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EU backs tariffs against US as trade war escalates
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» BRUSSELS: EU countries on Thursday approved a raft of tariffs targeting US goods including whiskey and motorcycles in retaliation against painful duties imposed by President Donald Trump on European metals.
'If they die drop them in a forest': the ringleader behind the migrant death truck
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» KECSKEMéT (HUNGARY) - At the start of his trial last June, Samsoor Lahoo flashed a boyish smile at the cameras as he entered the packed Hungarian courtroom in handcuffs to face charges over the gruesome deaths of 71 migrants rammed into a truck in 2015.
Argentine lawmakers approve bill to legalize abortion
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - Lawmakers in Pope Francis's native Argentina cast a historic vote on Thursday to legalize abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, a measure that now awaits Senate approval.
Putin mixes politics, sport to open World Cup
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia welcomed the world to the World Cup on Thursday as cheerful fans streamed into Moscow and 10 other cities and President Vladimir Putin's government derided Western efforts to isolate him.
New York sues Trump for 'illegal conduct' at family foundation
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» NEW YORK - New York State filed suit Thursday against President Donald Trump, his sons and daughter, alleging a pattern of "persistently illegal conduct" at their family foundation and seeking the charity's dissolution.
EU approves retaliatory tariffs against US
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» BRUSSELS: EU countries on Thursday approved a raft of retaliatory tariffs, including on whiskey and motorcycles, against painful duties imposed by US President Donald Trump on European metals, sources said.
World Cup trophy displayed at Moscow's Luzhniki as ceremony begins
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» MOSCOW - The World Cup trophy was displayed at Moscow's 80,000-seat Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday ahead of the tournament's opening match between host nation Russia and Saudi Arabia.
DNA leads to breakthrough in grisly French cold case
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» BLOIS (FRANCE) - Police investigating a three-decade-old murder that mystified France said Thursday they had finally identified a four-year-old girl whose mutilated body was found by a motorway and arrested her parents on suspicion of killing her.
ECB plans 'bold' end to bond-buying if no new shocks for eurozone
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» RIGA: The European Central Bank said Thursday it would end in December the mass bond-buying used to buttress the eurozone economy, in a sign of confidence in the outlook for growth and inflation in the bloc.
Battle for key Yemen port leaves dozens dead
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» AL DURAIHIMI (YEMEN) - Yemeni pro-government forces were locked in heavy fighting with rebels that left 39 people dead on Thursday, as they pressed a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub of Hodeida.