Month: July 2019

Panic as strong quake shakes Athens

A strong 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Athens on Friday, knocking out phone connections, damaging buildings and causing power outages, as panicked residents rushed into the streets. State TV ERT reported that at least two people were lightly hurt — a pregnant tourist and a young boy — and at […]

Tehran dismisses US claim of destroying Iranian drone

Iran on Friday categorically denied US President Donald Trump’s claims that Washington brought down an Iranian drone, saying all its craft are accounted for and jesting that American forces may have destroyed their own machine by mistake. The latest incident in the strategic Strait of Hormuz comes amid […]

Germany honors resisters who tried to assassinate Hitler

BERLIN — Germany is marking the 75th anniversary of the most famous plot to kill Adolf Hitler, honoring those who resisted the Nazis — who were stigmatized for decades as traitors — as pillars of the country’s modern democracy amid growing concerns about the resurgence of the far-right. […]

Iran denies Trump claim that US destroyed Iranian drone

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump’s claim that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone near the Persian Gulf in another escalation of tensions between the two countries less than a month after Trump nearly launched an airstrike. The Iranian military said all its […]

US kicking NATO ally Turkey out of fighter program

WASHINGTON — In a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey is being kicked out of an American-led fighter aircraft program because it is buying a Russian air defense system that would aid Russian intelligence. The decision has significant implications for the […]

Trump’s harsh words on ‘squad’ reinforce dark posts online

WASHINGTON — Long before President Donald Trump turned up the heat on four Democratic congresswomen of color, saying they should “go back” to their home countries, hateful rhetoric and disinformation about the self-described squad was lurking online. Racist, inflammatory and inaccurate content has circulated on far right blogs, news sites […]

Advisor Kumar inaugurates office of State Spatial Data Infrastructure

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 18: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar, today inaugurated newly constructed office complex of J&K State Spatial Data Infrastructure (SSDI) in Bemina here. He also launched the beta version of the Geo-portal ‘ssdi.jk.gov.in’. The State Spatial Data Infrastructure (J&K State Geo-portal) has […]

Div Com inspects national highway, langer sites

open view news desk RAMBAN, JULY 18: Divisional Commissioner (Div.Com), Jammu, Sanjeev Verma along with Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ramban Showkat Aijaz Bhat today inspected Langer sites and shelter sheds established for Shri Amarnath Ji yatra here along the National Highway. Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Harbans Lal and other concerned […]

G7 ministers agree plan on digital tax but more work ahead

Ministers from G7 top economies on Thursday reached consensus on steps towards an accord on taxing digital giants, an issue that has divided the United States and its allies Britain and France. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who hosted the two-day meeting in Chantilly outside Paris, hailed […]

Iran Guards seize ‘foreign tanker’ accused of fuel smuggling

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Thursday they had detained a “foreign tanker” and its crew for allegedly smuggling fuel, the latest incident in a tense standoff in the Gulf. The announcement came after Tehran said it had come to the aid of a foreign tanker after receiving a distress […]

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