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Amotekun: The Politics of Protection

This Day 21 Jan 2020

So it is with Operation Amotekun ... Nonetheless, the suspicion that this is an anti-Federal Government initiative or a form of political rebellion cannot stand ... Operation Amotekun is a product of the politics of protection and the failure of the same Nigeria Police that the AGF Malami seeks to protect ... Hence, Operation Amotekun ....

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Trump spreads evil across America

Las Vegas Sun 21 Jan 2020

“The guy is freaking evil,” one fellow SEAL told investigators, referring to Special Operations chief Edward Gallagher, who was convicted of posing for photos with the corpse of a teenage boy who’d been killed in his custody ... Trump tried to force a struggling democracy into doing his political dirty work for him....

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"Dear Delhi Police, We Too Have Kids": Shaheen Bagh Protesters To Cops

NDTV 21 Jan 2020

After Delhi Police's appeal to Shaheen Bagh protesters to clear the road, a Twitter account that seems to be operated by the protesters sent out a polite response ... ....

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FG considers two regulators for Nigeria’s petroleum sector in proposed PIB

Business Day Online 21 Jan 2020

This leads to a crowded regulatory space raising cost for operators, delaying projects, slowing decision making, causing heavy political influence and regulatory arbitrage ... We are not only going to retain investors, multitudes will join the leagues of high-value operators,” Sylva says of the new law....

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BP pulls out of Iraq’s giant Kirkuk oil field as plans stall

The Irish Times 21 Jan 2020

The move to pull out of Kirkuk comes as Western energy companies reassess their operations in Iraq amid political turmoil following months of anti-government protests and a flare-up in tensions between the United States and Iran ... A senior source at Iraq’s North Oil Company (NOC), which overseas the Kirkuk operations, confirmed BP’s withdrawal....

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BP pulls out of Iraq's Kirkuk field as expansion plans stall

Canada Dot Com 21 Jan 2020

The move comes as Western energy companies reassess their operations in Iraq amid political turmoil following months of anti-government protests and a flare-up in tensions between the United States and Iran in the country ... A senior source at Iraq’s North Oil Company (NOC), which overseas the Kirkuk operations, confirmed BP’s withdrawal....

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52 Years Ago Today; a Broken Arrow in Greenland

Democratic Underground 21 Jan 2020

USAF Strategic Air Command "Chrome Dome" operations were discontinued immediately after the accident, which highlighted the safety and political risks of the missions ... Off-duty staff were mustered to conduct search and rescue operations for the remaining crew members ... These facilities allowed for 24-hour operations at the crash site....

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Halliburton Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Results

The Oklahoman 21 Jan 2020

... the oil and natural gas industry; maintaining a highly skilled workforce; availability and cost of raw materials; agreement with respect to and completion of potential dispositions, acquisitions and integration and success of acquired businesses and operations of joint ventures....

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Budget 2020 needs a Fiscal Operation Twist to balance short-term growth revival with long-term disicipline

Yahoo Daily News 21 Jan 2020

If the government that triggered global outrage and street protests by forcing the abolition of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and enacted a controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) shows only a quarter of that kind of political will in a Fiscal Operation Twist, Sitharaman may well have her dosa and eat it too....

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Letter from Wall Street: Dear PM Modi, your politics can wait, but the economy cannot

The Times of India 21 Jan 2020

Politics can wait, but the economy cannot ... In the course of implementing those policies, you will of course be accused of bailing out all sorts of culprits and perpetrators – it is unfortunate, but recognise it as the cost of reviving the economy for the long run and good use of your political capital....

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South African Airways crisis deepens with flight cancellations

Independent online (SA) 21 Jan 2020

“We are in the process of contacting our customers to advise and assist,” Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. said on Twitter ... Travel Advisory ... It has posted losses since 2012 as it grapples with the high operating costs of an aging, inefficient jet fleet and a bloated workforce -- as well as high taxes, political interference and corruption scandals ... ....

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L.A. teachers strike fueled a labor movement. But did it really help schools?

The Los Angeles Times 21 Jan 2020

Leaders of United Teachers Los Angeles and their allies say their hard-fought gains already are game-changers — within schools and in the political realm that shapes public education policy ... The union also lays claim to helping pass new state laws that restrict charter schools, which are privately operated and, for the most part, non-union....

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Intelligence agencies pull punches for fear of upsetting Trump

CNN 21 Jan 2020

While the IC has long been the subject of Trump's Twitter tirades, Schiff's statements indicate it may also be becoming complicit in his influence operations against the American public -- in pursuit of political ends as well as his legal defense during the impeachment inquiry....