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Chinese PM to attend UN General Assembly, visit Canada, Cuba
Date: 2016-09-14 12:05:09 GMT - China - World - SN:34 - ID:5597065
BEIJING, Sept 14 (MENA) - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang will participate in the 71th session of the UN General Assembly from September 18-28, Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Hua Chunying was quoted by Sputnik as saying on ....
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Athens named World Book Capital for 2018
Date: 2016-09-14 11:53:17 GMT - France - World - SN:31 - ID:5596877
PARIS, Sept 14 (MENA) - Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, has named Athens World Book Capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the program's Advisory Body. The city of Athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by ....
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UK should have been more decisive in Libya: ex-army chief
Date: 2016-09-14 11:42:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:29 - ID:5596881
LONDON, Sept 14 (MENA) - Britain should have taken far more extensive and decisive action in Libya to prevent the country sliding into chaos after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, the former chief of the defence staff has said, following the release of ....
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France's National Defense Council meets over terrorism
Date: 2016-09-14 11:32:05 GMT - France - World - SN:28 - ID:5596525
PARIS, Sept 14 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande held a meeting on Wednesday with the National Defense Council to discuss efforts to fight terrorism and overseas operations against Daesh militant group, the Elysee said in a ....
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Cameron's exit from Commons comes two days before damning report
Date: 2016-09-14 11:29:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:5596509
LONDON, Sept 14 (MENA) – Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday he would be standing down from his role as MP at the House of Commons with immediate effect, triggering a by-election in the Oxfordshire seat. But a report released ....
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Kremlin sorry negative use of Russia card in US elections
Date: 2016-09-14 11:28:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:5596869
MOSCOW, Sept 14 (MENA) - The United States continues playing the "Russian card" in its electoral process and Moscow often witnesses manifestations of "blatant Russophobia," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday as quoted by Sputnik news ....
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Abe to make 1st Cuba trip next week, attend UN meetings
Date: 2016-09-14 10:27:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:21 - ID:5596233
TOKYO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Cuba next week as the first Japanese leader to do so, after attending UN meetings in New York, Kyodo news reported on Wednesday. Abe is scheduled to hold talks with Cuban ....
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Spain arrests Moroccan man accused of promoting militancy
Date: 2016-09-14 09:31:49 GMT - Spain - World - SN:17 - ID:5596137
MADRID, Sept 14 (MENA) - Spanish police arrested a Moroccan man on Wednesday accused of promoting Islamist militancy through social media, the Interior Ministry was quoted by Alarabiya news channel as saying. The man detained in the northeastern ....
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Indonesia captures top militant in new blow to Santoso group
Date: 2016-09-14 08:43:19 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:15 - ID:5595853
JAKARTA, Sept 14 (MENA) - A senior figure from the East Indonesia Mujahideen militant group has been captured and one of the group’s members killed in a joint operation with the military, Sky news reported quoting Indonesian police. The capture ....
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Highest September temperature in UK since 1911 as 34.4C recorded
Date: 2016-09-14 07:54:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:14 - ID:5595709
LONDON, Sept 13 (MENA) - The UK's hottest day of the year so far - and the warmest September day since 1911 - has been recorded in Gravesend, Kent, where it reached 34.4C (93.9F). The spell of warm Autumn weather is forecast to continue across ....