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Bolivia suspends diplomatic relations with Cuba over FM’s 'inadmissible comments'
Date: 2020-01-24 17:39:12 GMT - Bolivia - World - SN:35 - ID:8283342
LA PAZ, Jan 24 (MENA) - Bolivia has suspended its diplomatic relations with Cuba, the Foreign Ministry of Bolivia’s interim government said in a statement on Friday. The suspension was due to "recent inadmissible comments" by Cuban Foreign ....
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China deploys military medics to combat coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-01-24 17:37:01 GMT - China - World - SN:34 - ID:8283336
BEIJING, Jan 24 (MENA) - China has deployed its military medics to help to contain the coronavirus outbreak, which claimed 26 lives so far and led to the isolation of millions of people in the country, state media reported on Friday. As many as ....
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Moscow reserves right to respond to Bulgaria on expulsion of diplomats
Date: 2020-01-24 17:29:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:8283303
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Bulgarian authorities have declared two Russian diplomats accused of espionage persona non grata, the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria informed TASS on Friday. "The Russian ambassador to Bulgaria was summoned to the ....
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India successfully test-fires K-4 submarine-launched missile
Date: 2020-01-24 17:29:28 GMT - India - World - SN:32 - ID:8283325
NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (MENA) - In a major development, India on Friday successfully test-fired the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the K-4 has a strike range of 3,500 km ....
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Death toll up to 21 from flooding in Madagascar; 20 missing
Date: 2020-01-24 16:16:25 GMT - Madagascar - World - SN:27 - ID:8283152
ANTANANARIVO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The death toll from flooding and landslides from torrential rains in Madagascar has risen to 21, ABC News cited authorities as saying on Friday. Another 20 people are missing, the national disaster management office ....
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US orders nonemergency gov't personnel to leave China's Hubei Province
Date: 2020-01-24 16:12:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:8283255
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (MENA) - The American Embassy in Beijing advised travelers from the United States to avoid Hubei Province, where Wuhan is the capital, The New York Times reported. It said the US State Department had already ordered ....
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Two new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Hong Kong
Date: 2020-01-24 15:21:43 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:22 - ID:8283128
HONG KONG, Jan 24 (MENA) - Hong Kong has confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total in the city to four, CNN quoted Dr. Wong Ka-hing of Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection as saying. Authorities believe the two patients ....
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Mali soldiers killed in overnight assault in Dioungani, Mopti region
Date: 2020-01-24 14:22:47 GMT - Mali - World - SN:20 - ID:8283013
BAMAKO, Jan 24 (MENA) - At least seven soldiers were killed and several were wounded in an overnight attack in central Mali in Mopti region, the Defense Post reported. The troops were attacked by "unidentified armed men" in Dioungani in Koro ....
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Bulgaria set to expel two Russian diplomats over espionage
Date: 2020-01-24 13:10:59 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:18 - ID:8282957
SOFIA, Jan 24 (MENA) - Bulgaria is likely to expel two Russian diplomats over spying allegations, The Moscow Times reported. "We have received the letters from the prosecutors with the allegations," said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina ....
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EU presidents von der Leyen, Michel sign UK withdrawal deal ahead of Brexit day
Date: 2020-01-24 10:19:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:8282741
BRUSSELS/LONDON, Jan 24 (MENA) - The presidents of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council Charles Michel, have signed the Brexit deal agreed in October and approved this week by the British parliament, Euro News reported ....
