Новости за 07.07.2017

Prescriptions for opioids in the US have dropped since 2010, but enough painkillers are still being prescribed to keep every American high for three weeks straight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new report.
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A US congressman hopes to block the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey over the ongoing fallout over an attack on protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC. The incident left 11 people injured; nine of whom were hospitalized.
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A special channel between the Russian and American presidents will be established to further push for a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov has announced following the Putin-Trump meeting.
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The US showed the most substantial decline in approval ratings of all countries polled this year, according to Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service. Double-digit increases in negative views of the US came from traditional allies.
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Israel's ambassador to UNESCO walked out of a session by the UN agency after learning that the Old City of Hebron had been referred to as Palestinian, not Israeli. Israeli officials slammed the move saying it overlooks the deep Jewish ties to the biblical town.
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Thousands of soldiers and civilians gathered at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang Thursday, dancing to a dazzling fireworks display while marking the launch of what North Korea say is its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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A new Operation Inherent Resolve report has confirmed a total of 603 civilian deaths in the US-led air campaign in Iraq and Syria, while the UN warns of a new spike in casualties as the assault on Islamic State-held Raqqa in Syria unfolds.
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US President Donald Trump opened his much-anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin by raising concerns about Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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Football fan Bradley Lowery, who touched the football world with his bravery and enthusiasm despite suffering from an incurable form of cancer, has passed away at the age of six.
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The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup gave football fans around the world the opportunity to see Russia with their own eyes and form their own opinions of the nation.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, are visiting the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay – the first such visit under the new administration. They are reportedly accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats.
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A Delta Airlines flight headed for Beijing returned to Washington state after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant and injured another passenger nearly an hour after take-off, officials said. The FBI is conducting an investigation.
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The US and Russia have agreed on a ceasefire in southwest Syria, set to take effect on July 9 at noon Damascus time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has announced.
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Pope Francis has urged the heads of G20 countries to end “useless slaughter” and halt the arms race, in a written address to world leaders who have gathered for a two-day summit in Hamburg, Germany.
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The MINEPS VI International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport, organized by UNESCO, will be held in the Russian city of Kazan from July 13 to July 15.
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Spain’s historic bull festival kicked off with three men being gored during a run with the bovines through the streets of Pamplona.
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The 28-year-old man who sparked internet outrage after leaked footage showed him kicking a woman down the stairs of a Berlin metro station has been jailed for nearly three years.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has a new director of communications, the former head of the BBC’s political team in Westminster, Robbie Gibb.
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London witnesses up to three acid attacks every week, LBC has found, saying the Metropolitan Police recorded up to 83 incidents just this year.
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US President Donald Trump seemed somewhat removed from host Chancellor Angela Merkel when world leaders posed for the traditional group photo at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday.
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Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to people under 21. Pending the state governor’s signature, Oregon is about to become the third state in the US to raise the age for buying cigarettes.
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A hero of the London Bridge attack who became famous for his defiant cry of “F*ck you, I am Millwall” has been filmed shouting racial abuse at an anti-racism rally, in a video taken earlier this year.
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Sebastian Coe, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has apologized to British long distance runner Mo Farah, following the release of hacked personal and medical information on Wednesday.
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A convent of Catholic nuns opposed to a natural gas pipeline are building an outdoor chapel on its proposed route in Pennsylvania. Despite lacking a permit, the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline was planned to go through land owned by the nuns’ cloister.
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Journalists rushed the G20 backstage to see the much-anticipated first meeting of the US and Russian presidents at the summit.
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