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July 25, 2019, Thursday
British navy to escort UK-flagged ships in Gulf strait
Britain on Thursday ordered its navy to escort UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian soldiers seized a ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Former head of Xinjiang pleads guilty to bribery
A former chairman of China's northwest Xinjiang region pleaded guilty at a trial on Thursday to accepting $11.5 million in ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Jon Park joins Comedy Central's 'Awkwafina'
Korean-American rapper Jon Park is joining Comedy Central's upcoming scripted series "Awkwafina" in a recurring role. The ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Chinese start-up successfully launches first rocket: Places two satellites in orbit
A Chinese start-up created history on Thursday by successfully sending two satellites into orbit with carrier rocket developed by ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
At least 10 killed as three blasts rock Kabul
At least 10 people -- including several women and a child -- were killed and scores more wounded by a series of blasts that ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Mist sprays, fake queues as Tokyo sweats over Olympic heat
Tokyo Olympics organisers tested misting sprays and air-conditioned tents and even told volunteers to queue for a mock security ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Turkey, Russia complete 1st part of missile defense delivery
Turkey's military says the first phase of the delivery of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems has been completed. The ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Security tightened as Myanmar delegation visits Rohingya camps
Security at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh will be tightened during the visit of a high-level Myanmar delegation this ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Billionaire Epstein found injured in cell: media
US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of sexually assaulting underage girls, was found injured in his jail cell after a ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Flying Frenchman fails in Channel crossing bid
A daredevil French inventor Thursday crashed into the sea on an attempt to fly across the Channel standing on a jet-powered ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Paris closes two schools over Notre-Dame lead fears
Paris authorities closed two schools Thursday amid fears over high levels of lead detected after the devastating fire that ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Pope names deputy spokeswoman as women make Vatican gains
Pope Francis named a Brazilian journalist, Christiane Murray, as his deputy spokeswoman Thursday, in the latest important ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Three foreigners arrested for involvement in religion conversion
Two Japanese nationals and a South Korean were arrested from Pokara, the western Nepal's tourist hub, for their alleged ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Chinese importers looking at buying more US farm goods
Chinese companies are willing to import more U.S. farm goods, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday, as envoys prepared to meet ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Russia sets speed record with Arctic trip to China
Russian gas company Novatek announced Thursday that a ship carrying its cargo of liquefied natural gas to China via the Northeast ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Dozens of Amsterdam flights cancelled for second day
Thousands of travellers flying to and from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport were met with another day of cancellations on ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
4 Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy has arrested at least four Indian fishermen and seized a fishing trawler for allegedly poaching in the country's ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Incoming EU chief says to launch climate fund
Ursula von der Leyen, president-elect of the European Commission, said Thursday the European Union plans to launch a special fund ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Seoul says N Korean weapons were new missiles
South Korea says the two weapons North Korea fired on Thursday were a new type of ballistic missile. South Korea's presidential ...
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July 25, 2019, Thursday
Australia drops charges against French journalists
Australian police have dropped charges against a French television crew arrested filming a protest against a newly ...
