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9 killed as tanker topples onto van in Rajasthan
Date: 2019-08-23 23:07:30 GMT - India - International - SN:9 - ID:8074538
Nine people were killed on Friday when a tanker toppled onto a van in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, NDTV quoted the police as saying Friday. The accident occurred near the Desuri ki naal area when the victims, belonging to two families, were ....
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Global recycling crisis should be a wake-up call
Date: 2019-08-23 23:06:15 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:8 - ID:8074537
The Financial Times said that producing more waste and recycled materials than could be processed at home did not previously create problems for developed countries. The excess was simply exported to poorer countries, mainly in Asia. But now, ....
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China threatens new tariffs if Trump escalates trade war
Date: 2019-08-23 15:10:46 GMT - China - International - SN:4 - ID:8074241
China said it would impose tariffs on 75 billion dollars in American-made goods if US President Trump carries through on his promise to escalate his trade war with Beijing, in a sign that neither side is ready to back down from an economic conflict ....
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German FM to open 17th ambassadors conf.
Date: 2019-08-23 14:26:01 GMT - Germany - International - SN:1 - ID:8074187
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and President of the Federal Constitutional Court Andreas Voßkuhle are scheduled to open the 17th Ambassadors Conference, set for August 26-29 at the Federal Foreign Office HQ. The conference will bring ....
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WHO: Plastic particles in drinking water pose 'low' risk
Date: 2019-08-22 22:50:25 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:5 - ID:8073512
Micro-plastics contained in drinking water pose a "low" risk to human health at current levels, but more research is needed to reassure consumers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Studies over the past year on plastic particles ....
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Pentagon: Alleged Houthi attack against US drone probed
Date: 2019-08-22 00:00:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:8072039
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) has said that investigations are underway by a security team on reports that Iranian-backed Houthi rebels shot down a US drone over Yemen. "We are investigating reports of an attack by Iranian-backed ....
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Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
Date: 2019-08-20 10:00:06 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:8069714
Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. The company also said it will ban ads from state-backed media ....
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Release of Iranian tanker 'unfortunate': Pompeo
Date: 2019-08-20 07:30:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:8069509
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Monday that it was unfortunate an Iranian oil tanker detained off Gibraltar had been allowed to leave. “It’s unfortunate that that happened,” Pompeo told Fox News Channel. ....
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US envoy urges biz efforts to mend ties with Japan
Date: 2019-08-20 07:28:35 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:8069507
The top US diplomat in South Korea called on leading local businessmen Tuesday to help repair Seoul's strained ties with Tokyo due to a trade spat, Yonhap news agency reported. US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris made the request at a ....
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US delivers 150 armored vehicles to Lebanon
Date: 2019-08-18 23:37:36 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:5 - ID:8068004
The US government delivered 150 new armored vehicles, weapons, radios, spare parts, and other equipment to the Lebanese Armed Forces on Wednesday and Saturday. "These two shipments, valued at nearly $60 million, are a part of our ongoing, ....
