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  • White House announces Trump visit to India on February 24-25

    Date: 2020-02-11 05:57:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8306669

    WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (MENA) - The White House on Monday formally announced that US President Donald Trump will visit India on February 24 and 25, Al Hurra TV reported. Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump will visit Ahmedabad and New ....

  • Explosion reported near military academy in Kabul

    Date: 2020-02-11 05:30:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:4 - ID:8306649

    KABUL, Feb 11 (MENA) - Explosion and gunbattle were reported near Marshal Fahim military academy close to Qanbar roundabout in the southwest of Kabul, Tolo news agency reported Tuesday. The explosion happened at about 7:00am local time close to ....

  • IAEA holds ministerial conference on nuclear Security

    Date: 2020-02-10 11:16:27 GMT - Austria - World - SN:29 - ID:8305305

    VIENNA, Feb 10 (MENA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference on Nuclear Security: Sustaining and Strengthening Efforts kicked off Monday at the agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, with the participation of an 55 ....

  • Russia is ready to extend New START arms control treaty & negotiate on new weapons, yet US ignores the offers – Lavrov

    Date: 2020-02-10 10:26:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:8305211

    MOSCOW, Feb 10 (MENA) - Moscow is ready to prolong the crucial New Start arms control treaty without any preconditions – and even negotiate on its new, state-of-art weaponry – yet the US is dodging the talks, Russia Today quoted Russia’s Foreign ....

  • Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84

    Date: 2020-02-10 08:13:32 GMT - Italy - World - SN:11 - ID:8305139

    ROME, Feb 10 (MENA) - Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84, ABC News reported. Freni died Sunday at ....

  • About 60 more infected on Yokohama ship

    Date: 2020-02-10 06:33:32 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:8305030

    TOKYO, Feb 10 (MENA) - Japan's Health Ministry says around 60 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified on a cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan's NHK reported. That nearly doubles the total number of cases discovered on the vessel to ....

  • Canada ready to offer more help to China amid coronavirus outbreak, Trudeau says

    Date: 2020-02-10 06:06:50 GMT - Canada - World - SN:7 - ID:8305004

    OTTAWA, Feb 10 (MENA) - Canada is standing by in case China asks for more help as it grapples with the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated there, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday as quoted by CBC network, noting that the virus ....

  • China reports rise in coronavirus cases, bringing death toll to 908

    Date: 2020-02-10 05:34:31 GMT - China - World - SN:2 - ID:8304990

    BEIJING, Feb 10 (MENA) - Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grew by 97 to 908, with at least two more outside the country, Global News reported ....

  • Man with knife busted outside White House for threatening to ‘assassinate’ Trump

    Date: 2020-02-09 22:27:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:8304947

    WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) – A Florida man armed with a knife was arrested outside the White House after threatening to “assassinate” US President Donald Trump, New York Post reported Sunday. Roger Hedgpeth, 25, was busted Saturday afternoon after ....

  • Death toll from Kazakhstan’s clashes rise to 10

    Date: 2020-02-09 12:55:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:8304120

    MOSCOW, Feb 9 (MENA) - The death toll in mass riots in Kazakhstan’s southern Zhambyl region has climbed from eight to 10, Russian news agency TASS quoted Deputy Interior Minister Alexei Kalaichidi as saying on Sunday. "During mass riots, 10 ....

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