North Korea parliamentary elections; Trump proposes increased funding for border wall
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Kim Jong-un participates in North Korean parliamentary elections
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un casts his vote at Kim Chaek University of Technology. Photo:KCNA. |
North Korea on March 10 held elections for the 14th Supreme People's Assembly to select new members for the next five-year term. These will replace the current session of parliament elected in March 2014, according toYonhap
North Korean candidates on the electoral list come from the working class, farmers, intellectuals and soldiers. According to regulations, only one candidate can register for each constituency. As of 3 p.m., about 92.35 percent of North Korean voters had cast their ballots. According to the Korean Central News AgencyKCNA, Chairman Kim Jong-un participated in the election at the polling station at Kim Chaek University of Technology, Pyongyang, and voted for the university's director, Hong So-hon.
President Donald Trump proposes increased funding for border wall
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US soldiers participate in an exercise in the Hidalgo area, Texas, on the border with Mexico, November 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
According to an exclusive source of Reuters, US President Donald Trump on March 11 will ask the US Congress to provide an additional funding of 8.6 billion USD in fiscal year 2020 to support payment for the border wall with Mexico, which he promised to build to deal with the wave of illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
The funding request includes $5 billion from the homeland security budget and $3.6 billion from military construction. That’s more than six times what Congress allocated for border projects in each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, and 6 percent more than what Trump secured by declaring a national emergency this year.
All 157 people killed in Ethiopian plane crash
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Kenya's Ministry of Transport confirmed on March 10 that an Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane crashed while en route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, killing all 157 people on board.
According to Kenyan Transport Minister Jame Macharia, the passengers on the plane were nationals of at least 35 countries, with the largest number being Kenya (32 people), followed by Canada (18 people), Ethiopia (9 people), Italy (8 people), China (8 people), and the US (8 people). In addition, there were citizens of the UK, France, Egypt, the Netherlands, India, Slovakia, Austria, Sweden, Morocco, etc. Minister Jame Macharia said that it is now possible to confirm that citizens of at least 35 countries were on the crashed flight. The identities of the two people holding UN passports have not been confirmed.
Venezuelan president thanks military for helping prevent 'coup'
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at an event in February in Ciudad Bolivar. Photo:Reuters. |
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro today praised the armed forces for their loyalty and helping defeat a "coup" he accused of being led by the United States and opposition leader Juan Guaido,BBCDuring a rally, Maduro also accused the opposition of carrying out "cyber attacks" that caused widespread power outages in Venezuela for nearly three days.
President Maduro has retained the support of the military and close allies, including Russia and China, since opposition leader Guaido declared himself "interim president" of Venezuela on January 23.
Palestinian President Appoints New Prime Minister
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| Mr. Mohammed Shtayyeh. Photo: israelnationalnews.com |
According to a VNA correspondent in the Middle East, on March 10, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas appointed Mr. Mohammad Shtayeh as the new Prime Minister.
Mr. Shtayeh is a British-educated economist and a top official in President Abbas’s Fatah party. He has held a cabinet-level position, represented Palestine in peace talks with Israel and is currently chairman of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction.
