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The markets today.
At 1157 am New York Time the Dow higher the NASDAQ rising and price of oil lower at 62 dollars 91 cents a barrel...
Marketwatch
The prospect of a new election in Israel as the country's Orthodox religious parties are moving away from participating in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
The United Torah Judaism (UTJ) Party first indicating they will vote against the government now the Shas Party joining them.
The main sticking point failure to pass a law exempting religious students from Israel's military draft.
Israel's High Court and Attorney General ordering the Netanyahu government to implement the military draft for yeshiva students.
The government has been slowly complying with their orders sending out draft notices which have been widely ignored.
The two religious parties hold 16 seats of the 68 seats in Israel's 120-seat parliament supporting the government...Times of Israel
UNDER A SECOND DAY OF CROSS-EXAMINATION AT HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TALKING ABOUT CIGARS AND LUXURY VACATIONS GIVEN TO HIM BY HOLLYWOOD MOGUL ARNON MILCHAN.
CHAMPAGNE WAS ALSO PROVIDED FOR NETANYAHU'S WIFE SARA.
MILCHAN'S GENEROSITY DISMISSED BY NETANYAHU NOTING IT CAME AT A TIME WHEN HE WAS OUT OF POLITICS AND NOT INTENDING TO RUN AGAIN FOR OFFICE.
THE TRIAL OF MR. NETANYAHU A LENGTHY PROCESS WITH HIS CROSS-EXAMANATION EXPECTED TO LAST A YEAR. HIS ABILITY TO TESTIFY LIMITED BY HIS DUTIES AS PRIME MINISTER...TIMES OF ISRAEL
VIETNAM DROPPING ITS LIMIT OF TWO CHILDREN PER FAMILY. THE MOVE COMES AMID A DECLINING BIRTH RATE ESPECIALLY IN THE COUNTRY'S MAJOR CITIES.
THE GOVERNMENT FEARS A DECLINE IN CHILDBIRTHS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH AN AGING POPULATION AND SMALLER WORKFORCE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"The US's first word is that Iran should not have a nuclear industry. Our response to America's nonsense claims is clear: they cannot do a damn thing in this matter"
IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMANEI IN A LENGTHY SPEECH TODAY ON THE 36TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF HIS PREDECESSOR AYATOLLAH KHOMENI.
HIS COMMENTS REPORTED PROMINENTLY IN ISRAEL AS A REJECTION OF THE US PROPOSAL REGARDING IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM.
KHAMANEI SAYING THAT ISLAMIC COUNTRIES CANNOT REMAIN SILENT ON THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE AND ANY ISLAMIC COUNTRY SUPPORTING ISRAEL WILL HAVE ETERNAL SHAME ON ITS FOREHEAD.
HE SPOKE OF THE DECLINE OF THE UNITED STATES AND WESTERN NATIONS AND THE COLLAPSE OF ISRAEL WHICH HE SAID IS HAPPENING BY 'DIVINE DECREE'...MEHR NEWS AGENCY IRAN...
THE US AND IRAN MAY HOLD A SIXTH ROUND OF TALKS THIS COMING WEEKEND. IRAN IS TO GIVE A RESPONSE TO THE LATEST US PROPOSAL IN THE DAYS AHEAD...MEHR NEWS AGENCY IRAN
IN EL SALVADOR THREE FORMER SOLDIERS CONVICTED IN THE 1982 MURDERS OF FOUR DUTCH JOURNALISTS.
THE THREE SOLDIERS, WHO ARE NOW AT 85-, 91- AND 93-YEARS OLD, GIVEN PRISON TERMS OF 15 YEARS BY A JUDGE.
THE DUTCH JOURNALISTS MURDERED AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO ENTER TERRITORY CONTROLLED BY LEFT-WING FORCES FIGHTING THE THEN MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
PRESIDENT TRUMP IMPLEMENTING THE 50 PERCENT TARIFF ON STEEL AND ALUMIMUM IMPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES EFFECTIVE TODAY.
ONE EXCEPTION IS THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE UK TARIFF RATE WILL REMAIN 25 PERCENT WHILE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE...BBC NEWS
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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