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• Saudi Arabia hopes to lure over $425 bln in investments
• Islamist militants prime suspects in Philippine cathedral bombing
• Death benefits of Cook County sheriff deputy killed in crash in question, colleagues say

Saudi Arabia hopes to lure over $425 bln in investments Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:50 AM PST Saudi Arabia on Monday launched an ambitious programme which it hopes will attract $427 billion in investments in the industrial and logistics sectors, as the OPEC kingpin bids to reduce dependence on oil. To kickstart the 12-year programme, the Gulf state announced the signing of 37 agreements worth $55 billion with foreign and local investors at a ceremony attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The programme is part of the kingdom's 2030 Vision, the brainchild of Prince Mohammed, that aims to diversify its economy which has been heavily dependent on oil prices. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Islamist militants prime suspects in Philippine cathedral bombing Posted: 28 Jan 2019 06:49 AM PST Investigators probing the Catholic cathedral bombing that killed 21 people in the Philippines' restive south said Monday a group tied to notorious Islamists Abu Sayyaf is the prime suspect. Two explosions tore through the cathedral on the Muslim-majority island of Jolo, killing worshippers at Sunday mass and security forces in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Authorities said the so-called Ajang-Ajang faction is a small band of several dozen that most likely carried out the bombing, the Philippines' worst in years, in an act of revenge. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Death benefits of Cook County sheriff deputy killed in crash in question, colleagues say Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:53 AM PST Colleagues of a Cook County sheriff's deputy who was killed last week in a crash en route to work are upset because they say the department has determined he was not technically on-duty. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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