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Iran dismisses Pompeo's offer to visit Tehran

TEHRAN, July 31 (AP): Iran has dismissed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's offer to visit and address the Iranian people as a "hypocritical gesture.""You do not need to come to Iran," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, in remarks directed at Pompeo....

N Korea launches two missiles

SEOUL, July 31 (AP): South Korea's military said North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week Wednesday, firing two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast in a move observers said could be aimed at boosting pressure on the United States as the rivals struggle to...

US artist stitching Trump quotes

NEW YORK, July 31 (AFP): "Drain the swamp." "Such a nasty woman." "Crooked Hillary." An American artist has found a novel way to record President Donald Trump's most outlandish comments for posterity: through embroidery.Diana Weymar is inspiring hundreds of women from around the world to channel their feelings toward Trump...

Israel okays Palestinian West Bank construction

JERUSALEM, July 31 (AP): Israel's Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to build over 700 housing units for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in addition to 6,000 Israeli settlement housing units.An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the closed-door meeting, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...

Over 20 charged with HK rioting appear in court

HONG KONG , July 31 (AP): Charges were read Wednesday against more than 20 Hong Kong protesters who have been accused of rioting - the most serious charge brought since mass demonstrations began in the city last month.Standing in a heavy rain, supporters rallied outside the court and chanted "Reclaim...

Italy to free stranded migrants

ROME, July 31 (AFP): Italy will allow 116 rescued migrants on its Gregoretti coastguard ship to disembark "within hours", Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said Wednesday, after EU countries agreed to share responsibility for looking after them."I will give authorisation (for the migrants) to disembark in the coming hours," the far-right...

Chinese province mulls 'three-child policy'

BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters): China's northeastern province of Liaoning is planning to loosen birth restrictions and allow some couples to have a third child in a bid to improve dwindling fertility rates and stop its workforce from declining.China introduced a controversial "one-child policy" in 1978, but relaxed restrictions in 2016...

News in Brief -(01-08-2019)

35 dead due to deadly infection at PNG hospitalSYDNEY, July 31: Staff from Papua New Guinea's (PNG) Department of Health along with experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), will travel to the country's Highlands region on Wednesday to investigate the deaths of 35 people who are believed to have...