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July 26, 2019 (Friday)
Business and economy
- The U.S. Department of Justice approves a $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. If finalized, they will become the third-largest mobile network operator in the nation. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Heavy rains in Al Haouz Province, Morocco, trigger a landslide, resulting in the deaths of 15 people. (The New York Times) (Morocco World News)
- Two people die and more than 17 are injured when an internal balcony collapses at a nightclub in the South Korean city of Gwangju. (BBC News)
- 2019 Batanes earthquake
- At least nine people are killed and 60 others injured when two earthquakes strike the province of Batanes in the Philippines. (InquirerNet)
Health and environment
- Saudi Arabia suspends visas for Hajj pilgrims arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid safety concerns regarding the ongoing Ebola epidemic in Kivu. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- A man from the Bronx, New York City, is arrested for attempting to join the Taliban. (ABC News)
- Sixteen American Marines are arrested at Camp Pendleton, California, on suspicion of aiding human smuggling and drug charges. (CBS News)
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