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12:43 26/06/2019
China bans all meat from Canada alleging forged customs certificates

The Chinese embassy in Canada announced the move in a statement Wednesday, saying the decision had been sparked by the discovery of "ractopamine residues" in a batch of pork sent by Canadian company Frigo Royal on June 3.

12:29 26/06/2019
Stan Lee's 'first novel for adults' to be published this autumn

Spider-Man and X-Men creator’s teenaged-superhero story A Trick of the Light also to be released this week as audiobook.

12:02 26/06/2019
Europe's June 2019 heatwave

The potentially deadly heatwave - caused by a plume of hot air from the Sahara, according to meteorologists - has already caused a rush on fans and the cancellation of exams for some teenagers in France.

11:38 26/06/2019
'World's best restaurant' is France's Mirazur

The eatery on the French Riviera came top in the annual competition organised by the World's 50 Best Restaurants.

11:16 26/06/2019
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban sale of e-cigarettes

The city is fighting the rise of youth vaping despite Juul, the biggest producer of e-cigarettes, being right in its backyard.

10:45 26/06/2019
Trump and Xi trade talks loom large over G20 meeting in Japan

The US and Chinese presidents are expected to discuss the year-long dispute, but experts say substantive agreement is unlikely.

10:05 26/06/2019
Australian media giants demand an end to curbs on press freedom

The rare show of unity by Australia’s usually tribal media industry underscored concern about a lack of legal protection for journalists. The issue grabbed international attention earlier this month when police raided the ABC’s head office in Sydney and a News Corp editor’s home over separate reports.

20:09 25/06/2019
19:47 25/06/2019
Italy to host 2026 Winter Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee on Monday voted to hold the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

19:24 25/06/2019
Heatwave to scorch Europe, France amid Women's World Cup as hot weather alerts triggered

Meteorologists have placed more than a half of France, including Paris, on alert for high temperatures through the end of the week when temperatures may reach up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit across parts of the country as summer tourist season shifts into high gear.

19:00 25/06/2019
European watchdogs demand detail on Facebook's cryptocurrency

Facebook last week announced plans to launch Libra within the first half of 2020, part of an effort to expand beyond social media to e-commerce and digital payments.

18:38 25/06/2019
Icelanders tire of disrespectful Instagram influencers

The Nordic country has long been considered an "Instagrammable destination" but now locals say the island has an issue with inconsiderate influencers.

18:16 25/06/2019
'Climate apartheid' between rich and poor looms, UN expert warns

A UN expert has warned of a possible "climate apartheid", where the rich pay to escape from hunger, "while the rest of the world is left to suffer".

17:24 25/06/2019
Chernobyl and the dangerous ground of 'dark tourism'

It's also a tourism hotspot, a place where visitors seemingly strip off for selfies in front of abandoned buildings and snap artistically macabre shots of ruined relics.

17:00 25/06/2019

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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
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Ex-Artsakh ombudsman urges greater pressure on Baku to release Armenian prisoners
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Pashinyan, Putin hold phone call
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan calls for release of Ruben Vardanyan, other Armenian prisoners
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Azerbaijan suspends cooperation with USAID
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