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June 27, 2017 11:32 PM

US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders

US administration hit China today over its rights record, listing the country alongside Sudan and North Korea on a list of the world's worst human trafficking offenders.<br/><br/>The State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report pointed to ethnic Uighurs being coerced...

June 27, 2017 10:12 PM

Cyber-attacks reported to hit firms worldwide

Firms around the globe are reporting that they have been hit by a major cyber-attack. British advertising agency WPP is among dozens of firms reporting problems. Ukrainian firms, including the state power distributor and Kiev's main airport were among the first to report issues. Some experts ar...

June 27, 2017 9:48 PM

Syria's govt appears to be preparing for chemical weapons attack: US

The US says, Syria's Government appears to be preparing for a chemical weapons attack and has warned that it will pay a very heavy price if one takes place. The White House said similar activities had been seen before as bombs containing the nerve gas agent Sarin were allegedly dropped on a reb...

June 27, 2017 9:48 PM

Google fined 2.42 billion euros by European Commission

Google has been fined 2.42 billion euros by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results. The amount is the regulator's largest penalty to date against a company accused of distorting the ma...

June 27, 2017 9:48 PM

Iraq stages airstrikes on Mosul's Old City

Iraqi government forces are staging airstrikes on Mosul's Old City to put down resistance by Islamic State militants. The Iraqi forces have taken back most of the country's second-largest city, which was under the militants' control for about 3 years. The forces had advanced to the Ol...

June 27, 2017 9:16 PM

Senate healthcare bill would cut insurance for 22 million Americans : CBO

A congressional report says, some 22 million Americans could lose their health insurance over the next decade under a Senate bill to replace Obamacare. However, the bill would reduce the budget deficit, the non-partisan Congressional Budgetary Office (CBO)said. Similar legislation passed by the Hous...

June 27, 2017 8:30 PM

Syria's govt appears to be preparing for chemical weapons attack: US

The US says, Syria's Government appears to be preparing for a chemical weapons attack and has warned that it will pay a very heavy price if one takes place. The White House said similar activities had been seen before as bombs containing the nerve gas agent Sarin were allegedly dropped on a reb...

June 27, 2017 6:49 PM

Iraq stages airstrikes on Mosul's Old City

Iraqi government forces are staging airstrikes on Mosul's Old City to put down resistance by Islamic State militants. The Iraqi forces have taken back most of the country's second-largest city, which was under the militants' control for about 3 years. The forces had advanced to the Ol...

June 27, 2017 6:27 PM

Mongolia to hold first Presidential runoff on July 9

Mongolia's General Election Committee says, a runoff will be held between the two leading candidates in the country's presidential election, as none won a majority in voting on Monday. Three candidates ran in the race to choose a successor to the incumbent President. The committee said Kha...

June 27, 2017 6:26 PM

China rejects calls for release of Liu Xiaobo

The Chinese Government has rejected calls for the release of rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, calling the issue a domestic affair. The 61-year-old writer was given an 11-year prison sentence in 2009 for allegedly inciting the subversion of the state by criticizing the Communists&...

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