Clearing Hormuz Strait mines could take six months
WASHINGTON (United States), Apr 23 (AFP): A Pentagon assessment said it could take six months to completely clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines, which could keep oil prices high, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.Iran has all but blocked the vital waterway since the start of a war...
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Climate scrubbed from G7 meeting to appease US, host France says
PARIS, France, April 23 (AFP): A meeting of G7 nations on the environment begins in Paris on Thursday but climate change has been left off the agenda to avoid a row with the United States.The office of France's ecology minister Monique Barbut said the two-day meeting would focus on "less...
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Turkey votes to ban social media for under-15s
ANKARA, April 23 (AFP): The Turkish parliament voted on Wednesday to prevent children under the age of 15 from accessing social media platforms, state media agency Anadolu reported, the latest country to try such a ban.Under the law, under-15s will be banned from creating accounts on social media, while digital...
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Turkish national among 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack
QUETTA, Pakistan, April 23 (AFP): A group of militants killed at least 10 people -- including a Turkish national -- at a copper and gold mining project in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Thursday, the latest violence in a region facing an armed separatist movement.About 40 militants on...
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