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Obama declares state of emergency in Michigan over poisoned water
Date: 2016-01-17 09:59:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:4129617
WASHINGTON, Jan 17, (MENA) - President Barack Obama declared a federal state of emergency in Michigan, delegating federal financial aid to assist with the public health crisis in Flint, where the drinking water has been contaminated with lead. An ....
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2 Virginia men arrested on terrorism charges
Date: 2016-01-16 22:36:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:122 - ID:4128601
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - A Virginia man who was allegedly attempting to travel to Syria to join Daesh group and a man accused of helping him have been arrested, ABC News reported. The Department of Justice said in a statement Saturday that ....
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Mexican president arrives in Riyadh
Date: 2016-01-16 22:09:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:119 - ID:4128693
RIYADH, Jan 16 (MENA) – Mexican President Enrique Enrique Pena Nieto arrived in Riyadh on Saturday, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. He was received at King Salman Air Base Airport in the central sector by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin ....
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Iran releases 4 Americans in a prisoner swap
Date: 2016-01-16 21:27:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:115 - ID:4128593
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) – Iran announced on Saturday that it had released four Iranian-Americans as part of a prisoner exchange with the United States, a move that came as the United States and Iran were negotiating the final steps before the ....
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Malaysia on high alert after Jakarta bomb attacks
Date: 2016-01-16 19:30:39 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:105 - ID:4128197
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (MENA) – Malaysia's police are beefing up security in public areas and taking extra measures to secure border areas in the aftermath of bomb attacks in neighbouring Indonesia's capital city, local media reported on Saturday. ....
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US renews El Salvador travel warning due to rampant violence
Date: 2016-01-16 17:59:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:4127521
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - The United States has renewed its travel warning for Americans going to El Salvador, a country experiencing record levels of violence. The US State Department said that US citizens visiting El Salvador for long periods ....
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Italy rescues nearly 250 migrants off Libya: coastguard
Date: 2016-01-16 17:44:25 GMT - Italy - World - SN:93 - ID:4127381
ROME, Jan 16 (MENA) – An Italian ship on Saturday morning reached the Sicilian port of Catania bringing 246 migrants to safety as well as the body of another after two rescue operations off the coast of chaos-wracked Libya, the coastguard was quoted ....
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Iran expects sanctions to be lifted Saturday - Zarif
Date: 2016-01-16 17:05:57 GMT - Austria - World - SN:89 - ID:4127229
VIENNA, Jan 16 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Saturday international economic sanctions on Iran will be lifted Saturday, with the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency expected to confirm that Tehran has complied with last ....
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Thousands protest, call for early elections in Moldova
Date: 2016-01-16 16:54:22 GMT - Moldova - World - SN:87 - ID:4127049
CHISINAU, Jan 16 (MENA) - Thousands have protested in Moldova against the nominee for prime minister, calling for the Parliament to be dissolved and early elections, ABC News reported. There were three protests Saturday in the Moldovan capital — ....
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Iran says reached settlement with US on prisoner swap
Date: 2016-01-16 16:21:43 GMT - Iran - World - SN:86 - ID:4127053
TEHRAN, Jan 16 (MENA) - Iran and the US have reached a settlement to swap a number of prisoners, the Justice Department said. Prosecutor Abbas Jaafari said that four dual nationality Iranian-American prisoners, passing prison terms in Iran, will be ....