Monthly Archive:: June 2015
World
London (CNN Business)A growing number of companies are using virtual reality to recruit and train staff, with immersive experiences giving employers new ways to deliver training and foster
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World
(CNN)When asked what he planned to do after retiring from rugby, Kevin Barrett -- or "Smiley," as he was nicknamed -- announced he was "going to breed some
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Middle East
NEAR BAGHOUZ, SYRIA: US-backed forces in eastern Syria scrambled on Wednesday to extract more families from the last sliver of Daesh’s proto-state before delivering a final blow to holdout
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Middle East
NEAR BAGHOUZ, SYRIA: US-backed forces in eastern Syria scrambled on Wednesday to extract more families from the last sliver of Daesh’s proto-state before delivering a final blow to holdout
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Wednesday arrested a senior Palestinian official after recent scuffles at a highly sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, officials said. The Palestinian governor of Jerusalem, Adnan
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Middle East
Jaba, Pakistan - Indian air strikes launched on Pakistani territory earlier this week destroyed parts of a mostly uninhabited forest and a farmer's field, witnesses and local officials
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Middle East
It may come as a surprise to those who thought the practice had long since been outlawed internationally, but although almost universally condemned as inhumane by animal rights
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Middle East
The recent political crisis in Iran, triggered by Foreign Minister Javad Zarif's attempt to resign, reflects a long time rivalry between hardliners and moderate factions that is poisoning Iran’s
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World
(CNN)When local fishermen were walking through a mangrove forest in Brazil, they came across something that shouldn't be there: the carcass of a humpback whale.The baby whale was
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World
London (CNN)In the 32 months since the UK made its decision to leave the European Union, the politics of the country have fundamentally changed. Brexit became the single
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World
(CNN)Twenty-four teams will compete at next year's tournament in France, which will be held from 7 June to 7 July. Across nine host cities, 52 matches will be
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Middle East
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Airlines, also known as Saudia, on Wednesday suspended all flights to Pakistan in response to increased military tensions between India and its neighbor over Kashmir. “It
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Middle East
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister says his country could help repatriate captured Daesh group fighters to their countries if asked.At his weekly presser late Tuesday, Adel Abdul-Mahdi says Iraq
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Middle East
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Airlines, also known as Saudia, on Wednesday suspended all flights to Pakistan in response to increased military tensions between India and its neighbor over Kashmir. “It
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Middle East
Michael Cohen, the former "fixer" and personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, is set to give his testimony on Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight. Cohen,
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Middle East
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has added a series of decrees to the year-long state of emergency that he declared earlier. The decrees banned gatherings and protests without a
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Middle East
One of the world’s newest orchestras, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, has celebrated its 10th anniversary. The orchestra has a busy year scheduled, with performances both abroad and at
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World
New Delhi, India (CNN)Pakistan says its air force shot down two Indian fighter jets over the disputed border region of Kashmir, in a significant escalation of the crisis
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World
(CNN)Aged 26, Julie Ertz already knows what it is like to win a World Cup. The defensive midfielder, the second-youngest member of the US squad in 2015, can
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World
Cairo (CNN)At least 25 people were killed and 40 others injured Wednesday morning in a fire at Egypt's busiest railway station, the country's health ministry said, according to
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Middle East
CAIRO: Sudanese protesters on Tuesday defied their embattled president’s ban on unauthorized public gatherings, with hundreds rallying across the country to call for his resignation. The protests came despite
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Middle East
There are growing calls for peace and military restraint on social media as tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan after two Indian fighter jets were shot down over
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Middle East
Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit has obtained documents that reveal the wider use of encrypted "self destruct" messaging systems by US law enforcement agencies, raising serious questions about accountability
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Middle East
India and Pakistan are headed towards a potential military escalation in the wake of the February 14 attack in Pulwama carried out by Pakistan-based armed group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM),
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World
(CNN)Twenty-four teams will compete at next year's tournament in France, which will be held from 7 June to 7 July. Across nine host cities, 52 matches will be
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World
London (CNN)The UK government has announced for the first time that it is considering options to delay Brexit.Prime Minister Theresa May made clear in a statement to the
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Hong Kong (CNN)Boeing Australia on Wednesday announced plans to make a jet drone with artificial intelligence that can act as a "loyal wingman" for manned jet fighters. The
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