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Putin to meet with Malaysian, Japanese prime ministers - Kremlin
Date: 2019-08-30 17:02:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:8083823
MOSCOW, Aug 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold on the sidelines of the upcoming Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) separate meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Sputnik quoted ....
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Amazon fires 'extraordinarily concerning', warns UN biodiversity chief
Date: 2019-08-30 17:01:55 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:58 - ID:8083798
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (MENA) - The fires in the Amazon are "extraordinarily concerning" for the planet's natural life support systems, the head of the UN's top biodiversity body has said in a call for countries, companies and consumers to build a new ....
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Sweden's FM to tour Mideast to relaunch Yemen talks
Date: 2019-08-30 16:11:53 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:54 - ID:8083730
STOCKHOLM, Aug 30 (MENA) - Sweden's foreign minister said Friday she was heading to the Middle East in an attempt to relaunch talks between Yemen's internationally recognized government and the country's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, ABC News ....
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Cyprus supports coordinated response to hybrid threats within the EU
Date: 2019-08-30 14:36:01 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:48 - ID:8083413
NICOSIA, Aug 30 (MENA) - Cyprus supports a coordinated response to hybrid threats based on EU solidarity, Foreign and Defense Ministers Nikos Christodoulides and Savvas Angelides have said. The Ministers visited Thursday the Hybrid Centre of ....
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Japan pushes need for sustainable African development
Date: 2019-08-30 13:12:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:45 - ID:8083292
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug 30 (MENA) - Leaders from Japan and Africa on Friday agreed on the need for infrastructure development that takes into account a country's ability to pay off debt, Kyodo news agency reported. "We believe that quality ....
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Brexit: Judge refuses legal bid to temporarily block Johnson's suspension of parliament
Date: 2019-08-30 13:10:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:8083410
EDINBURGH, Aug 30 (MENA) - A Scottish judge has refused a legal bid to slap a temporary ban on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend parliament, The Independent reported. Cross-party MPs and peers had filed a fast-track petition at ....
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Chinese FM to visit N.Korea Monday
Date: 2019-08-30 12:27:01 GMT - China - World - SN:43 - ID:8083471
BEIJING, Aug 30 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to North Korea next week ahead of a possible fifth visit to China by the leader of the hermit state, Kim Jong-un, in October, South China Morning Post reported. Chinese ....
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2 injured as Karachi-bound train derails near Toba Tek Singh
Date: 2019-08-30 12:21:45 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:42 - ID:8083461
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (MENA) - At least 12 people were injured when three coaches of Karachi-bound Rehman Baba Express, along with their locomotive, derailed near Toba Tek Singh late Thursday night, Pakistan Today reported. According to details, the ....
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Pakistani PM criticizes int'l community’s silence over Kashmir
Date: 2019-08-30 11:01:59 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:40 - ID:8083255
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (MENA) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday addressed the 'Kashmir Hour' rally outside the PM Secretariat stressing that the international community remains silent when Muslims are being oppressed, Geo news ....
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Special Forces kill, detain over 40 Taliban militants in Kabul, other provinces
Date: 2019-08-30 09:45:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:8083224
KABUL, Aug 30 (MENA)- The Afghan Special Forces killed or detained more than 40 Taliban militants during operations in Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan, according to Khaama Press News Agency. Military sources said Friday that the Afghan ....