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12-Nov-14 World View -- European high court clamps down on 'benefit tourism'

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12-Nov-14 World View -- European high court clamps down on 'benefit tourism'

African football (soccer) federation expels Morocco over Ebola fears

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Vladimir Putin causes scandal with shawl for Xi Jinping's wife
European high court clamps down on 'benefit tourism'
African football (soccer) federation expels Morocco over Ebola fears

Vladimir Putin causes scandal with shawl for Xi Jinping's wife

Vladimir Putin puts blanket on Peng Liyuan, Xi Jinping's wife (Reuters)

Vladimir Putin puts blanket on Peng Liyuan, Xi Jinping's wife (Reuters)

Russia's president Vladimir Putin grabbed the spotlight on Tuesday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, when he put a shawl around the shoulders of the apparently chilly Peng Linyuan, the glamorous wife of China's president Xi Jinping. Peng accepted the shawl gracefully, but then took it off and accepted a coat provided by her assistant.

The gesture appears to have triggered a scandal, because it appears to show that Xi was being inattentive to his wife, and it also appears that Putin was hitting on Xi's wife. News of the gesture flooded Chinese web sites, as well as many international web sites. However, Chinese censors immediately clamped down, and within hours there was barely a trace of the story remaining in China. Russia Today and The Atlantic

European high court clamps down on 'benefit tourism'

As Britain's prime minister David Cameron campaigns to limit freedom of movement of EU citizens between different countries, the EU's highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made a ruling that's viewed as undercutting Cameron's campaign. The court ruled that Germany could refuse to provide unemployment benefits to a migrant from another country under certain conditions. The case was brought by a Romanian woman who moved to Germany solely to receive welfare benefits, and then refused to take any of the jobs that were offered to her. Furthermore, since the woman didn't have "sufficient means of support" for herself and her 10-year-old son, she could be deported back to Romania.

Freedom of movement between nations is a core principle of the European Union. Cameron has proposed that Britain be permitted to put a cap on the number of EU citizens from other countries that could move to Britain each year. As we reported last week, Germany is threatening Britain with EU expulsion of Cameron implements the migrant cap. Cameron's opposition is now saying that Cameron's proposal is no longer needed, because "benefit tourism" has been curbed.

Cameron says that the ruling is a step in the right direction, and that he'll unveil his proposals by the end of the year. The Local (Germany) and Daily Mail (London)

African football (soccer) federation expels Morocco over Ebola fears

Morocco had been scheduled to host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations football (soccer) tournament from January 17 to February 8, but has repeatedly asked that the competition be postponed 6-12 months because of a fear that large crowds of visitors would bring Ebola to Morocco. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has just as repeatedly said that the dates of the tournament cannot be changed. So on Tuesday, Morocco confirmed that it will withdraw from hosting the tournament. At the same time, the CAF expelled Morocco from its membership.

There's been a scramble the last few weeks to find an alternate venue for the tournament, which is now only two months away. Possible replacements being discussed are Algeria, Angola, Egypt and Nigeria. Sun News (Lagos) and BBC

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