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Flights have resumed between the capitals of Ethiopia and Eritrea. They have been suspended because of 20 years of hostility between the countries. Just over a week ago, the countries signed a peace agreement.
The 12 Thai boys and their football coach who were freed from a flooded cave complex last week will speak to the media for the first time today when they leave hospital. They will then return to their homes. The group are said to be in good mental and physical health.
Google will find out today whether it is to face a record fine in Europe over its Android operating system. The European Commission has said the US tech giant’s mobile device strategy unfairly strengthened its Internet search service.
Britain says it’s concerned about Hong Kong government proposal to ban a political party that advocates independence for the territory. The foreign officer said the party doesn’t support independence. The laws that govern its former colony guarantee the right to free speech.
Security forces in Peru have arrested over 50 people in the isolated jungle region of Putomayo in the first week of a 60-day state of emergency. President Martin Vizcarra said in a visit to the region that police and soldiers have found 4 laboratories of coca production.
Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as a distinct period which they say began with a massive draught that wiped out civilizations. They have named it the Meghalayan age after a state of Northeastern India where its onset was detected.
Researchers say there is little proof that taking Omega-3 fish oil supplements helps prevent heart diseases of strokes. A new study found the chance of getting any meaningful benefit from taking the supplements is one in a thousand. Experts still believe that eating fish is good for the heart as well as general health.
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