April2018
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Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampede
Apr 17, 2018Chauffeured around in a sleek black pick-up, the head of Venezuela’s oil industry, Major General Manuel Quevedo, last month toured a joint venture with U.S. major Chevron. Flanked by other trucks carrying security guards, Quevedo passed... -
Syrian air defenses shoot down missiles over two air bases
Apr 17, 2018Syrian anti-aircraft defenses shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday and another base northeast of the capital, Damascus, Syria’s state television and pro-Iranian Hezbollah media said. State television... -
Drake, reigning on singles chart, announces album
Apr 17, 2018Hip-hop superstar Drake teased a new album Monday, all but certain to prove a major commercial success as he dethroned himself on top of the singles chart. The Toronto artist posted on Instagram a picture of... -
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus
Apr 17, 2018The Syrian army began preparatory shelling for an assault on the last area outside its control near Damascus on Tuesday, a commander in the pro-government alliance said, building on its recent capture of the major suburb... -
Arizona nurse celebrates after shock second at Boston Marathon
Apr 17, 2018An unknown runner from Arizona celebrated a $75,000 (60,500-euro) payday Monday after shocking the field to claim a second place finish at the Boston Marathon. While American woman Desiree Linden was celebrating her victory in the... -
Nerve agent used to poison ex-Russian spy was in liquid form, UK says
Apr 17, 2018The nerve agent used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter at his home in England last month was delivered in a liquid form, the BBC reported officials as saying. Skripal, 66, and... -
Police fire teargas at Shi’ite Muslim protesters in Nigeria
Apr 17, 2018Police fired teargas at Shi’ite Muslim protesters in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Tuesday on the second day of clashes with demonstrators calling for their religious leader’s freedom. A day earlier, police had fired bullets to try... -
Merkel’s tougher Russia stance meets resistance in Germany
Apr 17, 2018Germany’s Europe minister called on Monday for a new policy of easing tensions with Russia, adding to a chorus of voices pressing Chancellor Angela Merkel to moderate her hardened stance towards the Kremlin. The conservative chancellor... -
South Korean actress once kidnapped by North Korea dies at 91
Apr 17, 2018A South Korean actress who was once kidnapped by the North’s agents on the orders of late leader Kim Jong-Il in a Cold War-style intrigue and forced to make movies for the regime has died aged... -
Researchers accidentally engineer plastic-eating enzyme
Apr 17, 2018Researchers in the US and Britain have accidentally engineered an enzyme which eats plastic and may eventually help solve the growing problem of plastic pollution, a study said Monday. More than eight million tons of plastic...
