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Belarus jails 11 students, teacher over protests
A court in Belarus handed jail sentences of at least two years to 11 university students and a teacher for taking part in anti-government protests last year, local rights group Vyasna said.
16 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Russian 'miracle' as passengers survive hard plane landing in Siberia
All 18 people on board a Russian Antonov An-28 passenger plane that vanished from radars were found alive on Friday after the aircraft was forced to make a hard landing in Siberia, the emergencies ministry said.
16 July 2021, 15:32 PM
Russian plane carrying up to 17 passengers goes missing in Siberia: agencies
A Russian Antonov An-28 passenger plane carrying up to 17 people disappeared from radars while flying over the Siberian region of Tomsk, Russian news agencies cited local officials as saying.
16 July 2021, 11:56 AM
Banned Russian investigative news outlet says it won't be silenced
Russian investigative news outlet "Proekt" said it was closing down a US-registered legal entity a day after authorities in Russia banned its activities, but would find a way to continue its investigations into Russia's elite.
16 July 2021, 10:43 AM
Biden says no US plans to send troops to Haiti at the moment
President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to rule out the possibility of sending US troops to Haiti to stabilize the Caribbean nation following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
16 July 2021, 03:09 AM
Russia bans investigative news outlet on national security grounds
Russia declared investigative news outlet "Proekt" on Thursday an "undesirable" organisation on national security grounds and banned its activities, in the latest blow against media which look into areas the authorities say are off-limits.
15 July 2021, 18:03 PM
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1790 – US Congress declares Washington, DC as new capital.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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1930 - The first soccer World Cup began in Montevideo, Uruguay, with 13 teams taking part.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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We see China using economic and financial means to increase its political influence everywhere in the world...we must offer alternatives.
German FM Heiko Maas on launching EU’s global infrastructure plan
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Cuba sees biggest protests for decades as pandemic adds to woes
Chanting "freedom" and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down, thousands of Cubans joined street protests from Havana to Santiago on Sunday in the biggest anti-government demonstrations on the Communist-run island in decades.
12 July 2021, 11:04 AM
This day in history
1920 - The Panama Canal was formally opened, six years after the first ship sailed through it.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Study suggests superbug link to family dog
Antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” -- which the World Health Organization calls one of the top global threats to public health -- usually conjure images of hospital settings.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 variants threaten global recovery: G20
An upsurge in new coronavirus variants and poor access to vaccines in developing countries threaten the global economic recovery, finance ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies warned on Saturday.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Don’t ‘lose its way’
The widow of slain Haitian leader Jovenel Moise, who was critically wounded in the attack that claimed his life, on Saturday issued her first public remarks since the assault, calling on the nation not to “lose its way.”
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Majority of Brazilians support impeaching Bolsonaro, poll shows
For the first time, a majority of Brazilians support impeaching President Jair Bolsonaro, according to a poll released on Saturday, as serious graft allegations related to vaccine procurement hit the right-wing leader's already battered image.
10 July 2021, 19:48 PM
Space tourism set to begin
Decades after burnishing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil mogul in a series of boating and hot-air balloon expeditions, Richard Branson is poised to promote his burgeoning astro-tourism venture by launching himself to the final frontier.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1995 - Bosnian Serb forces overran Srebrenica, a UN-declared “safe area”, sending tens of thousands of Muslims fleeing for their lives. Serbs killed some 8,000 men and boys.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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" I conclude that the Israeli settlements do amount to a war crime. … this finding compels the international community ... to make it clear to Israel that its illegal occupation … can and will no longer be cost-free.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Muslim women offered for sale in fake India ‘auction’
Police in India are investigating how dozens of Muslim women were offered for sale in fake “auctions” online without their knowledge, in a case the victims say illustrates growing Islamophobia across the country.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Find $75b in 5 years to head off next pandemic
Covid-19 is probably only a forerunner of increasingly dangerous pandemics in the future and governments need to find $75 billion over the next 5 years to prepare for them, a panel of experts told finance ministers of the Group of 20 rich countries on Friday.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM