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Philippines sends tonnes of illegal rubbish back to Canada in shipping containers
Almost 69 containers of garbage were sent back in a cargo vessel that sailed from Subic Bay, north of Manila . The Great White North shipped more than 100 containers of household trash, including plastic bottles and bags, newspapers and used adult diapers to the Philippines from 2013 to 2014. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation to deliver S-400 system to Turkey ahead of schedule
Turkey may deploy a long-range S-400 missile-defense system it is expecting to receive from Russian Federation along the southern Turkish coast, across from Cyprus, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. USA officials have called Turkey's planned purchase of the S-400 missile defense system "deeply problematic", saying it would risk Ankara's partnership in the joint strike fighter F-35 program because ... [Full Article...]
Australian navy pilots struck by lasers
He said that it was unlikely to be fishermen using lasers to warn the helicopters away as there was little chance that a helicopter and a boat would be on course to collide. The spokesperson said while the reason for vessels using the lasers is unknown it may be to draw attention to their presence in congested waterways. [Full Article...]
Pompeo: Iran Attacked Oil Tankers in Gulf to Raise Crude Oil Prices
Pompeo´s remarks came a day after John Bolton , President Donald Trump´s national security advisor, said in Abu Dhabi that Iran was "almost certainly" behind the May 12 sabotage of four ships including two tankers from Iran´s arch-rival Saudi Arabia. [Full Article...]
Boy Airlifted To Hospital After 'Serious' Incident At Lightwater Valley Theme Park
His condition is not known. "We jumped over the barrier to try and help and one man identified himself as an off duty police officer and he sort of took over". This is a breaking incident. "We will issue an update as soon as we have any more information". What happened at Lightwater Valley? North Yorkshire Police said it had been been called to reports of a "medical incident" at 11:30 BST. [Full Article...]
Trump briefly acknowledges Russian election interference, says not involved
It appeared to be the first time that Trump accepted claims by United States intelligence chiefs that Russian government meddling aided his stunning upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton . However, since the release of Mueller's final report in March, the president has been content to hold the report up as proof of his innocence. "Russia, if anything, I think, helped the other side". [Full Article...]
Kim Jong-un 'Brutally Purged Officials' After Failed Summit
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and his government are said to have carried out a purge against at least five Foreign Ministry officials, including the country's envoy to the U.S., following the second official meeting between leaders of the United States and Democratic People's Republic of Korea. [Full Article...]
Canada takes first step to ratify continental trade pact
Ottawa said last week that it would press ahead with moves to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement after the US administration lifted tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum exports. "We want to be in a position where we can move in tandem with Mexico and the USA on this deal". The deal known as the USMCA, which would replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, has ye... [Full Article...]