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Italian Parliament Votes To Toughen Laws Against Fascist Propaganda

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s lower house of parliament approved on Tuesday a bill aimed at curbing fascist propaganda, more than 70 years after the death of wartime dictator Benito Mussolini. Under existing laws, pro-fascist propaganda is only penalized if it is seen to be part of an effort to revive the old Fascist Party. The…

By Reuters Sep 12, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Netanyahu, In Argentina, Lauds Effort To Solve 1994 Jewish Center Bombing

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday used the first Latin America visit by an Israeli PM to praise Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s effort to solve the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center that killed 85 people. Argentine courts have blamed the attack on Iran. But no one has…

By Reuters Sep 12, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Russian Theater Director’s Arrest Casts Doubt Over ‘Nureyev’ Ballet

The arrest of prominent Russian theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov has complicated plans to stage the premiere of a ballet about the late Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev at the Bolshoi Theatre, its director general said on Tuesday. It is also possible that the ballet ‘Nureyev’, originally due to premiere on July 11, will…

By Reuters Sep 12, 2017 | < 1 min read
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J.J. Abrams To Direct New ‘Star Wars IX’ Flick

Filmmaker J.J. Abrams will write and direct the ninth installment of the ongoing “Star Wars” saga, Walt Disney Co said Tuesday, a week after the film lost its writer-director due to creative differences with the studio. Abrams will helm “Star Wars: Episode IX” after he launched the current iteration of “Star Wars” films with 2015’s…

By Reuters Sep 12, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Netanyahu Praises Argentina For 1994 Bombing Probe

Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Argentina on Tuesday as the first sitting Israeli prime minister to visit Latin America, praised President Mauricio Macri’s effort to resolve the bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994 that killed 85 people. The bombing, which has yet to be solved, has been blamed by the Argentine…

By Reuters Sep 12, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Israeli Start-Up Building Thermal Cameras For Self-Driving Cars

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An Israeli start-up believes it can solve some of the tricky problems faced by self-driving cars by employing thermal cameras to detect heat from pedestrians, animals and objects, the latest technology being tested in the fast-growing industry. Start-up AdaSky announced on Monday that it had developed a far infrared (FIR) thermal…

By Reuters Sep 11, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Netanyahu Sets Meeting With Trump This Month

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would meet President Trump later this month during a visit to New York, where he will address the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 19. Netanyahu spoke to reporters accompanying him on a trip to Latin America before his plane left Tel Aviv for Argentina on…

By Reuters Sep 11, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Netanyahu’s Son Posts Anti-Semitic Facebook Image

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Yair Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister’s 26-year-old son, continues to court controversy with his social media activity. The young Netanyahu is widely seen in Israel as being groomed by his parents as a future political leader and the Facebook posts have attracted particular public interest. On Saturday, he posted on Facebook a…

By Reuters Sep 10, 2017 | < 1 min read

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