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Japan says North Korea developing warheads to penetrate missile defenses
Date: 2019-08-27 10:54:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:32 - ID:8078883
TOKYO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday two missiles North Korea test-fired last week were of a new type, Kyodo news agency reported. While stopping short of elaborating on his ministry's analysis, Iwaya told ....
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OPEC reiterates critical value of maintaining market stability
Date: 2019-08-27 10:09:44 GMT - Austria - World - SN:23 - ID:8078778
VIENNA, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday reiterated the critical value of commitment to maintaining market stability at times of uncertainties surrounding the global economic growth. The ....
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Pakistani envoy briefs UNGA president on Kashmir crisis
Date: 2019-08-27 09:29:53 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:17 - ID:8078740
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (MENA) - Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi met President of the United Nations General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa and briefed her on India’s ongoing atrocities in occupied Kashmir (IOK), Geo news ....
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Soyuz manned by Russian robot Fedor docks at ISS on 2nd attempt
Date: 2019-08-27 07:22:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:8078594
MOSCOW, Aug 27 (MENA) - The unmanned Soyuz MS-14, carrying supplies and Fedor, a humanoid robot, has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after the first attempt went awry due to a technical glitch, RT reported ....
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Brazil rejects G7 aid for Amazon fires
Date: 2019-08-27 07:01:28 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:10 - ID:8078576
BRASILIA, Aug 27 (MENA) - Brazil has rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies," France 24 reported Tuesday. "We ....
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Trump open to meet Iran's Rouhani under ‘right circumstances’
Date: 2019-08-26 17:16:45 GMT - France - World - SN:85 - ID:8078008
BIARRITZ, France, Aug 26 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would be open to a meeting with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, ABC News reported. After Macron said he hoped to arrange ....
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UN chief warns of dramatic climate emergency
Date: 2019-08-26 15:33:07 GMT - France - World - SN:78 - ID:8077781
BIARRITZ, Aug 26 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, during his participation in the G7, that the world faces "a dramatic climate emergency." He is urging leaders at a Sept. 23 summit in New York to agree to cut ....
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Trump skips out on G7 climate change meeting
Date: 2019-08-26 14:22:16 GMT - France - World - SN:67 - ID:8077780
BIARRITZ, France, Aug 26 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump was absent from talks on climate change and biodiversity at a G7 leaders' summit on Monday, with host French President Emmanuel Macron explaining that Trump was busy holding bilateral ....
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G7 to provide €20m in battle over Amazon fires
Date: 2019-08-26 13:46:59 GMT - France - World - SN:61 - ID:8077528
PARIS, Aug 26 (MENA) - The G7 countries have agreed to release €20 million for the Amazon, most of which will be used to send fire-fighting aircraft, a source in the French presidency said on Monday as quoted by Radio France. The group - ....
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UK vows to offer £10 million to tackle Amazon deforestation
Date: 2019-08-26 12:37:38 GMT - France - World - SN:50 - ID:8077440
PARIS, Aug 26 (MENA) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to provide £10 million to help step up efforts to protect and restore the Amazon rainforest in Brazil - including areas affected by the current fires. The UK government said ....
