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Woman's body found after stabbing in Sydney CBD
Date: 2019-08-13 09:40:21 GMT - Australia - World - SN:14 - ID:8062123
SYDNEY, Aug 13 (MENA) - One woman is dead and a second is in hospital in Australia after a man "covered in blood and wielding a knife" went on an alleged stabbing spree which sent the Sydney CBD into lockdown on Tuesday afternoon, Stuff News ....
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Ex-Kyrgyz president Atambayev charged with murder, other high crimes - Prosecution
Date: 2019-08-13 09:04:13 GMT - Kyrgyzstan - World - SN:11 - ID:8062088
BISHKEK, Aug 13 (MENA) - Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev, who surrendered to police last week after raids on his residence, has been charged with murder and other high crimes, Sputnik quoted the head of the Prosecutor General's Office's ....
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Ghani frees 35 Taliban inmates from NDS prison as a peace gesture
Date: 2019-08-13 07:40:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8062063
KABUL, Aug 13 (MENA) - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has set free 35 Taliban inmates from the prison of the National Directorate of Security on the occasion of Eid, Khaama Press reported. The National Directorate of Security said in a statement ....
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Singapore to ban domestic elephant ivory trade
Date: 2019-08-13 07:15:39 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:7 - ID:8062032
SINGAPORE, Aug 13 (MENA) - Singapore on Monday announced it will ban the domestic sale of ivory from September 2021, closing an important market for poached elephant ivory, Deutsche Welle reported. "The ban will mean that the sale of elephant ....
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Hong Kong’s airport reopens after unprecedented closure amid protests
Date: 2019-08-13 07:12:18 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:6 - ID:8062033
VICTORIA, Aug 13 (MENA) - Hong Kong’s airport authority has said it will implement flight rescheduling today, after protest at the airport led it to cancel all flights on Monday evening. The Hong Kong Airport Authority said that flight movements ....
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New US rule to deny green cards to migrants on public assistance
Date: 2019-08-12 16:48:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:8061791
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) US President Donald Trump's administration issued a new rule Monday that would enable officials to deny green cards to migrants if they believe the recipients will receive public benefits like food stamps, Medicaid, or ....
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11 Taliban militants killed in security operation in Paktia province
Date: 2019-08-12 10:57:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:8061396
KABUL, Aug 12 (MENA) - At least 11 Taliban fighters including two key commanders of the group were killed in an Afghan forces operation in Zurmat district of the eastern province of Paktia, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a ....
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Queen slams UK politicians as unable to govern because of Brexit crisis
Date: 2019-08-12 10:24:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:8061301
LONDON, Aug 12 (MENA) - Queen Elizabeth has privately slammed Britain's politicians as unable to govern as a full-blown constitutional crisis threatens to drag in the monarch, Daily Star reported. It is one of the harshest political statements ....
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US envoy hopes this would be ‘Last Eid where Afghanistan is at War’
Date: 2019-08-12 08:08:26 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8061165
KABUL, Aug 12 (MENA) - US envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad has expressed hope that this would be the last Eid where Afghanistan is at war, Khaama Press reported Monday. Ambassador Khalilzad said in a Twitter post “Eid Mubarak. I hope this ....
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Colombia airmen plunge to death wrapped in flag during stunt
Date: 2019-08-12 07:14:49 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:9 - ID:8061149
BOGOTA, Aug 12 (MENA) - Two members of Colombia's air force plunged to their deaths wrapped in their nation's flag when a cable hanging from a helicopter snapped while they were performing a mid-air stunt Sunday, CP 24 reported. The accident ....
