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UAE’s First Reactor Gets Go-Ahead

February 19, 2020 admin barakah, bushehr, Business, enec, International, Iran, Iraq, kepco, news, Nuclear, opec, Technology, UAE

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:16:52 +0000

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to begin commercial operation of the Middle East’s first nuclear power plant, after the country’s regulatory agency on Feb. 17 gave its approval for the start-up of the first reactor at the Barakah site. The plant can now begin loading fuel, and Unit 1 is expected to come […]

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Canada welcomed more than 400,000 new international students in 2019

February 13, 2020 admin Brazil, canada immigration, canadian bureau for international education, China, designated learning institution, Federal Government, France, India, International students, Iran, IRCC, NIGERIA, South korea, study-work-immigrate, the United States, Uncategorized, Vietnam

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:53:48 +0000

Canada had yet another major year in international student recruitment as it approved 404,000 new study permits in 2019. A study permit is a document issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that allows foreign nationals to study at a designated learning institution in Canada. The number of study permits issued is a different […]

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'Love is a human right': Vancouver writer disrupts anti-gay regimes with romance

February 8, 2020 admin Arts, Books, China, GERMANY, Iran, LGBTQ, local news, Russia

Credit to Author: Harrison Mooney| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 06:02:25 +0000

“There was a goal there to write specifically toward homophobic cultures and address them,” Greene said.

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Ukraine Says It’s Got Proof Iran Knew It Hit That Plane Right Away

February 3, 2020 admin airliner, Crash, Iran, Ukraine, volodymyr zelensky

Credit to Author: Paul Blest| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 15:30:29 +0000

President Zelensky said leaked audio “proves that the Iranian side knew from the start that our plane had been hit by a missile.”

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Border Patrol Detains Iranian-Born American Soldier at the Border, Seizes Their Phone

February 1, 2020 admin airport, border, cbp, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, iPhone, Iran, qassem soleimani, Security

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 14:53:39 +0000

The American citizen was on official military business and told Motherboard they believe they were questioned because of their Iranian heritage.

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Iran Missile Attack Left 64 American Troops With Traumatic Brain Injuries

January 31, 2020 admin air strike, Donald Trump, Iran, Iraq, Pentagon, qassem soleimani, qassem suleimani

Credit to Author: Paul Blest| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:27:29 +0000

The White House and Pentagon initially said there were no casualties, and President Trump downplayed the seriousness of head injuries.

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WRI: We Predicted Where Violent Conflicts Will Occur in 2020. Water Is Often a Factor

January 22, 2020 admin Agriculture, climate change, climate conflict, climate war, climate wars, co2 emissions, global early warning tool, Iran, Iraq, Mali, polluted water, syria, Turkey, war, wars, Water, water and conflict

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:41:21 +0000

Thousands of people took to the streets of southern Iraq in July 2018. Their anger stemmed from a litany of problems, everything from poor public services to lack of job opportunities to widespread government corruption

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U.S. sanctions are 'centrepiece' of case against Meng Wanzhou: lawyer

January 20, 2020 admin British Columbia, China, Huawei, Iran, local news, national, vancouver

Credit to Author: Keith Fraser| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:24:33 +0000

At issue is legal test of double criminality, meaning are the allegations against Meng also a crime in Canada.

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Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing adjourns in Vancouver

January 20, 2020 admin British Columbia, China, Huawei, Iran, local news, national, vancouver

Credit to Author: Keith Fraser| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:18:55 +0000

At issue at this week’s hearing is legal test of double criminality, meaning if the allegations are also a crime in Canada then Meng should be extradited to the U.S.

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LIVE: Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing starts today in Vancouver

January 20, 2020 admin British Columbia, China, Huawei, Iran, local news, national, vancouver

Credit to Author: Canadian Press| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:22:42 +0000

At issue at this week’s hearing is legal test of double criminality, meaning if the allegations are also a crime in Canada then Meng should be extradited to the U.S.