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Flights cancelled as Taiwan braces for typhoon
Date: 2019-08-23 17:48:33 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:50 - ID:8074353
TAIPEI, Aug 23 (MENA) - Taiwan braced for Typhoon Bailu on Friday, prompting cancellations of domestic flights amid warnings of floods and high seas on the island, Euronews reported. Typhoon Bailu, categorized at the weakest typhoon level by ....
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PM 'deeply concerned' about Amazon rainforest fires
Date: 2019-08-23 16:28:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:49 - ID:8074319
LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed concern about the fires raging in the Amazon and called for international action to protect rainforests, as his government came under pressure from Jeremy Corbyn to take ....
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Detention of American detained in Russia on spy charges extends by 2 months
Date: 2019-08-23 16:13:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:8074280
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - A retired United States Marine detained in Russia for eight months on allegation of spying will remain in detention for two more months, a Moscow court ruled Friday, despite the man’s claims that prison guards had injured ....
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Trump aide claims he's not worried about China's latest trade war
Date: 2019-08-23 16:00:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:8074250
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who provides a strong protectionist voice on US trade talks within the Trump administration, denied that China's announcement on imposing tariffs on US goods caught the White House ....
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Italy’s deputy foreign minister welcomes idea of inviting Russia to 2020 G7 summit
Date: 2019-08-23 15:54:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:8074272
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation on August 20, but he still will represent the country at a G7 summit scheduled to take place in Biarritz, France on August 24-26, TASS news agency ....
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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, ....
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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, ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....