Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
More than five million children are in serious danger of dying from starvation in Yemen, as the ongoing war has caused food and fuel prices to soar, Save the
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New Delhi, India - India's government on Wednesday decided to make the practice of instant triple talaq (divorce) a punishable offence through an executive order after the draft
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Venezuela will increase its oil exports to China to one million barrels a day, President Nicolas Maduro has said, following a visit to Beijing. Already a strong economic
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BAGHDAD: Iraq’s rival Shiite blocs in parliament have agreed on who they want as the next prime minister after making progress in negotiations towards forming a government, negotiators
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North Korea has agreed to "permanently" shut one of its main missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in announced at a joint
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In the United States, the New York City Ballet is starting a new season despite an ongoing abuse scandal. The company has lost three of its top dancers
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Togo will hold legislative and local elections in December as well as a referendum on constitutional reform. "We will hold the local elections and the referendum on December 16,
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World
Saudi Arabia has agreed to invest more than $1 billion in Lucid, a potential Tesla competitor. Lucid is planning a new high-performance electric car. It said the investment
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World
First Jaguar, now Mini. Brexit is already playing havoc with the business of making cars in the United Kingdom and striking fear into global automakers. BMW (BMWYY) said
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World
The Justice Department is investigating whether comments made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk last month about taking his company private were illegal, the automaker confirmed Tuesday. The company
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Middle East
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s rival Shiite blocs in parliament have agreed on who they want as the next prime minister after making progress in negotiations towards forming a government, negotiators
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Pro-Hezbollah politicians in south Beirut were accused of provocation on Tuesday for naming a street after the assassin who plotted the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister
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Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was indicted on Monday on charges that her administration accepted bribes from construction companies in exchange for public works contracts, according to an indictment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the downing of a Russian military plane by Syrian air defences was the result of a "tragic chain of circumstances", in an
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Middle East
Brexit has been at the forefront of British politics since the country voted in a referendum for a divorce from the European Union in June 2016. It's now
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World
Business leaders and officials in China say that Beijing is ready to dig in for a war of attrition with the United States on trade. The Trump administration
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World
First Jaguar, now Mini. Brexit is already playing havoc with the business of making cars in the United Kingdom and striking fear into global automakers. BMW (BMWYY) said
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World
Saudi-led coalition planes drop three cluster bombs on the home of 28-year-old farmer Majed Ali in Bani Haddad Village, Haradh District, Hajjah Governorate, according to Mwatana. Six children
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BAGHDAD: Iraq’s rival Shiite blocs in parliament have agreed on who they want as the next prime minister after making progress in negotiations towards forming a government, negotiators
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Middle East
JEDDAH: The second joint meeting of the heads of security services of borders, airports, ports, and customs agencies in Arab countries was held on Tuesday at the headquarters
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JEDDAH: The second joint meeting of the heads of security services of borders, airports, ports, and customs agencies in Arab countries was held on Tuesday at the headquarters
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US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, a woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s, are expected to be called
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The US-China trade war escalated further with China announcing retaliatory tax increases on $60bn worth of American imports. US President Donald Trump said a day earlier he will
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Kathmandu, Nepal - China has granted Nepal access to its land and sea ports, top officials of the two countries announced earlier this month, ending the landlocked Himalayan nation's
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World
(CNN)No need to study this month to increase your vocabulary. Merriam-Webster added 840 new words to the dictionary -- and chances are, you probably know many of them.
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World
(CNN)One year after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, the island still struggles to recover. Many of the agencies tasked with rescue and supply have transitioned to long-term rebuilding.
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(CNN)Here's a look at the equinox.The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth's equator and day and night are of equal length.Facts:September
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