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Malaysia ready to assist Australia in fighting bushfires
Date: 2020-01-06 09:03:00 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:11 - ID:8257574
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (MENA) - Malaysia stands ready to extend necessary assistance to Australia in its ongoing bushfire crisis, said Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Bernama reported. She said this includes the deployment of National ....
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Jakarta building collapses; 8 hurt, several trapped
Date: 2020-01-06 08:03:11 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:7 - ID:8257573
JAKARTA, Jan 6 (MENA) - A five-storey building in Jakarta partly collapsed Monday, injuring at least eight people with more trapped inside, France 24 reported. It was not immediately clear if anyone was killed in the accident. (MENA) R R N/ ....
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Pompeo backs Trump's threats to Iran as US braces for possible retaliation
Date: 2020-01-05 16:51:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:8257110
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA)- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday backed President Donald Trump's strong threats to Iran as the US braces for potential retaliatory actions by the country following an attack last week by US forces that killed ....
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Athens on alert amid rising US-Iran tensions
Date: 2020-01-05 15:35:58 GMT - Greece - World - SN:55 - ID:8257039
ATHENS, Jan 5 (MENA) - Greek authorities have strengthened security measures in American and Israeli-related places in the country, following the dramatic escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran, Greek Reporter reported. This comes ....
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Iran's foreign ministry summons Swiss envoy over Trump’s threats
Date: 2020-01-05 14:10:03 GMT - Iran - World - SN:48 - ID:8256780
TEHRAN, Jan 5 (MENA)- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassador of Switzerland which represents US interests in Iran over the recent threats by American President Donald Trump, Iran's Foreign Ministry said. The top diplomat was ....
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UN marks its 75th anniversary by launching a global dialogue
Date: 2020-01-05 11:41:31 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:30 - ID:8256428
NEW YORK, Jan 5 (MENA) - The UN marked its 75th anniversary by launching a global dialogue in a bid to incorporate digital media for people around the world to reach out and say how they want the future to change in the next quarter of ....
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Car plows into crowd in Italy killing German tourists
Date: 2020-01-05 09:20:40 GMT - Italy - World - SN:20 - ID:8256215
ROME, Jan 5 (MENA) - A car plowed into a group of 17 tourists overnight near a popular ski resort town in northern Italy's South Tyrol province on Sunday, killing at least six people, Deutsche Welle reported. Italian police said they believed ....
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Τurkey seeks to implement an expansionist policy in the East Med region, Anastasiades says
Date: 2020-01-05 09:00:12 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:18 - ID:8256153
NICOSIA, Jan 5 (MENA) - President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said that Turkey is seeking to vigorously implement an expansionist policy in the broader Eastern Mediterranean region – a development which, he added, represents a major threat, Cyprus ....
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Cambodia building collapse kills 36
Date: 2020-01-05 08:35:27 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:17 - ID:8256165
PHNOM PENH, Jan 5 (MENA) - The death toll from the collapse of a building under construction in Cambodia surged to 36 on Sunday, even as an additional survivor was pulled from rubble, officials said. At least a dozen bodies were found in ....
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Austrian Foreign Ministry reports 'serious cyberattack'
Date: 2020-01-05 08:28:47 GMT - Austria - World - SN:14 - ID:8256154
VIENNA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Austria's Foreign Ministry is facing a "serious cyberattack," Voice of America reported. Austria warned that another country could be responsible. "Due to the gravity and nature of the attack, it cannot be excluded ....