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  • British Airways strike: all outbound flights cancelled on second day of pilot walkout

    Date: 2019-09-10 13:02:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:8097689

    LONDON, Sept 10 (MENA) - All British Airways outbound flights from Heathrow and Gatwick have been grounded by the pilots’ strike for a second day – wrecking the plans of almost 100,000 passengers and costing the airline up to £50m in lost revenue ....

  • Pakistan presses for UN urgent action regarding situation in Kashmir

    Date: 2019-09-10 07:54:01 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:17 - ID:8097548

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 10 (MENA) - Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, underscored the urgency of initiating practical steps to deal with the worsening situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir when she met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on ....

  • Taliban vows to continue fight after Trump cancels peace talks

    Date: 2019-09-10 07:42:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:8097506

    KABUL, Sept 10 (MENA) - After US President Donald Trump canceled peace negotiations with the Taliban, the group has vowed to continue their fight against foreign occupation. Trump had announced on Saturday the cancellation of secret meetings, ....

  • Japan says no immediate threat to national security from N. Korea launches

    Date: 2019-09-10 07:32:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:8097524

    TOKYO, Sept 10 (MENA) - Japan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the latest projectile launches by North Korea toward the East Sea posed no immediate threat to the country’s security and did not land in Japanese territory or its exclusive economic ....

  • 1 dead, 19 people injured in German hospital fire

    Date: 2019-09-10 07:22:56 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:8097513

    BERLIN, Sept 10 (MENA) - Officials say one person has died and 19 more have been injured in a fire at a hospital in the western German city of Duesseldorf, Fox 5 reported Tuesday. City authorities said that the fire broke out late Monday at ....

  • S. Korean national security council convenes following N. Korea latest launches

    Date: 2019-09-10 06:22:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8097434

    SEOUL, Sept 10 (MENA) - South Korea held an emergency National Security Council (NSC) meeting Tuesday after North Korea fired two short-range projectiles from a western region toward the East Sea. The meeting was presided over by Chung Eui-yong, ....

  • N. Korea fires short-range projectiles toward East Sea

    Date: 2019-09-10 06:08:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8097418

    SEOUL, Sept 10 (MENA) - North Korea fired two short-range projectiles from a western region toward the East Sea on Tuesday, Yonhap reported quoting South Korea's military. The projectiles were fired at 6:53 a.m. and 7:12 a.m. from areas in the ....

  • IAEA acting head submits report on Iran's nuclear activities, safety measures

    Date: 2019-09-09 15:37:58 GMT - Austria - World - SN:83 - ID:8096787

    VIENNA, Sept 9 (MENA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Acting Director General Cornel Feruta has submitted a comprehensive report about Iran's latest nuclear activities and safety measures to the Board of Governors of the UN nuclear ....

  • Board of Governors of IAEA convenes to discuss Iran, North Korea file

    Date: 2019-09-09 14:12:32 GMT - Austria - World - SN:64 - ID:8096119

    VIENNA, Sept 9 (MENA) - The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convened here on Monday under the chairmanship of Ambassador Leena Al-Hadid of Jordan and Acting Director General of IAEA Cornel Feruta. Sources close ....

  • UK government to suspend parliament

    Date: 2019-09-09 11:55:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:8096410

    LONDON, Sept 9 (MENA) - Parliament will be suspended Monday for five weeks despite the ongoing crisis surrounding Brexit, Boris Johnson's spokesman has announced, according to the Independent. In a historical ceremony known as "prorogation" to ....

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