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20:01 07/08/2019
The forbidden images of the Chinese internet

Practically any image that so much as gestures at the famed photograph of a man in front of a line of tanks in Tiananmen Square risks deletion from the country's closely monitored web; recreations showing a line of books approaching a cigarette package, a swan before an oncoming truck and a grasshopper in front of a tire have all been removed. 

19:47 07/08/2019
19:24 07/08/2019
Artsakh Republic President B. Sahakyan received member of Glendale City Council V. Gharpetian to discuss a range of issues on the Glendale-Artsakh relations

President Sahakyan stressed the importance of consistent development and expansion of cooperation with Glendale considering it significant for Artsakh.
Source: Central information department of the office of the Artsakh Republic President

19:00 07/08/2019
Nigeria's Tekno arrested for pole dance in Lagos traffic

A video, which appears to be filmed from another car in a traffic jam, shows a man sitting in a glass-sided lorry throwing money at women dancing around a pole in their underwear.

18:38 07/08/2019
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17:45 07/08/2019
Monica Lewinsky to produce American Crime Story drama about Clinton scandal

Latest series of the US hit show will recount the former White House intern’s affair with the then president that led to his impeachment in 1998.

17:24 07/08/2019
Firefighters set up ladders to help raccoons safely escape a warehouse fire

Paul Bierwagen provided a video on Facebook showing how the firefights propped two ladders on the side of the building to assist their escape.

17:00 07/08/2019
Ancient parrot in New Zealand was 1m tall, study says

A giant parrot that roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago had a height of 1m (3ft 2in) - roughly half the average height of a human, a new study has found.

16:38 07/08/2019
British Airways passengers facing delays after IT failures

At least 81 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow Airport, with 10 cancelled at Gatwick Airport. More than 200 other flights have been delayed.

15:27 07/08/2019
Philippines declares a national dengue epidemic after 622 deaths

From the start of the year to July 20, there have been more than 146,000 cases recorded -- a 98% increase from the same time period last year, according to the country's Department of Health.

15:01 07/08/2019
14:26 07/08/2019
NATO needs to address China's rise, says Stoltenberg

China’s increasing assertiveness, including in the South China Sea, has raised concerns about its intentions, and the United States has called on NATO to recognize and adapt to new emerging threats, including China.

14:02 07/08/2019
Italy's top court upholds seizure of League funds over corruption

The League, now in a governing coalition with the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement, has risen to become Italy’s most popular party under its present leader and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.

13:49 07/08/2019
Artsakh Republic President B. Sahakyan had a meeting with the members of the Pan-Armenian Games World Committee led by head of the structure I. Zakharyan

President Sahakyan considered holding the 7th Pan-Armenian Summer Games in Artsakh as a significant event in the life of our Republic, expressing his gratitude to the Committee for the painstaking work it has carried out.
Source: Central information department of the office of the Artsakh Republic President

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