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Europe bracing for 'flood' of illegal Ukrainian migrant workers


Sputnik
Tue, 30 May 2017 13:25 UTC
Poroshenko Kiev Ukraine passport migrant refugee
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Less than two weeks from now, Ukrainians will receive the right to travel to European countries without a visa for up to a 90 day period. Observers say many Western countries are getting jittery about the prospects of a flood of Ukrainian illegal migrant workers coming into their countries. Russian experts say these fears are well-founded.

Earlier this month, the EU parliament and the European Council formalized a long-awaited visa liberalization agreement with Ukraine. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dubbed the decision 'historic', saying that it was Ukraine's final goodbye to its Soviet and Russian 'imperial past'.

The agreement, expected to take effect June 11, will allow Ukrainian citizens with biometric passports to enter Schengen Area countries (except for the UK and Ireland), for up to 90 days in any 180-day period visa-free. During entry, travelers will be required to produce a return ticket, proof of a hotel reservation or an invitation from relatives living in the EU, proof of medical insurance and at least 45 euros for each day they plan to spend on Schengen Area territory.
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India begins high-level probe into Boeing & Airbus' $10.6-billion deal with Air India


Sputnik
Tue, 30 May 2017 13:25 UTC
Boeing Airbus airplane 111 aircraft jet
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Indian investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, has started a high-level probe into the purchase of 111 aircraft for Indian national carrier, Air India, which allegedly benefits foreign aircraft manufacturers. The deal was concluded with Boeing and Airbus in 2005-06.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered three cases and one preliminary inquiry under sections related to cheating and forgery of Indian Penal Code in the light of orders from the Supreme Court in January this year.
"The first case has been registered against unknown officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation (Government of India), Air India and unknown private persons to investigate the allegations relating to purchase of 111 aircraft for national airlines costing about Rs. 70,000 crore ($10.6 billion) to benefit foreign aircraft manufactures. Such a purchase caused an alleged financial loss to the already stressed national carriers," a CBI statement said.
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Cow Skull

Killary seen wearing favorite anti-seizure glasses at Memorial Day parade in New York


Russia Insider
Mon, 29 May 2017 17:25 UTC
Hillary Clinton at NY parade
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As a brave public servant who once dodged Bosnian sniper fire, Hillary Clinton always looks forward to Memorial Day. She loves the hotdogs. The flags. The crying widows.

And although she recently suffered a major allergy attack, this year was no exception.

Yes, Hillary Clinton is making her comeback—and apparently she won't leave home without her favorite pair of snazzy blue anti-seizure glasses.

Her designer glasses really make a statement: "I'm here to show you all that I want to run for president again in 2020, but I also really don't want to have a seizure". Very chic.

Comment: See also: Hillary Clinton has another coughing attack at Wellesley College commencement speech

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Eye 1

Pretoria police hunt three women who kidnapped, drugged, repeatedly raped 23-year-old man

Sipho Mabena
Times Live
Thu, 25 May 2017 13:14 UTC
Pretoria man raped by three women
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In his statement to police, the 23-year-old man from Nellmapius, east of Pretoria, said his horror began on Friday when took a taxi along Solomon Mahlangu Drive towards Pretoria CBD.

Police, who are investigating a case of rape and on the hunt for the culprits, said the victim told how other than the driver, there were three young female passengers inside the taxi.

En route to town the taxi driver changed direction, said police spokesperson, Captain Colette Weilbach.

She said the young man was then ordered to come to the front. One of the women then allegedly injected him with an unknown substance and he passed out.

"He stated that he woke up in an unfamiliar room on a single bed. The female suspects then allegedly forced the man to drink an energy drink, before taking turns raping him numerous times a day," Captain Weilbach said. She said on Sunday afternoon he was dropped off in an open field in Benoni.
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Bad Guys

31 killed in twin Baghdad car bomb attacks including ice cream shop


RT
Tue, 30 May 2017 12:50 UTC
People gather around the incident site after a car-bomb attack, Karrada district, Baghdad
© Anadolu Agency / Getty Images People gather around the incident site after a car-bomb attack, Karrada district, Baghdad, May 29, 2017.
At least 31 people have been killed and dozens injured in twin car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The first explosion, which ripped through an ice cream shop, has been claimed by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).

The first attack killed at least 17 people and wounded 32 others in Baghdad's commercial Karrada district, according to police and health officials cited by AP.

Iraqi officials said the powerful explosion originated from a vehicle rigged with IEDs that was parked near the ice cream shop. The assailants reportedly triggered the bomb remotely.

The blast hit the shop shortly after midnight, at the time many Muslims break the fast they observe during the holy month of Ramadan in daylight hours.
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Bullseye

German mosque site found desecrated with pig parts


RT
Mon, 29 May 2017 21:01 UTC
pig's head
© Claro Cortes / Reuters
Nine wooden stakes topped with pieces of a dead pig have been found on a plot of land where a mosque is scheduled to be built in Germany, according to police. It follows numerous protests against the proposed place of worship.

The stakes, which measured 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall, were planted on the plot of land in the east German city of Erfurt, DPA news agency said, citing local law enforcement.

Half a pig's head, pig feet, and pig bowels were placed on top of the stakes, at the site where the Ahmadiyya mosque is scheduled to be built.
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Sheriff

Setting the bar: Kentucky State Police now accepting recruits with only a high school diploma or GED

Jack Burns
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 29 May 2017 20:32 UTC
riot police
In times passed, to become a state trooper, one had to have a college degree. However, instead of keeping these standards higher for those tasked with upholding the law in Kentucky, times have changed.

The Kentucky State Police seem to be so pressed for new recruits they're relaxing educational and experience requirements in an effort to attract more candidates to their profession.

For many years, the bar was set pretty high for the state's police force, which included the equivalent of two years of college and two years of experience as a member of the armed forces or police force. But now the KY state police are taking applicants who hold a high school diploma, a GED, and three years of experience as a soldier or a cop.

In some odd form of double speak, the state troopers are saying that lowering the standards for state troopers is not lowering the standards for state troopers. Trooper David Loudermilk, a six-year veteran of the KY State Police told reporters the lowering of the entrance requirements doesn't represent a lowering of standards for admittance. WCPO reported;
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Take 2

Hollywood director highlights his esteem for Russia's president


TASS
Mon, 29 May 2017 20:44 UTC
Answering the question about his personal attitude towards the Russian president, Oliver Stone said: "I liked him, I respected him, let's put it that way"

Oliver Stone
© EPA/JUAN HERREROOliver Stone
American filmmaker Oliver Stone said that he has always held Russian President Vladimir Putin in high esteem and identified with him. Stone, who is in Australia now, told ABC reporters about his work on a film about the Russian president.
"The man speaks articulately about what the Russian interests are in the world. And I would say to you, that they're not about empire or expansion or aggression or a return to the old days," the film director said. "I think what you see is what you get. And you have to listen. But Americans, and I don't know about Westerners, but let's just say Americans are not listening to him. And what worries me is that we're reaching a dangerous threshold, we've probably reached it already, where the Western media has, and the Western politicians have insulted him repeatedly, have said that it's Putin's Russia and they keep personalizing it."

Comment:
Oliver Stone goes face to face with Putin: "You'll see a different point of view" — deadline disruptors

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Snakes in Suits

Lawsuit exposes fmr Speaker of the House for the rape of a 10yo boy in a bathroom

Jack Burns
The Free Thought project
Mon, 29 May 2017 18:38 UTC
hastert_child
© Free Thought Project
It's every parent's nightmare, the kind of crime which leaves one speechless, in shock, and overcome with emotion: child rape. Now, one Illinois man says he knows who raped him, and he's no longer going to stay silent — even if his attacker is a well-connected Washington bureaucrat and former speaker of the house.

Illinois resident known as "Richard Doe" says former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert is the teacher who raped him, and he can no longer stay silent.

Because the crime is sexual in nature, Richard's true identity is being withheld. Richard says the crime happened when he was in elementary school. Because it occurred years ago, the criminal statute of limitations has expired so he is seeking compensation in civil court.

According to the Chicago Tribune, he's asking for, "$50,000 in damages from Hastert and Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 for charges including battery, negligent infliction of emotional distress and intentional infliction of emotional distress."
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Albania opposition rally poisoning victims rises to 140


Sputnik
Mon, 29 May 2017 18:41 UTC
Supporters of Albania's main opposition
© AP Photo/ Hektor Pustina
On Sunday, media reported that 76 rally participants were admitted to hospitals, including Lulzim Basha, the leader of the Democratic Party of Albania, but most were allowed to go home after receiving help from the medics, while nine people remained under the medics' care.

The total number of those poisoned has risen to 140, with many admitted to the Mother Teresa University Medical Center of Tirana, the TV21 broadcaster reported.

The victims said that some "white powder" had been diffused during Basha's speech.

The medics confirmed that the poisoning represented no threat to the lives of those who had been received by the hospitals.
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