MEXICO CITY, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The flow of foreigners crossing Mexico to reach the United States makes immigration a shared responsibility between the two countries, Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Monday, days before he begins talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s aides. Videgaray described Mexico as an... Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order this morning reinstating the Mexico City Policy. The policy stops any federally funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from promoting or performing abortions. It was first instated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan and was rescinded by President Bill... Read more
Women’s March on Washington – Toronto by Fallon Hewitt on Exposure Read more
Canadians are joining the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. today. Skedline reporters are traveling on one of five buses that left Toronto last night to bring men, women and children to what is expected to be one of the biggest inauguration protests in U.S. history. People expressed different motivations for... Read more
With the inauguration for president elect Donald Trump set for this Friday, many political figures have publicly declared that they will not be in attendance. Many have stated that their decision comes from their opposition of Trump’s incoming administration. However, several political figures including Hillary Clinton and George W.... Read more
ISTANBUL, Jan. 17 (REUTERS) – Turkish authorities detained the gunman behind a terrorist attack that took the lives of 39 people on Dec. 31, 2016 at a nightclub in Istanbul. Authorities say the man, now identified as Abdulgadir Masharipov, was trained in Afghanistan and is an Uzbek nationalist. He admitted... Read more
People remember the fallen and injured Jan. 17 after a gunman opened fire at a night club in Mexico Jan. 16
InternationalNews Jan 17, 2017
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Jan. 17 (REUTERS) – Citizens of Playa del Carmen, Mexico marched through the streets on Jan. 17 near the Blue Parrot nightclub where a gunman had opened fire during an electronic music festival the night before. The banner pictured above reads “We are all Playa (del... Read more
Eight richest as wealthy as half of the world, according to Oxfam
Business & TechInternationalNews Jan 16, 2017
By Ben Hirschler DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Just eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam said in a report calling for action to curtail rewards for those at the top. As decision makers and many of the... Read more
MEXICO CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) – At least four people were killed and 12 injured when a gunman opened fire outside the Blue Parrot nightclub in Mexico‘s Playa del Carmen resort during the BPM electronic music festival, organizers said in a statement. The shooting on Monday Jan. 16 represents a blow... Read more