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...“There are genuine concerns about the independence of the judiciary, police and electoral commission,” said Jamie Hitchen, an independent analyst who monitored the vote....
...The enchufados shop in places like the department store Galería Avanti, where Dolce & Gabbana dresses sell for $1,700....
...So it’s officers and civilian staff of the police service....
...DeAnne Julius, distinguished fellow at Chatham House: Better....
...Together with their three young children, the Oxford-based couple had decamped for an extended summer break to their holiday home in the Gard department of southern France, which they purchased in July....
...Nevertheless, the crackdown raised scrutiny over the countries’ role in Sudan, while fuelling wider debate about the interventionist polices being pursued by assertive Gulf states at a time when they are...
...China boasts its own hugely popular messaging services, such as WeChat, and has a reported 2m people who police public opinion online....
...“There’s not much point in naming and shaming someone who doesn’t feel shame,” said Keir Giles, an expert in cyber and information warfare at the think-tank Chatham House....
...Taken from Isis propaganda, this is the son of infamous “white widow” Sally Jones, a former punk rocker who left her home in Chatham, Kent, in 2013 to marry a jihadi in Syria....
...Letter in response to this briefing: EU’s provision of public goods has served UK well / From Dougal Martin, Ashburn, VA, US...
...Surrounded by squads of heavily armed counterterror police, a team of engineers worked through the night to save the network. They did so by a hair’s breadth....
...Youths and riot police continue to clash in Bahrain’s Shia villages, with demonstrators hurling Molotov cocktails at armoured vehicles, and police responding with tear gas and rubber bullets....
...(FT) Va-t'en, Uber!...
...This means that certain spending departments are facing hard constraints are may disappoint....
...A state department official noted efforts were under way to lobby Ukraine’s top brass....
...Once a mouldy police station, these days it’s the Covent Garden of the city, complete with bands and outdoor cafés....
...The Department of Veterans’ Affairs struggles to cope with its backlog. The VA’s budget is likely to hit $140bn this year from $50bn in 2001....
...The government is this autumn to launch a separate cyber strategy, containing proposals to protect national infrastructure such as Whitehall departments and utility plants – funded by part of the £650m set...
...Mr Hague wants to run it from his own department....
...If a German police officer asked for a similar favour from Facebook, the process could take months. But there are areas where American control over the administration of the web is slipping....
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