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Stories for July 15th 2020
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Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
Boeing customers cancelled order for 355 of 737 MAX jets in first half of 2020
Boeing customers cancelled orders for 355 of its 737 MAX jets in the first half of 2020, the US planemaker said on Tuesday, as the damage done by the jet's grounding and the coronavirus crisis to the airline industry continued to mount.
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Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
United Arab Emirates postpones to Friday launching of its mission to Mars
The United Arab Emirates has postponed to Jul 17 the launch of its mission to Mars due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan, the UAE government communications office said on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Suriname elects new president replacing four decades of dictator Bouterse
Mercosur associate, Suriname elected a new president Monday, ending the dictatorial rule of Desi Bouterse. Chan Santokhi, an Indian-origin former police chief, won a landslide victory in the general elections conducted in the country in May.
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Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Earth will be home to 8.8 billion people in 2100, two billion less than current UN projections
The Earth will be home to 8.8 billion people in 2100, two billion fewer than current United Nations projections, according to a major study published on Wednesday that foresees new global power alignments shaped by declining fertility rates and graying populations.
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Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
A teen ager dies of bubonic plague in Mongolia; allegedly he hunted and ate a marmot
A 15-year-old boy has died from the bubonic plague in Mongolia, health authorities said on Tuesday, one of a handful of cases that recently emerged in the country and neighboring China.
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Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Hagia Sophia will be open to visitors outside prayer times, and Christian icons will remain, pledges Turkey
Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque. The sixth-century Istanbul landmark's museum status - in place for nearly a century - was revoked on Friday, with control handed to the religious authority Diyanet.
