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News South Korea court rules detention of prostitutes in 1960s and 70s illegal
South Korea court rules detention of prostitutes in 1960s and 70s illegal
Ruben Sindahl
January 22, 2017 11:58:25 am

The Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday ruled that the South Korean government had broken the law by detaining prostitutes serving American soldiers and forcefully treating them for venereal diseases. The court ordered the government to pay...

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News Belgium court orders arrest of former Israel top official for war crimes
Belgium court orders arrest of former Israel top official for war crimes
Ruben Sindahl
January 22, 2017 11:04:03 am

A Belgian court on Friday ordered the arrest of former Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Tzipi Livni , when she disembarks the plane on her scheduled trip to Belgium. Livni is accused of committing war...

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News Turkish parliament approves plan to strengthen presidential powers
Turkish parliament approves plan to strengthen presidential powers
Mark Casper
January 21, 2017 03:30:00 pm

The Turkish Parliament on Saturday approved a plan which, if approved by vote later this year, would increase presidential power within the country and would allow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to stay in office until 2029. The referendum...

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News US asks South Korea to arrest brother of former UN chief
US asks South Korea to arrest brother of former UN chief
Mark Casper
January 21, 2017 02:30:00 pm

According to a US prosecutor, the US asked South Korea to arrest Ban Ki-sang, brother of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon , for his involvement in a bribery scheme to sell a Vietnamese building complex. Specifically,...

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News Apple files $1 billion suit against Qualcomm over royalty charges
Apple files $1 billion suit against Qualcomm over royalty charges
Steven Wildberger
January 21, 2017 10:45:13 am

Technology giant Apple filed suit against Qualcomm on Friday seeking $1 billion in damages, alleging that the chip manufacturer demanded unfair terms for use of its technology. In a statement , Apple...

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News Trump issues executive order seeking repeal of ACA
Trump issues executive order seeking repeal of ACA
Steven Wildberger
January 21, 2017 09:36:42 am

US President Donald Trump on Friday, only hours after being sworn in, signed an executive order aimed at repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The order commands government agencies to "waive, defer, grant exemptions from or...

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News Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas from defunding Planned Parenthood
Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas from defunding Planned Parenthood
Autumn Callan
January 20, 2017 03:59:45 pm

US District Court Judge Sam Sparks issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday to halt Texas' plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood . The cut, which was due to take effect January...

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News UN rights expert urges Ivory Coast to address national issues
UN rights expert urges Ivory Coast to address national issues
Erik Slobe
January 20, 2017 03:08:57 pm

UN Independent Expert Mohammed Ayat on Friday described some of the challenges that Cote d'Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast, must face as the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) withdraws from the country. Ayat made...

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News HRW: asylum seekers in Croatia being forced back to Serbia is against EU policy
HRW: asylum seekers in Croatia being forced back to Serbia is against EU policy
Akira Tomlinson
January 20, 2017 02:50:12 pm

Croatian police are forcing those seeking asylum in Croatia back to Serbia in violation of EU policy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Friday. According to those interviewed by HRW, after being detained by...

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News New York AG proposes model language for laws and policies regarding immigration
New York AG proposes model language for laws and policies regarding immigration
Akira Tomlinson
January 20, 2017 02:17:47 pm

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released a memo on Thursday that provides model language to be used for immigration laws and policies in so-called "sanctuary cities" nationally. Schneiderman's memo suggest not detaining undocumented inmates for...

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Nuclear test-ban treaty signed

On October 7, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the first nuclear test ban treaty between the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union.

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On October 7, 1949, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was created, formally dividing the country for the next 41 years.

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