Iran Leader Says Us Plan To ‘destroy Palestinian Identity’

Iran leader says US plan to ‘destroy Palestinian identity’

Published on 22.07.2019 at 15h54 by AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the objective of a US plan for Middle East peace was to “destroy Palestinian identity”, as he met Monday with a Hamas delegation. US President Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has been pushing what he calls the “opportunity of […]

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Trump: Iran Claim To Break Up Cia Network ‘totally False’

Trump: Iran claim to break up CIA network ‘totally false’

Published on 22.07.2019 at 15h54 by AFP US President Donald Trump on Monday denied Iran’s claim that it dismantled a CIA spy ring and arrested 17 suspects with alleged links to the US intelligence agency. “The report of Iran capturing CIA spies is totally false. Zero truth,” Trump tweeted. “Just more lies and propaganda (like […]

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British Iranian Woman Transferred Back To Tehran Prison

British-Iranian woman transferred back to Tehran prison

Published on 22.07.2019 at 15h54 by AFP A British-Iranian mother jailed in Tehran since 2016 has been returned to prison after being held in the mental ward of a public hospital for nearly a week, her husband said Monday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was kept chained and under heavy guard for six days which she says left […]

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Nigerian police and Shi’ite group clash in capital, one dead -Reuters correspondent

ABUJA, July 22 (Reuters) – A Reuters photographer saw what appeared to be one dead body after clashes between Nigerian police and a group of Shi’ite Muslim protesters in the capital Abuja on Monday. Nigerian police tweeted that they were taking measures to bring the protest under control. The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) group […]

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Philippines’ Duterte Urges Lawmakers To Restore Death Penalty

Philippines’ Duterte urges lawmakers to restore death penalty

Published on 22.07.2019 at 14h54 by AFP Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte urged lawmakers on Monday to bring back the death penalty as part of his internationally-condemned crackdown on narcotics in which police have already killed thousands. Buoyed by exceptionally high approval ratings and a legislature dominated by his allies, Duterte used his annual State of […]

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New Zealand tightens gun laws again after mosque attack

Published on 22.07.2019 at 14h54 by AFP New Zealand announced plans for a national firearms register Monday in its second round of gun law reforms following the Christchurch mosque attacks which killed 51 Muslim worshippers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said regulations around who could hold firearm licences would also be tightened to “stop weapons falling […]

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UPDATE 1-Nigeria agrees plan with Siemens to nearly triple power supply by 2023

(Adds details, quotes) By Felix Onuah ABUJA, July 22 (Reuters) – Nigeria and German company Siemens have agreed a roadmap to nearly triple the country’s “reliable” power supply by 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday. Nigeria’s ailing power infrastructure, which forces businesses and households to run costly fuel generators, is often blamed for hobbling […]

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S.African graft monitor ‘deceitful’, ‘not honest’: top court

Published on 22.07.2019 at 13h54 by AFP South Africa’s apex court ruled Monday the country’s anti-corruption ombudswoman had been “deceitful” and ordered her to pay from her own pocket part of the legal costs incurred in a row with the central bank. Busisiwe Mkhwebane is South Africa’s Public Protector — a position with a constitutional […]

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Portugal Firefighters Control Wildfires, But Warn Of Strong Winds

Portugal firefighters control wildfires, but warn of strong winds

Published on 22.07.2019 at 13h54 by AFP Portuguese firefighters were cautiously optimistic Monday that they have largely controlled a massive wildfire in a central region where dozens of people were killed in huge blazes in 2017, but warned that strong winds could cause the remaining flames to spread. Some 1,200 firefighters backed by five water-dropping […]

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Paris Braces For Record Heat As Europe Scorched Again

Paris braces for record heat as Europe scorched again

Published on 22.07.2019 at 13h54 by AFP Parisians were on Monday bracing for potentially the hottest ever temperature in the French capital this week as a new heatwave blasted into northern Europe that could set records in several countries. Temperatures were already set to top 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday in Paris, […]

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Italy Drafts ‘no Mobile Phone Phobia’ Law

Italy drafts ‘no-mobile-phone phobia’ law

Published on 22.07.2019 at 13h54 by AFP Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) has drafted a law aimed at preventing and treating the rising phenomenon of addiction to mobile phones and computers, particularly among the young. The bill seeks to treat so-called “no-mobile-phone phobia” (also known as “nomophobia”) or the fear of not being able […]

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Nigeria, Siemens agree roadmap to increase power -President Buhari

ABUJA, July 22 (Reuters) – Nigeria and German company Siemens have agreed a roadmap to increase Nigeria’s “reliable” power supply to 11,000 megawatts by 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday. The president of the West African country said that at present, “only an average of 4,000 megawatts reliably reaches consumers”. He said Nigeria would […]

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