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Taliban warn Turkey against ‘reprehensible’ plan to run Kabul airport
Egypt Independent 13 Jul 2021
KABUL/ANKARA, July 13 (Reuters) – The Taliban warned Turkey on Tuesday against plans to keep some troops in Afghanistan to run and guard Kabul’s main airport after the withdrawal of foreign soldiers, calling the strategy “reprehensible” and warning of “consequences” ... All countries say this ... IMAGE ... ....
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Cuba arrests activists as government blames unrest on US interference
Straits Times 13 Jul 2021
HAVANA (REUTERS) - Cuba blamed historic protests that took place over the weekend on US "economic asphyxiation" and detained some of the highest profile activists, while the Biden administration said it supported the Cuban people's right to demonstrate ... Outages in mobile Internet - the only way many Cubans have of accessing the web - were frequent.
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Canada: at least 160 unmarked graves found in British Columbia
The Guardian 13 Jul 2021
Members of the Penelakut Tribe in southwestern British Columbia ... ....
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Japan's gov't sees Taiwan tensions as regional security risk
San Francisco Chronicle 13 Jul 2021
TOKYO (AP) — Japan believes rising tension surrounding Taiwan requires its attention “with a sense of crisis” as China intensifies military activities in the area and the United States steps up support for the self-governing island ... “We need to pay close attention with a sense of crisis more than ever before.” ... .
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Death toll mounts in South Africa rioting after Zuma jailing
The Times of India 13 Jul 2021
JOHANNESBURG. The death toll from rioting in South Africa rose to 45 on Tuesday as police and the military tried to halt the unrest in poor areas of two provinces that began last week after the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma ... Sporadic violence broke out after Zuma on Thursday began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court ... .
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Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces’ collapse
The Guardian 13 Jul 2021
The Afghan army and police needed to retrench, figures including the then defence minister, Assadullah Khalid, told Ghani ... ....
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Rebel forces in Ethiopia's Tigray launch new offensive
The Times of India 13 Jul 2021
DEBARK. Tigrayan forces claimed on Tuesday to have launched a new offensive in the conflict-torn northern region of Ethiopia, two weeks after the federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire in the face of rebel advances ... "We promised to liberate every square inch of Tigray," Getachew said ... Start a Conversation. .
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Boeing Cuts Production on the 787 to Address Flaw
US News 13 Jul 2021
Boeing is temporarily lowering its delivery target for the 787 Dreamliner after discovering additional work that will need to be performed on the aircraft ... .
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Lando Norris: F1 star 'shaken' after watch stolen at Euro 2020 final, McLaren says
CNN 13 Jul 2021
London (CNN)Formula One driver Lando Norris had his watch stolen after attending the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, his McLaren team has said. The 21-year-old Norris was unhurt but left "shaken" by the incident, which has now been turned over to police, the team said in a statement on Monday ... Read More. Euro 2020 final ... .
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Zelenskyy After Meeting With Merkel: We Have Different Views on Nord Stream 2
Urdu Point 13 Jul 2021
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he is satisfied with his recent meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel despite the difference in views on the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 project ... ....
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Drunken Giuliani urged Trump to ‘just say we won’ on election night, book says
The Guardian 13 Jul 2021
Related. Landslide review. Michael Wolff’s third Trump book is his best – and most alarming ....
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Ransomware gang goes offline, prompting questions
The Times of India 13 Jul 2021
WASHINGTON. A Russian-based hacker group blamed for a massive ransomware attack went offline on Tuesday, sparking speculation about whether the move was the result of a government-led action ... "If this was a disruption operation of some kind, full details may never come to light." ... "I don't think it was us," he said ... .
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EU prepares sanctions against Lebanon leaders a year after Beirut blast
The Guardian 13 Jul 2021
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China hotel collapse: Eight dead and others still missing after building comes down in Suzhou
The Independent 13 Jul 2021
At least 14 have been rescued from the site so far, the People’s Daily reported on Tuesday ... .
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Napoleonic general's body returned to France 200 years after death
RTE 13 Jul 2021
The remains of a French general killed during Napoleon's disastrous Russia campaign has returned to France - 200 years after his death. It follows a lengthy hunt for his grave by archeologists ... The remains were welcomed back by French Veterans Minister Genevieve Darrieussecq at the Bourget airport north of Paris ... .
