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January 17, 2019

Philips to shut UK factory over ‘geopolitical’ concerns

Dutch multinational Philips announced Thursday the closure of a British factory making baby bottles, threatening 430 jobs, citing “ongoing geopolitical challenges”, months after warning about the potential negative effects of Brexit. Philips said it aimed to close its Avent plant…

January 17, 2019

Dutch journalist deported from Turkey over alleged terror links

Turkey deported a Dutch journalist on Thursday after Turkish officials said Ankara received a tip-off from police in the Netherlands that she had suspected links to a jihadist group in Syria. However the Dutch prosecutor’s office said that while it…

January 17, 2019

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo seeks immediate release from ICC

Defence lawyers sought Ivorian ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s immediate release by the International Criminal Court on Thursday following his acquittal over post-election violence. The Hague-based court halted the freeing of 73-year-old Gbagbo, the first former head of state to face trial…

January 17, 2019

Dutch journalist arrested and deported from Turkey

A Dutch journalist based in Turkey said was deported from the country on Thursday, a day after she was arrested. “I got arrested yesterday (Wednesday), got deported this morning. Flying out now”, Ans Boersma, a freelance journalist based in Istanbul…

January 16, 2019

ICC halts release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday dashed Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s hopes of a swift release following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity. Trial judges had earlier ordered Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude to…

January 16, 2019

ICC halts release of I.Coast’s Gbagbo after new appeal

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday halted the release of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo following a fresh appeal by prosecutors, a day after he was acquitted of crimes against humanity. Judges had earlier ordered Gbagbo and his right-hand…

January 16, 2019

ICC orders release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, a day after his shock acquittal over post-electoral violence in which 3,000 people died. Judges rejected a bid by prosecutors to keep the 73-year-old…

January 16, 2019

ICC judges say Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo should go free

International Criminal Court judges said Wednesday that former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo should be released, a day after his shock acquittal over post-electoral violence in which 3,000 people died. Judges rejected a prosecution bid to keep the 73-year-old fallen…

January 16, 2019

Ivory Coast ex-president Gbagbo should be freed: ICC judges

International Criminal Court judges said Wednesday that former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo should be released, a day after acquitting him of crimes against humanity. Head judge Cuno Tarfusser said the court “rejects the prosecution request to maintain them in…