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US says military intervention 'possible' in Venezuela
Date: 2019-05-01 15:39:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:7924392
WASHINGTON, May 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States was prepared to take military action to stem the ongoing turmoil in Venezuela, the Telegraph reported. "Military action is possible. If that's ....
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Tear gas fired during May Day demonstrations in Paris, scores detained
Date: 2019-05-01 13:24:49 GMT - France - World - SN:38 - ID:7924272
PARIS, May 1 (MENA) - Demonstrators marching in Paris to mark International Workers' Day have been met with tear gas, images from the French capital show, with reports of over 160 people detained, RT channel reported Wednesday. The procession was ....
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France: Security forces intensify vigil at May Day protests
Date: 2019-05-01 13:14:34 GMT - France - World - SN:37 - ID:7924193
PARIS, May 1 (MENA) - The French police authorities announced on Wednesday that around 500 officers are deployed in Paris to ensure security and prevent looting and violence, which are expected to occur as a result of the Labor Day protest. Such ....
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Spain confirms Venezuelan activist Lopez at embassy in Caracas
Date: 2019-05-01 11:58:03 GMT - Spain - World - SN:32 - ID:7924109
MADRID, May 1 (MENA) - Spain's government has confirmed that Venezuelan opposition activist Leopoldo López is at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas following an attempted military uprising on Tuesday that aimed to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, ABC ....
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Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks for breaching bail in 2012
Date: 2019-05-01 11:56:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:7924135
LONDON, May 1 (MENA) - Julian Assange has been sentenced to just under a year in jail for breaching bail conditions after spending almost seven years inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, the Guardian reported Wednesday. A judge largely ....
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10 soldiers killed in attack on Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Date: 2019-05-01 11:50:50 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:30 - ID:7924091
ISLAMABAD, May 1 (MENA)- The Pakistan Armed Forces announced on Wednesday that three soldiers were killed and seven others injured in an attack launched by unidentified gunmen. The attack targeted the security troops deployed to the ....
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22 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-05-01 09:13:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:7923907
KABUL, May 1 (MENA) - At least 22 Taliban militants were killed or wounded during operations of the Afghan armed forces in southern Uruzgan, Kandahar, and Zabul provinces, Khaama Press news agency reported. The 205th Atal Corps in a statement ....
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Bolivia condemns coup in Venezuela
Date: 2019-05-01 07:57:55 GMT - Bolivia - World - SN:12 - ID:7923792
LA PAZ, May 1 (MENA) - Bolivian President Evo Morales has issued a call via Twitter urging Latin American governments “to condemn the failed coup d’etat in Venezuela and keep the violence from claiming innocent lives.” He blamed the US for ....
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Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends throne as Reiwa era begins
Date: 2019-05-01 07:31:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:7923739
TOKYO, May 1 (MENA) - Japan's new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito, who had abdicated a day earlier, CNN reported. The sun came out for a morning ceremony at the Imperial Palace ....
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4 Chinese scientists confirmed dead after multiple bombings in Sri Lanka: Chinese embassy
Date: 2019-05-01 06:56:33 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:7923750
BEIJING/COLUMBIA, May 1 (MENA) - The Chinese Embassy in Colombo on Tuesday evening confirmed the death of four Chinese scientists in the Easter explosions in Sri Lanka, Xinhua reported. The embassy said in a statement that the four Chinese ....
