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Russian Federation Council disconnected from internet on day of voting on sovereign internet law

April 25, 2019 The Russian Federation Council members were left without access to the internet on Tuesday, the day they were supposed to vote on the law “on sovereign internet (Runet)”.

EU Member States granted protection to more than 300,000 asylum seekers in 2018

April 25, 2019 Almost 30% of the beneficiaries were Syrians The 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) granted protection status to nearly 333,400 asylum seekers in 2018, down by almost 40% from 2017 (533,000).

Nissan ex-chairman Ghosn pays $4.5 million bail

April 25, 2019 Ex Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn was granted bail for the second time on Thursday by the Tokyo District Court, partly because it determined there was no risk of evidence tampering, legal experts have said.

Indonesia: Tanker suffered explosion, fire, two workers injured

April 25, 2019 Product tanker Success Energy XXXII suffered explosion, followed by fire, in starboard cargo tanks area, at 1725 LT Apr 24, in Sungai Raya Shipyard, Karimunbesar island, Riau Islands, Singapore Strait.

Flight departing from Barcelona suffers engine fire mid take-off

April 25, 2019 Video footage has surfaced of an aircraft’s engine trouble during take-off in Barcelona.

Scaffolding firm says workers smoked at Paris' Notre-Dame

April 25, 2019 A scaffolding firm that has worked on the roof of Notre-Dame said some of its workers had smoked on the site, but ruled out that a cigarette butt might have started the fire.

Afghan and U.S.-led allied forces killed more civilians than Taliban in first 3 months

April 24, 2019 Afghan and international forces have killed more civilians than the Taliban and other militants in the first three months of this year, a new U.N. report said Wednesday.

Azerbaijan removes HIV question from visa application form

April 24, 2019 Azerbaijan has responded to international calls to remove the necessity of visa applicants to confirm that they are not HIV positive when applying for visas.

Brazilian court reduces ex-President Lula's sentence

April 24, 2019 Brazil\'s Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously decided to reduce ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva\'s prison sentence from 12 years and 1 month to 8 years and 10 months.

Venezuela arrests five for electric system attacks

April 24, 2019 Five people have been arrested and 19 others are being sought after attacks against the National Electric System (SEN) between March 7 and 28, Venezuela\'s Communication and Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said Tuesday.

Police in Georgia clash with protesters against hydro plant

April 24, 2019 Reuters reported that Georgian police used tear gas and rubber bullets on Sunday to break up a protest by residents of a mountainous region against the construction of a hydropower plant.

Rare giant diamond found in Western Australia's diamond mine

April 24, 2019 A western Australian mine to be decommissioned next year revealed on Tuesday it produced one of the largest diamonds in its history in March.