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on June 2, 2016 in World News

Canadian reporter berated by China’s foreign minister speaks out

A Canadian reporter who was scolded by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi for raising the issue of human rights during a press conference in Ottawa says she “absolutely” stands by her question. Amanda Connolly from the online outlet iPolitics asked about China’s questionable human rights record, expanding territorial claims, and the case of a Canadian man held in prison for allegedly spying and stealing Chinese state secrets. Her question was addressed to Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion during a joint press conference with Wangon Wednesday. Related Stories China’s foreign minister blasts Canadian reporter for human rights question China’s Minister… View Article

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on June 2, 2016 in World News

Hard-Working Australians Set For Deportation While UK Govt Welcomes Jobless Migrants

by Donna Rachel Edmunds An Australian couple who came to the UK legally under a scheme designed to attract people to the Scottish Highlands have been threatened with deportation as the government has now scrapped the scheme. The couple say they could be left homeless and bankrupt if deported. Gregg and Kathryn Brain moved to the UK in 2011 with their young son Lachlan, now seven years old and fluent in Gaelic having been schooled exclusively in the language. They were drawn to Dingwall In the Scottish Highlands by the government’s Highland Homecoming Plan, investing their life savings in the… View Article

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on June 2, 2016 in World News

Obama: ‘I Look at Syria’s Children and I See My Own”

by Charlie Spiering President Barack Obama personally empathized with the victims of the Syrian conflict during a speech today, even as he touted his decision not to intervene to stop it with military force. “In Syria, the suffering in the civil war has been heartbreaking,” he said. “To see a nation shattered and hundreds of thousands killed, and millions driven from their homes.” Obama admitted that he could see the faces of his own children in the faces of those suffering violence in Syria. “It is gut-wrenching,” he admitted. “As a father, I look at Syria’s children and I see… View Article

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