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Voice of America: Tunisian Union Launches Nationwide Strike Over Pay

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Voice of America: Tunisian Union Launches Nationwide Strike Over Pay

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites)
TUNIS, TUNISIA —  Tunisia’s biggest union, UGTT, started a nationwide strike Thursday affecting the country’s airports, schools and state media to protest the government’s refusal to raise the salaries of 670,000 public servants.
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Voice of America: US Considering Allowing Lawsuits over Cuba-confiscated Properties

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The Trump administration is considering allowing a law that has been suspended since its creation in 1996 to go into effect, allowing U.S. citizens to sue foreign companies and individuals over property confiscated from them by the Cuban government.
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“witch hunt.”
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"US - Russia relations" - Google News: US plans new space sensors for missile defence against 'rogue states' - The Guardian

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites)
Donald Trump will unveil a plan on Thursday for a major expansion in US missile defence that will rely on a new generation of space-based sensors. The administration’s long-delayed missile defence review, which the president will present at the Pentagon, will call for the expansion of the US network of sensors and interceptors designed to identify and shoot down incoming projectiles from “rogue states” such as Iran and North Korea.
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"US military options in Syria" - Google News: Trump to visit Pentagon on Thursday, unveil U.S. missile defense capabilities - Stars and Stripes

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites)
Trump to visit Pentagon on Thursday, unveil U.S. missile defense capabilities
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