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繼續係美國跟班 事實上歐洲係無條件同美國談判既
歐洲既高福利某程度上係美國維持 例如唔洗歐洲國家比北約軍費
早排有新聞話美國人賺10＄有4＄去左軍費度
講多少少法國
法國好少少 得益於前殖民地利益 所以法國係兩難
因為係希拉克上台以後好多親以色列人士掌握了社會高層
crif 呢個猶太組織係法國可以話呼風喚雨
好多政商人士一定會去crif dinner 奶鞋底
不過法國離唔開北非阿拉伯國家
歐洲既高福利某程度上係美國維持 例如唔洗歐洲國家比北約軍費
早排有新聞話美國人賺10＄有4＄去左軍費度
講多少少法國
法國好少少 得益於前殖民地利益 所以法國係兩難
因為係希拉克上台以後好多親以色列人士掌握了社會高層
crif 呢個猶太組織係法國可以話呼風喚雨
好多政商人士一定會去crif dinner 奶鞋底
不過法國離唔開北非阿拉伯國家
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Exclusive: Pakistan could face U.S. aid cuts over human trafficking - sources
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pakistan-trafficking/exclusive-pakistan-could-face-u-s-aid-cuts-over-human-trafficking-sources-idUSKBN1HJ1B8
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is warning Pakistan it could lose U.S. civilian aid worth tens of millions of dollars this year if Washington finds that the South Asian nation has not done enough to combat human trafficking, U.S. officials said.
An aid cutback would deal a fresh blow to U.S.-Pakistan relations following President Donald Trump’s suspension in January of some $2 billion in U.S. security assistance over what Trump said was Islamabad’s failure to crack down on Afghan insurgent sanctuaries used for attacks into Afghanistan.
A large portion of U.S. civilian aid - $265 million in 2017, according to a source at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad – could be withheld if the State Department puts Pakistan on a list of worst global offenders in human trafficking in an annual report due out in June.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pakistan-trafficking/exclusive-pakistan-could-face-u-s-aid-cuts-over-human-trafficking-sources-idUSKBN1HJ1B8
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is warning Pakistan it could lose U.S. civilian aid worth tens of millions of dollars this year if Washington finds that the South Asian nation has not done enough to combat human trafficking, U.S. officials said.
An aid cutback would deal a fresh blow to U.S.-Pakistan relations following President Donald Trump’s suspension in January of some $2 billion in U.S. security assistance over what Trump said was Islamabad’s failure to crack down on Afghan insurgent sanctuaries used for attacks into Afghanistan.
A large portion of U.S. civilian aid - $265 million in 2017, according to a source at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad – could be withheld if the State Department puts Pakistan on a list of worst global offenders in human trafficking in an annual report due out in June.
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Scottish court orders further hearing on Catalan extradition case
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-politics-catalonia-scotland/scottish-court-orders-further-hearing-on-catalan-extradition-case-idUSKBN1HJ180
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A court in Edinburgh on Thursday ordered a further procedural hearing in the case of Catalan former minister Clara Ponsati, who is fighting an extradition request from Spain where she is wanted to face charges of rebellion.
Ponsati, currently working as a professor at Scotland’s University of St Andrews, is one of several Catalan leaders being sought by the Spanish courts for their part in organizing an independence referendum last year that Madrid deemed illegal.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-politics-catalonia-scotland/scottish-court-orders-further-hearing-on-catalan-extradition-case-idUSKBN1HJ180
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A court in Edinburgh on Thursday ordered a further procedural hearing in the case of Catalan former minister Clara Ponsati, who is fighting an extradition request from Spain where she is wanted to face charges of rebellion.
Ponsati, currently working as a professor at Scotland’s University of St Andrews, is one of several Catalan leaders being sought by the Spanish courts for their part in organizing an independence referendum last year that Madrid deemed illegal.
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Croatian parliament debates no-confidence motion against deputy PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-croatia-parliament/croatian-parliament-debates-no-confidence-motion-against-deputy-pm-idUSKBN1HJ132
ZAGREB (Reuters) - The Croatian parliament began on Thursday to debate an opposition no-confidence motion against Deputy Prime Minister Martina Dalic over her handling of a debt crisis that hit Croatia’s largest firm Agrokor.
The opposition says that Dalic, who is also the economy minister, should have exercised tighter control over those hired to stave off bankruptcy at the food concern.
Former Agrokor crisis manager Ante Ramljak stepped down in February after the government voiced discontent over the hiring of his former employer as a consultant on a restructuring program - potentially setting up a conflict of interest.
Dalic and the government rejected the opposition’s accusations, saying the debt crunch had been handled successfully and that they could not have known all guidelines regarding the hiring of consultants.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-croatia-parliament/croatian-parliament-debates-no-confidence-motion-against-deputy-pm-idUSKBN1HJ132
ZAGREB (Reuters) - The Croatian parliament began on Thursday to debate an opposition no-confidence motion against Deputy Prime Minister Martina Dalic over her handling of a debt crisis that hit Croatia’s largest firm Agrokor.
The opposition says that Dalic, who is also the economy minister, should have exercised tighter control over those hired to stave off bankruptcy at the food concern.
Former Agrokor crisis manager Ante Ramljak stepped down in February after the government voiced discontent over the hiring of his former employer as a consultant on a restructuring program - potentially setting up a conflict of interest.
Dalic and the government rejected the opposition’s accusations, saying the debt crunch had been handled successfully and that they could not have known all guidelines regarding the hiring of consultants.
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歐洲動態: 臉書允全球適用ＧＤＰＲ 歐盟私隱法勝一仗
https://europechinese.blogspot.hk/2018/04/blog-post_12.html
過去兩天，全球其中一個熱門話題是臉書老闆朱克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）前往美國國會出席聽證會，就８７００萬用戶的個人資料可能被數據分析公司「劍橋分析」（Cambridge Analytica）非法使用一事接受議員質詢。其中一個討論焦點是歐盟的《總資料保護法規》（General Data Protection Regulation，簡稱ＧＤＰＲ），不少美國議員似乎都認為引入類似ＧＤＰＲ法例是加強個人數據保障的好方法，其中眾議員Gene Green提問時，朱克伯格首度提出會把ＧＤＰＲ適用範圍擴至全球用戶（上面截圖來自Gene Green推特上的影片）。
事實上，就算沒有臉書目前面對的醜聞，大家在未來數週也將不斷聽到有關ＧＤＰＲ的消息，因為這條法規將在５月２５日生效，而且雖然這是歐盟法規，但全球所有會與外國做生意、或與外國人有接觸的公司或組織都會或多或少需要遵守這條法規，因此各位有實際需要認識這條法規。
https://europechinese.blogspot.hk/2018/04/blog-post_12.html
過去兩天，全球其中一個熱門話題是臉書老闆朱克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）前往美國國會出席聽證會，就８７００萬用戶的個人資料可能被數據分析公司「劍橋分析」（Cambridge Analytica）非法使用一事接受議員質詢。其中一個討論焦點是歐盟的《總資料保護法規》（General Data Protection Regulation，簡稱ＧＤＰＲ），不少美國議員似乎都認為引入類似ＧＤＰＲ法例是加強個人數據保障的好方法，其中眾議員Gene Green提問時，朱克伯格首度提出會把ＧＤＰＲ適用範圍擴至全球用戶（上面截圖來自Gene Green推特上的影片）。
事實上，就算沒有臉書目前面對的醜聞，大家在未來數週也將不斷聽到有關ＧＤＰＲ的消息，因為這條法規將在５月２５日生效，而且雖然這是歐盟法規，但全球所有會與外國做生意、或與外國人有接觸的公司或組織都會或多或少需要遵守這條法規，因此各位有實際需要認識這條法規。
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巴打可以睇吓以下的訪問，基本上都係指有好過而家冇，不過都係GOP未做得夠多，草根階層要更多要求政客對聯邦政府要有財政責任。Rand Paul (R-KY) 係極少數的Tea Party支持者，又堅守Fiscal Responsibility的政客，之前差D搞到Government Shut down，因為佢認為唔可以咁亂洗錢
https://www.npr.org/2017/12/03/568132999/a-tea-party-activist-on-the-tax-bills
不過老老實實，Tea Party Movement基本上已經過咗氣，國會入面個Caucus都散班咁濟。
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https://www.npr.org/2017/12/03/568132999/a-tea-party-activist-on-the-tax-bills
不過老老實實，Tea Party Movement基本上已經過咗氣，國會入面個Caucus都散班咁濟。
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UK launched cyber-attack on Islamic State - BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43738953
The UK has conducted a "major offensive cyber-campaign" against the Islamic State group, the director of the intelligence agency GCHQ has revealed.
The operation hindered the group's ability to co-ordinate attacks and suppressed its propaganda, former MI5 agent Jeremy Fleming said.
It is the first time the UK has systematically degraded an adversary's online efforts in a military campaign.
Mr Fleming also criticised Russia over what he called "unacceptable cyber-behaviour" that was a "growing threat" to the UK and its allies.
He recalled the NotPetya ransomware attack on Ukraine last year, which eventually spread across the world. The UK and US later said the Russian military were behind the attack, a claim that Moscow denied.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43738953
The UK has conducted a "major offensive cyber-campaign" against the Islamic State group, the director of the intelligence agency GCHQ has revealed.
The operation hindered the group's ability to co-ordinate attacks and suppressed its propaganda, former MI5 agent Jeremy Fleming said.
It is the first time the UK has systematically degraded an adversary's online efforts in a military campaign.
Mr Fleming also criticised Russia over what he called "unacceptable cyber-behaviour" that was a "growing threat" to the UK and its allies.
He recalled the NotPetya ransomware attack on Ukraine last year, which eventually spread across the world. The UK and US later said the Russian military were behind the attack, a claim that Moscow denied.
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Russian spy poisoning: Nerve agent inspectors back UK
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43741140
The international chemical weapons watchdog has confirmed the UK's analysis of the type of nerve agent used in the Russian ex-spy poisoning.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons did not name the nerve agent as Novichok, but said it agreed with the UK's findings on its identity.
Russia has denied it was behind the attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, as Theresa May has claimed.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: "There can be no doubt what was used."
He added: "There remains no alternative explanation about who was responsible - only Russia has the means, motive and record."
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43741140
The international chemical weapons watchdog has confirmed the UK's analysis of the type of nerve agent used in the Russian ex-spy poisoning.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons did not name the nerve agent as Novichok, but said it agreed with the UK's findings on its identity.
Russia has denied it was behind the attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, as Theresa May has claimed.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: "There can be no doubt what was used."
He added: "There remains no alternative explanation about who was responsible - only Russia has the means, motive and record."
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Syria 'chemical attack': France's President Macron 'has proof'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43740626
France's President Emmanuel Macron says he has "proof" that the Syrian government attacked the town of Douma with chemical weapons last weekend.
He said he would decide "in due course" whether to respond with air strikes.
Western states are thought to be preparing for missile strikes in response to the alleged attack.
In Russia, Syria's main military ally, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged against "any steps which could lead to an escalation of tensions".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43740626
France's President Emmanuel Macron says he has "proof" that the Syrian government attacked the town of Douma with chemical weapons last weekend.
He said he would decide "in due course" whether to respond with air strikes.
Western states are thought to be preparing for missile strikes in response to the alleged attack.
In Russia, Syria's main military ally, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged against "any steps which could lead to an escalation of tensions".
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Missouri governor accused of sexually abusing woman
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43738023
A woman who had an affair with Missouri governor Eric Greitens says he "coerced" her into sex, according to a state committee report.
The bipartisan report, released on Wednesday, details graphic allegations against the governor.
Mr Greitens called the investigation a "political witch hunt" and refused to testify to the committee.
Missouri attorney general Josh Hawley, a fellow Republican, has joined calls for him to resign.
Mr Greitens is separately charged with invasion of privacy and is scheduled to stand trial in May.
The governor allegedly tried to blackmail the woman with nude photos of her to prevent word of the affair spreading. He denies the allegation.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43738023
A woman who had an affair with Missouri governor Eric Greitens says he "coerced" her into sex, according to a state committee report.
The bipartisan report, released on Wednesday, details graphic allegations against the governor.
Mr Greitens called the investigation a "political witch hunt" and refused to testify to the committee.
Missouri attorney general Josh Hawley, a fellow Republican, has joined calls for him to resign.
Mr Greitens is separately charged with invasion of privacy and is scheduled to stand trial in May.
The governor allegedly tried to blackmail the woman with nude photos of her to prevent word of the affair spreading. He denies the allegation.
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Theresa May indicates willingness for military action against Syria
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/11/theresa-may-indicates-willingness-for-military-action-against-syria
Theresa May has not ruled out committing the UK to join a coordinated military intervention in Syria without consulting MPs, after insisting that chemical weapons attacks on Douma “cannot go unchallenged”.
The prime minister will discuss the next steps with her cabinet colleagues on Thursday, after summoning them to an emergency meeting.
Downing Street sources said they would take “one step at a time”, but with the US president, Donald Trump, pressing for urgent action, they did not rule out bypassing the convention that parliament is offered a vote before military action.
Some ministers are privately warning that they still need to be convinced of the evidence against the Syrian regime. But most are expected to offer May their backing, after she said “all the indications are that the Syrian regime was responsible”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/11/theresa-may-indicates-willingness-for-military-action-against-syria
Theresa May has not ruled out committing the UK to join a coordinated military intervention in Syria without consulting MPs, after insisting that chemical weapons attacks on Douma “cannot go unchallenged”.
The prime minister will discuss the next steps with her cabinet colleagues on Thursday, after summoning them to an emergency meeting.
Downing Street sources said they would take “one step at a time”, but with the US president, Donald Trump, pressing for urgent action, they did not rule out bypassing the convention that parliament is offered a vote before military action.
Some ministers are privately warning that they still need to be convinced of the evidence against the Syrian regime. But most are expected to offer May their backing, after she said “all the indications are that the Syrian regime was responsible”.
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Donald Trump and TPP: Japan welcomes newfound interest in trade deal
http://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-and-tpp-japan-welcomes-newfound-interest-in-trade-deal/a-43368217
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso was cautiously optimistic Friday about US President Donald Trump's newfound openness to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
"If it's true, I would welcome it," Aso told reporters after a cabinet meeting. "(Trump) is a person who could change temperamentally, so he may say something different the next day."
But hours after Aso's remarks, Trump tweeted that the US "would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better" than the previous deal hammered out by former US President Barack Obama's administration.
http://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-and-tpp-japan-welcomes-newfound-interest-in-trade-deal/a-43368217
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso was cautiously optimistic Friday about US President Donald Trump's newfound openness to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
"If it's true, I would welcome it," Aso told reporters after a cabinet meeting. "(Trump) is a person who could change temperamentally, so he may say something different the next day."
But hours after Aso's remarks, Trump tweeted that the US "would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better" than the previous deal hammered out by former US President Barack Obama's administration.
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Syria crisis: US concerned military strike would 'escalate out of control'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/12/syria-deconfliction-hotline-in-use-by-russia-and-us-says-kremlin
James Mattis, the US defense secretary, has said Washington is still looking for evidence on who carried out Saturday’s chemical weapons attack in Damascus and that his main concern about a military response was how to stop it “escalating out of control”.
Donald Trump consulted his top national security advisers on a US response but the White House spokeswoman, Sarah Sanders, said on Thursday “no final decision has been taken”.
According to the New York Times, Mattis appealed at the meeting for more time to gather evidence to prove the Assad regime was responsible for the attack. But the administration appeared determined to deliver on the president’s threat to punish the use of poison gas.
After the White House meeting, Trump called the British prime minister, Theresa May, and the two leaders agreed that “it was vital that the use of chemical weapons did not go unchallenged”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/12/syria-deconfliction-hotline-in-use-by-russia-and-us-says-kremlin
James Mattis, the US defense secretary, has said Washington is still looking for evidence on who carried out Saturday’s chemical weapons attack in Damascus and that his main concern about a military response was how to stop it “escalating out of control”.
Donald Trump consulted his top national security advisers on a US response but the White House spokeswoman, Sarah Sanders, said on Thursday “no final decision has been taken”.
According to the New York Times, Mattis appealed at the meeting for more time to gather evidence to prove the Assad regime was responsible for the attack. But the administration appeared determined to deliver on the president’s threat to punish the use of poison gas.
After the White House meeting, Trump called the British prime minister, Theresa May, and the two leaders agreed that “it was vital that the use of chemical weapons did not go unchallenged”.
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The German stance on Syria: Ready to help, but not militarily
http://www.dw.com/en/the-german-stance-on-syria-ready-to-help-but-not-militarily/a-43356242
Angela Merkel twice stated during a press conference on Thursday that Germany's military "will not participate in possible military actions" in Syria, but she stressed that Berlin supported the need to "send a clear signal that the use of chemical weapons" is unacceptable.
"Just doing nothing at all is also difficult," the chancellor said, adding that if the US, the UK and France were to take military action, Germany would seek nonmilitary ways to help.
Merkel also criticized Russia, albeit gently, saying that Moscow blocking a full OPCW investigation into the alleged Syrian chemical weapons attack "does not cast Russia in a positive light."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said earlier on Thursday that neither France nor the US had yet asked Germany for any assistance in Syria.
http://www.dw.com/en/the-german-stance-on-syria-ready-to-help-but-not-militarily/a-43356242
Angela Merkel twice stated during a press conference on Thursday that Germany's military "will not participate in possible military actions" in Syria, but she stressed that Berlin supported the need to "send a clear signal that the use of chemical weapons" is unacceptable.
"Just doing nothing at all is also difficult," the chancellor said, adding that if the US, the UK and France were to take military action, Germany would seek nonmilitary ways to help.
Merkel also criticized Russia, albeit gently, saying that Moscow blocking a full OPCW investigation into the alleged Syrian chemical weapons attack "does not cast Russia in a positive light."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said earlier on Thursday that neither France nor the US had yet asked Germany for any assistance in Syria.
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Fiscal Responsibility?
呢次稅改嘅結果大幅舉債(以trillion做單位)
而應對方法係「稅改會係唔知幾年後增加聯邦政府收入, 增額會大過債務」
但投票前無等CBO報告, 成個國會, 包括大部分共和黨人都無bill睇
都就投先有份bill,上面仲有潦到on9嘅手寫修正內容
咁撚兒戲仲講乜鬼Fiscal Responsibility
呢次稅改嘅結果大幅舉債(以trillion做單位)
而應對方法係「稅改會係唔知幾年後增加聯邦政府收入, 增額會大過債務」
但投票前無等CBO報告, 成個國會, 包括大部分共和黨人都無bill睇
都就投先有份bill,上面仲有潦到on9嘅手寫修正內容
咁撚兒戲仲講乜鬼Fiscal Responsibility
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US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43762251
President Donald Trump says he has approved US military strikes against Syria, in collaboration with the UK and France.
The strikes are in response to an alleged chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week.
"A combined operation with the armed forces of France and the United Kingdom is now underway," President Trump said in an address to the nation.
Explosions were reported near the Syrian capital Damascus.
The strikes were ordered "on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities" of the Syrian government, Mr Trump said.
The US president said the purpose was "to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons".
"These are not the actions of a man, they are the crimes of a monster instead," he said of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria has denied carrying out the attack.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43762251
President Donald Trump says he has approved US military strikes against Syria, in collaboration with the UK and France.
The strikes are in response to an alleged chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week.
"A combined operation with the armed forces of France and the United Kingdom is now underway," President Trump said in an address to the nation.
Explosions were reported near the Syrian capital Damascus.
The strikes were ordered "on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities" of the Syrian government, Mr Trump said.
The US president said the purpose was "to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons".
"These are not the actions of a man, they are the crimes of a monster instead," he said of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria has denied carrying out the attack.
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Live Blog Post:
BBC: Western powers strike Syria targets
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-43710303
Guardian: Syria latest: Trump orders air strikes against Assad regime – live updates
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/apr/14/syria-donald-trump-announcement-chemical-attack-live
Skynews: LIVE: US, UK and France launch strikes on Syria
https://news.sky.com/story/live-us-uk-and-france-launch-strikes-on-syria-11329799
BBC: Western powers strike Syria targets
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-43710303
Guardian: Syria latest: Trump orders air strikes against Assad regime – live updates
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/apr/14/syria-donald-trump-announcement-chemical-attack-live
Skynews: LIVE: US, UK and France launch strikes on Syria
https://news.sky.com/story/live-us-uk-and-france-launch-strikes-on-syria-11329799
仲可以防埋稅改出事嘅政治反噬