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UK security to be 'intensified' - Theresa May
Date: 2015-11-16 17:11:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:3743941
LONDON, Nov 16 (MENA) - Security will be "intensified" at events in big cities and borders across the UK in the wake of Friday's terror attacks in Paris, Theresa May has said. Security plans will be reviewed and any necessary lessons learned, the ....
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Obama orders US flags flown half-staff to honor victims of Paris attacks
Date: 2015-11-16 16:53:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:3743861
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has ordered that American flags fly at half staff at buildings and grounds across the country in a show of mourning and solidarity over the coordinated terrorism attacks in Paris that killed at ....
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Belgian prosecutors free 5, charge 2 with terror
Date: 2015-11-16 15:53:23 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:75 - ID:3743289
BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (MENA) - Belgium's federal prosecutor's office says that five of the seven people who were detained over the weekend because of possible links to the Paris attacks have been released, ABC News reported. Two others have been ....
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Daesh threatens to attack Washington
Date: 2015-11-16 15:50:36 GMT - Syria - World - SN:72 - ID:3743261
DAMASCUS, Nov 16 (MENA) - The terrorist group Daesh warned that countries taking part in Syria airstrikes will suffer the same fate as France, which was hit with multiple attacks on Friday. It specifically threatens an attack on Washington. A man ....
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Mosque in Canada set ablaze
Date: 2015-11-16 13:44:59 GMT - Canada - World - SN:57 - ID:3741613
OTTAWA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Al Salam (peace) mosque in Peterborough, Ontario, was deliberately set ablaze Saturday as the police continued to search for suspects, the Canadian authorities said. It was unclear whether or not the fire was connected to ....
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Minute's silence observed in France, across Europe for Paris victims
Date: 2015-11-16 12:48:21 GMT - France - World - SN:47 - ID:3741021
PARIS, Nov 16 (MENA) - France and other countries in Europe observed a minute's silence at noon Monday in memory of the victims of the worst-ever terror attacks on French soil, France 24 reported. French President Francois Hollande was at the ....
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UK government plans major boost to counter-terrorism strategy
Date: 2015-11-16 12:47:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:3740977
LONDON, Nov 16 (MENA) - The UK government is to announce plans to substantially step-up its efforts to deal with the threat from Daesh, ITV reported Monday. An additional 1,900 extra security and intelligence staff will be recruited to work at ....
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WHO multi-country survey reveals widespread public misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance
Date: 2015-11-16 11:35:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:3740541
GENEVA, Nov 16 (MENA) - As World Health Organization ramps up its fight against antibiotic resistance, a new multi-country survey shows people are confused about this major threat to public health and do not understand how to prevent it from ....
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No U-turn in Russia-US relations after Putin-Obama meeting — Kremlin
Date: 2015-11-16 11:15:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:3740529
MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) - The meeting between Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, held on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Sunday, was constructive, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. At the same time he ....
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France vows to shut down hate-preaching mosques
Date: 2015-11-16 09:01:59 GMT - France - World - SN:21 - ID:3739341
PARIS, Nov 16 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls vowed to begin shutting down mosques which preach hatred, after almost 130 people were killed in a series of extremist attacks in Paris. All foreigners who adopt a radical discourse will ....