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Zika virus has reportedly hit Vietnam with first microcephaly surfacing

Nov 05, 2016

Vietnam’s first case of microcephaly likely linked to the Zika virus has been confirmed.Following the discovery of a four-month-old girl with an unusually small head in the Central Highland’s Dak Lak province earlier this month,…

Self-drive delivery van easy to be built in four hours

Nov 05, 2016

Charge is a self-drive electric delivery van showcased at the Wired 2016 conference in London on 3-4 November that could be on UK roads once self-drive legislation is in place, according to Dispatch Weekly.Charge Vehicles Can be…

Foreign warplanes bomb Ganfudah in Benghazi

Nov 05, 2016

According to the Benghazi Shura Council sources, seven airstrikes were conducted on Ganfudah district in Benghazi on Saturday.The sources added that Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity forces also shelled the residential area in…

Russian and Syrian warplanes to resume bombing Aleppo after ceasefire ends

Nov 05, 2016

Russian and Syrian government forces's 10-hour ceasefire in Aleppo has come to an end, in what Russia described as a final chance for rebels to leave besieged areas, reported the BBC.No-one left, activists said. Russia and Syria are…

Two Italians, one Canadian freed from southern Libya by Italian authorities

Nov 05, 2016

The Italian government has confirmed that two nationals and one Canadian national were freed on Friday from Ghat in southern Libya.The three foreigners, who were kidnapped by armed men on September 19, were sent back to Italy on a…

Eastern tribal leader wounded in assassination attempt

Nov 05, 2016

A car exploded in Benghazi on Friday, wounding a prominent tribal leader who recently helped eastern forces take control of major oil ports, security and medical officials said, Reuters reported.Saleh al-Ateiwish, head of the…

239 migrants feared dead as boats capsized off Libyan coast

Nov 05, 2016

At least 239 illegal migrants died when their two boats capsized off the coast of Libya, according to the United Nations refugee agency.According to the Libyan News Agency (LANA), a UNHCR spokeswoman in Italy, Carlotta Sami, said 31…

US warship launches attack on IS militants in Sirte

Nov 05, 2016

US Marines are using Super Cobra attack helicopters to mount close-range airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the Libyan city of Sirte, the US navy said Thursday.The gunship attacks, the first of their kind to be confirmed…

The LIA “steering committee” threatens to undermine the LIA’s multi-million dollar litigations. It…

Nov 03, 2016

Libya is a nation plagued by internal conflict, as the recent attempted coup illustrated only too well. Many of the rifts that exist between the competing factions are deep and intractable. Others, however, are relatively simple to resolve,…

Turkey condemns GNC coup on legitimate High Council of State in Tripoli

Nov 03, 2016

The Head of the High Council of State (HCS), Abdel Rahman Al-Sweihli, met Wednesday with the Turkish President's delegate Emrullah İşler accompanied by the Turkish ambassador to Libya.The meeting was also attended by Al-Sweihli's…

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