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News Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists postponed to March 8
Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists postponed to March 8
Peter Snyder
February 23, 2015 10:52:20 am

The retrial of two Al Jazeera journalists accused of links to the Muslim Brotherhood has been postponed to March 8 after a brief hearing in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday. The retrial, which was set...

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News Egypt activist sentenced to 5 years in retrial
Egypt activist sentenced to 5 years in retrial
William Helbling
February 23, 2015 09:58:12 am

An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah to five years in prison in a retrial on charges stemming from the 2011 uprising. Abdel-Fattah, a secular activist, was initially charged in November 2013 and...

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News US considering new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict
US considering new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict
Dominic Yobbi
February 22, 2015 06:51:10 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Saturday that Washington is considering "additional sanctions" against Russia in light of the most recent events in Ukraine. In the statement, he accused Russia of engaging in...

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News Federal judge dismisses Google antitrust suit
Federal judge dismisses Google antitrust suit
Emelina Perez
February 22, 2015 12:08:23 pm

A federal judge for the Northern District of California on Friday dismissed a class action suit against Google for allegedly monopolizing search engines in Android phones. The plaintiffs in the case were two...

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News Iran executes juvenile offender
Iran executes juvenile offender
Emelina Perez
February 22, 2015 10:56:19 am

Iran reportedly executed Saman Naseem, a juvenile offender who was 17 years-old when sentenced to death, despite international pressure to halt the execution. According to Iran Human Rights (IHR) , it is unclear if the execution...

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Islamic State kills 40 in suicide bombing
Taylor Brailey
February 21, 2015 12:04:00 pm

The Islamic State (IS) on Friday led suicide bombings in eastern Libya, killing at least 40 people and injuring 70 more. IS said this was the group's way of retaliating against Egyptian airstrikes protesting...

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IAEA: Iran violated Joint Plan of Action
Taylor Brailey
February 21, 2015 11:15:53 am

The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday condemned Iran for violating its duties under the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) , a negotiation between Iran and the United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and...

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EU finance ministers agree to extend Greece bailout
Kimberly Bennett
February 21, 2015 10:20:40 am

Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to extend Greece's financial rescue by four months, though the deal will not be ratified until next week after the list of reforms, including all the policy measures the government plans to...

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UN SG voices concern over Ukraine ceasefire
Kimberly Bennett
February 21, 2015 09:26:33 am

A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement yesterday revealed that Ban had spoken with Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin regarding the ceasefire in Ukraine. Ban expressed concern over the situation and informed Klimkin that...

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Colorado residents file lawsuits challenging recreational marijuana market
Ashley Hogan
February 21, 2015 09:07:19 am

Colorado residents filed two lawsuits Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Colorado seeking federal action to close the recreational marijuana market. The lawsuits mark the first in-state legal action...

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WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban

On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans. Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

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