Sunday, July 21, 2019

Trump relished rally chant, Ocasio-Cortez tells constituents in Queens

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U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Saturday that President Donald Trump relished a chant by the crowd at a campaign rally this week that called for a Democratic congresswoman to be sent back where she came from.


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U.S. adviser Bolton travels to Japan, South Korea amid trade dispute

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U.S. national security adviser John Bolton departed on Saturday for a trip to Japan and South Korea as the two countries are in the middle of a trade dispute.


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Britain calls ship seizure 'hostile act' as Iran releases video of capture

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Britain on Saturday denounced Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a "hostile act" and rejected Tehran's explanation that it seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.


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British justice minister says he will resign from cabinet: The Sunday Times

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British justice minister David Gauke said he will resign from the cabinet on Wednesday.


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Saturday, July 20, 2019

Iran says UK-flagged tanker 'ignored distress call,' taken to Bander Abbas

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Iran has taken a British-flagged oil tanker it seized in the Strait of Hormuz to Bandar Abbas port, where it and its crew will remain while an investigation into the vessel's conduct is carried out, Iran's Fars news agency said on Saturday.


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Hong Kong actor Simon Yam stabbed on stage in China

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The 64-year-old was attacked while speaking at a promotional event in the city of Zhongshan.

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New best story on Hacker News: Patrick Winston of MIT CSAIL has died

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'I don't have words': Boss of torched Japan studio mourns bright, young staff

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Many victims of an arson attack on a Japanese animation studio were young with bright futures, some joining only in April, the shaken company president said on Saturday, as the death toll climbed to 34.


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Torpedoed US warship found, solving 75-year-old cold case

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After four years of searching, locating the USS Eagle was "just absolute awe," says diver Ryan King.

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César Pelli: Architect of Malaysia's Petronas Towers dies at 92

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César Pelli designed some of the world's most famous buildings including London's Canary Wharf Tower.

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US to send troops to Saudi Arabia as tensions with Iran grow

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The deployment of soldiers and fighter jets comes amid heightened tensions with Iran in the Gulf.

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Iran says UK-flagged tanker was in accident with fishing boat and 'ignored distress call'

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The detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero was in an accident with an Iranian fishing boat and ignored its distress call, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Saturday, quoting an official.


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UK 'deeply concerned' over tanker seizure

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The foreign secretary says the detention by Iran of the British-flagged ship is "unacceptable".

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Venice fines tourists: Germans punished for making coffee near bridge

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The backpackers were fined €950 (£853) and asked to leave the city under a new public order law.

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Iran says British-flagged tanker was in accident with fishing boat

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The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero was in an accident with a fishing boat before being detained on Friday, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Saturday, quoting an official.


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Japan studio boss at loss for words as he mourns bright, young staff

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Many victims of an arson attack on an animation studio in the western Japanese city of Kyoto were young with bright futures, some joining only in April, the company president said on Saturday, as the death told climbed to 34.


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U.S. should reject 'prejudice' on China religious rights: state media

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The United States should reject "prejudice" and respect facts instead of vilifying China's record on religious rights, the Communist Party newspaper People's Daily said on Saturday after fresh criticism of China's treatment of ethnic Muslims.


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The final 13 minutes before the Moon landing

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The minutes before landing were tense, as fuel ran low and connections were lost between the lunar module and mission control

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Most of 34 victims in Kyoto Animation arson attack in 20s and 30s: NHK

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Most of the victims of an arson attack on an animation studio in western Japanese city of Kyoto were in their 20s and 30s, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, as the death told climbed to 34.


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Trump offers to help ease tension in Japan-South Korea dispute

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday offered to help ease tensions in the political and economic dispute between Japan and South Korea, which threatens global supplies of memory chips and smartphones.


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Saudi-led coalition starts operation to target military positions in Sanaa

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The Saudi-led coalition said it started an operation to target military positions in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, according to state TV early on Saturday.


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