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Government watchdog Judicial Watch has found a number of new emails belonging to former Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton containing classified information and showing favors being done for a Russia connected organization through the Clinton Foundation while she was Secretary of State. The emails were obtained through a lawsuit against the Department and a recent court order. "The new Abedin emails also reveal additional instances in which Clinton’s then- scheduler Lona Valmoro forwarded the former secretary of state’s detailed daily schedule to top Clinton Foundation officials. The new emails also reveal a number of favors that were requested and carried out," Judicial...

he Théâtre Des Champs-Elysées in Paris glows in the dark, casting light on Avenue Montaigne, an elegant street whose sleek, upscale shops bear such eye-catching names as Dior, Prada, Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Harry Winston. The five-storey Canadian embassy building is close by, and the iconic Eiffel Tower glimmers enticingly in the distance. On this chilly night in the City of Lights, Parisians line up to watch a live performance of La Flute Enchantée (The Magic Flute), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s passionate, playful opera. The thirtysomething performers, dressed in contemporary clothes, put on a rousing show. There is thunderous applause as...

SUMMARY In early June, Bolivia's government, led by the interim president, Carlos Mesa, collapsed amid widespread popular protests. The trigger was the enactment of a controversial hydrocarbons law which, although it sharply increased levies on foreign companies, was seen by radical protestors as not going far enough. The effective royalty rate was raised from 18% to 50%. The increase will be contested by foreign oil companies which claim it contravenes the terms of existing contracts. However, Bolivia's more radical groups are pressing for outright nationalisation. The future management of the privatised hydrocarbons industry has become a bitterly divisive issue in...