US started biggest trade war in history, China forced to retaliate – Beijing
6 July, 2018 Comments Off on US started biggest trade war in history, China forced to retaliate – Beijing
© Aly Song / Reuters China’s commerce ministry says the country has no choice but to fight back after the US “launched the largest trade war in economic history,” as Washington’s 25 percent tariffs on various Chinese imports go into effect. “On July 6, the US began to impose 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion […]
Continue reading …Pompeo tasked with detailed plan for denuclearization By Kim Bo-eun
6 July, 2018 Comments Off on Pompeo tasked with detailed plan for denuclearization By Kim Bo-eun
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from right, greets Kim Yong-chol, second from left, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, as they arrive for a meeting at the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday. AP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (centre L) arrives at Sunan […]
Continue reading …Thai diver drowns as window for cave rescue narrows Death marks marks first major setback in mission to rescue the football team.
6 July, 2018 Comments Off on Thai diver drowns as window for cave rescue narrows Death marks marks first major setback in mission to rescue the football team.
International divers prepare to enter the Tham Luang cave complex in Thailand to rescue a young football team and their coach trapped inside [File: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters] A former Thai military diver helping to rescue a young football team trapped inside a flooded cave has died as officials warned the window of opportunity to free the team […]
Continue reading …EU extends economic sanctions against Russia for six months.The sanctions have been prolonged until 31 January 2019
6 July, 2018 Comments Off on EU extends economic sanctions against Russia for six months.The sanctions have been prolonged until 31 January 2019
© EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET BRUSSELS, July 5. /TASS/. The European Union extended economic sanctions against Russia expiring at the turn of July by six months, press service of the EU Council said on Thursday. “On 5 July 2018, the Council prolonged economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 January 2019,” the statement says. […]
Continue reading …House scraps OLF, ONLF, Patriotic Ginbot 7 off terrorist list
6 July, 2018 Comments Off on House scraps OLF, ONLF, Patriotic Ginbot 7 off terrorist list
House of People’s Representatives The House of People’s Representatives today unanimously voted on a motion to scrap three political groups from terrorists list. The motion for the removal of Patriots Ginbot 7, Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) materialized due to the willingness of the political organizations to participate in the […]
Continue reading …US ‘stands ready’ to keep Gulf open as Tehran warns of ‘consequences’ if Iran’s oil exports hampered
5 July, 2018 Comments Off on US ‘stands ready’ to keep Gulf open as Tehran warns of ‘consequences’ if Iran’s oil exports hampered
FILE PHOTO © Ebrahim Norouzi / Reuters The US military declared it “stands ready” to keep waterways open in the Persian Gulf, after the Iranian President warned of “consequences” if Washington tried to reduce Tehran’s oil exports. Captain Bill Urban, a spokesman for US Central Command (Centcom), said on Wednesday that the US Navy and its regional […]
Continue reading …Thousands more flee earth shattering bombs in Syria’s Deraa
5 July, 2018 Comments Off on Thousands more flee earth shattering bombs in Syria’s Deraa
At least a quarter of a million people have been displaced in southern Syria since June 19 [File: Alaa Al-Faqir/Reuters] As Syrian government forces step up offensive, families in the eastern side of Deraa head to ‘unequipped’ border areas. Thousands of Syrians from a string of rebel-held towns in the eastern side of Deraa have […]
Continue reading …19 killed by gunpowder explosions in Mexico’s fireworks capital
5 July, 2018 Comments Off on 19 killed by gunpowder explosions in Mexico’s fireworks capital
Scene of this morning’s explosions in Tultepec. Some emergency personnel who arrived after the first blast were killed by the second Two gunpowder explosions in the fireworks manufacturing community of Tultepec, México state, have killed 19 people. State security officials said at least 40 people were injured. The first blast occurred at a fireworks workshop […]
Continue reading …Migration needed to avoid deficit of 70,000 digital professionals in Sweden: report
5 July, 2018 Comments Off on Migration needed to avoid deficit of 70,000 digital professionals in Sweden: report
Sweden needs more IT professionals to meet demand. Photo: Vidar Ruud/NTB Scanpix Sweden needs more IT professionals to meet demand. Photo: Vidar Ruud/NTB Scanpix Sweden faces a deficit of 70,000 digital professionals by 2022 if a number of measures including promoting migration of skilled workers are not taken, a report predicts. “The biggest obstacle in […]
Continue reading …‘Race against water’ as rain threatens Thai cave rescue efforts Thai boys trapped in cave undergo health assessments as rain forecasts put time pressure on rescue operation.
5 July, 2018 Comments Off on ‘Race against water’ as rain threatens Thai cave rescue efforts Thai boys trapped in cave undergo health assessments as rain forecasts put time pressure on rescue operation.
Rescuers are still deciding how to extract 12 boys and their football coach from a cave in Thailand as forecasts for fresh rain have turned the operation into a “race against the water”. A Thai official on Thursday said he had asked for 13 diving kits to be prepared while navy SEAL divers were assessing […]
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