Month: December 2019

(Bloomberg) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara pledged to keep the country safe as the government sought the arrest of Guillaume Soro, a lawmaker and candidate in next year’s election, for allegedly plotting a coup. “No one will be allowed to destabilize Ivory Coast or disturb the serenity of Ivorians,” Ouattara told reporters in Abidjan,…

(Bloomberg) — Political tensions flaring up in the world’s largest cocoa producer sent New York futures up the most in more than a month. Ivory Coast issued an arrest warrant for opposition presidential candidate Guillaume Soro, accusing the former rebel leader of preparing a coup. The move on the threshold of an election year fueled…

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said former rebel leader and presidential candidate Guillaume Soro was not above the law and would face justice for allegedly seeking to destabilize the country. Soro this week canceled plans to return to Ivory Coast after the authorities issued a warrant for his arrest as…

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France’s government has summoned Iran’s ambassador to demand the release of two French researchers held in a notorious Tehran prison, and to express “extreme concern” about the health of one who is on a hunger strike. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey France considers the months-long detention of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal “unacceptable” and is…

Paris (AFP) – France on Friday said it had summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest the imprisonment by Iran of two prominent French academics for half a year, saying their detention was “intolerable” and expressing grave concern one was now on hunger strike. The imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal has added to tensions…

An American citizen who was injured in this month’s volcanic eruption on New Zealand’s White Island has died, according to U.S. officials. A spokesperson with the U.S. State Department confirmed that an American citizen injured in the incident had passed away but did not release the victim’s identity. “We extend our sincerest condolences to the…

The year is wrapping up, which means Barack Obama is sharing his annual “Best of” lists. On Dec. 28, he kicked off the yearly tradition by posting his favorite books of 2019. “While each of us has plenty that keeps us busy – work and family life, social and volunteer commitments – outlets like literature…

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Officials are responding to multiple reports of an explosion at the Beechcraft aircraft plant in Kansas. Fire crews and emergency units were deployed to the scene as traffic was blocked off near the site of the plant, according to The Wichita Eagle. John Gallagher, the head of Central County’s emergency medical services, said at least…