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Trump relished rally chant, Ocasio-Cortez tells constituents in Queens 0
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- July 21, 2019
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Saturday that President Donald Trump relished a chant by the crowd at a campaign rally this week that called for a Democratic congresswoman to be sent back where she came from. Trump renewed his criticism of four minority women lawmakers on Friday, saying that they
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British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days – statement 0
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- July 20, 2019
CAIRO (Reuters) – British Airways abruptly suspended flights to Cairo for a week from Saturday over security concerns, giving no details about what had prompted the move. British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Files “We constantly review our security arrangements at all
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British-flagged tanker detained by Iran is not carrying any cargo – ISNA 0
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- July 20, 2019
GENEVA (Reuters) – A British-flagged oil tanker detained by Iran was not carrying any cargo, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province said on Saturday, according to the ISNA news agency. The 23 crew members of the ship may be interviewed on technical matters, Allahmorad Afifipour added. “If necessary,
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Iran says UK-flagged tanker ‘ignored distress call’, taken to Bander Abbas 0
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- July 20, 2019
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran has taken a British-flagged oil tanker it seized in the Strait of Hormuz to Bandar Abbas port, where it and its crew will remain while an investigation into the vessel’s conduct is carried out, Iran’s Fars news agency said on Saturday. Undated handout photograph shows the Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at
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Trump offers to help ease tension in Japan-South Korea dispute 0
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- July 20, 2019
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday offered to help ease tensions in the political and economic dispute between Japan and South Korea, which threatens global supplies of memory chips and smartphones. U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump acknowledge former astronauts and their family members during an Apollo 11 50th
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Iranian forces say they seized British-flagged oil tanker in Gulf 0
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- July 19, 2019
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel this month, ratcheting up tension along a vital international oil shipping route. Undated handout photograph shows the Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at an undisclosed location, obtained by Reuters on July 19, 2019.
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