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Canadian transport minister says compensation for Flight PS752 victims' families is a 'priority'
Date: 2020-01-16 08:10:41 GMT - Canada - World - SN:13 - ID:8271705
OTTAWA, Jan 16 (MENA) - Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau has said that pushing for compensation for the families of Canadians killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down a week ago in Iran is a priority for the ....
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U.S. House sends Trump impeachment charges to Senate
Date: 2020-01-16 06:05:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:8271624
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president to begin in ....
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House votes to send Trump impeachment case to Senate
Date: 2020-01-15 20:54:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:8271439
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (MENA) - The House passed a resolution sending its impeachment case to the Senate, approving seven impeachment managers selected by Speaker Nancy Pelosi who will argue the Democrats’ case for removing US President Donald Trump ....
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US, China sign 'Phase One' trade agreement
Date: 2020-01-15 18:30:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:8271321
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a "Phase One" trade deal in the White House's East Room Wednesday, CBS News reported. Trump announced tariffs on Chinese goods will remain until a ....
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Japan will try to help ease tensions between US and Iran — defense minister
Date: 2020-01-15 07:11:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:8270165
TOKYO, Jan 15 (MENA) - Japan will make consistent diplomatic efforts to help ease tensions between the Unieted States and Iran, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono told a press conference on Tuesday after talks with his US counterpart Mark ....
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Pompeo shifts rationale for Soleimani killing from ‘imminent’ threat to deterrence strategy
Date: 2020-01-14 07:14:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8268659
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the assassination of Qassem Soleimani was part of a “bigger strategy” to deter Iran and other US rivals, including Russia and China, in what marked a significant departure ....
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Britain secretly funded Reuters in 1960s and 1970s: documents
Date: 2020-01-14 07:11:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:15 - ID:8268661
LONDON, Jan 14 (MENA) - The British government secretly funded Reuters in the 1960s and 1970s at the behest of an anti-Soviet propaganda unit linked to British intelligence and concealed the funding by using the BBC to make the payments, ....
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Moon urges Japan to consult on wartime forced labor issue
Date: 2020-01-14 06:58:29 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:8268660
SEOUL, Jan 14 (MENA) - President Moon Jae-in called on Japan on Tuesday to present its own ideas to resolve the issue of compensating World War II forced labor victims, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported. He pointed out that South Korean ....
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2 children killed in northern Afghanistan blasts
Date: 2020-01-14 06:51:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8268635
KABUL, Jan 14 (MENA) - At least two people were killed and eight others wounded in back-to-back explosions in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, on Tuesday morning, Tolo channel quoted local officials as saying. The ....
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Moon says it's early to be pessimistic about dialogue with N. Korea
Date: 2020-01-14 06:41:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8268636
SEOUL, Jan 14 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday it is premature to be gloomy about the Korea peace process, pointing out the relatively good personal relationship between the leaders of North Korea and the United States, ....
