2017-01-31 2a5cbe176819763c728a12247178c02ba85e0a33 16 2017 Romanian protests 1 /wiki/2017%20romanian%20protests Romania 2 /wiki/romania Romanian government 14 /wiki/government%20of%20romania 2017 Romanian protests Romania Romanian government 2017 Romanian protests /feed/2017/01/31/despite-massive-protests-in-recent-days-romania-s-government-adopts-an-emergency-ordinance-to-decriminalize-some-graft Reuters 31 b5e71ec4d74184a07c9ac7fe40d95866f295d8fb 1 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-government-corruption-idUSKBN15F29F 2017 Despite massive protests in recent days, Romania's government adopts an emergency ordinance to decriminalize some graft offences. 2017-01-31 4aab264b98345f81d2e5e82de69a92ca5773117b 15 Dissent Channel 71 /wiki/dissent%20channel Presidency of Donald Trump 1 /wiki/presidency%20of%20donald%20trump State Department 2 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20state Tom Shannon 37 /wiki/thomas%20a.%20shannon%20jr. U.S. Secretary of State 14 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20state Dissent Channel Presidency of Donald Trump State Department Tom Shannon U.S. Secretary of State Presidency of Donald Trump /feed/2017/01/31/the-state-department-memorandum-about-concerns-with-this-travel-ban-is-submitted-to-acting-secretary-of-state-tom-shanno Reuters and AFP-JIJI via ''The Japan Times 31 6bb4b587f65421be313649b2b42c220ef5f2f0e5 1 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/01/world/politics-diplomacy-world/900-state-department-officials-sign-unprecedented-protest-memo-travel-ban/#.WJGG0oWcHIU 2017 The New York Times 31 792c50a534942aaf7f6711c2faa705d0fb87b1a7 1 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/world/americas/state-dept-dissent-cable-trump-immigration-order.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 2017 Voice of America 31 3752135c3c7d17f347ec91a6260a646d0500b689 1 http://www.voanews.com/a/over-a-thousand-state-dept-personnel-officially-dissent-to-immigration-order/3700399.html 2017 The State Department memorandum about concerns with this travel ban is submitted to acting Secretary of State Tom Shannon through the federal government's Dissent Channel. This protest memo had between 900-1,000 signatures. Department officials said these signatures are far more than any dissent cable in recent years, adding more diplomats want to add their names to it. 2017-01-31 d5b38a80bf3445ad3898802eda97dfdfa8640098 13 Donald Trump 2 /wiki/donald%20trump Neil Gorsuch 14 /wiki/neil%20gorsuch Presidency of Donald Trump 1 /wiki/presidency%20of%20donald%20trump Donald Trump Neil Gorsuch Presidency of Donald Trump Presidency of Donald Trump /feed/2017/01/31/president-donald-trump-has-nominated-judge-neil-gorsuch-to-fill-the-vacant-seat-on-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-state CNN 31 9c713a5168ee14753fb0715a6a9eed6f80e275f9 1 http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-nominee/index.html 2017 President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. Neil Gorsuch is the youngest nominee to the court in 25 years. 2017-01-31 3a122be4f1018b70f3b48b9af10966f12f4a6817 11 Elaine Chao 71 /wiki/elaine%20chao Mitch McConnell 239 /wiki/mitch%20mcconnell Presidency of Donald Trump 1 /wiki/presidency%20of%20donald%20trump Transportation Secretary 116 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20transportation U.S. Secretary of Labor 14 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20labor U.S. Senate 2 /wiki/united%20states%20senate deputy transportation secretary 37 /wiki/united%20states%20deputy%20secretary%20of%20transportation majority leader 172 /wiki/party%20leaders%20of%20the%20united%20states%20senate Elaine Chao Mitch McConnell Presidency of Donald Trump Transportation Secretary U.S. Secretary of Labor U.S. Senate deputy transportation secretary majority leader Presidency of Donald Trump /feed/2017/01/31/the-us-senate-confirms-former-us-labor-secretary-and-deputy-transportation-secretary-elaine-chao-as-secretary-of-tra The Washington Post 31 a3d3a24e91083122b8cb2ac45ef5a1f48cb9914e 1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/trumps-transportation-secretary-pick-elaine-chao-confirmed-in-senate-with-some-top-democrats-balking/2017/01/31/a15c7604-df42-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html 2017 The U.S. Senate confirms former U.S. labor secretary and deputy transportation secretary Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation. Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. 2017-01-31 e4a0e7671570c94ccb425465581c24ce16b88a15 9 2008 Mumbai attacks 1 /wiki/2008%20mumbai%20attacks Hafiz Muhammad Saeed 14 /wiki/hafiz%20muhammad%20saeed India 37 /wiki/india Lahore 172 /wiki/lahore Lashkar-e-Taiba 71 /wiki/lashkar-e-taiba Pakistan 2 /wiki/pakistan Punjab 239 /wiki/punjab,%20pakistan house arrest 116 /wiki/house%20arrest 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Muhammad Saeed India Lahore Lashkar-e-Taiba Pakistan Punjab house arrest 2008 Mumbai attacks /feed/2017/01/31/pakistan-detains-hafiz-muhammad-saeed-the-suspected-mastermind-of-the-2008-attacks-in-the-indian-city-saeed-co-founde Al Jazeera 31 3013aa4edc074fa6c65cbbea39b53637d06e23a4 1 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/pakistan-hafiz-saeed-house-arrest-170130190123170.html 2017 CNN 31 ea2723c414a19cbb3edf173b2162b3144da1f364 1 http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/asia/hafiz-saeed-house-arrest-pakistan/ 2017 Pakistan detains Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 2008 attacks in the Indian city. Saeed, co-founder of the active terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, is being held under house arrest in Lahore in Pakistan's Punjab Province. Four other men are also under house arrest in the area. 2017-01-31 8f66a04fcc10f0342e45b6158e6b1d536554ed28 8 Central Intelligence Agency 171 /wiki/central%20intelligence%20agency Federal Security Service 36 /wiki/federal%20security%20service Kaspersky Lab 13 /wiki/kaspersky%20lab Russian authorities 1 /wiki/government%20of%20russia U.S. 115 /wiki/united%20states treason 70 /wiki/treason Central Intelligence Agency Federal Security Service Kaspersky Lab Russian authorities U.S. treason Russian authorities /feed/2017/01/31/the-kremlin-arrests-four-people-kaspersky-lab-s-ruslan-stoyanov-and-three-officials-in-the-federal-security-service-f (''The Washington Times 31 5f9f7f72fa4e8e3c4c8405bbdc0d0c4299253308 1 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/27/russian-treason-probe-results-arrests-fsb-official/? 2017 AP 31 024eed9f1032631f3b1d6d52b12ed501af4ff74f 1 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5355936ae6824ef4aaa045b9475065c3/reported-treason-arrests-fuel-russian-hacking-intrigue 2017 New York Daily News 31 48f549d072bd0eeda5542a9bd2b5851eb859a428 1 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/russian-spy-officials-accused-treason-working-cia-article-1.2960651 2017 The New York Times 31 e11f913ceadc2aa5d325b229003b7d7dc07c7a85 1 https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/01/25/world/europe/ap-eu-russia-cybersecurity.html 2017 The Kremlin arrests four people, Kaspersky Lab's Ruslan Stoyanov, and three officials in the Federal Security Service (FSB previously KGB) Center for Information Security, reportedly on treason charges for passing information to America's CIA. 2017-01-31 bf55ea7d0ec71f8b601332e2b74c506d4ffa8088 7 Alan Turing law 1 /wiki/alan%20turing%20law England 71 /wiki/england LGBTQ+ people 14 /wiki/lgbt United Kingdom 2 /wiki/united%20kingdom Wales 116 /wiki/wales sodomy laws 37 /wiki/sodomy%20laws statutory pardon 172 /wiki/pardon#united%20kingdom Alan Turing law England LGBTQ+ people United Kingdom Wales sodomy laws statutory pardon Alan Turing law /feed/2017/01/31/the-united-kingdom-posthumously-pardons-around-49000-gay-and-bisexual-men-found-guilty-of-decades-old-sodomy-laws-in-en BBC 31 ec2e4550e4d6441b62ededcfb138eba770dfd5db 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38814338 2017 The United Kingdom posthumously pardons around 49,000 gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sodomy laws in England and Wales. Those still living can apply for a statutory pardon. 2017-01-31 c609e1479d4bd841263ce9081872c3c9ceb5f3db 6 Chief Justice of Australia 13 /wiki/chief%20justice%20of%20australia Susan Kiefel 1 /wiki/susan%20kiefel Chief Justice of Australia Susan Kiefel Susan Kiefel /feed/2017/01/31/susan-kiefel-is-sworn-in-as-the-first-female-chief-justice-of-australia Radio National 31 7c5c9e2de1dd7e7da986a5e185eed8b0bb39bdc8 1 http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lawreport/2017-01-31/8222950 2017 Susan Kiefel is sworn in as the first female Chief Justice of Australia. 2017-01-31 cea8e5dd3fc9baf15f964bf5fb4aa320fe81749b 5 Angela Merkel 115 /wiki/angela%20merkel Germany 36 /wiki/germany Peter Navarro 13 /wiki/peter%20navarro economic adviser 1 /wiki/white%20house%20national%20trade%20council € 70 /wiki/euro Angela Merkel Germany Peter Navarro economic adviser € Economic adviser /feed/2017/01/31/white-house-national-trade-council-director-peter-navarro-says-germany-exploits-other-countries-with-a-grossly-underval Bloomberg 31 bafcbd80854dfe3318bc210251800623aa0fea20 1 https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-31/trump-adviser-blasts-germany-for-exploiting-undervalued-euro 2017 CNBC 31 b6861a6f7a0103efe2b89afc159182bdad41a3de 1 https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/31/euro-spikes-after-trumps-trade-adviser-tells-ft-that-germany-is-using-grossly-undervalued-currency.html 2017 White House National Trade Council director Peter Navarro says Germany exploits other countries with a "grossly undervalued" euro. German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects the allegation. 2017-01-31 7c3c98a02ed95acd90ba3ac5848cf0c3e3d1d853 4 African Union 14 /wiki/african%20union Enlargement of the African Union 1 /wiki/enlargement%20of%20the%20african%20union Morocco 2 /wiki/morocco Political status of Western Sahara 37 /wiki/political%20status%20of%20western%20sahara African Union Enlargement of the African Union Morocco Political status of Western Sahara Enlargement of the African Union /feed/2017/01/31/morocco-rejoins-the-african-union-after-a-33-year-absence-despite-opposition-from-several-member-states-over-the-politi Al Jazeera 31 3b07274c7bbade68b308aa8ad04a6418bcfe7f12 1 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/morocco-rejoins-african-union-33-years-170131084926023.html 2017 Morocco rejoins the African Union after a 33-year absence, despite opposition from several member states over the political status of Western Sahara. 2017-01-31 d58e7ce1dc1ca2106e4e0c31b6200a13aabbd011 3 PwC 1 /wiki/pwc hard Brexit 13 /wiki/hard%20brexit € 36 /wiki/euro PwC hard Brexit € PwC /feed/2017/01/31/consultancy-pwc-says-that-global-banks-with-business-both-in-london-and-on-the-european-continent-must-plan-for-a-hard-b Reuters 31 0a27ae4de42864b5f2765a00bc496edf586ca12d 1 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-banks-idUSKBN15F1XQ 2017 Consultancy PwC says that global banks with business both in London and on the European continent must plan for a hard Brexit that entails a break with many of the benefits of the Euro system, and a short transition period. 2017-01-31 83d1a130b071d94c2993b49ea0a6ee98692a93ad 2 Austrian People's Party 70 /wiki/austrian%20people's%20party Social Democratic Party 36 /wiki/social%20democratic%20party%20of%20austria burqa 1 /wiki/burqa niqāb 13 /wiki/niqab Austrian People's Party Social Democratic Party burqa niqāb Burqa /feed/2017/01/31/agrees-to-ban-the-full-face-veil-burqa-and-niqab-in-public-spaces-part-of-a-larger-deal-struck-by-the-center-left-soc BBC 31 838eb8b0a73a38e9aa0b96e5d0096ae123789b7d 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38808495 2017 The Christian Science Monitor 31 3e1561349933f03c6bf36f8c03c1749052e293c1 1 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2017/0131/Why-Austria-joins-other-European-nations-in-banning-the-full-face-veil 2017 agrees to ban the full-face veil (burqa and niqāb) in public spaces, part of a larger deal struck by the center-left Social Democratic Party and the center-right Austrian People's Party to avoid the collapse of the ruling coalition government. 2017-01-31 cad0686109c530f16f65fc7c8e9b1ff38c7e1a35 1 Idlib Governorate 116 /wiki/idlib%20governorate Lebanon–Syria border 37 /wiki/lebanon-syria%20border Rankous 71 /wiki/rankous Syrian opposition 2 /wiki/syrian%20opposition Wadi Barada area 14 /wiki/souq%20wadi%20barada civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Idlib Governorate Lebanon–Syria border Rankous Syrian opposition Wadi Barada area civil war Civil war /feed/2017/01/31/the-syrian-opposition-agrees-to-surrender-their-remaining-villages-in-the-stretch-between-the-wadi-barada-area-and-the Al Masdar News 31 bdd6ec80a0e2b013878b9a8ec4aec84bc12caca2 1 https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/jihadist-rebels-surrender-lebanese-border-points-syrian-army/ 2017 The Syrian opposition agrees to surrender their remaining villages in the stretch between the Wadi Barada area and the Lebanon-Syria border, as well as the Rankous borderange for transportation of at least 250 rebel fighters to their stronghold in the Idlib Governorate.