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Istanbul bans gay and transgender pride march for second year |
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ISTANBUL | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Istanbul's governor has banned a gay and transgender pride march which was due to take place in the city tomorrow, citing security concerns after threats from an ultra-nationalist group.
It will be the second year running that Istanbul's LGBT march, descr ... read.. |
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Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City battles |
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By Marius Bosch
MOSUL | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul as they battled to retake the ancient quarter from Islamic State militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their "caliphate".
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Ferrand elected to lead Macron's lawmakers in French parliament |
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PARIS | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Former French minister Richard Ferrand, who has been fighting accusations of improper financial dealings during most of his few weeks in office, was elected today to lead President Emmanuel Macron's lawmakers in parliament
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Show some patriotism, UK minister tells broadcasters over Brexit |
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LONDON | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| A prominent Brexit campaigner and leading member of Britain's government has scolded a BBC presenter for showing a lack of patriotism when asked why the country was in such political turmoil.
Interviewed on the BBC Newsnight programme a year after Britain ... read.. |
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Second French journalist dies after being wounded in Mosul |
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PARIS | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| French journalist Veronique Robert has died in Paris after being wounded in an explosion in Mosul earlier this week, her employer France Televisions said in a statement today.
The mine explosion killed Iraqi journalist Bakhtiyar Haddad and French journali ... read.. |
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Sectarian group claims Pakistan bombs; death toll rises to 50 |
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By Saud Mehsud
DERA ISMAIL KHAN | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| A faction of Pakistan-based sectarian militants Lashkar-e-Jhangvi today claimed responsibility for twin bombs that hit a market in the northwestern town of Parachinar, killing at least 50 people ahead of the holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
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British government says 27 apartment blocks fail fire safety tests |
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LONDON | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Twenty seven high-rise apartment blocks have failed fire cladding safety tests that were launched in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze which killed 79 people, the British government said today.
The Department for Communities and Local Government said 2 ... read.. |
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Kyrgyz President denies he's in talks to send troops to Syria |
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MOSCOW | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has not conducted negotiations on sending peacekeeping troops to Syria during his visit to Moscow, Interfax news agency quoted Atambayev as saying today.
Last week, the head of the defence committee in the lower house o ... read.. |
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Russia's Rosneft says to continue dispute with Sistema in court |
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MOSCOW | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Russian oil major Rosneft will continue court proceedings against Russian business conglomerate Sistema, Rosneft said today.
Rosneft is suing Sistema for 170.6 billion roubles (2.85 billion dollars) in damages over the purchase of oil producer Bashneft . ... read.. |
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Five London tower blocks evacuated over fire safety concerns |
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By Kate Holton and Jamillah Knowles
LONDON | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Thousands of residents in a sprawling north London housing estate were forced to leave their apartments after fire checks carried out in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze found the buildings to be unsafe.
Amid chaotic scenes, residents clutching ... read.. |
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Vietnam police detain dissident for deportation - wife |
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HANOI | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Vietnamese police detained a French dissident of Vietnamese descent for deportation after the Communist state revoked his Vietnamese citizenship last month, his wife said.
Pham Minh Hoang, a 61-year-old activist and mathematics lecturer, had dual French a ... read.. |
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Bulgaria's first communications satellite launched into orbit |
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SOFIA | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Bulgaria's first geostationary communications satellite has been launched into space, operator Bulsatcom said in a statement today.
The BulgariaSat-1 satellite, which will provide television and communication services to Europe and North Africa, was launc ... read.. |
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Landslide buries mountain village in SW China, fears for 141 people |
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BEIJING | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan provincetoday, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out of the mud and rock hours after the calamity struck.
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Australia welcomes charges against alleged Bali bombing mastermind |
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* Bali accused held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006
* "Hambali" charged with attacking Bali nightspots | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Australia today welcomed charges against a Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings in which 202 people were killed, including 88 Australians.
Indonesian-born militant Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, is accused of o ... read.. |
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Corruption charges against Brazil's Temer expected to come in waves -source |
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By Ricardo Brito and Maria Carolina Marcello
Undated | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Brazil's top federal prosecutor will level corruption charges against President Michel Temer one at a time instead of making all the accusations at once, a strategy aimed at weakening his defense, a source with direct knowledge of the process told Reuters ... read.. |
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Slain Venezuelan protester's father appeals to 'friend' Maduro |
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By Silene Ramrez and Andreina Aponte
CARACAS | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| A man describing himself as a former boss and friend of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged an investigation into the killing of his son in anti-government unrest convulsing the OPEC nation for nearly three months.
David Vallenilla, 22, was shot at ... read.. |
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Brazilian restaurants in US not bothered by beef ban |
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By Jonathan Allen and Renita D. Young
NEW YORK/CHICAGO | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Brazilian restaurants in the United States have no beef with the US government's ban on meat from Brazil because the steaks they serve are all-American.
Brazil is the world's largest meat exporter but business has been marred by scandal and safety concer ... read.. |
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At women-only salon in Brooklyn, Muslim-Americans prepare for Eid |
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By Gabriela Bhaskar
NEW YORK | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| Nevien Shehadeh, 19, was one of many Muslim women who chose Le'Jemalik Salon and Boutique in New York's borough of Brooklyn to prepare for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
The beauty salon, designed by owner Huda Quhshi to cater mostly to Muslim women, opened in ... read.. |
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US government narrows focus of counter-extremism program |
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By Julia Harte and Dustin Volz
WASHINGTON | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| The US Department of Homeland Security today announced changes to a $10 million government grant program, narrowing its focus around efforts to combat Islamist extremism.
In an update to awards announced in January by former President Barack Obama's admi ... read.. |
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Arab states issue ultimatum to Qatar: close Jazeera, curb ties with Iran |
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* Ultimatum requires reversal of Qatari policies
* Gives Doha 10 days to comply with 13-point list
* Four Arab states seek Qatari reparations
* Turkish minister rejects call to shut military base
* Qatar says won't negotiate until boycott lifted
By William Maclean | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| - Four Arab states that imposed a boycott on Qatar have issued an ultimatum to Doha to close Al Jazeera television, curb ties with Iran, shut a Turkish base and pay reparations, demands so far reaching it would appear to be hard for Doha to comply.
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Landslide buries mountain village in SW China, fears for 100 people |
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BEIJING | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| A landslide this morning in China's southwestern Sichuan province has buried the homes of around 100 people, according to the official Xinhua news agency, citing local authorities.
Xinhua did not give an estimate of the number killed or injured, but it sa ... read.. |
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Quake magnitude 5.8 strikes in Mozambique - USGS |
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ISTANBUL | Saturday, Jun 24 2017 IST |
| An earthquake measuring 5.8 magnitude struck 60 kilometers (37.28 miles) northwest the Mozambique city of BEIRA, the United States Geological Survey said today.
The USGS put the depth of the tremor at 10 km (6.21 miles). There were no other details immedi ... read.. |
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Canada's Supreme Court clears way for Facebook privacy lawsuit |
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OTTAWA | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Canada's top court cleared the way today for a lawsuit against Facebook Inc over privacy rights to be heard in the province of British Columbia instead of California where the social media site is based.
British Columbia resident Deborah Douez brought ... read.. |
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Separate blasts kill 40 in Pakistan - police |
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* Attack near Quetta checkpoint kills at least 13 - police
* Two blasts kill 27 in market in northwest
* Pakistani Taliban faction claims Quetta attack (Raises death toll | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Bombs killed at least 40 people in Pakistan today, with a suicide car bomber killing 13 in the southwestern city of Quetta, and two blasts later claiming at least 27 lives in the northwestern town of Parachinar, officials said.
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3rd BRICS environment ministers meeting held in China |
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Beijing | Friday, 2017 10:45:06 PM IST |
| Environment ministers and senior officials of BRICS countries on Friday gathered in north China's Tianjin for discussions, pledging more efforts on sustainable development and pollution prevention. ... read.. |
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US-led coalition unsure if Islamic State's Baghdadi dead or alive |
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WASHINGTON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| The U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State today said it had no concrete evidence on whether the militant group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead or alive but played down any significance he might have on the battlefields of Iraq and Syria.
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Germany lobbies for Indian railway projects |
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BERLIN | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Berlin is lobbying for German firms to win business revamping India's creaking railway network, one of several countries attracted by the scale of India's transport needs and which are campaigning to export their technology.
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Trump signals he will work with Republican holdouts on health bill |
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* White House sees healthcare overhaul finalized by August
* Four Republican senators say "not ready to vote"
* Obama says "bill will do you harm" (Adds White House spokesman and Republican lawmaker comment in paragraphs 11-15)
WASHINGTON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged that a lack of support from four Senate Republicans leaves the party's healthcare overhaul on a "very, very narrow path" to win passage, but signaled a willingness to work with them to make changes.
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White House close to naming nominees for US SEC- senior official |
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WASHINGTON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| The White House is very close to naming its nominees for the top U.S. securities regulator, a senior official said today, which could lead the current three-member Securities and Exchange Commission to reach its full five-member complement in the near fut ... read.. |
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EU promises tough line on US, China while pushing for free trade |
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* Macron pushes "protection agenda"
* Merkel says reciprocity is key
* EU also pushes for Japan | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned U.S. President Donald Trump today that Europe would react in kind if the United States did not play fair in trade, while EU leaders also agreed to consider screening investments by state-owned Chinese firms.
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China set to again block India's entry into NSG (Lead) |
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Beijing | Friday, 2017 9:45:06 PM IST |
| Two weeks after the Indian and Chinese top leadership agreed to address sensitive issues dogging their bilateral ties, Beijing on Friday appeared poised to once again oppose India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), saying there was "no change ... read.. |
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Merkel says May's Brexit proposals "not the breakthrough" |
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BRUSSELS | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the end of an EU summmit in Brussels today that proposals from British Prime Minister Theresa May on preserving the rights of eu citizens after Brexit were "not the breakthrough".
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Top 4 teams qualify for HWC 2018 in India |
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London | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Olympic Champion and world no one team Argentina, Malaysia, Holland and England have booked their place for the Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 in India at Bhubaneswar.
These four teams have qualified for the World Cup after reaching the last four of the Ho ... read.. |
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10 killed as IS suicide bombers strike Iraq |
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Baghdad | Friday, 2017 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Ten people were killed, including women and children, and 13 injured on Friday in an attack carried out by Islamic State's suicide bombers west of Iraq, a police official said. ... read.. |
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Separate blasts kill nearly 30 in Pakistan - police |
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QUETTA/PARACHINAR | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Bombs killed nearly 30 people in Pakistan today, with a suicide car bomber killing at least 13 in the southwestern city of Quetta, and two blasts later killing at least 15 in the northwest town of Parachinar, officials said.
Seven police officers were kil ... read.. |
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UN begins investigation of Congo killings |
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GENEVA/KINSHASA | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| The United Nations opened an investigation today into killings in central Democratic Republic of Congo, though some Western countries and campaign groups said they had hoped it would have a stronger mandate.
Kinshasa has been fighting insurgents in the Ka ... read.. |
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Hungary's Orban sees EU reform drive after German election |
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BRUSSELS | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after two days of talks with his European Union peers he expected Berlin and Paris to push for broad reforms in the bloc once a German election due in September is out of the way.
"The French president has made i ... read.. |
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PM May defends proposals for EU citizens living in Britain |
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BRUSSELS | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Prime Minister Theresa May defended her proposals to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in Britain today, saying several leaders of the bloc had reacted positively and she wanted agreement as soon as possible.
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Egypt's Sisi pardons 502 prisoners including well-known tycoon |
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CAIRO | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 502 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, state media said today, including prominent businessman Hesham Talaat Moustafa, according to security sources.
No list of names was immediately available, b ... read.. |
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Iraqi forces battle towards heart of Mosul's Old City |
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ERBIL | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul's Old City today, and said they aimed to open routes for civilians to flee Islamic State's last stand there.
US-trained urban warfare units are leading the fight in the maze ... read.. |
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Blasts in Pakistani city of Parachinar kill 15 - government official |
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ISLAMABAD | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Two blasts in the northwestern Pakistani town of Parachinar today killed at least 15 people dead, a government official told Reuters, the second deadly bomb attack in the country of the day.
The blasts took place at a market within three minutes of each a ... read.. |
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Nigerian president meets with regional leaders on ethnic unrest |
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ABUJA | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Nigeria's acting president met with regional leaders in an effort to quell ethnic tensions, his office said, as threats grow of conflict between northern Muslims and southeastern Igbo people.
The two groups have been trading barbs since the beginning of ... read.. |
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Paris turns into Olympic park as part of push to host 2024 Games |
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PARIS | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| A diver plunged into the Seine while the mayor of Paris took to the river in a kayak, as the French capital transformed itself on Friday into a giant Olympic park as part of its final push to win the rights to host the 2024 Games.
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Emirati princesses convicted in Belgium for human trafficking |
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BRUSSELS | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Eight Emirati princesses were convicted of human trafficking by a Belgian court and were given suspended jail terms and fines in a case stemming from their treatment of servants at a Brussels luxury hotel nearly 10 years ago, their lawyer said.
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Trump signals willing to work with Republicans on healthcare bill |
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WASHINGTON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| US President Donald Trump acknowledged that a lack of support from four Senate Republicans leaves the party's healthcare overhaul on a "very, very narrow path" to win passage, but signaled a willingness to work with them to make changes.
"It's not that t ... read.. |
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Man charged with terrorism-related murder in London van attack |
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LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| A man suspected of driving a van at Muslim worshippers leaving a London mosque has been charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder, British police said today.
Darren Osborne, 47, is accused of ploughing the rented vehicle into the group i ... read.. |
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Saudi security forces kill "wanted man" in Mecca |
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DUBAI | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Saudi security forces shot dead a wanted man in the Muslim holy city of Mecca today and arrested several others, Al Arabiya TV reported.
The gunmen, who are wanted for terrorism, exchanged fire with the security forces who surrounded one of the buildings ... read.. |
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EU backs second biosimilar copy of Humira, world's top drug |
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FRANKFURT | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| European regulators have recommended approval of a second copy of AbbVie's rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira, the world's top-selling medicine, in a further boost for so-called biosimilars in the region.
The European Medicines Agency said today its expert ... read.. |
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Merkel and Macron hold joint news conference at end of EU summit |
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BRUSSELS | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a joint news conference today at the end of a European Union summit, a rare step which underscores the push for deeper cooperation between Berlin and Paris.
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Deadly London tower blaze began in Hotpoint fridge freezer, police say |
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By Michael Holden
LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| A fire that killed at least 79 people at a London tower block started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, and the outside cladding engulfed by the blaze has since been shown to fail all safety tests, London police said today.
Detective Superintendent Fiona McC ... read.. |
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UK PM May welcomes Trump's pick for US ambassador |
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LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| The planned appointment of National Football League team owner Woody Johnson as US ambassador to London shows President Donald Trump's commitment to close ties with Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokeswoman said today.
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Corn, soy prices edge up, still on track for weekly falls |
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LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Chicago corn and soybean were slightly higher on Friday but remained on track for weekly losses as cooler temperatures in the U.S. Midwest helped to improve the outlook for crops.
The Chicago Board of Trade most-active corn contract was up 0.3 percent at ... read.. |
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Faulty fridge sparked London tower fire: Police |
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London | Friday, 2017 5:45:04 PM IST |
| The Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 79 people started in a faulty fridge, the Metropolitan Police said on Friday, adding the cladding on the 24-storey block has failed all safety tests. ... read.. |
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Death of freed US student mystery, says N.Korea |
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Pyongyang | Friday, 2017 5:15:05 PM IST |
| North Korea on Friday said the death of a US student it freed earlier this month was a "mystery" as his health indicators and examination results were all normal when he left Pyongyang. ... read.. |
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Arab states issue 13 demands to end Qatar crisis |
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Cairo | Friday, 2017 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Four Arab states that have severed ties with Qatar over its support to terrorism have issued 13 demands to end the rift with Doha, including closing Al-Jazeera television and cutting ties with Iran, a media report said. ... read.. |
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UN launches inquiry into Congo atrocities |
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GENEVA | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| The United Nations Human Rights Council launched an international investigation today into killings and other atrocities in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The 47-member Geneva forum adopted by consensus a resolution brought by Afric ... read.. |
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Death of Botswana ex-president who helped steady democracy |
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GABORONE | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Botswana's former president Ketumile Masire, an instrumental figure in establishing the southern African country's image as a stable African democracy, has died, his aide said today. He was 91.
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North Korea says US student's death a "mystery to us as well" |
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SEOUL | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| North Korea said today the death of US university student Otto Warmbier soon after his return home was a mystery and dismissed accusations that he had died because of torture and beating during his captivity as "groundless".
The North's foreign ministry s ... read.. |
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Deadly London tower blaze began in Hotpoint fridge freezer - police |
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LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| A fire that engulfed a London tower block killing at least 79 people started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer and cladding on the building failed all safety tests, London police said today.
Police Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack said the Hotpoint mod ... read.. |
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Japanese warship takes Asian guests on cruise in defiance of China |
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South China Sea | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Japan's largest warship steamed into the South China Sea this week in defiance of Chinese assertiveness, with Asian military guests on board to witness helicopters looping over the tropical waters and gunners blasting target buoys.
China claims most of th ... read.. |
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China's authorities tighten noose around online video content |
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BEIJING | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Beijing has shut down online video services of three popular Chinese media sites in a swift action that unleashed financial shockwaves and posed a firm warning to the country's online video industry: clean up, or close down.
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Biggest US equity outflows in 5 weeks |
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LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Investors pulled $7.7 billion from U.S. equities, the biggest outflows in five weeks, data from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) showed on Friday, reversing the previous week's bumper inflows as bears battled with the bulls.
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Germany's BSI says company execs being targeted by cyber attacks |
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BERLIN | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Germany's federal cyber-security agency, BSI, said today the private email inboxes of German executives and government employees were being targeted by professional cyber attacks.
Selected executives are being sent deceptively real-looking "spear-phishi ... read.. |
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Copper hits 2-1/2 month high after European factory PMIs |
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LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Copper prices firmed on Friday to their highest since April 7 as industrial metals benefited from rising Chinese stock markets and strong European manufacturing data, while falling inventories put zinc on track for its best week since November.
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Novartis breast cancer drug Kisqali wins European panel backing |
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ZURICH | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| A European Medicines Agency (EMA) panel recommended today approving Novartis's Kisqali drug, bolstering the Swiss drugmaker's bid to challenge rival Pfizer's Ibrance against tough-to-treat breast cancer.
The EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Hum ... read.. |
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Turkey warns on Syrian Kurdish militia, welcomes US weapons pledge |
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ISTANBUL | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Turkey's defence minister warned today that Ankara would retaliate against any threatening moves by the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria and welcomed a US pledge to take back weapons from the group after the defeat of Islamic State.
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Deadly London tower blaze began in a Hotpoint fridge freezer |
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LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| A fire that engulfed a London tower block killing at least 79 people started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, London police said today.
Police Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack said the Hotpoint model, FF175BP, was not subject to recall and that the ... read.. |
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Taliban say US must quit Afghanistan for peace |
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KABUL | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| The Taliban warned today against sending more Western troops to Afghanistan, while pledging that it sought only independence under Islamic rule and rejecting concerns it would harbour foreign militants.
In a statement marking Eid al-Fitr, the festival at ... read.. |
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Australia to send spy planes to help Philippines fight militants |
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MARAWI CITY/SYDNEY | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Australia agreed today to send two surveillance planes to help the Philippines tackle Islamist rebels, as jets and artillery pounded militant positions in a southern town held for more than a month by Islamic State loyalists.
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Oil edges up, but still set for biggest H1 fall since 1990s |
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LONDON | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Oil prices edged up on Friday, recovering some of their steep losses made this week, but crude remained on course for its worst first-half decline in almost two decades as production cuts have failed to sufficiently reduce oversupply.
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Arab states demand Qatar closes Jazeera, cuts back ties to Iran |
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DUBAI | Friday, Jun 23 2017 IST |
| Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television and reducing ties to their regional adversary Iran, an official of one of the four countries said.
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