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Bibi1581 Blog For 10/01/2018: Morning Edition

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1…………>Today’s White House Tweets: President Trump

 

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News conference on the USMCA this morning at 11:00 – Rose Garden of White House.

  1. Congratulations to Mexico and Canada!

  2. ….deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduces Trade Barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three Great Nations together in competition with the rest of the world. The USMCA is a historic transaction!

  3. Late last night, our deadline, we reached a wonderful new Trade Deal with Canada, to be added into the deal already reached with Mexico. The new name will be The United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It is a great deal for all three countries, solves the many……

 

 

2…………>  Applied Global Warming: Typhoon Trami

 

Category 1 typhoon Trami  battered western Japan, bringing heavy rain and strong winds and leaving at least one person dead and 100 injured, leading to cancellation of bullet trains and flights due to the strong winds and rain.

Trami’s maximum wind speed hit 140 mi/hr, shutting down critical transport infrastructure and caused widespread damage across the country. Footage showed winds and rain from the typhoon, rated category one by Tropical Storm Risk, with type 5 the highest, sweeping through towns and uprooting trees. 

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-01/japan-pummelled-by-typhoon-trami,-injuring-dozens-and-shutting/10324236

 

 

 

 

 

3…………> North American Trade Deal: Trump’s Victory

 

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) gives the US greater access to Canada’s dairy market, allows imports of Canadian cars and governs more than $1tn (£767bn) in trade.

President Trump, who has long sought to change Nafta, said the new deal was “wonderful,” it is intended to last 16 years and be reviewed every six years. Following the agreement, Mr. Trump tweeted that USMCA was a “great deal” for all three countries and solves the “deficiencies and mistakes” in Nafta.  

The US has been fighting trade wars on several fronts this year, including placing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico and Canada., as part of President Trump’s America First policy. 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45702609

 

 

4…………> Palu Tsunami: A View From Above

Searchers are continuing to comb beaches and rubble for family lost in the devastating tsunami that hit Palu, Indonesia four days ago.

A lack of heavy lifting equipment is hampering rescuers’ attempts to reach people who remain alive in the ruins of collapsed buildings.

Dozens of people are feared to be underneath the rubble of one hotel alone, the Roa-Roa, in the devastated coastal resort. (BBC)

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45707049

 

 

 

 

 

5…………> Chansonnier Fades Away: Aznavour

 

Charles Aznavour, France’s best-known chansonnier and Armenia’s most famous son, a singer who sold more than 100 million records in 80 countries and earned world-wide fame, has passed away aged 94.

 French President Emmanuel Macron, a fan of the singer described as “France’s Frank Sinatra,” paid tribute to Aznavour on Twitter shortly after the news of his death was made public.

“Deeply French, viscerally attached to his Armenian roots, known all over the world, Charles Aznavour accompanied three generations through their joys and pains,” Marron wrote.

“His masterpieces, his tone, his unique brilliance will live far beyond him.”

The musician wrote more than 1,000 chansons, many became worldwide hits performed by legends such as Shirley Bassey, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr., Liza Minnelli, and Nina Simone. 

 

https://p.dw.com/p/1C3LY

 

 

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