JERUSALEM -- Two Israeli youths were wounded in a car-ramming attack near a West Bank bus stop on Friday before security forces shot and killed the assailant, the military said.

In the incident, a Palestinian driver ran over his vehicle at an 18-year-old boy and a 19-year-old girl, while they were waiting for a bus outside the settlement of Elazar, southwest of Bethlehem, Israel's emergency medical service said. (Israel-Palestine-Incident)

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific Airways Limited said on Friday that Rupert Hogg has resigned as the chief executive officer (CEO) and Paul Loo has resigned as the chief customer and commercial officer with effect from Aug. 19.

Augustus Tang has been appointed as the CEO in place of Hogg, while Ronald Lam has been appointed the chief customer and commercial officer in place of Loo. (Hong Kong-Cathay Pacific-Resignation)

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ISLAMABAD -- A blast hit a mosque in Pakistan's southwest Quetta district on Friday afternoon, killing five people and leaving 15 others injured, police said.

Police said the blast hit people after they finished their Friday prayer in a mosque in Kuli Qasim area of Kuchlak town of Quetta, the provincial capital of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province. (Pakistan-Blast-Death)

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BRUSSELS -- The euro area recorded a 20.6 billion euro (22.8 billion U.S. dollars) surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2019, decreasing by 8 percent from 22.6 billion euro (25.1 billion dollars) of June 2018, said Eurostat, statistical body of the European Union Friday. (EU-Trade) Enditem

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