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OPEC's development fund to hold 40th ministerial meeting on Thursday
Date: 2019-07-15 12:15:37 GMT - Austria - World - SN:36 - ID:8024687
VIENNA, July 15 (MENA) -- The Ministerial Council of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) is set to hold its 40th annual meeting at the OFID headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday. According to Fatma Elzahra Elshhati, OFID's ....
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WHO warns of too sugary baby foods
Date: 2019-07-15 10:56:04 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:28 - ID:8024690
GENEVA, July 15 (MENA) - The WHO wants the promotion of breast milk substitutes to end, and recommends that children between six months and two years be fed nutrient-rich foods prepared at home. Commercial baby foods often contain too much sugar ....
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No-deal Brexit will leave UK at mercy of France, Hammond warns
Date: 2019-07-15 10:47:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:8024640
LONDON, July 15 (MENA) - Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned that a no-deal Brexit could leave the new prime minister at the mercy of French president Emmanuel Macron, who could use access to the port of Calais as a way to exert pressure on the ....
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1st China-Africa peace, security forum opens in Beijing
Date: 2019-07-15 10:28:28 GMT - China - World - SN:23 - ID:8024639
BEIJING, July 15 (MENA) - The first China-Africa Peace and Security Forum, held by China's Ministry of National Defense, opened in Beijing Monday. Representatives of the Chinese military as well as nearly 100 representatives from 50 African ....
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Italy, Britain to conduct an observation flight over Russia
Date: 2019-07-15 08:14:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8024436
MOSCOW, July 15 (MENA) - Italy and the United Kingdom will make an observation flight over the territory of Russia from July 15 to 19 on a Romanian AN-30 observation aircraft in the framework of the implementation of the International Treaty on Open ....
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16 Russian nationals denied entry to South Korea over naming false visit purpose - Embassy
Date: 2019-07-15 07:55:06 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8024444
SEOUL, July 15 (MENA) - South Korean border control officers at Seoul's Incheon Airport have denied a group of 16 Russian nationals entry over suspecting their visit to be for illegal work rather than for tourism, a representative of the Russian ....
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Canadian PM condemns terrorist attack in Somalia
Date: 2019-07-15 06:41:33 GMT - Canada - World - SN:8 - ID:8024346
OTTAWA, July 15 (MENA)- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned on Monday the terrorist attack at a hotel in Kismayo province south of the Somalian capital Mogadishu. “On behalf of all Canadians, I offer my deepest condolences to the ....
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12 Taliban militants killed, wounded in security operations in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2019-07-15 06:34:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:8024354
KABUL, July 15 (MENA) - The security forces killed, wounded at least 12 Taliban militants during the operations in Paktiya and Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The 203rd Thunder Corps in a statement said the security forces ....
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UK may help release Iranian oil tanker if it gets Syria guarantee
Date: 2019-07-14 16:25:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:53 - ID:8023912
LONDON, July 14 (MENA) - UK Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said he has told his Iranian counterpart that Britain would facilitate the release of the detained Grace 1 oil tanker if there were guarantees it would not go to Syria, the Guardian ....
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UN slams Houthi execution orders against 30 persons in Yemen
Date: 2019-07-14 15:35:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:8023858
NEW YORK, July 14 (MENA) - UN Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has denounced a Houthi order to execute 30 persons in Sanaa. In a press statement carried by Alhurra TV channel, Griffiths urged all parties concerned to enforce an agreement on ....