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Putin hails role of world parliamentary community in solving global problems
Date: 2019-07-03 17:08:22 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:81 - ID:8008441
CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) - The parliamentary community plays a great role in consolidating nations to solve global problems, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the International Forum (Development of Parliamentarism). "A huge role in ....
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Italy's Sassoli elected leader of EU Parliament
Date: 2019-07-03 12:31:53 GMT - France - World - SN:49 - ID:8008060
STRASBURG, July 3 (MENA) - David-Maria Sassoli, an Italian member of the Socialists & Democrats bloc, has been elected as the next president of the European parliament after two rounds of voting in the Strasbourg-based legislature, Ekathimerini ....
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US peace envoy to Afghanistan condemns Kabul attack
Date: 2019-07-03 11:09:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:8007743
KABUL, July 3 (MENA) - US envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad echoed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s condemnation of the "horrific" Kabul attack by Taliban. On Twitter, Ambassador Khalilzad said that the photos of innocent Afghan ....
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German military contains wildfire northwest of Berlin
Date: 2019-07-03 10:31:00 GMT - Germany - World - SN:33 - ID:8007746
BERLIN, July 3 (MENA) - German officials said thousands of firefighters, soldiers and civil defense personnel are beginning to get a massive wildfire northwest of Berlin under control but that the situation remains critical. Armored military ....
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Protesters across US demand an end to migrant detention centers
Date: 2019-07-03 10:01:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:8007712
WASHINGTON, July 3 (MENA) - Demonstrators converged on cities across the United States on Tuesday night to demand the closure of detention facilities holding migrant children and families, Al Hurra reported. Crowds of protesters chanting, "Close ....
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UN investigator reports possible fresh 'war crimes' in Myanmar
Date: 2019-07-03 09:01:40 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:20 - ID:8007624
NEW YORK, July 3 ( MENA) - Yanghee Lee, the UN independent expert on human rights in Myanmar, said that Myanmar security forces and insurgents are committing human rights violations against civilians in restive western states that may amount to ....
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Cyprus is not in a war zone, says minister
Date: 2019-07-03 08:42:10 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:18 - ID:8007611
NICOSIA, July 3 (MENA) - Cypriot Defense Minister Savvas Angelides has refuted claims that Cyprus is in the middle of a war zone, arguing the war in Syria has been ongoing for years and that the missile that fell on the Pentadaktylos mountains on ....
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UN chief outraged by Taliban attack in Kabul
Date: 2019-07-03 07:35:33 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:14 - ID:8007545
NEW YORK, July 3 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement has said that he is outraged and deeply saddened by the Taliban-claimed complex attack that took place on 1 July in a civilian-populated area of Kabul, TOLO News channel ....
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2 killed in firing at Lahore airport
Date: 2019-07-03 06:19:01 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8007493
ISLAMABAD, July 3 (MENA) - Two passengers died as an unidentified attacker opened fire at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore, Geo News reported Wednesday. Airport Security Forces personnel took the suspect into custody from the ....
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IMF's Lagarde nominated for top job at European Central Bank
Date: 2019-07-02 22:10:48 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:92 - ID:8007390
BRUSSELS, July 2 (MENA) - The European Council on Tuesday officially nominated Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, to become the next president of the European Central Bank, CNBC reported. Lagarde would ....
