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International relations North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, claims that the country is close to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of the Russian and Turkey -backed ceasefire currently in effect in Syria. (Al Jazeera) 2016 United Nations ...
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Disasters and accidents Operation Car Wash A small plane carrying Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki crashes into the sea near the tourist town of Paraty in the state of Rio de Janeiro, killing the magistrate and two other people. Zavascki had been handling the politically-charged Operation Car Wash corruption trials. (Reuters) The 17-story Plasco Building collapses after a blaze ...
Business and economics Consultancy PwC says that global banks with business both in London and on the European continent must plan for a hard Brexit that entails a break with many of the benefits of the Euro system, and a short transition period. (Reuters) International relations Enlargement of the African Union Morocco rejoins the African Union after a 33-year absence, despite opposition from ...
International relations North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, claims that the country is close to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of the Russian and Turkey -backed ceasefire currently in effect in Syria. (Al Jazeera) 2016 United Nations ...
Business and economics Toilets in Japan Japanese toilet industries agreed to standardize the iconography of electric toilet seat controls in order to make them less confusing for users. (The Japan Times) (BBC) (The Guardian) (Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association) Disasters and accidents Search continues for missing firefighters in Tehran's Plasco Building site after the building's ...
Disasters and accidents Over 800 homes are destroyed or flooded in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following severe storms over the weekend, with at least 4,000 people affected. (Radio New Zealand) International relations 2017 Mexico–United States diplomatic crisis Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto rejects the idea, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, that Mexico would pay for any border ...