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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 ....
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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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California light rail derailment leaves more than 20 injured
Date: 2019-08-23 08:19:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8073684
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - Authorities say more than two dozen people have been injured in a light rail train derailment in Northern California, according to Alhurra channel. Sacramento Fire Capt. Keith Wade tells news outlets that 27 people ....
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George Washington Bridge reopened after bomb squad investigated suspicious package
Date: 2019-08-23 07:16:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8073550
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The upper and lower levels of the George Washington Bridge have reopened after more than 90 minutes of closure while police investigated a suspicious package, according to the bridge's Twitter page. Both levels were ....
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US will enforce sanctions over Iran tanker, official says
Date: 2019-08-23 07:12:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8073552
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The United States will aggressively enforce its sanctions to prevent the private sector from assisting an Iranian oil tanker that is traveling through the Mediterranean and that Washington wants seized, the Voice of ....
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Philippine president to visit China on Wednesday
Date: 2019-08-23 06:49:25 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:8073585
BEIJING, Aug 23 (MENA) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will make a visit to China from August 28 to September 1, said the Chinese Xinhua news agency on Friday. The visit is paid at the invitation from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, ....
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WHO: Plastic particles in drinking water pose 'low' risk
Date: 2019-08-22 15:20:48 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:42 - ID:8072991
GENEVA, Aug 22 (MENA) - Microplastics contained in drinking water pose a "low" risk to human health at current levels, but more research is needed to reassure consumers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Studies over the past ....
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Paris hospital fire: One killed and eight injured as horrific blaze rips through building
Date: 2019-08-22 08:24:26 GMT - France - World - SN:12 - ID:8072225
PARIS, Aug 22 (MENA) - At least one was killed and eight were injured in a horrific blaze occurred in the Henri Mondor hospital in the Paris suburb of Creteil. The fire happened in the residential tower of the hospital, which is where the staff ....
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Residents set fire to Taliban’s stronghold in Parwan
Date: 2019-08-22 08:12:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8072186
KABUL, Aug 22 (MENA) - A group of local residents torched a stronghold of the Taliban in the central province of Parwan, the Afghan Tolo news reported, quoting a local official. The stronghold was located in Qala-e-Qorhir village in Shinwari ....
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Pompeo expresses appreciation of Denmark
Date: 2019-08-22 08:03:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8072204
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (MENA) - US State Secretary Mike Pompeo expressed appreciation for Denmark’s cooperation as one of the United States’ allies and Denmark’s contributions to address shared global security priorities, US Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus ....
