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Hong Kong protesters sing 'God Save the Queen' in plea to former colonial power
Published On: September 15, 2019 11:13 AM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Sept 15: Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters singing “God Save the Queen” and waving Union Jack flags rallied outside the British Consulate on Sunday demanding that the former colonial power ensures China honours its commitments to the city’s freedoms.
Houthi drones hit Saudi oil heartland, sources say crude flows disrupted
Published On: September 15, 2019 07:11 AM NPT By: Reuters
RIYADH/DUBAI/LONDON, Sept 14: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, including the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility, in a strike that three sources said had disrupted output and exports.
Arab coalition says it will counter threats to Saudi assets, oil supplies
Published On: September 15, 2019 07:10 AM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Sept 14: A Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi group said it was investigating drone attacks against Saudi oil plants on Saturday that were claimed by the Houthis, and would confront “terrorist” threats to global energy security.
Yemen rebels claim drone attacks on major Saudi oil sites
Published On: September 14, 2019 07:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, UAE, Sept 14: Drones claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies.
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg takes climate protest to Trump
Published On: September 14, 2019 05:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 14: Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who shot to global fame for inspiring worldwide student strikes to promote action against climate change, took her mission to U.S. President Donald Trump’s doorstep on Friday with a protest outside the White House.
Five confirmed cholera deaths in Sudan since August 28
Published On: September 14, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
KHARTOUM, Sept 14: There have been five confirmed deaths from cholera in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since Aug. 28, the health ministry said in a statement.
Retired Wisconsin priest acquitted of sexual assault
Published On: September 14, 2019 02:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JEFFERSON, Sept 14: A Wisconsin jury on Friday acquitted a retired Catholic priest on charges alleging that he had sexually assaulted an altar boy over several years, starting in 2006.
Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board as TV battle looms
Published On: September 14, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
Sept 14: Apple Inc said on Friday that Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger had resigned from the company’s board of directors on Sept. 10 as the two companies prepare to compete head-to-head in the streaming television business.
Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe regains prominence for husband
Published On: September 14, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HARARE, Sept 14: The controversy swirling around the burial of Zimbabwe’s founding leader, Robert Mugabe, centers on his widow, Grace, who has remained dramatically cloaked behind a heavy black veil as she succeeded in getting the country’s president to scrap his plans for the ex-leader to be buried in a simple plot alongside other national heroes and instead build a grand new mausoleum for her husband.
UAE says 6 troops killed in ‘collision,’ without elaborating
Published On: September 14, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, Sept 14: Six Emirati troops have been killed in a “collision,” the United Arab Emirates said Friday, without elaborating or offering a location or time for the incident that comes after the federation of sheikhdoms began pulling out of a Saudi-led war in Yemen.
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