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Oil prices nosedive 8% on Trump tariff threat -- worst day in more than 4 years
Date: 2019-08-01 20:46:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:8048594
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US oil prices collapsed Thursday after US President Donald Trump fired another shot in the US-China trade war, CNN reported. Trump's vow to impose a 10% tariff on another $300 billion of US imports from China is ....
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North Korea launches another projectile, US official says
Date: 2019-08-01 20:19:09 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:85 - ID:8048584
PYONGYANG, Aug 1 (MENA) - North Korea has fired at least one projectile into the Sea of Japan, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News. The official said that the projectile is similar to the two launched by North Korea earlier this week which were ....
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Trump says US to hit China with more tariffs
Date: 2019-08-01 19:36:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:8048538
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) – US President Trump escalated his trade war with China on Thursday, saying that Washington would impose a 10 percent tariff on an additional dlrs 300 billion worth of Chinese imports after China failed to keep its promise ....
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US envoy rebukes Germany on Hormuz patrol mission
Date: 2019-08-01 18:51:42 GMT - Germany - World - SN:81 - ID:8048480
BERLIN, August 1 (MENA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell chided Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government for its reluctance to join a U.S.-led maritime patrol mission in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Europe’s biggest economy must take on ....
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Russian embassy in Iran keeping eye on detained oil tanker situation
Date: 2019-08-01 18:22:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:8048159
MOSCOW, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Russian embassy in Tehran is keeping an eye on the situation surrounding the detention of the Stena Impero British oil tanker whose crew includes three Russians, TASS cited Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as ....
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World food prices ease for second month running in July- FAO
Date: 2019-08-01 13:15:25 GMT - Italy - World - SN:54 - ID:8047914
ROME, Aug 1 (MENA) - World food prices eased for a second month running in July after five consecutive monthly gains, pushed down by falls in the prices of some cereals, dairy products and sugar, the United Nations food agency said on ....
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Australia proposes new laws to keep extremists in prison
Date: 2019-08-01 12:17:47 GMT - Australia - World - SN:43 - ID:8047751
CANBERRA, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Australian government introduced legislation to Parliament on Thursday that would give authorities more power to keep extremists behind bars after they have served prison sentences if they are still considered dangerous, ....
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British army to engage in social media warfare
Date: 2019-08-01 11:44:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:8047677
LONDON, Aug 1 (MENA) - The British Army is to engage in social media warfare, its most senior soldier has announced as he launched a new division of the military dedicated to fighting cyber threats. Lieutenant General Ivan Jones, the Commander of ....
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Aide to Bin Laden's brother in law arrested in Philippines
Date: 2019-08-01 11:44:08 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:40 - ID:8047748
MANILA, Aug 1 (MENA) - A Jordanian man once considered a financier for Al Qaeda and a “henchman” of Osama bin Laden’s brother-in-law was arrested in the Philippines in July, officials quoted by The New York Times, said on Thursday, reinforcing ....
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Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing comes into force
Date: 2019-08-01 11:16:10 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:32 - ID:8047649
AMSTERDAM, Aug 1 (MENA) - A new Dutch law has come into force banning face-covering clothing — including the burqa and niqab worn by conservative Muslim women — on public transport, in government buildings and at health and education institutions, ....
