MIL-OSI EU-Baltics: Congratulations on Metallurgist’s Day
Source: President of Russia – The Kremlin – English President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends,I congratulate Russia’s mining and metallurgy workers on their professional holiday, Metallurgist’s Day.The work of a miner, a metallurgist, has always been honourable and enjoyed particular respect. Through the efforts of many generations, industry dynasties – in the Urals and Kuzbass, Eastern Siberia and Northwestern and central Russia – major production complexes have been created, genuine flagships of the domestic industry, […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Freeport’s $3.8b divestment mine deal – what it actually means
By Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman in Jakarta Four Indonesian ministers gathered to witness the signing of an agreement between state-owned mining holding group PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) and Freeport-McMoran (FCX) to take over Papua’s PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) in complex deals worth $3.85 billion. Under the agreement, Indonesia will take control of 51 percent of […]
Read More →As Seniors Across New York Continue To Face Soaring Prescription Drug Prices, Gillibrand Visits Utica To Announce Legislation To Drive Down Costs And Increase Access To Safe, Affordable Medications
Source: United States Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand July 13, 2018 Trump Administration Refuses to Defend Pre-Existing Condition Protections in Lawsuit That Would Kick Millions Off of Insurance and Could Raise Prescription Medication Costs; Last Year, Nearly 28 Million Americans Experienced a Spike in Prescription Medication Prices and Many Seniors Were Forced to Go […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Answer – VP/HR – Investigation into the alleged chemical attack in Syria – E-002296/2018
Source: European Parliament The supervision of the destruction of chemical weapons is the responsibility of the Organisation for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The European Union (EU) has supported the destruction of the Syrian chemical stockpiles, by contributing to a Trust Fund established by the OPCW. It has also contributed to the work […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Seabed mining research – E-003641/2018
Source: European Parliament During the 35th plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, held in Brussels from 18 to 20 June 2018, Commissioner Neven Mimica revealed that the European Commission had allocated more than EUR 40 million to seabed mining research. 1. Could the Commission provide a detailed breakdown of how this money is being spent? 2. Who are the beneficiaries, […]
Read More →Top Senators Tell Trump: Do Not Meet Putin Alone
Source: United States Senator for Vermont Patrick Leahy 07.14.18 Senators urge President to cancel meeting if he’s not prepared to press Putin to hand over indicted intelligence officials FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESat., July 14, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, a group of top Senate Democrats wrote to President Trump, urging him in the strongest possible terms to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Mediterranean: No: 189, 14 July 2018, Terrorist attacks that have taken place in Mogadishu
Source: Republic of Turkey We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks that have taken place today in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu close to the entry of “Villa Somalia” nearby state institutions.We believe that the said terrorist attacks that have taken place prior to the Somalia Partnership Forum which will be held on 16 – 17 […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Africa: State Visit of the President of South Africa to the UAE
Source: President of South Africa – At the invitation of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa paid a State visit to the UAE on 13 July, 2018. President Ramaphosa’s first visit to the UAE marked the beginning of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Fatal crash Happy Valley
Source: South Australia Police A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a 4WD at Happy Valley earlier today. Just after 12.30pm on Saturday 14 July, police and emergency services responded to a crash on Chandlers Hill Road after a motorcycle collided with a 4WD near Windebanks Road. The motorcyclist, a 57-year-old man from Joslin sustained […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Gov. Rick Snyder initiates legal action against manufacturing company that produced products resulting in environmental contamination
Source: US State of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder initiates legal action against manufacturing company that produced products resulting in environmental contamination Friday, July 13, 2018 LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder today asked state Attorney General Bill Schuette to begin legal proceedings against 3M, the Minnesota manufacturer of products such as Scotchgard™, AFFF and AR-AFFF firefighting […]
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