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  • Trump dismisses recession warnings: 'I always find a way to win'

    Date: 2019-08-23 15:30:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:8074162

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump on Friday suggested he will personally stave off any downturn in the US economy, boasting that he will "always find a way to win" as financial indicators point toward a possible recession, ....

  • 9 killed as tanker topples onto van in Rajasthan

    Date: 2019-08-23 15:29:34 GMT - India - World - SN:44 - ID:8074247

    NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (MENA) - Nine people were killed on Friday when a tanker toppled onto a van in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, NDTV quoted the police as saying Friday. The accident occurred near the Desuri ki naal area when the victims, ....

  • Global recycling crisis should be a wake-up call

    Date: 2019-08-23 15:07:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:8074234

    LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The Financial Times said that producing more waste and recycled materials than could be processed at home did not previously create problems for developed countries. The excess was simply exported to poorer countries, mainly ....

  • China threatens new tariffs if Trump escalates trade war

    Date: 2019-08-23 14:50:31 GMT - China - World - SN:42 - ID:8074160

    BEIJING, Aug 23 (MENA) - China said it would impose tariffs on 75 billion dollars in American-made goods if US President Trump carries through on his promise to escalate his trade war with Beijing, in a sign that neither side is ready to back down ....

  • Indonesian rescuers search for 30 missing after ferry fire

    Date: 2019-08-23 14:19:34 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:41 - ID:8074161

    JAKARTA, Aug 23 (MENA) - Rescuers were searching Friday for at least 30 people thought missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java, ABC News reported. The vessel was carrying 277 people from Tanjung Perak ....

  • Notting Hill fire: Blaze breaks out in London tower block near Grenfell

    Date: 2019-08-23 13:33:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:8074052

    LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - An investigation is underway after a fire broke out in a block of flats near Grenfell Tower, The Independent reported. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters responded to the blaze in Markland House, in Notting ....

  • S. Korea officially notifies Japan of intent to end military pact

    Date: 2019-08-23 12:42:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:35 - ID:8074061

    SEOUL, Aug 23 (MENA) - South Korea's foreign ministry called in Japan's top envoy in Seoul on Friday to officially notify Tokyo of its intent to end a bilateral military intelligence-sharing pact, Yonhap news agency reported. First Vice Foreign ....

  • Poll: Majority of Americans don't want Trump to be impeached, removed from office

    Date: 2019-08-23 11:21:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:8073884

    NEW YORK, Aug 23 (MENA) - A majority of Americans oppose impeaching President Donald Trump, according to a new poll by Monmouth University released. The data point, with 59% of those surveyed responding that Trump should not be impeached and ....

  • Partial US troop pullout will not impact Afghanistan: Ghani

    Date: 2019-08-23 11:03:57 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:28 - ID:8073760

    KABUL, Aug 23 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that withdrawal of part of US forces from Afghanistan as part of a peace deal between the United States and the Taliban movement will not impact the lives of Afghans who have reached to the ....

  • Russian opposition leader Navalny released from jail

    Date: 2019-08-23 11:01:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:8073788

    MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released on Friday after spending a month in jail for calling for an unsanctioned protest, ABC News reported. Navalny, along with several opposition activists, has led a protest ....

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