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US to cut air defence forces, missile batteries in Middle East
The Arab Weekly 19 Jun 2021
WASHINGTON--The Pentagon said Friday it was cutting the number of troops and air defence units deployed to the Middle East, confirming a Wall Street Journal report that eight Patriot batteries were being moved out from the region ... Each battery requires hundreds of troops and civilians to operate and support them ... .
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Iran: Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi wins Iran’s 2021 presidential election by landslide
DZ Breaking 19 Jun 2021photo: White House
Champ, Joe Biden’s German shepherd and ‘sweet, good boy’, dies aged 13
The Observer 20 Jun 2021
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden announced Saturday that Champ, their 13-year-old German Shepherd, had died. “Our hearts are heavy today as we let you all know that our beloved German Shepherd, Champ, passed away peacefully at home ... When Biden won the 2020 election, it meant that the White House would become home to two first pets ... .
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EU threatens Lebanese politicians with sanctions over crisis
The Independent 19 Jun 2021
The World Bank said earlier this month the crisis is likely to rank as one of the worst the world has seen in more than 150 years, adding that the economy contracted 20.3% in 2020 and is expected to shrink 9.5% this year ...
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‘Apocalyptic’ heat wave scorches US Southwest again
Indian Express 19 Jun 2021
An extreme heat wave that has already shattered temperature records across the U.S. Southwest threatened on Friday to push power systems to the brink of failure as residents cranked up air conditioners ... “Just the 10-minute walk from my house to the light rail made me queasy.” ... RECORDS BROKEN ... Top News Right Now ... Temperatures in St ... Tags ... .
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UNHCR urges world leaders to reverse trend of soaring displacement
Urdu Point 19 Jun 2021
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has called on world leaders to step up their efforts to foster peace, stability and cooperation to halt and begin reversing nearly a decade-long trend of surging displacement driven by violence and persecution ... This is a further four per cent increase on top of the already record-high 79.5 million at the end of 2019.
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UN: General Assembly passes resolution condemning Myanmar's military junta
Ruptly 19 Jun 2021
The UN General Assembly voted in favour of a resolution condemning Myanmar's military junta in New York City on Friday ... .
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Saudi air defences intercept eight Houthi armed drones
The Wire Network 19 Jun 2021
The Houthi military spokesman said on Twitter that one drone was launched at a military base in Khamis Mushait ... ....
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Venezuela forced into "war economy" to confront U.S. sanctions: president
Sina 19 Jun 2021
CARACAS, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that his country has been forced to implement a "war economy" to confront U.S. sanctions and promote the development of productivity ... .
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DPRK leader concludes party session, vows to overcome all difficulties
Sina 19 Jun 2021
PYONGYANG, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), vowed on Friday to break through all difficulties facing the country at the end of a plenary session of the ruling party, the Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday ... Enditem. .
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Here’s what I’m doing about the Argo Blockchain share price
The Motley Fool 18 Jun 2021
Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain‘s (LSE. ARB) share price has more than halved in value from where it stood back in February. That’s despite yesterday’s estimate from the Financial Conduct Authority that cryptocurrency continues to attract new investors. Roughly 2.3 million adults in the UK now hold Bitcoin and the like ... FREE REPORT ... .
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French police clash with young people at curfew-breaking rave
Belfast Telegraph 19 Jun 2021
A 22-year-old man lost his hand and several others were injured during clashes as police tried to break up an unauthorised rave in western France ... Police repeatedly fired tear gas and charged clusters of violent partygoers who hurled metal balls, petrol bombs and other projectiles at security forces, local prefect Emmanuel Berthier said ... / ... Most Read.
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Biden threatened with communion ban over position on abortion
The Guardian 19 Jun 2021
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Russia monitors talk of Turkish military base in Azerbaijan
Press TV 18 Jun 2021
Russia says it was closely monitoring talks around a potential Turkish military base in Azerbaijan as the NATO member agreed to increase military cooperation with Azerbaijan. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday the Kremlin was in close contact with Ankara on stabilizing the situation in the South Caucasus ... .
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Court Denies Bail for Hong Kong Pro-democracy Media Executives
Voa News 19 Jun 2021
Two executives from Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily appeared in court on Saturday on charges of collusion and were denied bail after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing ... The two will remain in custody until their next court appearance on Aug ... Five executives were arrested ... .
