CARACAS, July 21 (APP/AFP) – Two young men were killed on Thursday in protests held during an opposition-led nationwide strike in Venezuela, prosecutors said. A 24-year-old died in the Los Teques neighborhood on the outskirts of Caracas, while three people were wounded. In the city of Valencia, in the district of La Isbaelica, a 23-year-old […]
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Two killed during opposition-led strike in Venezuela
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Two killed in 6.7-magnitude quake off Greece and Turkey resorts
BODRUM, Turkey, July 21, (APP/AFP) – At least two people were killed on the Greek island of Kos Friday when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the popular summer resort holiday destinations of the Dodecanese Islands in Greece and the Aegean coast of Turkey. The epicentre of the quake was approximately 10.3 kilometres (6.4 miles) south […]
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Senegal’s Supreme Court rejects bail for divisive mayor
DAKAR, July 21 (APP/AFP) – Senegal’s Supreme Court rejected bail for Dakar’s popular mayor on Thursday, preventing him from campaigning in upcoming legislative elections and likely sparking further tensions with supporters of his rival, President Macky Sall. Mayor Khalifa Sall (no relation) was arrested more than four months ago on corruption charges and has been […]
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N.Korea’s economy grew 3.9 pct in 2016: BOK
SEOUL, July 21 (APP/Yonhap): North Korea’s economy grew 3.9 percent last year, the fastest pace in more than a decade, South Korea’s central bank said Friday. The estimated expansion of the gross domestic product (GDP) represents a sharp turnaround from 2015 when the economy of one of the world’s most isolated countries shrank 1.1 percent […]
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Trump tells Republicans to get health care done
WASHINGTON, July 19, (APP/AFP) – President Donald Trump made a last-ditch bid to salvage a central campaign pledge Wednesday, deploying a mix of threats and flattery as he told Republican senators to pass health care reform before their summer break. With his credibility on the line, Trump told a group of 49 Republican senators assembled […]
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Brazil judge freezes ex-president Lula’s assets after conviction
BRASMLIA, July 19, (APP/AFP) – A Brazilian judge leading an anti-corruption probe has ordered assets belonging to former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva frozen after last week convicting and sentencing him to prison for graft. Lula, as he is widely known, remains free pending an appeal of the verdict. He denies any wrongdoing and […]