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EU Commission approves Israeli ‘settlement’ product guidelines (Illustrative picture)‏. (photo credit:REUTERS)

France’s First-time Labelling of Goods Made in Israeli Settlements

by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 7, 2017 | World

Paris- France became the very first European Union member state to go into implementation of a 14 month-old union directive to label Israel products coming from settlements for consumer awareness. France’s measure remains vague as to whether it was coincidental or...

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Captain Kamal Kalsi, a Sikh, is seen with a camouflage turban in this September 2015 file photo/ AFP

U.S. Army Allows Turbans, Veils and Beards

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Washington- Days after New York police announcement of allowing religious people to wear turbans and beards, the U.S. army issued a new list of regulations and rules. Among these updated regulations there is a rule similar to that of New York police – the new list...

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Dele Alli heads Tottenham into the lead on the stroke of half-time. Photograph: Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images

Tottenham Deliver Statement of Intent against Chelsea but Revenge Tastes Sweet

by David Hynter | Jan 7, 2017 | Sports

Mauricio Pochettino has been at Tottenham Hotspur for only two and a half seasons but, already, he has plenty of history with Chelsea – and it goes deeper than the now notorious 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge at the end of last season, when his team lost a lead, their...

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Senegal’s Sadio Mané, Egypt’s Mohamed Elneny, Ivory Coast’s Lamine Koné, Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez and Ivory Coast’s Max Gradel will all be starring for their national sides at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations rather than playing in the Premier League. Composite: AFP; Getty Images; Rex/Shutterstock; Action Images via Reuters,

The Premier League’s likely winners and losers from 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

by Paul Doyle | Jan 7, 2017 | Sports

Now is the time for top clubs to prove that to be forewarned really is to be forearmed. Everyone knew that the Africa Cup of Nations was on the agenda for early 2017 and now, with 23 Premier League players among those heading off to Gabon to compete for their...

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Airlines will have to provide prompt, automated refunds of baggage fees if they don’t deliver luggage on time, new legislation says. Credit Brandon Magnus for The New York Times

Want Hopeful Signs From 2016? Look to Some of Its Aggravations

by Ron Lieber | Jan 7, 2017 | Business

Looking for a way to end 2016 on a hopeful note? So was I when I went back through the columns I had written this year about the consumer issues that confused or annoyed me most. What I found was a pleasant surprise: In several cases, things had actually gotten at...