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10:27 18/06/2019
Former Egyptian president Mursi buried in Cairo, son says

The burial was attended by members of the family in Cairo’s Nasr City after authorities refused burial in Mursi’s home province of Sharqiya in the Nile Delta, Ahmed Mursi said.

10:00 18/06/2019
Advertisers, agencies and social media combine to tackle online threat

The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will also include media buying agencies from the major ad groups - WPP, IPG, Publicis, Omnicom and Dentsu - as well as the platform owners, the group said on Tuesday at the ad industry’s annual gathering in Cannes, France.

20:09 17/06/2019
Excavations at Jordan's Pella unearth trove of ‘exceptional’ artefacts

The team, hailing from the University of Sydney, also uncovered several more rooms in a huge Iron Age (ca. 800BC) 'Civic Building', containing storage jars and various other finds scattered amongst the debris, Bourke noted.

19:47 17/06/2019
Phoenix mayor apologises after police threaten to shoot black family

Officers were responding to an alleged shoplifting incident last month when the video was recorded.

19:24 17/06/2019
Ecuador 'allows US military planes to use Galapagos island airfield'

US aircraft will be able to use San Cristobal airport, Ecuador's defence minister Oswaldo Jarrin has been quoted as saying.

19:00 17/06/2019
Mohamed Salah rejects £150million Liverpool exit - but will review situation next summer

 Salah was tempted by the possibility of a move to either Real Madrid or Juventus - and may revisit the situation in 12 months.

18:38 17/06/2019
IndiGo drops Pratt for CFM's jet engines in $20 billion order

CFM, owned by General Electric and France’s Safran, will provide the 1LEAP-1A engines to power 280 A320neo and A321neo jetliners already on order from Airbus by the Delhi-based budget carrier.

18:16 17/06/2019
France warns new European drone must be competitive on price

France and Germany are spearheading the development of a new manned fighter jet to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Aviation’s Rafale fighter jet, as well as a range of associated weapons, including drones.

17:24 17/06/2019
Donatella Versace pays homage to the Prodigy's Keith Flint in Milan

The designer’s SS20 collection once again proved her talent for making a splash; elsewhere, Dolce & Gabbana put the leopard into leopard print.

17:00 17/06/2019
16:16 17/06/2019
Ancient rock carvings discovered in the world's largest impact crater

Two billion years ago an enormous asteroid slammed into what is now South Africa. It left behind the largest and second oldest confirmed impact crater, the 300 kilometer-wide (190-mile) Vredefort Crater.

15:45 17/06/2019
Spain joins France and Germany in race to build Europe's next combat jet

Dassault Aviation and Airbus will build the warplane which is expected to be operational from 2040, with a view to replacing Dassault’s Rafale and Germany’s Eurofighter over time.

15:27 17/06/2019
Visitors to Greece told to take precautions against West Nile virus

Last year there were a record number of cases of the mosquito-borne illness, which can be fatal.

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Noubar Afeyan urges action to promote fair trial for Ruben Vardanyan in Baku
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Former ombudsperson condemns UN silence on Armenian prisoners held in Baku
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