UNITED NATIONS, Sep 12 (IPS) – Local communities across the globe have risen up to demand commitments on climate change, as frustration mounts over the lack of action.
Local Catholics react to Bishop Paprocki's homily about sex abuse
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A gang of neo-Nazis in Chemnitz allegedly staged a vicious attack on a local Jewish restaurant during a wave of violent right-wing protests. The chaos in the eastern city has sent shockwaves across Germany.
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A military court in South Sudan has convicted 10 soldiers of raping foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist
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Mexican president blames state, local police for crime surge
In his final state of the union address Monday, outgoing President Enrique Pena Nieto blamed surging violent crime in Mexico on the inability of state and local police to handle the smaller gangs that emerged following the capture of cartel leaders.
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Trump Cancels Military Parade Over Cost, Blames Local Politicians
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is canceling his plans for a military parade through the streets of Washington because the price was “ridiculously high.”
On Twitter, Trump accused local politicians of price gouging, although the projected $92 million cost was largely attributed to Pentagon costs for aircraft, equipment and personnel.
Trump tweeted “maybe we will do something next year when the cost comes WAY DOWN.”
The Defense Department had already said the parade wouldn’t happen this year.
Trump had called for the patriotic show of force last year after watching France’s Bastille Day celebration in the center of Paris at the invitation of the French president. But the project has been beset with logistical hurdles, such as the damage heavy tanks would do to city streets and an exorbitant price tag.