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- Alexandra Ma voor Business Insiderza. 20 jul. ’19
How the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow stretch of water where ships transport $1.2 billion worth of oil every day, is at the heart of spiraling tensions with Iran
Recent tensions between Iran and the West have been taking place near the Strait of Hormuz. Two oil tankers have been attacked, and Tehran has shot down a US drone, as well as seizing and harassing several British oil tankers. The narrow strait is th…
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- Alexandra Ma voor Business Insidervr. 19 jul. ’19
After weeks of silence, the White House is renewing its attack on Beijing’s Muslim oppression as US-China trade talks stall
The White House appeared to mute its criticism of China’s Communist Party in recent weeks in order to push forward trade negotiations with Beijing. However, progress has stalled despite President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping promisin…
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- do. 18 jul. ’19
Iran says it seized a ‘foreign vessel’ smuggling a million liters of fuel in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized a “foreign vessel” in the Strait of Hormuz, the state-run Mehr news agency reported. It said the vessel was accused of smuggling a million liters (264,000 gallons) of fuel. Twelve foreign crew members we…
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- do. 18 jul. ’19
33 dead in suspected arson attack at famous Japanese animation studio
A huge fire broke out at Kyoto Animation’s building in Kyoto, western Japan, on Thursday morning. At least 33 people died, and 36 others were injured, The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters reported. A man burst into the three-story building of Kyoto …
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- Alexandra Ma voor Business Insiderdo. 18 jul. ’19
A woman breastfeeding her baby on a plane was asked to cover up to ‘be respectful of people of other cultures’
Shelby Angel said she took a Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) plane from San Francisco to Amsterdam with her one-year-old daughter last month. When she started breastfeeding her baby, a female flight attendant tried make her cover up with a blanket, Angel …
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- wo. 17 jul. ’19
Dit is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, de jongste vrouw ooit in het Amerikaanse Congres die van Donald Trump ‘terug naar haar eigen land’ moet
De 29-jarige Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez schreef in november 2018 geschiedenis door als jongste vrouw ooit verkozen te worden tot het Amerikaanse Congres. Sindsdien is ze dé luis in de pels van de Amerikaanse overheid onder president Donald Trump.
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- Alexandra Ma voor Business Insiderza. 13 jul. ’19
Iran orders ‘foreign powers’ to leave the Strait of Hormuz and says the West is playing a ‘dangerous game’ over Gibraltar tanker seizure
Many of the latest escalations between Iran and the West have been taking place in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that sees $1.2 billion worth of the world’s oil flow through it every day. On Wednesday, three Iranian gunboats harassed a Brit…
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- Alexandra Ma voor Business Insidervr. 12 jul. ’19
22 countries signed an ‘unprecedented’ letter condemning China’s oppression of Muslims. But none of them come from the Islamic world.
22 countries wrote a joint letter on Wednesday condemning Beijing’s oppression of the Uighurs, a Muslim minority living in western China. China has installed an unparalleled 21st century police state in the Xinjiang region, where Uighurs are heavily …
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- Alexandra Ma voor Business Insidervr. 12 jul. ’19
The British oil tanker that Iran confronted with 3 gunboats was a BP ship that worried it was about to be targeted
Three Iranian gunboats harassed a British oil tanker, and attempted to force it to steer out of international waters into Iranian territory on Wednesday, the UK government said. The tanker belongs to BP. According to Bloomberg, it made the unusual de…
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- Alexandra Ma voor Business Insiderdo. 11 jul. ’19
18 photos that show the blossoming bromance between China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping has been president of China since 2013, while Putin has led Russia since 1999. The two leaders have formed a close friendship over the years, with Xi recently describing Putin as his “best and bosom friend.” They have celebrated birthdays,…
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