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US govt shuts down for 1st time in 17 years as budget talks fail
The US federal government is partially shutting down after the Congress failed to fund its work amid a Republican drive to defund the Obamacare healthcare program. President Obama addressed to US troops to boost their confidence amid the crisis.
The crisis would initially cost the US economy at least $300 million a day in lost economic output, says Bloomberg citing IHS Inc., a Massachusetts-based economic forecast company.
President Barack Obama assumed his role as commander-in-chief to address US troops around the world. He said the Congress had failed American soldiers in causing the government shutdown. He pledged that the White House will do everything possible to keep those troops currently on active duty to receive all they need in order to perform that duty.
The partial shutdown will leave some essential government functions, including national security and public safety, intact. It’s not clear how long the situation will continue, with lawmakers expected to take a further vote in a matter of hours.
If the shutdown persists, it will affect an estimated 800,000 of public workers, who will be forced into unpaid leave as the government would be unable to fund their employment. National parks and most federal offices are closed, as is almost all of NASA, except for Mission Control in Houston.
Tripoli embassy attack sparked after Libyan officer killed by Russian woman
An attack on Russia’s embassy in Libyan Tripoli comes as retaliation after a Russian woman killed local officer and injured his mother, Foreign Ministry confirmed.
Embassy staffers and their families have left Libya following the attack.
On Thursday they successfully crossed the border with Tunisia and will return to Moscow on an Emergency Ministry's special flight on Friday.
After visiting the Russian Embassy, Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdelaziz recommended Russian diplomats to leave the country as local security forces are unable to ensure a safe working environment.
Libyan authorities assured Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, that they will take measures to secure property and real estate on the embassy’s territory.
A group of high-ranking diplomats is temporarily remaining in Tunisia to maintain contacts with the Libyan side.
Provoked by the murder that occurred on October 1, a group of gunmen – the officer’s relatives and friends - opened fire on the diplomatic compound and got onto the territory, forcing diplomats and their families to hide in a protected location.
Embassy security guards, along with one of the local pro-government militias, managed to force attackers out.
One assailant was killed and four others were injured.
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