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I'm sure Hollywood has a bigger problem with starlets seducing big-wigs hoping to get a job. I'm not sure that qualifies as sexual harassment but allowing yourself to be so seduced must be against various labor laws. At what point (if any) does that sort of stuff start pouring out as well?
[Al Jazeera] Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says he will not recognise a win by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday's scheduled election rerun, as a political crisis gripping the East African country shows no sign of ending.
Odinga pulled out of the race earlier this month after claiming opposition demands to overhaul the country's election body had not been met.
"As far as we are concerned, this is not an election," Odinga told the Nation newspaper on Sunday.
He also ruled out contesting the outcome of the vote in court, in line with his party's position that the upcoming vote will not be credible.
"It is not a legal matter, but a political one which must be dealt with as such," said Odinga, calling the prospect of challenging the result "a waste of time".
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I think I can think of the perfect compromise choice...and he even comes with security.
[Al Jazeera] Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, is headed for a big victory in snap elections, according to exit polls, after promising to toughen his stance on North Korea and revive the economy.
Abe's ruling coalition is on course to win between 280 and 336 seats in Sunday's vote, which easily surpasses a simple majority in the 465-seat lower house of parliament.
Abe looks set to become Japan's longest serving leader since the second world war, although he is hoping for a two-thirds "super majority" to push through his agenda, for which he needs at least 310 seats.
The victory marks a remarkable turnaround for the Japanese leader. Plagued by corruption scandals, Abe and his coalition party were on shaky ground just last month
But on election day, they were favourites to win re-election and an exit poll predicted the Liberal Democratic Party would secure a parliamentary majority.
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[Express] A CHINESE academic with close links to officials inside the country's defence establishment has revealed that China is prepared to "go to war" with North Korea.
In a shocking bombshell interview, an academic with close ties to the Chinese government has warned war with North Korea was on the table.
Chong Sho-Hu, who is a professor of international relations at the Renmin University, in Beijing, said North Korea was "seeking death".
He also confirmed the long-lasting era of Chinese friendship with North Korea has ended.
Despite historic ties between the two countries, president Xi Jinping has reportedly become "fed up" with the erratic behaviour of the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
Speaking to the BBC, the professor warned that one more missile test would be the move "to push the country off the cliff".
President Jinping was said to be "boiling with fury"™ after North Korea recently tested a missile just as China was gearing up to host a pivotal global economic conference.
The former US ambassador to China Max Baucus recently claimed the only time he saw the Chinese leader use "undiplomatic language" was in relation to Kim Jong-Un.
Professor Sho-Hu, who has ties to China's defence and foreign affairs establishment, suggested that the time may have come for a military solution to the problem.
He said: "The Chinese government is mad, China’s top leader is mad. China wants to punish North Korea.
"China once had special relations with the Soviet Union but they had war with that country.
"They also had a very special relationship with Vietnam but then they had a war with them in 1979
"The relationship between China and North Korea is worse than both of those.
"I will say, there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies."
The professor added: "North Korea is in an awkward situation. No country has ever encountered such tough sanctions before.
"If they do nothing, they will starve to death. If they do another ICBM test, they will seek to die.
"North Korea is standing on the edge of a deep cliff, one light blow could push this country of the cliff."
When asked whether this meant one more missile test could trigger war, the professor agreed.
This week the China's leader Xi Jinping outlined his plans to make China the most powerful nation in the world.
In a three and a half hour speech at the Chinese Communist Party Congress, he said he would build the biggest army in the world, but wanted to avoid a conflict with US President Donald Trump over North Korea.
But, speaking of the People's Liberation Army, he said: "A military is built to fight."
He told delegates: "By 2050 China will become a global leader in terms of comprehensive national strength and international influence with the rule of law, innovative companies, a clean environment, an expanding middle class, adequate public transportation and reduced disparities between urban and rural areas.
"Chinese people will enjoy greater happiness and well-being, and the Chinese nation will stand taller and firmer in the world.
"China is approaching the centre of the world stage."
A cyber security expert told Express.co.uk China could strike the US by pretending to be North Korea.
Matt Morris, vice president of NexDefense, said hackers knew the digital footprints of other states and were mimicking them to use as a decoy.
CIA chief Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that North Korea could be only "months" away from gaining the ability to hit the United States with nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump is expected to try and pressure the Chinese president when they meet next month.
The White House want China to do more to rein in North Korea, following the president's consolidation of power at the Communist Party Congress.
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Can't have successful (South) Koreans sitting on their border behind which millions of ethnic Koreans remain under Beijing's thumb. The longer they delay in fixing the problem in Pyongyang, the more likely the situation becomes.
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And the question is, assuming this has official backing, is it actual intentions, or is it published for effect? Why would China tell NK that they're going to attack?
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Take away the closet Commie's passport. Carter already betrayed the US by claiming the authority of Pres. Clinton during his last North Korean trip.
[Defense One] BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. ‐ The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991.
That means the long-dormant concrete pads at the ends of this base’s 11,000-foot runway ‐ dubbed the "Christmas tree" for their angular markings ‐ could once again find several B-52s parked on them, laden with nuclear weapons and set to take off at a moment’s notice.
"This is yet one more step in ensuring that we’re prepared," Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff, said in an interview during his six-day tour of Barksdale and other U.S. Air Force bases that support the nuclear mission. "I look at it more as not planning for any specific event, but more for the reality of the global situation we find ourselves in and how we ensure we’re prepared going forward."
Goldfein and other senior defense officials stressed that the alert order had not been given, but that preparations were under way in anticipation that it might come. That decision would be made by Gen. John Hyten, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, or Gen. Lori Robinson, the head of U.S. Northern Command. STRATCOM is in charge of the military’s nuclear forces and NORTHCOM is in charge of defending North America.
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Speaking to the BBC, the professor warned that one more missile test would be the move "to push the country off the cliff". 
[Defense One] BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. ‐ The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991.
