Philippine ferry was overloaded when it flipped over, leaving 27 dead, official says
MANILA, Philippines (TIP): The skipper of a Philippine ferry that flipped over in a lake in an accident that killed…
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Two arrested over suspected rape of tourist in Paris park: prosecutors
PARIS (TIP): French authorities have detained two men on suspicion of taking part in an alleged gang rape of a…
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Poland’s lawmakers approve a divisive law on Russian influence
WARSAW (TIP): Poland’s lawmakers voted on July 28 to approve an amended but divisive law on Russian influences believed to…
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Hong Kong court rejects government ban on democracy protest song
HONGKONG (TIP): A Hong Kong judge denied on July 28 a government request for an injunction banning "Glory to Hong…
Read MoreA pollution tax on older cars can be extended to London’s suburbs after a British court ruling
London (TIP): A British court ruled July 28 against London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older…
Read MoreNiger general who led coup asks for support from the people and international partners
NIAMEY (TIP): The general who led a coup in Niger took to state television on July 28 to ask for…
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Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities
KYIV (TIP): Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm…
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Swiss order hang gliders to stay away, closing air space as firefighters battle forest inferno
GENEVA (TIP): Swiss authorities have temporarily shut the airspace over a small part of southwestern Switzerland because recreational gliders have…
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One dead, three injured in Seoul stabbing rampage
SEOUL (TIP): One person was killed and three more wounded when a man went on a "stabbing rampage" near a…
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Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in Sweden
BAGHDAD (TIP): Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage July 21 at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Some…
Read More‘Geneva patient’ declared the sixth person in HIV remission, will need to be watched closely
PARIS (TIP): A man dubbed the "Geneva patient" is the latest person with HIV to be declared in long-term remission…
Read More15 Indian-origin men held in Canada for running cargo theft ring; USD 9 mn worth property recovered
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian police have arrested 15 Indian-origin men for allegedly running a major organised cargo theft ring, and property…
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Russian lawmakers move to further restrict transgender rights in a new legislation
TALLINN (TIP): Russian lawmakers on July 13 approved a toughened version of a bill that outlaws gender transitioning procedures, with…
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China’s top diplomat says Beijing, Moscow to deepen ties
JAKARTA (TIP): China's top diplomat said on July 13 Beijing would strengthen ties with Russia in areas of strategic communication…
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UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay raises in push to end strikes
LONDON (TIP): The British government offered millions of public sector workers pay raises on July 13 in a bid to…
Read MoreItalian authorities seize migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking
ROME (TIP): Italian authorities have ordered the Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to remain in a port near Rome after…
Read MoreSix killed, four wounded in mass shooting in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): A mass shooting in South Africa left six people dead and four wounded when three men entered the…
Read MoreUkraine says downed 20 Russian drones, two cruise missiles
KYIV (TIP): Ukraine said on July 13 it had downed 20 Russian attack drones and two cruise missiles in an…
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Fire in Italy retirement home kills six
MILAN (TIP): A fire at a retirement home in the early hours of July 7 in Milan killed six people,…
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Fresh protests against police violence planned in France
FRANCE (TIP): Dozens of marches against police violence in France have been announced for July 8 after authorities banned a…
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Russian cruise missile attack on Ukraine city of Lviv kills 6 people and injures dozens
LVIV (TIP): Russia fired cruise missiles July 6 at a western Ukraine city far from the front line of the…
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Keeping up pressure, China sends warships and fighter jets near Taiwan during Yellen’s Beijing visit
BEIJING (tip): China’s People’s Liberation Army sent 13 aircraft and 6 vessels into airspace and waters around Taiwan over the…
Read More‘Negligible’ impact of Fukushima water release on South Korea: Seoul
SEOUL (TIP): Japan's plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant would have "negligible consequences" for South Korea,…
Read MoreBlast at a Russian explosives plant kills six, injures two
MOSCOW (TIP): A blast at a Russian explosives plant on July 7 killed six people and injured two more, emergency…
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France must address ‘deep’ police racism: UN
GENEVA (TIP): France must address deep issues of racial discrimination in its police, the United Nations said on June 30,…
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Thousands protest in Iraq for second day over burning of Quran in Sweden
BASRA (TIP): Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities in Iraq on June 30,…
Read MoreFrench president urges parents to keep teens at home as government orders buses to stop at 9 p.m.
PARIS (TIP): French President Emmanuel Macron urged parents on June 30 to keep teenagers at home and blamed social media…
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Google to remove Canadian news links from searches in response to new media law
Ontario (TIP) : Google on June 29 joined Meta in announcing that it will restrict news from Canada. The decision…
Read MoreFinnish minister resigns over pro-Nazi remarks
HELSINKI (TIP): Finland's new economic affairs minister Vilhelm Junnila, a member of the far-right Finns Party, announced his resignation on…
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Cyprus rescues 45 Syrian migrants from boats in distress; two placed in custody
NICOSIA (CYPRUS) (TIP): Cypriot emergency services rescued 45 Syrian migrants from two boats after receiving information that they were in…
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