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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.

Death toll of Sri Lanka's blasts surges to 359

April 24, 2019
The death toll of the multiple explosions which ripped through Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 359, the police said Wednesday.

Salvage of sunken Norwegian frigate costs 85.2 mln USD

April 24, 2019
The salvage of Norway\'s sunken KNM Helge Ingstad frigate that had collided with an oil tanker off Norway\'s western coast last year cost 726 million kroner (86 million U.S. dollars), public broadcaster NRK reported.

Forest fires pose threat across Germany

April 24, 2019
The highest level of warning has been issued in several regions across Germany as forest fires broke out in a number of federal states on Tuesday.

Mayor bans wee-hour flights at Budapest airport

April 24, 2019
The wee-hour flights between 00H00 and 05H00 will be banned from August 2019 at Budapest International Airport, the mayor of the Hungarian capital Istvan Tarlos said.

3 killed in chemical plant blast in N China

April 24, 2019
Three people have been confirmed dead, and five others injured after an explosion occurred in a chemical plant in the city of Ulanqab, north China\'s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, early Wednesday morning, local authorities said.