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Jul 28 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 28 July 2019
Ship’s flag can help its owner keep costs down. But for the crew, it can be a nightmare By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Updated 0614 GMT (1414 HKT) July 28, 2019 A British-flagged ship owned by a Swedish company was seized by Iran last week. Caught in the middle are 23 seamen who have nothing to do with any of the …
Jul 27 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 27 July 2019
Why Russia and China are wading into a centuries’ old dispute over a tiny island cluster Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN Updated 0508 GMT (1308 HKT) July 27, 2019 While Japan and South Korea may not agree on who owns a cluster of tiny, rocky islands off their coastlines, they do agree that Russian bombers shouldn’t be …
Jul 26 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 26 July 2019
How vulnerable are the undersea cables that power the global internet? By James Griffiths, CNN Updated 0505 GMT (1305 HKT) July 26, 2019 On July 29, 1858, two steam-powered battleships met in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. There, they connected two ends of a 4,000 kilometer (2,500 mile) long, 1.5 centimeter (0.6 inch) wide cable, linking for …
Jul 25 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 25 July 2019
Democrats plot post-Mueller plans without clear path to impeachment By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Updated 0629 GMT (1429 HKT) July 25, 2019 After being built up for months, former special counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated testimony Wednesday does not appear to be the turning point that will take Democrats — and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — down a …
Jul 24 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 24 July 2019
Russia expresses regret after South Korean airspace violation – Korean officials Russia has said a military jet’s intrusion into South Korean territorial airspace was not intentional, according to Seoul’s presidential office. A Russian military official expressed “deep regret” to the South Korean defence ministry and blamed a technical glitch, South Korea said. On Tuesday, Seoul …
Jul 23 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 23 July 2019
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft South Korea says its jets fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian surveillance plane that entered its airspace on Tuesday. Officials said the plane twice violated the airspace over the Dokdo/Takeshima islands, which are occupied by Seoul but also claimed by Japan. South Korea’s Ministry …
Jul 22 2019
Six In The Morning Monday 22 July 2019
‘Where were the police?’ Hong Kong outcry after masked thugs launch attack Police accused of doing nothing to stop suspected triads storming train station and beating people including women and children Lily Kuo and Verna Yu in Hong Kong Mon 22 Jul 2019 06.45 BST Pro-democracy activists and lawmakers in Hong Kong have accused the police of standing by as men dressed …
Jul 21 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 21 July 2019
A whole nation just got hacked By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Updated 0417 GMT (1217 HKT) July 21, 2019 Asen Genov is pretty furious. His personal data was made public this week after records of more than 5 million Bulgarians got stolen by hackers from the country’s tax revenue office. In a country of just 7 million people, …
Jul 20 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 20 July 2019
Iran tanker seizure: UK ‘deeply concerned’ The UK government has said it is “deeply concerned” about Iran’s “unacceptable” seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf. The Stena Impero’s owners say they have been unable to contact the ship, which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the region. Foreign Secretary Jeremy …
Jul 19 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 19 July 2019
Bodies found piled on staircase as Japan’s worst mass killing in decades claims 33 lives By Junko Ogura, Helen Regan and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN Updated 0811 GMT (1611 HKT) July 19, 2019 Grim details are starting to emerge from Japan’s worst mass killing in almost 20 years, as police investigate why a man torched a renowned animation studio in …
Jul 18 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 18 July 2019
Kyoto Animation fire: Thirteen dead after suspected arson attack At least 13 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said. Local media quoted police as saying a man broke into the Kyoto Animation Co studio on Thursday morning and sprayed an …
Jul 17 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 17 July 2019
US House condemns Trump attacks on congresswomen as racist The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen. The resolution denounced Mr Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimised fear and hatred of New Americans and people of colour”. Mr Trump had been accused of …