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Explosion in French Flamanville reactor blast; No nuclear risk - Officials
Date: 2017-02-09 12:36:09 GMT - France - World - SN:45 - ID:6492257
CAEN, Feb 9 (MENA) – An explosion and fire have occurred at the Flamanville nuclear plant on France's northern coast but there was no nuclear risk, the BBC quoted officials saying on Thursday. "It is a significant technical event but it is not a ....
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Kremlin says Russia, US share understanding on fight against terrorism
Date: 2017-02-09 12:35:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:6492293
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (MENA) - Russia and the United States are unanimous in their understanding of the need to fight international terrorism and the so-called Islamic State terrorist organization, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, according ....
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Several injured in explosion at France's Flamanville nuclear reactor site near Channel Islands
Date: 2017-02-09 11:09:04 GMT - France - World - SN:32 - ID:6491677
PARIS, Feb 9 (MENA) - Several people are reported injured after an explosion at a nuclear power station in northwestern France but regional authorities said that there was no nuclear risk, The DailyTelegraph reported. The explosion happened at ....
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US officials caution White House on terrorist designation for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Date: 2017-02-09 10:15:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:6490637
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - Senior US defense and intelligence officials have cautioned the White House that a proposal to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization could endanger U.S. troops in Iraq and the ....
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2 people held in Germany in probe of possible attack plan
Date: 2017-02-09 09:05:27 GMT - Germany - World - SN:18 - ID:6490561
BERLIN, Feb 9 (MENA) - Police in central Germany said that they have detained two known extremists in an investigation of possible plans for an attack, ABC News reported on Thursday. Police said the men — a 27-year-old Algerian and a 23-year-old ....
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Pentagon looking to rent space at Trump tower
Date: 2017-02-09 06:18:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:6489801
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) -The United States military is looking to rent space at Trump Tower for use when President Donald Trump returns to his longtime home in New York City, abc news reported. A Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday that the ....
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Jeff Sessions is confirmed as Attorney General despite fierce opposition from Elizabeth Warren,other Democrats
Date: 2017-02-09 06:07:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:6489737
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - The US Senate voted to confirm Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions as the next attorney general of the United States on Wednesday after fierce opposition from Democrats including Sen. Elizabeth Warren as many question if he can ....
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Pope criticizes Myanmar's illtreatment of Rohingya
Date: 2017-02-08 16:47:03 GMT - Italy - World - SN:66 - ID:6487665
ROME, Feb 8 (MENA) - Pope Francis has issued a strong defense of the right of Burma’s Rohingya Muslims to ‘live their faith’, and criticized the country’s government for an alleged campaign of persecution, The Independent reported on ....
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UN agency seeks $2.1B to help war-stricken Yemenis this year
Date: 2017-02-08 13:42:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:56 - ID:6486513
GENEVA, Feb 8 (MENA) - A UN agency is seeking $2.1 billion this year to help people in Yemen, where a nearly two-year conflict has left thousands dead in the Arab world's poorest country, ABC News reported. The Office for the Coordination of ....
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Egyptian parlt delegation inaugurates Egyptian pavilion in Berlin Fruit Logistica 2017
Date: 2017-02-08 12:44:10 GMT - Germany - World - SN:43 - ID:6485625
BERLIN, Feb 8 (MENA) – A 12-member Egyptian parliamentary delegation and Egyptian Ambassador in Germany Badr Abdel Aati inaugurated the Egyptian pavilion in an exhibition for vegetables and fruits in Berlin known as Fruit Logistica 2017. In ....