Chevron spills 800,000 gallons of oil, water in California

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 05:04:07 +0000

Chevron spills 800,000 gallons of oil, water in California

Officials began to clean up a massive oil spill Friday that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a California canyon, making it larger — if less devastating — than the state’s last two major oil spills.

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Somalia extremist attack in port city of Kismayo kills 10

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 03:18:17 +0000

Somalia extremist attack in port city of Kismayo kills 10

At least 10 people, including two journalists, were killed in an extremist attack Friday on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo.

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New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 09:41:44 +0000

New Orleans' levees face a hard test as storm bears down

Even as Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Mississippi River’s levees held up when those in other parts of the city did not.

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1 gored, 5 injured in bull race during 6th run of 2019 Pamplona festival

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 08:39:08 +0000

1 gored, 5 injured in bull race during 6th run of 2019 Pamplona festival

A man was gored and five other people injured in the sixth bull run of the 2019 San Fermin festival Friday, officials in Pamplona said.

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Thai man sentenced to death for German tourist rape, murder

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 07:31:03 +0000

A Thai garbage collector has been sentenced to death for the grisly rape and murder of a German tourist holidaying on a beach island.

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India prepares to land rover on moon in global space race

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:48:33 +0000

India prepares to land rover on moon in global space race

India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world’s spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole.

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Veteran bull runners protest lack of thrills in Pamplona

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 12:43:15 +0000

Veteran bull runners protest lack of thrills in Pamplona

Some revelers have complained that the traditional bull run festivity is in danger of losing its heart-stopping thrills.

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More than 20 people killed in Papua New Guinea tribal violence

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:57:26 +0000

More than 20 people killed in Papua New Guinea tribal violence

Police, and soldiers have been sent to Papua New Guinea’s highlands to make arrests and provide security after more than 20 peoplewere slain in recent tribal violence.

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Trump gives warm welcome to Qatar amid Persian Gulf disputes

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:42:51 +0000

Trump gives warm welcome to Qatar amid Persian Gulf disputes

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump gave a warm White House welcome Tuesday to the leader of Qatar amid a bitter rift between the tiny, energy-rich nation and its fellow American allies in the Persian Gulf and rising tensions with Iran.

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US proceeding with plan for coalition to deter Iran threats

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:37:21 +0000

US proceeding with plan for coalition to deter Iran threats

FORT MYER, Virginia – The United States will move ahead with plans to build a coalition of nations to monitor and deter Iranian threats against commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf area and in a heavy trafficked waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.

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