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UN Security Council holds open debate on int'l terrorism, organized crime linkage
Published On: July 10, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Agencies
UNITED NATIONS, July 10: The UN Security Council on Tuesday held an open debate on the linkage between international terrorism and organized crime.
U.S. Democratic lawmakers declare climate emergency
Published On: July 10, 2019 11:20 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 10: Democratic lawmakers, including six presidential candidates, on Tuesday unveiled a Congressional resolution declaring a climate change emergency to spur “sweeping reforms” to stem a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
Indonesia returning 57 containers of developed world’s waste
Published On: July 9, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JAKARTA, July 9: Indonesia is sending dozens of containers of waste back to wealthy nations after finding it was contaminated with used diapers, plastic and other materials, adding to a growing backlash in Southeast Asia against being a dumping ground for the developed world’s rubbish.
France will implement an ‘ecotax’ on plane tickets from 2020
Published On: July 9, 2019 07:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, July 9: The French government will implement an “ecotax” on plane tickets for flights departing from France from next year.
French tycoon acquitted of fraud in huge arbitration case
Published On: July 9, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, July 9: A court has acquitted French tycoon Bernard Tapie of fraud over a 404 million-euro ($452.5 million at the current exchange rate) payment linked to the sale of sportswear company Adidas in the 1990s.
Facebook US data transfer case goes to Europe’s top court
Published On: July 9, 2019 06:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, July 9: An Austrian privacy campaigner’s long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the U.S. reached the European Union’s highest court on Tuesday.
Sea rescue: Olympic swimmer Magnini saves tourist in Italy
Published On: July 9, 2019 06:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MILAN, July 9: A swimmer struggling in the sea off Sardinia soon discovered it was his lucky day.
Hong Kong leader says extradition bill 'dead', but critics not satisfied
Published On: July 9, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, July 9: The extradition bill that sparked Hong Kong’s biggest crisis in decades is dead, the territory’s leader said on Tuesday, adding that the government’s work on the legislation had been a “total failure”, but critics accused her of playing with words.
In Japan, the business of watching whales is far larger than hunting them
Published On: July 9, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
RAUSU, July 9: People packed the decks of the Japanese whale-watching boat, screaming in joy as a pod of orcas put on a show: splashing tails at each other, rolling over, and leaping out of the water.
Japan says it won’t talk or retract export rules on S. Korea
Published On: July 9, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, July 9: Japan said Tuesday it did not plan to retract or negotiate its tightened controls on high-tech exports to South Korea, a day after the South Korean president urged diplomacy.
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