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Twelve Thai boys and their football coach have been discharged from hospital, a week after a daring rescue operation saw them extracted from a cave where they had been stuck for more than two weeks. Dressed in football fatigues and looking healthy, the “Wild Boars” football team spoke of their “miracle” rescue at a news conference […]

AA Photo The European Union slapped Google with a huge 4.34-billion-euro fine for abusing the dominance of its Android operating system on Wednesday in the biggest antitrust penalty in the bloc’s history. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the US tech giant illegally used Android’s near-monopoly to boost usage of its own search engine and […]

UNSOM Left to right: Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Gulaid, USG for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia and EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the Somalia Partnership Forum in Brussels, Belgium. A high-level gathering of representatives from the Somali government and the international community, including the United Nations, ended in […]

Overwhelming demand saw Ethiopian Airlines operate two flights within 15 minutes of each other [Reuters] Ethiopian Airlines conducted the first direct passenger flights between Addis Ababa and Asmara, reconnecting Eritrea and Ethiopia after a 20-year military standoff. The carrier said flight ET0312 to Asmara departed Bole International Airport on Wednesday after a ceremony inaugurating the historic flight. “This day […]

   Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with European Council President Donald Tusk as European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker looks on before signing a free trade pact in Tokyo on Tuesday. | AP Top European Union leaders and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed an economic partnership agreement Tuesday in Tokyo, a pact that will create […]

© mil.ru The Russian military has successfully tested a new airmobile armored personnel carrier during large-scale drills in central Russia. The APC was parachuted with a crew onboard – a daring technique used only by Russian troops. Over 200 armored vehicles and some 2,500 servicemen took part in the joint drills of Transport Aviation and […]

More than one month has passed since the historic Singapore summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The two leaders signed a landmark agreement on complete denuclearization of North Korea but so far little progress has been made. One month is too short a period to see meaningful progress but […]

Scientists have discovered ten new moons orbiting Jupiter [File: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M/Handout via Reuters] Astronomers have announced the discovery of 10 more moons of Jupiter, including one “oddball” that appears destined to crash into other satellites sharing its orbital highway. The announcement on Tuesday by researchers in the United States brought the total number of the […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) meets with European Council President Donald Tusk (L) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who are here to attend the 20th China-EU leaders’ meeting, in Beijing, capital of China, July 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with European Council President Donald Tusk […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently visited factories in a region close to the nation’s border with China, state media reported, as a Chinese official said he was keen to resume economic ties with the restive state. Kim made “field guidance” visits to construction sites, factories and a holiday camp in the North Korean border […]