Palestinian draft resolution fails in U.N. council, U.S. votes against
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories by late 2017.
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Canada's Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan said it had bought a 19.25 percent stake in Birmingham Airport [BIRHLF.UL] from Australia's Victorian Funds Management Corporation, taking its investment in the British airport to 48.25 percent.
Kenyan opposition lawmakers disrupted a vote on Thursday to authorize tough terrorism-related measures that rights activists say threaten civil liberties and free speech, forcing the parliamentary speaker to postpone the session.
A proposed A$8 billion ($6.52 billion) Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort, backed by Honk Kong billionaire Tony Fung, was on Thursday granted regulatory approval by an Australian state planning department - clearing its first legislative hurdle.
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