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Dutch court upholds Srebrenica deaths liability
Date: 2019-07-19 11:54:36 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:27 - ID:8030673
AMSTERDAM, July 19 (MENA)- The Dutch Supreme Court upheld Friday a lower court's ruling that the Netherlands is partially liable in the deaths of some 350 Muslim men who were murdered by Bosnian Serb forces during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, ....
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5.6 magnitude hits northeastern Indian states
Date: 2019-07-19 11:15:44 GMT - India - World - SN:26 - ID:8030645
NEW DELHI, July 19 (MENA) - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and other northeastern Indian states on Friday afternoon, the Times of India reported. The epicenter of the quake was located at a depth of 10 km at East Kameng ....
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Taliban attack kills, injures 96 in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Date: 2019-07-19 07:31:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8030373
KABUL, July 19 (MENA) - A coordinated attack by Taliban militants claimed the lives of at least 10 people in Kandahar city, Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported on Friday. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the militants ....
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Explosion kills, wounds 41 near Kabul University
Date: 2019-07-19 07:13:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8030365
KABUL, July 19 (MENA) - An explosion took place earlier Friday near Kabul University, leaving eight people dead and 33 others wounded, according to officials in the Ministry of Interior. Nobody or group has so far claimed responsibility for the ....
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OFID winds up its 40th ministerial meeting
Date: 2019-07-18 21:48:38 GMT - Austria - World - SN:87 - ID:8030246
VIENNA, July 18 (MENA) – The 40th meeting of the ministers of OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) wounded up on Thursday. The meeting discussed OFID's general policies and future strategies to stimulate economic growth and lessen the ....
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US sanctions five people, seven entities over Iran nuclear program: Treasury
Date: 2019-07-18 20:43:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:8030226
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on five people and an international network of companies the US Treasury said are involved in the procurement of materials for Iran’s nuclear program, Al Arabiya ....
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Trump says US 'destroyed' an Iranian drone
Date: 2019-07-18 20:26:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:8030225
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said a US ship "destroyed" an Iranian drone on Thursday, CNN reported. He said the drone came within 1,000 yards of the USS Boxer and ignored "multiple calls to stand down." Speaking at ....
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EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm for ‘predatory pricing’
Date: 2019-07-18 19:06:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8030144
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - In yet another European Union move against a US tech company, the bloc’s antitrust chief on Thursday fined chipmaker Qualcomm dlrs 271 million, accusing it of “predatory pricing” to drive a competitor out of the ....
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UNHCR: 10.5 million refugees received health care in 2018
Date: 2019-07-18 16:08:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:62 - ID:8029893
GENEVA, July 18 (MENA) - Despite record levels of worldwide displacement and continuing refugee influxes, some 10.5 million refugees received health care through public health programs and through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and other partners ....
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UN condemns Italy's criminalization of migrant rescues
Date: 2019-07-18 14:17:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:49 - ID:8029654
GENEVA, July 18 (MENA) - The UN human rights committee expressed grave concern over the detention and criminal proceedings in Italy against the German captain of the migrant rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3. “Rescuing migrants in distress at sea is not a ....