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Flight with almost 100 on board crashes in Kazakhstan, killing at least 15
Date: 2019-12-27 09:16:35 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:10 - ID:8245662
NUR-SULTAN, Dec 27 (MENA) - At least 15 people have died after a plane carrying 93 passengers and five crew members crashed shortly after takeoff near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday morning. The plane "lost altitude after takeoff and ....
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Five terrorists running Al-Qaeda’s media cell nabbed in Pakistan
Date: 2019-12-27 09:02:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:8245659
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (MENA) - Five terrorists running Al-Qaeda's media cell have been arrested from Pakistan's Gujranwal in a joint operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and the intelligence agency on Friday, GEO News ....
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Death toll reaches 28 as Philippines recovers from Christmas typhoon
Date: 2019-12-27 08:41:45 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:6 - ID:8245658
MANILA, Dec 27 (MENA) - The death toll from a Christmas typhoon that tore through the central Philippines rose to 28 on Friday, with 12 people missing, the disaster agency said. Typhoon Phanfone hit the country late Tuesday with winds of up to ....
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Nearly 50 suspected migrants rescued from English Channel
Date: 2019-12-26 22:19:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:8245513
LONDON, Dec 26 (MENA) - Nearly 50 suspected migrants have been rescued by UK Border Force and Coastguard officials from a number of migrant boats sailing in the English Channel off Kent, the UK Home Office has confirmed on Thursday. This comes ....
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2 Pakistani soldiers martyred by Indian unprovoked fire along borders
Date: 2019-12-26 08:59:07 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8244535
ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (MENA) - Two soldiers of Pakistan Army were martyred and one wounded as Indian forces resorted to unprovoked firing Thursday morning in Dewa Sector area, Geo News channel quoted military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations ....
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Russia, Chile confirm bid to develop mutually advantageous ties
Date: 2019-12-25 22:05:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:71 - ID:8244287
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (MENA) - The foreign ministers of Russia and Chile, Sergey Lavrov and Teodoro Ribera, respectively, exchanged telegrams on Wednesday over the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, confirming the two countries’ keenness ....
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Trump holds teleconference with US troops overseas on Christmas Eve
Date: 2019-12-24 18:51:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:8242904
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump held Tuesday a teleconference with US troops overseas to thank them for their service on Christmas Eve, CBS News reported. During his video conference, held while being at his Mar-a-Lago ....
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Russia hopes for soonest signing of peace agreement bet. US, Taliban
Date: 2019-12-24 18:07:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:8242912
MOSCOW, Dec 24 (MENA) - Russia expects that the United States will soon sign a peace agreement with Taliban, Russian president's special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov told TASS on Tuesday. "[The agreement] is expected to be signed but when - ....
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Turkey keeps businessman in jail despite European court release call
Date: 2019-12-24 16:51:08 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:62 - ID:8242835
ANKARA, Dec 24 (MENA) - A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday that businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala should be kept in jail despite a call for his release by the European Court of Human Rights, as a trial over his involvement in 2013 protests ....
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China respects Islam, Muslims -- Official
Date: 2019-12-24 10:33:11 GMT - China - World - SN:24 - ID:8241967
BEIJING, Dec 24 (MENA) - Beijing respects Islam, a senior official said Tuesday in response to what he dismissed as false news of repressing a Muslim minority in Xinjiang, an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China located in the far ....
