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A 24-hour nationwide strike in Venezuela on Thursday is set to increase pressure on beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro, whose policies have put him on a collision course with the United States. The opposition called the stoppage after holding an unofficial plebiscite last weekend in which a third of Venezuela's voters cast ballots rejecting Maduro and his policies. Chief among them is the president's plan to hold an election July 30 to choose a 545-member citizens' body, called a Constituent Assembly, to rewrite the constitution. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 20th July 2017 at 15:45 (about 6 hours ago)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) ? The leader of the Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group says Islamic State-linked militants wanted his group to broker their possible withdrawal from Marawi city during the major military offensive against them but he refused to intervene. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 20th July 2017 at 15:45 (about 6 hours ago)
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is closing the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues as part of a reorganization effort at the U.S. State Department. #
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Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 20th July 2017 at 15:45 (about 6 hours ago)
The scales have tipped in the fight against AIDS, with more than half of people infected with HIV now getting treatment and AIDS-related deaths almost halving since 2005, the United Nations said on Thursday. In its latest global report on the pandemic, which has killed around 35 million people worldwide since it began in the 1980s, the UNAIDS agency said there were particularly encouraging signs in Africa, a continent ravaged by the disease. Eastern and southern Africa are leading the way, reducing new HIV infections by nearly 30 percent since 2010, the report said. #
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives took a new step toward tax reform legislation on Wednesday by approving a fiscal 2018 budget resolution that would allow the Senate to pass a sweeping tax code overhaul without Democratic support. The House Budget Committee voted 22-14 along party lines to send the measure to the floor of the House for consideration by the full chamber, a day after the $4 trillion spending blueprint was unveiled. Democrats oppose the Republican budget and Republican plans for a tax reform bill that is likely to offer steep tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 20th July 2017 at 15:45 (about 6 hours ago)
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 20th July 2017 at 15:45 (about 6 hours ago)
In a rare move, Donald Trump has conceded defeat ? admitting that Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, one of his key campaign promises, have been unsuccessful. In the days marking the end of his first six months as President, competing interests of Senate Republicans on healthcare came to a head, with multiple legislators announcing that they could not support the healthcare overhaul proposed by the Republican leadership. Along with Mr Trump, several Republicans had ran on campaign platforms that called for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare ? a pillar of former President Barack Obama?s legacy. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 20th July 2017 at 15:45 (about 6 hours ago)
Vice President Al Gore thinks there's still time to stop some of the catastrophes climate change might cause. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 20th July 2017 at 15:45 (about 6 hours ago)
One third of dementia cases can be prevented with some basic lifestyle changes and better education during childhood, a study published in The Lancet said Thursday. Nearly 50 million people around the world suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's according to the latest estimates. The nine factors which damage the brain notably include hearing loss, obesity and smoking, the study found. #