his "last duty" to prevent Marine Le Pen from winning the election this year and leading Paris out of the EU. Le Pen, who is leading in the polls, has vowed to ditch the euro as France’s currency if elected and hold a referendum on the country’s membership of the European Union. Hollande has battled high unemployment throughout his five-year term and has suffered low poll ratings.

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#NORWAY: Journalist Accuses Immigration Min. Of "Xenophobia" For Wearing Crucifix During Speech

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Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug has slammed a journalist for spreading "fake news" to make her looking "evil and cynical" after a he accused her of using a crucifix necklace as a "prop" to promote xenophobia. Former newspaper editor Sven Egil Omdal wrote that he searched a database of over 630 news photos and only found her wearing the cross only twice. Listhaug, a member of the tough-on-immigration Progress Party, countered on Facebook that the cross, a gift from her elderly grandmother meant a lot to her, and showed three photos of her wearing it in 2007 alone.

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#ISRAEL: Cabinet Legalizes Recreational Marijuana Use

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The cabinet approved on Sunday the decriminalized use of marijuana in Israel. According to the proposal formulated by the Public Security and Justice ministries, any first-time offender caught using marijuana in public would receive a fine rather than face criminal action.

[FULL STORY HERE]

#DENMARK: 7 Parties Seek To Block EuroSkeptics By Banning "Denexit" Referendum

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Three of Denmark's left-leaning political parties hope to unite all seven of the nation's pro-EU parties to prevent the euro-skeptic populists and Greens from ever holding a Brexit-style referendum in Denmark. Mainly, they want to prevent the Danish People's Party from forcing a party to agree to one as a condition for a coalition in the next election. The People's Party is riding high in the polls. The push is being led by Morten Østergaard, leader of the Social Liberal Party

[FULL STORY HERE]

Pictured: Morten Østergaard

#CANADA: Saying Process "Unfair," Liberal Candidate Pulls Out Of By-Election Against Trudeau Aide

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Juanita Nathan. a candidate seeking the Liberal nomination in  a federal by-election in Ontario, has pulled out, saying the nomination race was stacked in favor one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s aides.

[FULL STORY HERE]