S.Sudan clashes leave more than 170 dead: lawmaker

Sudan cattle herder (AP)
Updated 12 December 2017
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S.Sudan clashes leave more than 170 dead: lawmaker

JUBA: More than 170 people have been killed in fighting between rival cattle herders in central South Sudan in the past week, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.
“When it comes to those who are wounded, it is almost 200,” added Dharuai Mabor Teny, a member of parliament from the Western Lakes area, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) northwest of the capital Juba.


Threats to Spain by US President Trump is to whole EU, EU’s industry chief says

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Threats to Spain by US President Trump is to whole EU, EU’s industry chief says

  • “A ​threat to ⁠one member state is a threat to the whole European Union,” ⁠Sejourne said

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s industry chief ​Stephane Sejourne said on Wednesday the US’ threats to cut trade with Spain ‌are threats ‌made ​to ‌the ⁠whole bloc.
“A ​threat to ⁠one member state is a threat to the whole European Union,” ⁠he told ‌reporters.
US ‌President Donald ​Trump ‌threatened to ‌impose a full US trade embargo on Spain on ‌Tuesday after the European and NATO ally ⁠said ⁠it would not let the US military use its bases for missions linked to strikes on ​Iran.