Friday, November 30, 2018

Syria did not shoot down Israeli war plane: RIA cites source

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Syrian air defenses shot down several targets but did not shoot down an Israeli war plane on Thursday, Russia's RIA news agency cited an...

Sri Lanka parliament halts ministers' salaries to hinder disputed PM

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Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday voted to halt payment of ministers' salaries and travel expenses, but it remained unclear how the m...

Merkel protege and old rival battle to lead Germany's ruling party

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The race to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of Germany's ruling conservatives, and take pole position to succeed her as chancellor, is g...

Australian kids walk out of school to protest climate inaction

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Thousands of children walked out of school across Australia on Friday in protest against government inaction on climate change, prompting a ...

Angry Indian farmers march on parliament to denounce their plight

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Tens of thousands of Indian farmers and rural workers marched to the Indian parliament in the capital, New Delhi, on Friday in a protest aga...

Germany checking if Merkel's plane woes had 'criminal' cause: paper

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German investigators are checking whether there was any criminal cause behind the malfunction of a plane carrying Chancellor Angela Merkel t...

Activists seek release of refugee Bahraini footballer held in Thailand

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Thai rights activists on Friday called for the release of a refugee footballer from Bahrain detained in Bangkok who may be deported back hom...

VietJet plane makes troubled landing, minor injuries to some passengers

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A VietJet Aviation JSC flight made a troubled landing on Thursday evening after the wheels on its front landing gear had "problems...

China rejects U.S. academic report calling for retaliatory action

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Chinese media on Friday hit back at a U.S. academic report which urged the United States to engage in "tit-for-tat" retaliation to...

Air New Zealand Christmas ad replicates Trump's U.N. laughter moment

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An Air New Zealand advertisement released for the Christmas season this week takes a dig at U.S. President Donald Trump by portraying an Ame...

Saudi crown prince meets India's Modi in Argentina, plans to ramp up investments

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told him about plans to scale up investments in India...

Taiwan president says 'status quo' policy on China won't change after election drubbing

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Taiwan's policy of maintaining the status quo with China won't change despite a drubbing at local elections for the ruling party, Ta...

In abrupt switch, Trump cancels Putin meeting, cites Ukraine crisis

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Argentina, registering ...