Wednesday, July 09, 2014

#IRAQ: Parliament Will Meet Next Week to Try Forming Gov't After Criticism Monday Over Plan for 5 Week "Summer Break"

[world politics news]


In the face of intense criticism of its Monday decision to adjourn until August 12 after repeated failures to form a new government, Iraq's parliament will now meet next week, on July 13, to try again. Meanwhile, the ISIS terrorist army continues to solidify its military gains in the country.

#SLOVENIA: Center-Left PM Candidate Miro Cerar Would Reconsider Privatization of Airport, Communications Company

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Miro Cerar, a college professor who formed a new Center-Left party just last month ("Miro Cerar's Party") and who is leading in the polls to become the next Prime Minister of Slovenia, says he would reconsider the current caretaker government's plans to privatize some public utilities.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

#CANADA: Gov't Approves Massive Western Oil Pipeline; Abandons #Keystone XL After Five Years of No Deal with US

[world politics news]


The Canadian government recently approved plans for a huge new pipeline and port project to ship massive shale oil deposits to China instead of the United States, which has delayed a proposed Keystone XL pipeline for over five years.

Saturday, June 28, 2014

#UKRAINE: Deal Signed For Greater Economic Ties with EU That Sparked A Revolution

[world politics news]

Ukrainian Pres. Petro Poroshenko (center) with European Commission Pres. Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Council Pres. Herman Van Rompuy (R)