Monthly Archive:: June 2015
World
Hong Kong (CNN)A Chinese billionaire and political donor has called Australia a "giant baby" after it revoked his permanent residency amid concerns over China's growing foreign influence. Property
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Middle East
CAIRO: Egypt says archaeologists have uncovered an ancient workshop used to build and repair ships that dates back to the Ptolemaic era (332 B.C.-30 B.C.) in the Sinai
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Middle East
ISTANBUL: A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the Syrian town of al-Rai near the Turkish border on Tuesday, residents and an emergency worker told
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Middle East
OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed forces pressed the battle to expel diehard militants from the last pocket of land under their control in eastern Syria on Tuesday after
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Middle East
A number of Israeli and international companies are facing the risk of being included on a United Nations blacklist for doing business in Israeli settlements in the occupied
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Middle East
London, United Kingdom - British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to buy more time to achieve a Brexit deal with the European Union in a statement to MPs
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Middle East
Politicians have failed to grasp the severity of human impacts on the environment, which have reached a critical stage and threaten to destabilise society and the international economy,
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World
London (CNN Business)The BBC says that one of its photojournalists was attacked Monday while covering President Donald Trump's rally in El Paso, Texas. "BBC cameraman Ron Skeans was
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned European countries on Monday that using technology from Huawei could hurt their relationship with the United States.Speaking in
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Life after Carlos Ghosn is off to a rocky start for Nissan.The Japanese automaker slashed its annual profit and sales forecasts on Tuesday in its
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Middle East
ISTANBUL: Turkey launched on Tuesday one of its largest operations against alleged supporters of the US-based Muslim cleric accused of leading an attempted coup in 2016, ordering the
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Middle East
OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed forces pressed the battle to expel diehard militants from the last pocket of land under their control in eastern Syria on Tuesday after
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Middle East
The Berlin International Film Festival is under way. Dozens of films are screened during the Berlinale, a festival known for its political cinema, and the one judged best
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Middle East
Melbourne, Australia - Friends, family and campaigners are celebrating Hakeem al-Araibi's return home to the Australian city of Melbourne after Thailand freed the refugee footballer who had been
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Middle East
The people of Nigeria will vote for their new government on Saturday. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won the election in 2015, promising to fight corruption and the armed
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World
(CNN)Lenora Lemke sits in a car packed with all her belongings, shielded from the desert sun by a large carpet that hangs over the roof. The 19-year-old tugs
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World
(CNN)Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has landed in Australia, after spending two months in a Thai jail fighting extradition to his birth nation of Bahrain.On Tuesday morning local time,
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World
(CNN)Rikako Ikee, one of Japan's most talented swimmers and a contender for multiple medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has been diagnosed with leukemia.The 18-year-old, who was named
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Middle East
JAKARTA: An Indonesian militant who appeared on a Daesh propaganda video showing the execution of a hostage and was said to be close to the militant group’s leader
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Middle East
BAGHDAD: Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for an unannounced trip that he said would emphasize the importance of Iraqi sovereignty and broach
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Middle East
BAGHDAD: Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for an unannounced visit during which he said he would stress the importance of Iraqi sovereignty
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Middle East
"There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen," Vladimir Ilych Lenin famously said. Sometimes decades get condensed into one single day, which changes
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Middle East
Australia's conservative minority government has suffered a monumental political defeat after MPs voted on a bill that would allow refugees held in offshore facilities the right to be transferred
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Middle East
Snowfall in most parts of the Chinese capital, Beijing, has triggered a yellow alert for icy roads. The snowing started early on Tuesday after four days of subzero temperatures.
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World
(CNN)Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has landed in Australia, after spending two months in a Thai jail fighting extradition to his birth nation of Bahrain.On Tuesday morning local time,
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World
Hong Kong (CNN)Britain's new aircraft carrier will go to the Pacific on its first operational mission, Defense Minister Gavin Williamson has revealed. In a speech to the Royal
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World
(CNN)Lenora Lemke sits in a car packed with all her belongings, shielded from the desert sun by a large carpet that hangs over the roof. The 19-year-old tugs
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