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Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in Sweden

The Independent | 2023-07-21, 08:39

SpaceX Ship 25 completes six-engine static fire test at Starbase in Texas. \n\nSource: SpaceX

Photo of BTS’ Jin in military uniform helps fan foil phone robbery in Brazil

Straits Times | 2023-07-21, 08:39

July 21, 2023 3:00 PM The K-pop star is currently serving mandatory military service. ...

In the 21st century, we not only employ children, we take away their right to life

Dawn | 2023-07-21, 08:39

On May 31, 2020, an eight-year-old domestic worker was brought to Begum Akhtar Rukhsana Memorial Hospital in Rawalpindi. The child’s employers had brutally assaulted her for mistakenly releasing two costly parrots from their cage — which were apparently worth

Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review

North Shore News | 2023-07-21, 08:39

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections following a pause to review procedures. James Barber, 64, was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at a

Vladimir Putin extends Russian export restrictions until end of 2025

Hindustan Times | 2023-07-21, 08:38

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday extended a March 2022 decree imposing restrictions on the export of manufactured goods and raw materials from Russia until Dec. 31 2025, according to the

‘No room for migrants’, New York Mayor Eric Adam says NYC is 'full capacity'

Hindustan Times | 2023-07-21, 08:38

‘Our cup has basically runneth over’, states New York City's Mayor Eric Adams after stating the city welcomed 90,000 migrants since April 2022. Travelers wait at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, U.S.(REUTERS) "We stated several months

Women set fire to house of man accused of being in mob that paraded Indian ...

The Independent | 2023-07-21, 08:36

Tory minister mocks 25-year-old Keir Mathers as Labour’s ‘Inbetweeners’ MP \n\nCredit: Sky News

Exergy International to supply ORC power plant to Cornish geothermal project

The Engineer | 2023-07-21, 08:36

Exergy will design, build and instal the power plant at Geothermal Engineering Ltd’s (GEL) United Downs site in Cornwall. The geothermal site will utilise the naturally heat producing granite which underlies most of Cornwall. Two deep, directional wells have

South Korea’s Infanticide Problem Highlights Wider Population Struggles

Tacoma News Tribune | 2023-07-21, 08:35

Just outside the South Korean capital of Seoul, two newborn children were found dead in June inside a house freezer, their bodies apparently frozen for years. Their mother, a woman ...

EFF Calls For Deregistration Of Pro-Israel School In South Africa

Tacoma News Tribune | 2023-07-21, 08:35

EFF Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) Aishah Cassiem called for United Herzlia Schools to be “deregistered, based on the school being pro-Israel” during a debate in the Western Cape ...

1st LD: 1 stabbed to death, 3 injured in S. Korea

China.dot.org | 2023-07-21, 08:34

SEOUL, July 21 (Xinhua) -- One person was stabbed to death and three others were

Nigeria holds Canada to goalless draw in Women's World Cup

China.dot.org | 2023-07-21, 08:34

MELBOURNE, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Favorite Canada was held to a 0-0 draw against Nigeria in their Group B opener at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup at

Libertad reach Copa Sudamericana last 16

China.dot.org | 2023-07-21, 08:34

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay's Libertad progressed to the Copa Sudamericana last 16 on

Hamburg-bound China-Europe freight train departs from C China's Zhengzhou

China.dot.org | 2023-07-21, 08:34

This photo taken on July 18, 2023 shows a China-Europe freight train

Amsterdam to ban cruise ships in bid to limit tourism and cut pollution

RTE | 2023-07-21, 08:34

Amsterdam's city council has decided to close a major cruise ship terminal in its centre, officials said, in the latest measure to limit mass tourism in the Dutch capital. "Polluting cruise ships are not in line

Marcos tells Filipinas in World Cup debut: 'Nation stands behind you'

Manila Bulletin | 2023-07-21, 08:32

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wished the Philippine national women's football team the best as it made a historic debut in the FIFA World Cup.

With Hollywood on Strike, a Bright Spot in New York’s Economy Goes Dark

New York Times | 2023-07-21, 08:32

Tens of thousands of behind-the-scenes workers, in solidarity with striking actors and writers, are bracing for what could be a monthslong standoff with the studios. ...

Bence Tuzson: The EU Could Fall Apart If It Tries to Dictate

Hungary Today | 2023-07-21, 08:30

Brussels’ attempts to dictate legislation will split the European Union, because this process will lead to member states not abiding by EU decisions, Bence Tuzson, Secretary of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and future Minister of Justice

US second gentleman meets New Zealand's officials to discuss online hate as World Cup begins

NBC Bay Area | 2023-07-21, 08:30

Doug Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, met with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Friday to discuss ways to combat online hate and extremism. Emhoff was in Auckland to lead a delegation to the FIFA Women’s World Cup and

China agrees to reschedule $2 billion debt of Pakistan

Financial Express | 2023-07-21, 08:28

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday, approved the revised terms of the agreement reached between Islamabad and Beijing, according to senior Pakistani officials, the Express Tribune

Nigeria: Nigeria vs Canada - Chiamaka Nnadozie Shows Captain's Performance

All Africa | 2023-07-21, 08:28

Captain Nnadozie made a crucial penalty save, and Demehin and Abiodun were impressive debutants. ...

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

The Call | 2023-07-21, 08:27

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrated beating Serbia’s Novak

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