WORLD WATCH -- WSJ
July 20 2019 - 3:02AM
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GREECE
Strong Earthquake Strikes Near Athens
A strong earthquake centered northwest of Athens shook Greece on
Friday, causing frightened residents to run into the capital's
streets and damaging several buildings. Four people were
hospitalized with injuries, none of them serious, authorities
said.
The Athens Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake that
struck at 2:13 p.m. local time a preliminary magnitude of 5.1. The
U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 5.3.
In central Athens, the Acropolis Museum was evacuated and closed
for the rest of the day, but the city's ancient monuments remained
open.
Associated Press
NETHERLANDS
Court Backs Liability For Srebrenica Deaths
The Dutch Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that the
Netherlands is partially liable in the deaths of some 350 Muslim
men who were murdered by Bosnian Serb forces during the 1995
Srebrenica massacre.
The Netherlands' highest court ruled Friday that Dutch United
Nations peacekeepers evacuated the men from their military base
near Srebrenica on July 13, 1995, despite knowing that they "were
in serious jeopardy of being abused and murdered" by Bosnian Serb
forces.
Judge Kees Streefkerk said "the state did act wrongfully" and
told relatives of the dead they can claim compensation from the
Dutch government. "We don't care about money, we wanted justice,"
said relative Kada Hotic.
Associated Press
UKRAINE
President Supports Russia Prisoner Swap
Ukraine's president outlined details of an impending prisoner
swap with Russia, saying Kiev is willing to release a jailed
Russian journalist in exchange for a Ukrainian film director.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's statement Friday comes at the
end of the week of shuttle diplomacy, with the Russian and
Ukrainian human-rights ombudswomen holding talks both in Moscow and
in Kiev. The flurry of activity around imprisoned Russians and
Ukrainians follows last week's first telephone call between Mr.
Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A major prisoner swap would give a major boost to Mr.
Zelenskiy's party in Sunday's early parliamentary election.
The Ukrainian government has been fighting with Russia-backed
separatists in the country's east since 2014, after Russia annexed
Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
Associated Press
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