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Crowds Boo French PM at Nice Memorial, Demand His Resignation

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Crowds jeered the French Prime Minister as he arrived for a minute’s silence to remember victims of the attack in Nice. Boos rang out as it emerged that confidence in the capacity of the government to combat terrorism had plummeted to an all time low. Prime Minister Manuel Valls joined thousands packing the seafront, scene of the Bastille day carnage. With flowers in their hands, crowds stood on... 

Nigel Farage Steps Down as UKIP Leader, Was he Blackmailed?

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Brexit campaigner and MEP Nigel Farage has announced he is stepping down as leader of UKIP as Britain is in crisis, a major political crisis which was never seen before. Just weeks after Brexit, first, UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron stepped down, Boris Johnson who was the presumptive next Prime Minister declared his unwillingness to take over the job, then all eyes were focused on Nigel... 

Colorado ACLU Chairman Resigns After Writing About Shooting Trump Supporters

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The co-chairman of the Colorado Springs American Civil Liberties has resigned after being criticized for a Facebook post that said to supporters of Donald Trump: “If you are voting for him, I will have to shoot you before election day.” The Daily Caller drew attention to the posts on Loring Wirbel’s Facebook account this week. The ACLU of Colorado tweeted Friday that it “has accepted Loring... 

Town Official Resigns After Tree Lighting Ceremony Renamed to Include 'Christmas'

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It came down to the addition of a single word for the a tree lighting ceremony, but that word carried enough significance for borough Roselle Park Councilwoman Charlene Storey to resign. Minutes after the council voted 4-2 Thursday night to change the name of the ceremony from A Tree Lighting to A Christmas Tree Lighting, the councilwoman-at-large, left the meeting. She later submitted her letter... 

Romanian government resigns amid mass protests over deadly nightclub blaze

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The Romanian cabinet has resigned in response to nationwide mass protests that followed a deadly fire in a Bucharest nightclub in which 32 people died, Ministers said they would continue to carry out their duties until a new government is formed. “I’m handing in my mandate, I’m resigning, and implicitly my government too,” AP cited Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta as saying in... 

1000s of Hondurans call for president’s resignation

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Thousands of Hondurans have taken to the streets of the capital, Tegucigalpa, to call on President Juan Orlando Hernandez to quit over an alleged corruption scandal in his election campaign. Activists said 30,000 people turned out on Friday for the fourth weekly demonstration in a row and marched toward the Honduran prosecutor’s office. Chanting “JOH out!” — referring to the president’s... 

Nigel Farage withdraws resignation as UKIP leader

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Nigel Farage has withdrawn his resignation as leader of UKIP, initially tendered as pledged after losing his South Thanet seat on Thursday. UKIP Chairman Steve Crowther said in a statement: “As promised Nigel Farage tendered his official resignation as leader of UKIP to the NEC.” However, Crowther says the offer was “anomalously rejected by the NEC members who produced overwhelmingly evidence... 

Brazil youths demand governors of Rio, Sao Paulo to resign

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Brazilian protesters march towards Governor Sergio Cabral’s residence demanding him to resign in Rio de Janeiro on August 1, 2013. Hundreds of Brazilian youths have staged protests demanding the resignation of the governors of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro as well as the release of demonstrators arrested during previous rallies. On Thursday, protesters in both cities demanded Rio de Janeiro Governor... 

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns after fraud charges

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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned his post. Israel’s combative foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, unexpectedly resigned on Friday after being indicted on corruption charges, throwing the country’s political system into uncertainty just five weeks before a general election. His resignation, a day after the attorney general, Yehuda Weinstein, charged him with fraud and breach... 

Russian Lawmaker resignes After Holocaust Survivors comments

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A deputy from the Smolensk city council, Andrei Yershov, has resigned from his post amid controversy over his comments on benefits for Holocaust survivors. During a mid-October city council debate on granting privileges such as free passage on buses and trains to people who as children were incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps, Yershov wanted to know “why is it that we owe anything”... 

Georgia's interior minister resigns over prisoners torture scandal

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Georgia’s Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia Georgia’s interior minister has resigned amid protests over videos showing physical and sexual abuse of inmates in the country’s prisons. “I feel moral and political responsibility that we failed to eradicate the horrible practice (of torture),” Bacho Akhalaia said in a statement on Thursday. “This is why I have submitted my... 

Dutch Prime Minister resigns after Austerity talks fail

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The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, has submitted his letter of resignation to Queen Beatrix after entering into a governmental coalition with the extreme right-wing Freedom Party, led by Geert Wilders, which had refused to support the budget reduction. His resignation was immediately accepted. The Netherlands, is one of many European countries which still supports the “AAA”... 

Serbia's President Tadic Resigns

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Serbian president Boris Tadic has announced his resignation, nine months before the end of his presidential term, paving the way for an early presidential election. Serbia’s parliament speaker is expected to call the vote for May 6, the same day that general elections are already scheduled. ­Tadic is set to leave the office April 6, after that Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, the speaker of parliament,... 

Greek Prime Minister Agrees to Resign

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Athens : Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks during a debate on the confidence vote at the Greek Parliament, in Athens, on November 4, 2011. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has agreed to resign following the introduction of a new coalition government. This is according to an Athens news agency, quoting a source close to Papandreou himself. ­Sunday’s Greek Cabinet meeting is likely... 

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Resigns Over Global Warming

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Ivar Giaever The global warming theory left him out in the cold. Dr. Ivar Giaever, a former professor with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday, Sept. 13, from the premier physics society in disgust over its officially stated policy that “global warming is occurring.” The official position of the American... 
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