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14:44 15/07/2019
Ebola virus reaches Congolese city of Goma

Officials say patient taken to treatment centre and bus passengers have been traced.

14:26 15/07/2019
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited to perform Beatles classics at Dodger Stadium

Paul McCartney invited a special guest to join him during the last stop of his Freshen Up tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Saturday night: old bandmate Ringo Starr.

14:02 15/07/2019
Singapore Exchange proposes price limits on stocks in auction sessions

Currently, SGX has daily circuit limits during trading hours but not for auctions, during which brokers place buy and sell orders. Officials from SGX Regulation (SGX RegCo) said the regulatory unit is proposing a 30 percent price cap for the opening auction and a 10 percent price cap for the midday and closing auctions.

13:38 15/07/2019
South Korea calls Japan reports of North Korea sanctions breach 'grave challenge'

The curbs were seen as a response to a South Korean court ruling last year ordering a Japanese company to compensate South Koreans who were forced into labor during World War II.

13:00 15/07/2019
Floods and landslides kill at least 88 people in Nepal and India

At least 64 people have died in Nepal, with a further 31 people identified as missing and more than 2,500 rescued, the country's Ministry of Home Affairs said Monday morning.

12:43 15/07/2019
These aircraft wrecks were rescued from the ice -- and flew again

Elleston Trevor referenced this in his 1964 novel, which was later brought to the film, "The Flight of the Phoenix". It's the story of an air crew that, after crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, manages to repair their aircraft and fly to safety.

12:29 15/07/2019
Rains bring crustacean invasion to Florida man's home

Dan Skowronski said the heavy rains this week caused land crabs in the area to evacuate their burrows and hundreds of the animals climbed onto his backyard porch screen in Port St. Lucie in an apparent attempt to stay out of the water.

12:02 15/07/2019
China's economy grows at slowest pace since 1990s

In the three months to June, the economy grew 6.2% from a year earlier. The result was in line with forecasts.

11:38 15/07/2019
Chandrayaan-2: India space launch delayed by technical problem

The countdown stopped 56 minutes before the launch after a "technical snag was observed in launch vehicle system," India's space agency said.

11:16 15/07/2019
Prospect of immigration raids across US spark anxiety, anger and protests

On Saturday night, New York mayor Bill de Blasio said in a tweet that Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or Ice, had mounted raids but had not succeeded in rounding up anyone in Harlem or Sunset Park in Brooklyn.

10:45 15/07/2019
Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in epic match to win fifth Wimbledon title

Federer had two match points at 8-7 in the fifth, but ended up losing the first 12-all tie-break to decide the title – and his third shootout of the match, one as mesmerising and strange as any of the 48 they have played.

10:27 15/07/2019
Norway's Adevinta says French digital tax to impact earnings

Quarterly earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) surged 20% to 50 million euros ($56.35 million), excluding joint ventures and associated business, roughly in line with 49 million euros expected by four analysts in a Refinitiv poll.

10:05 15/07/2019
South Africa's Zuma to face corruption inquiry

He has consistently denied wrongdoing, saying the allegations against him are politically motivated. His lawyer said in a letter to the inquiry last month that Zuma believed it was prejudiced against him.

19:00 13/07/2019
Billions of air pollution particles found in hearts of city dwellers

Exclusive: Study shows associated damage to critical pumping muscles, even in children.

18:38 13/07/2019
How the 2019 coffee crisis might affect you

The world's coffee industry is in crisis. This May, coffee prices fell to their lowest point in over a decade at $0.88 (£0.70) per pound.

18:16 13/07/2019

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Ombudsperson slams 'trials' of Armenian prisoners in Baku
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HRW: Azerbaijan failed to ensure ethnic Armenians' right to safe and dignified return to Nagorno-Karabakh
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16:01
Noubar Afeyan urges action to promote fair trial for Ruben Vardanyan in Baku
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15:34
Former ombudsperson condemns UN silence on Armenian prisoners held in Baku
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15:08
Putin assesses Yerevan's steps in relations with EU in phone call with Pashinyan
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14:36
Ex-Artsakh ombudsman urges greater pressure on Baku to release Armenian prisoners
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14:05
Pashinyan, Putin hold phone call
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13:36
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13:14
Opposition MP: Armenian leadership made 3rd concession amid Baku's fresh threats
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12:35
Protesters demand release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku
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12:05
Henrikh Mkhitaryan calls for release of Ruben Vardanyan, other Armenian prisoners
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11:15
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11:00
Azerbaijan suspends cooperation with USAID
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