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Car bomb explosion injures 13 civilians northern Afghanistan
Date: 2019-11-28 08:15:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8207469
KABUL, Nov 28 (MENA) - A Taliban car bomb went off prematurely in a residential area in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e Pul, injuring 13 civilians and damaging 10 houses, Khaama Press agency quoted the Afghan military as saying on ....
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Supreme Court orders retrial of former President Park in NIS fund case
Date: 2019-11-28 07:49:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8207499
SEOUL, Nov 28 (MENA) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a retrial of former President Park Geun-hye for acceptance of off-the-books funds from the National Intelligence Service (NIS), saying her acquittals by lower courts on bribery and state ....
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N.K. merchant ship driven out of S. Korean waters: JCS
Date: 2019-11-28 07:15:14 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8207452
SEOUL, Nov 28 (MENA) - South Korea has completed an operation to drive a North Korean merchant ship out of its waters after the vessel strayed across the Yellow Sea border due to an engine problem, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said ....
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Albania declares state of emergency after quake kills at least 27
Date: 2019-11-27 21:09:56 GMT - Albania - World - SN:81 - ID:8207308
TIRANA, Nov 27 (MENA) – The death toll from the strongest earthquake to hit Albania in more than three decades rose to at least 27 on Wednesday, as the country observed a day of mourning and declared state of emergency, VOA News reported. Among ....
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Albania rocked by another earthquake as rescue efforts continue
Date: 2019-11-27 20:00:32 GMT - Albania - World - SN:76 - ID:8207269
TIRANA, Nov 27 (MENA) – Albania was rocked by a 5.5-magnitude tremor on Wednesday, a day after its strongest earthquake in decades killed at least 26 people and injured over 650 more, Euro News reported. The latest quake struck at 16:45 CET, 19km ....
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European Commission: Von der Leyen's new team confirmed by European Parl't
Date: 2019-11-27 13:48:52 GMT - France - World - SN:41 - ID:8206540
STRASBOURG, Nov 27 (MENA) - The European Parliament voted in favor of Ursula von der Leyen's new commission on Wednesday, after a months fraught with uncertainty for the German lawmaker, DW reported. In Strasbourg, 461 of the lawmakers voted in ....
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Pope airs opposition to nuclear energy over safety risks
Date: 2019-11-27 10:00:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:8206074
TOKYO, Nov 27 (MENA) - Pope Francis said that he is against the use of nuclear power unless safety was fully guaranteed, following his trip to Japan which has suffered not only wartime atomic bombings but also one of the world's worst nuclear power ....
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Protest leaders in Colombia call new strike on Wednesday
Date: 2019-11-26 23:15:23 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:108 - ID:8205704
BOGOTA, Nov 26 (MENA) - Protest leaders in Colombia called a new general strike for Wednesday after meeting with President Ivan Duque as anti-government demonstrations entered their sixth consecutive day, France 24 reported on Tuesday. "There is ....
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Over 300 children and adolescents die every day from AIDS-related causes
Date: 2019-11-26 12:59:57 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:55 - ID:8204913
GENEVA, Nov 26 (MENA)- Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, or 13 every hour, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released by UNICEF today. Low access to antiretroviral treatment, ....
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Guterres holds ‘focused and frank’ informal discussions over future of Cyprus
Date: 2019-11-26 09:21:51 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:20 - ID:8204427
NICOSIA, Nov 26 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres released a statement after meeting Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and leader of the Turkish Cypriots Mustafa Akıncı in Berlin, UN News reported. Guterres held “focused and ....
