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Gulf of Oman tanker attacks: Saudi Arabia urges 'decisive' response

The call follows Thursday's attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, which the US blames on I [...]

Hong Kong extradition protests: Government suspends bill

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam expresses "deep sorrow" at deficiencies in her work, after mas [...]

Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96

He directed stars including Elizabeth Taylor and opera greats such as Maria Callas. [...]

US policy toward Iran is all stick and no carrot

The motorcycle zipped past our taxi as we headed to Tyre in southern Lebanon, veering off the road o [...]

Boris Johnson might be exactly the Brexit PM Brussels needs

'I am not a monster': Amanda Knox makes tearful return to Italy

Google Doodle Celebrates Father's Day With Animation On Family Of Ducks

Today's Google Doodle celebrates Father's Day with an adorable three-part animated doodle. [...]

"Jamal Khashoggi Death Painful, Stop Exploiting Case": Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against "exploiting" the murder of journ [...]

"Will Shoot In Your Face": Cops After 4-Year-Old Took Doll From Store

An Arizona couple is suing the city of Phoenix and its police department for $10 million after a vid [...]

Hong Kong suspends extradition law after protests

Hong Kong's government has suspended a proposed law that would allow people to be extradited to [...]

Appeasement in Hong Kong fails as divisions deepen

On a bridge by Hong Kong's government headquarters, messages to the authorities plaster the wal [...]

Priests wear hard hats at first Notre Dame mass since fire

Notre Dame in Paris held its first Mass since the fire which caused enormous damage to the cathedral [...]

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Golf von Oman: Auch Saudi-Arabien macht Iran für Tanker-Angriffe verantwortlich

Das Königreich Saudi-Arabien wirft dem Iran vor, sich in die inneren Angelegenheiten der arabischen [...]

Hongkongs Regierung setzt die Beratungen über das umstrittene Ausschaffungsgesetz aus

Wie intakt das System «Ein Land, zwei Systeme», das Hongkong weitgehende Freiheitsrechte einräumt, i [...]

Endstation Mexiko?

Das Asylsystem kollabiert fast, und die Sicherheitslage ist desaströs. Washington will Mexiko dennoc [...]

Shan State drug blitz nets big haul

Myanmar’s army has launched heavy crackdowns in the eastern Shan State on the border with Thailand t [...]

HK extradition bill on hold but protests continue

HONG KONG: Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sought to quell public anger Saturday by shelving a [...]

Famed director Zeffirelli dies at 96

ROME: The Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for operas, films and television, has died in Ro [...]

The Murder Case That Lit the Fuse in Hong Kong

The government said it needed an extradition bill to punish a killer. Hundreds of thousands of prote [...]

How Hong Kong’s Leader Made the Biggest Political Retreat by China Under Xi

Limited consultation within the Hong Kong government, and none with the public, led to an unexpected [...]

In Face-Off With Iran, Escalation May Depend on Who Prevails Inside Washington and Tehran

The attacks in the Gulf of Oman emboldens the hard-liners in Iran and the U.S., each able to argue t [...]

Showdown mit Joe Biden und Bernie Sanders

20 Demokraten haben sich für die grossen TV-Debatten qualifiziert. Eine Verliererin steht schon jetz [...]

Der Krieg, den keiner will

Nach den Angriffen auf zwei Tanker setzen die USA auf Diplomatie. Doch die Lage kann schnell ausser [...]

Hongkongs Regierung gibt nach

Nach den Massenprotesten der letzten Tage hat Regierungschefin Carrie Lam das umstrittene Auslieferu [...]

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Small cluster of neurons is off-on switch for mouse songs

Researchers have isolated a cluster of neurons in a mouse's brain that are crucial to making th [...]

Gut microbes eat our medication

Researchers have discovered one of the first concrete examples of how the microbiome can interfere w [...]

Viruses found to use intricate 'treadmill' to move cargo across bacterial cells

Using advanced technologies to explore the inner workings of bacteria, biologists have provided the [...]

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to sh [...]

Ebola virus disease – Republic of Uganda

On 11 June 2019, the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed a case of Ebola Virus Disease (E [...]

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Cameroon

On 23 May 2019, WHO received notification through the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) of the [...]

Space agencies come together

On 14 June, President Hiroshi Yamakawa of JAXA was welcomed at the 282nd meeting of the ESA Council [...]

Mapping our global human footprint

The number of people flocking to cities in search of employment and better prospects is growing at a [...]

SMOS joins forces with top weather forecasting system

As of yesterday, 11 June 2019, measurements from ESA’s SMOS mission are being fully integrated into [...]

Huawei delays launch of folding smartphone

The Chinese tech giant says it's being "cautious" about the device, which was suppose [...]

Tech Tent: Facebook’s deepfake dilemma

Facebook was confronted this week with a fake video of its own founder Mark Zuckerberg. [...]

Google's AR animals entertain Android users

Augmented Reality animals are appearing as an option on some Android devices as Google rolls out a n [...]

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