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62nd session of UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs kicks off in Vienna
Date: 2019-12-13 16:48:22 GMT - Austria - World - SN:32 - ID:8228565
VIENNA, Dec 13 (MENA) - The 62nd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs kicked off on Friday at the UN office in Vienna. Speaking at the opening session, the President of the International Narcotics Control Board, Cornelis P. De ....
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Over 360,000 foreign nationals obtain Russian citizenship in 2019 — interior ministry
Date: 2019-12-13 15:11:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:8228397
MOSCOW, Dec 13 (MENA) - Around 360,000 foreign nationals obtained Russian citizenship in 2019, TASS news agency quoted head of the Russian Interior Ministry's department on migration Valentina Kazakova as saying. "Since 2013, the number of ....
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EU president welcomes Boris Johnson's general election victory
Date: 2019-12-13 10:06:42 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:12 - ID:8228024
BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (MENA) - The European Union have welcomed Boris Johnson's thumping general election victory, calling for the Brexit deal to be put to a vote in the House of Commons "as soon as possible" in order to remove uncertainty, Council ....
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Voting begins in UK's crucial Brexit election
Date: 2019-12-12 10:24:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:8226740
LONDON, Dec 12 (MENA) - British voters are headed to the polls on Thursday in a pivotal snap election that could unblock deadlock over Brexit, euronews reported. The Conservatives are hoping for a big majority so they can get their EU divorce ....
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Landslide in Badakshan goldmine kills 5 and 35 other illegal miners get disappeared
Date: 2019-12-12 07:47:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8226517
KABUL, Dec 12 (MENA) - As a result of a landslide in Badakhshan goldmine, 5 illegal miners have been killed and 35 others have been disappeared, Khaama news agency quoted a provincial spokesperson as saying. Nek Mohammad Nazari, the spokesperson ....
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Seoul, Moscow seek deeper ties in nuclear energy sector
Date: 2019-12-12 07:20:03 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:8226463
SEOUL, Dec 12 (MENA) - South Korea and Russia on Thursday agreed to expand their cooperation in the nuclear energy industry, as they both seek to penetrate deeper into overseas nuclear projects, according to the Korean news agency Yonhap. South ....
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Knesset votes on expedited bill to dissolve, hold fresh elections
Date: 2019-12-11 11:53:33 GMT - palestine - World - SN:46 - ID:8225496
RAMALLAH, Dec 11 (MENA) - A bill to dissolve the Knesset passed its preliminary readings on Wednesday, with the rest of the required readings set to be fast-tracked through parliament by the end of the day, as a midnight deadline to either form a ....
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1 killed, 62 wounded in explosion near Bagram Airbase
Date: 2019-12-11 08:49:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:8224963
KABUL, Dec 11 (MENA) - At least one person--a woman--was killed and 62 people--all civilians--were wounded after an explosion in the Bagram district of northern Parwan province close to Bagram airbase on Wednesday, TOLO news quoted local officials ....
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Over 50 people wounded in explosion near Bagram airbase
Date: 2019-12-11 07:21:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8224901
KABUL, Dec 11 (MENA) - At least 50 people were wounded after an explosion occurred in the Bagram district of northern Parwan province close to Bagram airbase on Wednesday morning, Tolo news channel quoted local officials as saying. The explosion ....
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Afghan bomber hits medical facility near Bagram Air Base
Date: 2019-12-11 07:15:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8224870
KABUL, Dec 11 (MENA) - A powerful suicide bombing targeted an under-construction medical facility on Wednesday near Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the Afghan capital, ABC News quoted the US military as saying. The attacker ....
