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Romanian leader floats harsher penalties for murder, rape
Published On: July 28, 2019 09:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BUCHAREST, July 28: Romania’s prime minister said Saturday she is considering a referendum on harsher penalties for crimes like murder, rape and pedophilia in the wake of the rape and killing of a 15-year-old girl that has shocked the country.
Indonesia’s leader says sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall
Published On: July 28, 2019 09:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
JAKARTA, July 28: Indonesia’s president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to prevent the low-lying capital from sinking under the sea, lending renewed backing and a sense of urgency to a slow-moving and politically contested mega project.
Syrian rebel town pounded, 11 killed in market airstrike
Published On: July 28, 2019 07:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, July 28: A Syrian government airstrike hit a busy open-air market in the country’s northwest on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, most of them children, according to activists. The town of Ariha has been particularly targeted over the last week as the government escalates its offensive against the country’s last rebel stronghold.
Mexico to help create 20,000 jobs in Honduras to curb migration
Published On: July 28, 2019 07:26 AM NPT By: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, July 28: Mexico’s government said on Saturday it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year and support its coffee farmers as the two countries seek to curb migration to the United States that has created tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Russian police arrest hundreds at Moscow election protest
Published On: July 27, 2019 08:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, July 27: Russian police wrestled with demonstrators and arrested hundreds of people in central Moscow on Saturday at a protest demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run for the Moscow city council.
Attacks on security forces in Pakistan kill 10 soldiers
Published On: July 27, 2019 08:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 27: At least 10 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks within hours on Pakistan security forces.
Tear gas fired, bricks thrown in Hong Kong clash over banned march
Published On: July 27, 2019 07:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONG KONG, July 27: Police fired volleys of tear gas and protesters hurled bricks during clashes in a rural Hong Kong town on Saturday as several thousand activists gathered to protest an attack by suspected triad gang members at a train station last weekend.
UK charity warns no-deal Brexit threatens science, research
Published On: July 27, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, July 27: The head of Britain’s leading charity funding scientific research has written to new Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning about the threat to science if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal.
Sudan says 87 killed, 168 wounded when June 3 protest broken up
Published On: July 27, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
KHARTOUM, July 27: The head of a Sudanese investigative committee said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded on June 3 when a sit-in protest was violently broken up by security forces.
Syria activists: Government airstrike kills 9 at busy market
Published On: July 27, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, July 27: Syrian activists and a doctor say a government airstrike hit a busy open-air market in a town in the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria, killing nine people.
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