The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on leaders of militant groups over the taking of hostages, including Americans, in West Africa, the Treasury and State departments said. The sanctions on leaders of the West African branch of al Qaeda, called Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), and Islamist militant group Al-Mourabitoun come as Washington has sought to deter and punish detentions of U.S. citizens abroad. West African countries have been destabilized in recent years by Islamist insurgencies that took root in Mali in 2012 and spread across the Sahel region despite costly, internationally backed military efforts.
Aldi customers famously employ the ultra-low-tech system of using a quarter to unlock one of the German supermarket chain’s shopping carts before bagging their own groceries on the way out of the store.
Justice Minister John Hogan said he will introduce a bill in the House of Assembly on Wednesday to amend the province's Limitations Act — a law that has prevented some people from suing the government for abuse they suffered as children.The move comes amid mounting pressure from across the floor. A group of MHAs have spent weeks reading in the same petition more than 30 times, calling on Hogan to update the legislation and bring it in line with the majority of other provinces in Canada."We've be
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United States | 39 | 41 | 33 | 113 |
China | 38 | 32 | 18 | 88 |
ROC | 20 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
Great Britain | 22 | 21 | 22 | 65 |
Japan | 27 | 14 | 17 | 58 |
Australia | 17 | 7 | 22 | 46 |
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