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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

#Belarus: Blackout: Inside Europe's Last Dictatorship: VICE News

Belarus: Blackout: Inside Europe's Last Dictatorship

9 Aug 2017

In October of last year, Alexander Lukashenko swept to his fifth term as the Belarusian president, marking 22 years in power. Despite the elections being marred by allegations of fraud, the EU has this month lifted travel sanctions against Lukashenko's government, as a reward for good behavior — the elections passed without a repeat of 2010’s violent crackdown against opposition parties. But critics argue that the EU is making a dangerous endorsement of an autocratic regime that still employs the use of internet surveillance, censorship, and intimidation to exert control over its people and press.

VICE News meets the Belarusian journalists and bloggers struggling to tell the truth about Belarus in this post-soviet dictatorship.

#USA - Investigation Underway After Explosive Injures 1 in Central Park: ABC News

Published on 5 Jul 2016

Explosive material found at the scene is suspected to have injured a young tourist over the July 4th Weekend.

Globally Stocks are Lower as Britain Begins Selecting new Leader: TheStreet

Published on 5 Jul 2016

Stocks are snapping their post-Brexit bounce. Wall Street heads back to work after the long July 4th weekend, looking at losses. The ruling Conservative party in Britain will hold the first stage of its selection process for a new leader today and potential candidates have been busy putting their ideas forward for the post-Brexit environment. Walt Disney

Forex: Top FX Headlines: Critical Week Ahead for US Dollar as Markets Await NFPs: Forex News by DailyFX

Published on 5 Jul 2016

- US Dollar rally has been built on exogenous pressures, not endogenous progress.
- Brexit concerns flare once more as BOE's Carney issues warnings.

#España - Noticias Castilla y León 14.30 h / Buenos días Castilla y León (05/07/2016): Radio Televisión de Castilla y León

Published on 5 Jul 2016

Buenos días Castilla y León (05/07/2016)

The Iraq war, Tony Blair and the Chilcot report | Guardian Explainers: The Guardian

Published on 5 Jul 2016

Lord Chilcot’s inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war has taken seven years and cost more than £10m.

On Wednesday he will publish his report, which is expected to criticise former prime minister Tony Blair, the intelligence services, diplomats and the armed forces. We look back at the events that led to an invasion widely regarded to be Britain’s biggest foreign policy mistake since the 1950s Suez crisis.

Kiliwani well (Aminex LON.AEX) commissioning going 'extremely well': ProactiveInvestors Stocktube

Published on 5 Jul 2016

Gas production at Kiliwani North has reached 30mln cubic feet per day as the ramp up phase of the field in Tanzania quickens.

The rate, which equates to 5,000 barrels oil equivalent per day, is a very good rate of production for Aminex (LON.AEX) chief executive Jay Bhattacherjee told Proactive, but a well test next month will see if this flow rate can be pushed even higher.

Kiliwani will provide cashflow while Aminex develops the potential of the Ruvuma licence, also in Tanzania, which is much larger than Kiliwani and has the potential to be ‘something special’ says Bhattacherjee.

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#UK - My son 'tried to shoot Donald Trump': BBC News

Published on 5 Jul 2016

The mother of a British man who tried to kill US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump fears her son will take his own life if he ends up having to serve a sentence in America. Michael Sanford from Surrey is due to appear in court today to enter a plea against charges of disrupting an official function and illegal firearm possession. The 20-year-old, who has a history of autism and mental health problems, was arrested last month, when he allegedly attempted to grab a police officer's gun to shoot Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Las Vegas.