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Hawaii plane crash kills all 9 aboard small craft, officials say
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Saturday, June 22, 2019
U.N. rights chief Bachelet urges Venezuela to release prisoners
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday urged Venezuela's government to release prisoners who were arrested for peacefully protesting, and confirmed that a delegation would remain in the country to monitor the human rights situation.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2N4ma...
Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration’ in event of war
But the US president says he is open to talks with Tehran after pulling out of military strikes.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IwzN...
Chennai water crisis: 'We can't do anything'
Residents in the Indian city have been forced to go to drastic lengths to get water after months of poor rainfall.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IY7a...
Mauritania heads to polls in first election since independence
More than a million are set to vote for what could be Mauritania's first peaceful transfer of power.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZF68...
El Salvador takes aim at imprisoned gang leaders ability to make calls
It will be much harder for El Salvador's prison population, including gang leaders, to communicate with those on the outside after the government on Friday ordered mobile telephone service providers to disable their signals in the facilities.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WZSX...
New best story on Hacker News: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home
Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home
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Information is like snacks, money, and drugs to the brain
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Hong Kong protesters disperse after blockading police headquarters
Thousands of protesters who had blockaded police headquarters in Asia's leading financial center had mostly dispersed by Saturday morning with some roads reopened for traffic as normal but it remained unclear whether further mass protests would take place.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2L58z...
Prosecutors won't drop charges against Navy SEAL despite trial twist
Military prosecutors said on Friday they will not drop premeditated murder charges against a U.S. Navy SEAL charged with stabbing to death a teenaged Islamic State militant in Iraq in 2017, despite testimony from another SEAL who claimed to have killed the prisoner.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2KtiE...
Businesses push government to complete HS2 railway
Business leaders have written a letter urging the next prime minister to commit to completing HS2.
from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Ivt5...
Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever external situation: North Korean media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on "important issues," and agreed to build on their countries' friendly relations "whatever the international situation," North Korean state media reported.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Xpyi...
Mauritanians to vote for new president, but status quo likely to prevail
For the first time in 59 years of independence, Mauritanians will vote on Saturday for a successor to a democratically-elected president, though a government insider campaigning on a message of continuity is heavily tipped to win.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2N1l3...
Canadian man killed in Chilean tourist city Valparaiso
A Canadian citizen was stabbed to death on Friday in the Chilean port of Valparaiso while he was strolling with his family in one of the city's hillside tourist areas, local media and police said.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XvrC...
Miriwoong: The Australian language which barely anybody speaks
Australia has about 100 indigenous languages at risk of being lost - so how do you save them?
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WPDp...
Why are Nike trainers washing up on beaches?
From Bermuda and the Azores to Ireland and France, large numbers of shoes are washing ashore.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2L4cY...
Philippines' Duterte accepts China's proposal to jointly investigate collision
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted China's proposal to jointly investigate allegations that a Chinese fishing vessel abandoned 22 Filipinos after it sank their boat in the South China Sea, his spokesman said on Saturday.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XmPY...
U.S. cities brace for immigration raids, say they will not participate
U.S. cities expecting to be hit by a wave of immigration raids intended to deport recently arrived families who are in the United States illegally said on Friday they would not cooperate with federal authorities.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2KzVw...
Syria: Who's in control of Idlib?
Who holds sway in the last major stronghold of opposition forces fighting the Syrian government?
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2L89d...
Hong Kong protests: How Hallelujah to the Lord became an unofficial anthem
It's a Christian hymn but there are political reasons why protesters have picked up the simple tune
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2L8KQ...
The medical student who died of measles
The death of a student doctor from a preventable disease shows how Ukraine has become the measles capital of Europe.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WYFH...
Afcon 2019: Meet the ‘animals’ competing for the Africa Cup of Nations
Eagles, elephants and lions are among the most popular sporting beasts at this year's tournament.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2L73f...
Trump dismisses E. Jean Carroll rape allegation as 'fiction'
Writer E. Jean Carroll says Mr Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2N5Ff...
Friday, June 21, 2019
United Airlines suspends Newark-Mumbai flights over Iran airspace concerns
United Airlines said it had suspended flights from New Jersey's Newark airport to the Indian financial capital of Mumbai following a safety review after Iran shot down a high-altitude U.S. surveillance drone.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Ku3U...
Searching for truth in China's Uighur 're-education' camps
China is accused of locking up Uighurs in camps - which it denies. The BBC went inside one of them.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XZ4V...
Inside Pakistan's first retirement home for third-gender people
Pakistan's third-gender people are often rejected by their families - the first retirement home for them has just opened.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WSoF...
Why the age of electric flight is finally upon us
Air travel accounts for 2%-3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Are electric engines an answer?
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2x6jj...
Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence: The 3,100-mile race around a New York block
It lasts almost two months, with competitors running 18 hours a day. The 'Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence' is a race unlike any other.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WXu3...
Fears for elephants facing 1,900 mile train journey in India
Four elephants are set to travel in 40C heat for days across India to participate in temple rituals.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Naxt...
USOPC say it is making progress on reforms amid new legislation
A top U.S. Olympic official on Thursday said the organization is addressing its failure to protect its athletes from the sexual abuse of a team doctor, comments that come days after legislation was introduced aimed at reforming the body.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2MYna...
France's Macron says three lead candidates failed to get EU leaders support
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday the three so-called spitzenkandidaten - or lead candidates - for the European Commission presidency had each failed to receive enough support among European Union leaders in Brussels.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Y52N...
United Airlines suspends Newark-Mumbai flights over concerns about Iran's airspace
United Airlines said it had suspended flights from Newark to Mumbai after a safety review in light of events in Iran, which this week shot down a high-altitude U.S. surveillance drone.
from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XkWK...
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