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Facebook seeks to limit effects of new EU privacy law If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people’s online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook Inc. users around the world would be protected by it. The online social network is making changes that ensure the number will be much smaller.
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Indian Scientist Finds Way to See Wormholes in Space-Time A wormhole is a theoretical passage that cuts through space-time, which could create shortcuts for long journeys across the universe.
Indian physicist Rajibul Shaikh from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research has determined that a certain class of rotating wormholes, which... |
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Moon Colonization: Why Do We Want It and What Technologies Do We Have? Scientists are convinced that humankind is capable of turning the Moon into a space outpost: people have cosmodromes, heavy carrier rockets, space modules and lunar rovers. Sputnik reveals what is behind the human desire to conquer space and what challenges colonizers may face on the way.
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President Erdogan declares June 24 for snap elections in Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that presidential and parliamentary elections slated for November next year would be held in late June.
Erdogan said Wednesday that elections would be brought forward to June 24, more than a year earlier than planned, in order to enable the... |
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Four Reasons behind US Political Confusion in West Asia Several years after the Arab uprisings that began in 2011 and led to the start of the Islamic awakening period in the West Asia, the region is still engulfed by war and crisis, as if West Asia’s complicated puzzle of developments is yet to be solved on the regional and international levels.
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50 People Killing Weekly in Syrias Raqqa, Captured by US-Backed Militias: UN US says an average of 50 people a week are being killed in Syrias Raqqa city, occupied and by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militias.
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator told members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that virtually... |
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US-led Syria Strikes Were for Bin Salmans Propitiation: Expert The US, Britain, and France missile aggression against Syria on April 14 drew massive media coverage worldwide. The majority of the analysts now are wondering what could happen to the regional equations after the missile strikes that targeted Syrian government’s sites. Additional questions... |
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Russia warns of painful retaliation in face of US sanctions The speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament has warned of “serious consequences” of the US sanctions imposed on Russia, saying Moscow’s response will be "precise and painful."
"No one should be under any illusions," Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted Valentina... |
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Bolton in contact with Arab states to create regional force in Syria: Report John Bolton, US President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, is spearheading a push to establish a coalition of Arab military forces in Syria to pave the way for an American withdrawal, according to reports.
The White House is considering putting “a compelling reward”... |
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Iran marks National Army Day with military parade Iran commemorates National Army Day with a large-scale military parade, showcasing the country’s defense preparedness and latest achievements in this sector.
Forces with various divisions of Iran’s Army attended the parade, which began on Wednesday morning near the mausoleum of the... |
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Irans Leader, senior officials stop using Telegram messaging application Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stopped using the Telegram messaging application in a show of support for domestic versions and in line with the country’s national interests.
The website for the preservation and publication of the works of ... |
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Trump says CIA chief met North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un US President Donald Trump has confirmed that CIA director Mike Pompeo recently traveled to Pyongyang for a secret meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
"Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong-un in North Korea last week. Meeting went very smoothly and a good relationship was formed. Details of... |
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60 percent of French voters unhappy with Macron Nearly sixty percent of French voters are unhappy with President Emmanuel Macron, a survey said Wednesday, with strikes and protests growing as the ambitious young reformer prepares to mark a year in office.
Some 58 percent of people declared themselves dissatisfied with the 40-year-old, who has... |
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Trump slammed by conservative supporters over Syria strike US President Donald Trump has been criticized over his decision to strike Syria again by some of his most vociferous conservative supporters wary of US involvement overseas.
“What Trump said was ‘America First.’ That means putting America’s interests first, and we have... |
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Year after US MOAB Strike, ISIS Growing Fast in Afghanistan It was in mid-April last year that US defense ministry stated it dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan. Known as the Mother of All Bombs, or MOAB, the huge bomb allegedly targeted the caves where ISIS militants were hiding in Achin District of Nangarhar province in the south of the... |
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Border Forces CRU Commander Killed in Kandahar Blast The CRU commander was killed when a magnetic mine on his vehicle was detonated in Kandahar city.
Colonel Janan Mama, the commander of the Crisis Response Unit (CRU) for the Kandahar Border Police, was killed in an explosion early Wednesday, local security officials confirmed.
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MPs Decide to Impeach NDS Chief Stanikzai Lawmakers in the Lower House of Parliament of Afghanistan on Wednesday decided to impeach the chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Mohammad Masoum Stanikzai on next Wednesday over a number of issues.
Speaker of the House Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said the decision was made after 48 lawmakers... |
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Ready to resolve all issues with Pakistan through dialogue, says Ghani President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says the Afghanistanian government is prepared to resolve all issues with Pakistan through negotiation on government-to-government level.
According to the Office of the President, ARG Palace, President Ghani made the remarks during a meeting with Britains High Commissioner... |
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Pakistan Agrees To Remove Check Posts On Afghanistanian Soil Afghanistanian and Pakistani military official held talks for the second time in just a few days to discuss "incursions by Pakistan" against Afghanistan along the Durand Line.
Clashes erupted between Afghan border forces and Pakistani military in Khost and neighboring Paktia provinces earlier this week.
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UNSC holds urgent meeting on Israels massacre in Gaza, Guterres urges probe The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting over the Israeli militarys massacre of over a dozen Palestinians during an anti-occupation mass rally in Gaza, with the UN chief calling for an investigation into the bloodshed.
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China: US to suffer consequences of protectionist trade policies Chinas Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned that the United States will itself suffer from the protectionist policies that it has adopted in trade relations with China.
"Protectionism equals shutting the door into China, and they will suffer the consequences of their actions," Wang said at a regional... |
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New species of frog found in Colombia-Venezuela border areas Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of frog in border areas between Colombia and Venezuela.
The multi-colored frog, which also has a distinctive song, was found in the Perija mountain range shared by the two countries over the past decade.
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Indian ISIS recruits likely killed in Afghanistan airstrike A group of Indian nationals who were recruited by the militants in ISIS ranks have likely been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, it has been reported.
According to the Indian officials, reports regarding the killing of four ISIS recruits hailing originally from Kerala have emerged.
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Taliban sought money not weapons from Russia, claims Kabulov he Russian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has rejected the allegations that Moscow was arming the Taliban group as he admitted contacts with the group was solely aimed at ensuring security of the Russian citizens and encouraging the group to participate in peace talks.
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Erdogan, Putin Hold Talks on Upcoming Iran-Russia-Turkey Summit in Ankara Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on preparations for the upcoming summit meeting of the Russian, Turkish and Iranian presidents in Ankara
According to the Kremlin press service during the phone conversation between the two president on Tuesday,... |
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EU issues ultimatum for Facebook to answer data scandal questions The European Union has issued an ultimatum for social network giant Facebook to explain how the US-based firm would deal with the aftermath of a recent scandal that involved the loss of private data of its users.
In a Tuesday letter addressed to Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl... |
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poorly preserved mummy may offer cues into ancient Egypt Australian academics could help unlock mysteries around ancient Egypt after discovering that a 2,500-year old coffin might contain the remains of a prestigious mummy.
The University of Sydney acquired the coffin 150 years ago and a series of academics incorrectly classified it as empty.
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Spanish police break up blockade of Catalan roads by separatist protesters Spanish riot police has broken up Catalan separatists’ blockade on key highways in the northeastern Catalonia region as protests continue following the arrest and detention of former regional president Carles Puigdemont.
On Tuesday, TV footage showed riot police surrounding protesters who... |
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Diplomat expulsions result of US colossal pressure, blackmail: Russia FM Russia says the United States "colossal pressure and colossal blackmail" led to a decision by more than 20 countries to expel Russian diplomatic personnel over allegations that Moscow has been behind the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain.
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NATO expels seven Russian diplomats over spy poisoning row NATO has announced its decision to expel seven Russian diplomats and slash the Russian mission to the alliance by a third in retaliation for the alleged nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian double agent in Britain.
"I have today withdrawn the accreditation of seven staff of the Russian... |
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General Soleimani highly charismatic, conqueror of hearts: Daughter
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