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Associated Press
Facebook Plans Own Globe-Spanning Currency for 2 Billion-Plus Users
18 Jun 2019
The social network unveiled an ambitious plan on Tuesday to create a new digital currency, Libra, similar to Bitcoin, to drive more e-commerce and ads on its platforms.
Peoples Dispatch
The Strike of free Women: Palestinian Prisoners to Protest from July 1
18 Jun 2019
13 women prisoners will go on an open hunger strike protesting the living conditions in Damon prison in the occupied Israeli territories. Prisoners in other jails are expected to join them
PTI
US Deploys 1,000 More Troops to West Asia Amid Rising Tension With Iran
18 Jun 2019
China warns US against opening 'Pandora's box' in West Asia.
PTI
China’s President Xi to Visit North Korea Ahead of Meeting Trump
17 Jun 2019
This will be the first visit to Pyongyang in 14 years by a Chinese leader.
PTI
Pakistani Blogger-Journalist, Known Critic of Army, Hacked to Death
17 Jun 2019
Muhammad Bilal Khan, 22, having over 16,000 Twitter followers, 48,000 on his YouTube channel and 22,000 on Facebook, was killed by unidentified men.
Peoples Dispatch
Thousands Gather in West London to Commemorate the Victims of the Grenfell Fire
17 Jun 2019
The survivors, the relatives of the victims, as well as members of the local community are enraged at the delay in the progress of the official inquiry into the 2017 fire.
Peoples Dispatch
Swiss Women Demand Equality and Gender Justice in Massive National Strike
17 Jun 2019
The condition of women in Swiss workplaces is substandard compared to its neighboring European states as a wage gap of 8% persists between men and women with equal qualifications.
AFP
30 Killed in Triple Suicide Bombing in NE Nigeria
17 Jun 2019
The attack bore the imprint of Boko Haram, which has led a decade-long campaign to establish a hardline Islamic state in northeast Nigeria.
PTI
Iran Says it Will Break Uranium Stockpile Limit in 10 Days
17 Jun 2019
Tehran’s nuclear agency also warned that the country has need for uranium enriched up to 20%, just a step away from weapons-grade levels.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Modi Wades Into Eurasianism
17 Jun 2019
The fact that Modi and Xi exuded confidence in the SCO Summit to accelerate the negotiations for a border settlement alone underscores that the Russia-India-China triangle has become very dynamic.