Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Mexican Federal Police accused of harassment at migrant shelter, latest in a series

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The Mexican Federal Police harassed migrants and threatened to raid a migrant shelter in Coahuila over the weekend, according to the head of a state agency and the head of the shelter, the latest in a series of similar reported incidents.


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Moroccan lawmakers vote to bolster French in education system

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Moroccan lawmakers passed a draft law on Monday evening that would pave the way for strengthening the place of French in Moroccan schools, overturning decades of Arabisation.


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North Korea's Kim inspects new submarine, signals possible ballistic missile development

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a large newly built submarine, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday, potentially signaling continued development of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) program.


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Haiti officials say PM Lapin has resigned, new PM selected

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Haitian Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin resigned on Monday, according to a high-ranking government official who asked not to be named, presenting a shakeup at the highest levels of government in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation.


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India denies PM Modi asked Trump to mediate in Kashmir conflict

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Mr Trump claimed that India's PM had asked him to mediate in the 70-year-old dispute with Pakistan.

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American and Australian tourists killed in Canada

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Police say the deaths could be connected to another missing persons case in British Columbia.

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Mack Horton: Fina warns swimmer over podium snub to rival

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The sport's governing body tells Mack Horton not to make "gestures" amid his feud with Sun Yang.

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Mexican Federal Police accused of harassment at migrant shelter, latest in a series

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The Mexican Federal Police harassed migrants and threatened to raid a migrant shelter in Coahuila over the weekend, according to the head of a state agency and the head of the shelter, the latest in a series of similar reported incidents.


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Horrifying moments as Hong Kong journalist live-streams being attacked

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A man in a pink shirt and jeans is seen hitting out at people with a stick over the barrier of a train's passenger gantry. In the next moment, he runs at the camera and starts hitting the person behind it.


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US expands powers to deport migrants without going to court

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Under the rule, officers will be able to immediately deport more migrants without going to court.

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Massive San Juan protest demands Puerto Rico governor resign

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Hundreds of thousands of people marched in San Juan on Monday to demand Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló resign over offensive chat messages, the latest scandal to hit a bankrupt island struggling to recover from 2017 hurricanes.


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More racial diversity in U.S. police departments unlikely to reduce shootings: study

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White police officers in the United States are no more likely to shoot dead minorities than black or Hispanic officers, undercutting the idea that increasing racial diversity in police departments would reduce those shootings, a study released on Monday said.


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Resistant malaria spreading in South East Asia

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Drug-resistant malaria parasites have moved from Cambodia to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Japan's top government spokesman Suga, finance minister Aso to retain posts: Kyodo

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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Finance Minister Taro Aso will likely retain their posts in a cabinet reshuffle expected in September, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.


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Widespread blackout hits Venezuela, government blames 'electromagnetic attack'

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More than half of Venezuela's 23 states lost power on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses and reports on social media, a blackout the government blamed on an "electromagnetic attack."


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Haiti officials, media say PM Lapin has resigned

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Haitian Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin resigned on Monday, according to a high-ranking government official who asked not to be named, presenting a shakeup at the highest levels of government in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation.


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Monday, July 22, 2019

New Zealand plans firearm register, tighter licensing amid gun law reforms

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New Zealand on Monday revealed plans to establish a firearm register and to overhaul its licensing systems for gun owners in the second set of gun law reforms introduced in response to mass shootings in the city of Christchurch.


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Cambodia denies deal to allow armed Chinese forces at its naval base

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China will be able to place armed forces at a Cambodian naval base under a secret agreement the two nations have reached, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, although Cambodian officials denied such a deal had been struck.


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