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More US layoffs as weak demand persists after businesses reopened In this file photo Americans wait to receive food bank donations at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough in New York City, on May 15, 2020. The ranks of US workers laid off at least temporarily by the coronavirus pandemic exceeded 42 million. (Photo by AFP)
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Pakistan remains safe harbor for terrorist groups: US Pakistan is a safe harbor for "regionally focused terrorist groups", allowing the groups to target Afghanistan, the US State Department said in a report.
In its annual terror assessment, released Wednesday, the Department said that Pakistan remained a safe harbor for other regionally focused terrorist... |
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Health Ministry Owes $29 Million Despite Intl Funds The Ministry of Public Health still owes $29 million from the purchase of health equipment despite major funding by international donors to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the figures released by the Afghan Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health spokesman said they need... |
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Abdullah at USIP: No Military Solution to the Conflict In a virtual interview given for the US Institute of Peace on Wednesday, Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High National Reconciliation Council, discussed his idea for bringing peace to Afghanistan and said that there are still serious concerns among the Afghan people about their civil liberties... |
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North Korea reinstalling border loudspeakers amid renewed tensions with South A North Korean guard post (C) in the border county of Kaepoong is seen from a South Korean observation post in the border city of Paju, on June 17, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A South Korean military source says North Korea is reinstalling loudspeakers used to broadcast anti-South messages across the border,... |
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Iran cinema actively present at Cannes virtual film market A woman checks her phone at the entrance of the Film Market held during the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, Southern France, on May 17,2019. (Photo by AFP)
Irans cinema is actively taking part in the 2020 special edition of the Cannes Film Festivals market, which is being held... |
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Libya warns Egypt against military intervention; France backs Cairo A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency on June 6, 2020 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (C), Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar (R), and Libyan opposition figure Aguila Saleh arriving for a joint press conference in the capital, Cairo. (Via AFP)
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Trump open to meeting with Venezuelas Maduro to discuss his peaceful exit This file combination of pictures created on August 11, 2017 shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) and US President Donald Trump. (By AFP)
On Monday, US President Donald Trump said he is open to meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, in order to discuss "his peaceful exit from... |
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Yemeni armed forces target strategic sites deep in Saudi Arabia The undated photo, provided by the media bureau of Yemens Operations Command, shows a Yemeni missile shortly after launch.
The Yemeni army says it has carried out large-scale attacks on a number of strategic sites deep in Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the Riyadh regimes bloody military campaign... |
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Foreign diplomats join Palestinian rally of rage against Israel land grab bid Demonstrators take part in a rally against an Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in Jericho June 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Thousands of Palestinians have staged a demonstration to express their resentment over Israels US-sponsored plot to annex large swathes of the occupied West... |
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China derides US move to place Chinese flags at empty seats in nuclear talks with Russia Marshall Billingslea, the US special presidential envoy for arms control, arrives for the US-Russia meeting at the Palais Niederoestereich in Vienna, on June 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
China says a move by the United States to place Chinese flags at a table of nuclear arms control negotiations with Russia... |
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Russia slams Europes dual standards on JCPOA, destructive US actions Rafael Grossi, (left) head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), opens a virtual meeting of the Board of Governors at the agencys headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Russia has censured the European signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal for putting pressure on... |
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Trump attacks Obama again, accusing him of committing treason US President Donald Trump has once again attacked his predecessor Barrack Obama, this time accusing him of committing treason for spying on his campaign.
In an interview on Monday, Trump said Obama had committed treason in connection with the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016... |
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15 killed in savage attack on indigenous Mexican village Forensic technicians stand outside a funeral parlor after transporting the bodies of inhabitants of an indigenous village killed by assailants, in Salina Cruz, in Oaxaca State, Mexico, on June 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Assailants have killed 15 inhabitants of an indigenous village in southern Mexico... |
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Man kidnapped, tied to tree naked; 2 suspects arrested: US police Ariel Dupuis is seen in this undated photo released by Manchester Police Department
Two people are facing charges after a New Hampshire man was allegedly kidnapped and left naked, tied to a tree, police said.
Ariel Dupuis, 29, is believed to have helped Ronald Betances, 37, kidnap the victim at knifepoint... |
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IMN calls for Zakzakys immediate release Sheikh Zakzaky supporters in south West Nigeria and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria held a press conference and asked the Nigerian government to release religious leader in view of his deteriorating health condition.
During the presser, the speakers said Sheikh Zakzaky and his supporters... |
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Syrias air defenses intercept invading drones Syrian air defense units have managed to intercept an unknown drone attack over the city of Jableh on the Mediterranean coast.
The unmanned aircraft had made an unsuccessful attempt to hit a Russian airbase in the region, according to Press TVs correspondent.
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EU, China restate commitment to Iran nuclear deal Abbas Araghchi (C-R), political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, and the Secretary General of the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid (C-L) attend a Meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission on Iran. (Photo by AFP)
According to a press release issued following a... |
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UK terror attack: The aftermath A minutes silence in Reading to remember the three people stabbed to death on Saturday.
The attacker, Khairi Saadallah, originally from Libya, who also injured a few other people just before 7pm is in police custody.
Witnesses described horrific scenes in Forbury Gardens a park in Reading, a town... |
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Confcommercio estimates Italys GDP down by 17% in 2nd quarter Italys largest retailers association Confcommercio released the outcome of a study about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the countrys economy.
The first fact that emerges from the study is that Italy will suffer the pandemics negative consequences for months to come.
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US state dept. designates 4 Chinese news organizations as foreign missions The United States is designating four Chinese media organizations with operations in the US as foreign missions.
The latest decision by the Trump administration, announced Monday, was expected to lead to a similar reaction from Beijing.
"These entities are not independent news organizations," said... |
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Saudi to hold very limited hajj over pandemic In this file photo taken on April 24, 2020, sanitation workers disinfect the area around the Kaaba in Mecca. (Photo by AFP)
Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it would hold a "very limited" hajj this year, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual ritual as it moves to curb the... |
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324 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 324 new positive cases of the coronavirus from 953 samples tested over the last 24 hours.
So far, 66,800 samples have been tested in the governments testing centers and there are 19,603 active COVID-19 cases in the country, according to data by the... |
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Attack on Lawyers Meant to Disrupt Peace Process: Khalilzad The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday in a tweet condemned the attack against Attorney General Offices lawyers who were killed yesterday in an armed attack by unknown gunmen.
"The US strongly condemns the attack against the Afghan Attorney Generals... |
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Six Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Balkh At least six policemen were killed and one was wounded in a Taliban attack in northern Balkh province on Monday night, local officials said on Tuesday.
The attack took place in Peyazkar village in Chahar Bolak.
The Taliban attacked a security checkpoint and clashed with the security forces, said... |
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Three fighters killed by Indian forces in Kashmir days after deadly clashes Indian forces rush on the site of a firefight at Zoonimar area in the old city of Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on June 21, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
At least three pro-independence fighters have been killed in an encounter with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, just two days after... |
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Dissident Saudi video blogger warned by Canadian police he is a target Dissident Saudi video blogger and activist Omar Abdulaziz (photo by CBC News)
Canadian police have warned Saudi Arabian dissident video blogger and activist Omar Abdulaziz, who is living in exile in Montreal, that he was a "potential target" of officials back home and that he needed to take precautions... |
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Trump wants legislation to jail protesters who burn American flag US President Donald Trump has said he wants Congress to pass legislation mandating a jail sentence of at least one year for protesters who burn the American flag.
"We ought to come up with legislation that if you burn the American flag you go to jail for one year," Trump said Saturday at a sparsely-crowded... |
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Irans enemies dont even think about war with Islamic Republic: IRGC commander Irans enemies do not even think about war with the Islamic Republic since they have realized the countrys rising defense power, says the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
"Our enemies now steer clear of the idea of waging war against us," Major General Hossein Salami said... |
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Chinese researchers start phase-2 human test for possible coronavirus vaccine In this file photo a worker packs rabies vaccines at a lab at the Yisheng Biopharma Company, where researchers are trying to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Shenyang in Chinas northeast Liaoning province, on June 9, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Chinese researchers have started a second... |
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