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Trump to add new countries to travel ban
Date: 2020-01-22 15:16:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:42 - ID:8280378
DAVOS, Jan 22 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration is preparing to announce the addition of several countries to a travel ban that bars people from certain countries from entering the United States, Voice of America ....
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Pakistani FM confirms Trump's visit to Pakistan soon
Date: 2020-01-22 15:15:00 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:8280211
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump had assured that he would soon visit Pakistan. In a statement carried by the Associated Press of Pakistan, the ....
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Top judge elected as Greece's first female president
Date: 2020-01-22 10:59:57 GMT - Greece - World - SN:21 - ID:8279945
ATHENS, Jan 22 (MENA) - High court judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected as Greece's first female president with an overwhelming majority in a parliamentary vote. Lawmakers on Wednesday voted 261-33 to give the 63-year-old ....
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US urges Turkey to halt drilling in waters off Cyprus
Date: 2020-01-22 10:07:37 GMT - Greece - World - SN:16 - ID:8279741
ATHENS, Jan 22 (MENA) - The US Department has said it remains “deeply concerned” by reports of Turkey’s drilling operations in the waters off Cyprus and has urged the Turkish authorities to halt them, In-Cyprus reported Wednesday. A State ....
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Rescuers resume search for 4 Korean climbers, 3 Nepal guides
Date: 2020-01-22 09:48:26 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:14 - ID:8279742
KATHMANDU, Jan 22 (MENA) - Rescuers took advantage of improved weather on Nepal's Mount Annapurna to press ahead with a search for four South Korean climbers and three Nepali guides and have a possible location for them, ABC News reported ....
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Moon orders full preemptive measures against Wuhan coronavirus
Date: 2020-01-22 08:09:08 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8279692
SEOUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in has received an emergency briefing on a new type of Chinese coronavirus and instructed the relevant local authorities to take all-out efforts to prevent its spread in South Korea, Yonhap ....
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North Korea closes borders to all foreign tourists as new coronavirus spreads from China
Date: 2020-01-22 07:24:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:8279697
SEOUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - North Korea has blocked foreign tourists from entering the country, travel operators said Wednesday, amid fears over the spread of a new coronavirus first detected in China, The Japan Times reported. Young Pioneer Tours, a ....
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Putin approves new gov't ahead of unexpected constitutional amendments
Date: 2020-01-21 21:27:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:8279405
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin approved Tuesday a new government after the surprise resignation of the previous cabinet last week, RT reported. Putin approved the government in preparation for an unexpectedly proposed ....
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WEF 2020: Trump says phase two of trade deal with China to start soon
Date: 2020-01-21 18:13:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:74 - ID:8279261
DAVOS, Jan 21 (MENA)- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed trade relations with China, saying negotiations with Beijing on phase two of the trade deal will start shortly, Business Today reported. "Our relationship with China has probably ....
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Prince Harry starts new life with Meghan in Canada
Date: 2020-01-21 16:50:30 GMT - Canada - World - SN:70 - ID:8278669
Ottawa, Jan 21 (MENA) - Prince Harry has arrived in Canada to reunite with Meghan and baby Archie after the couple finalized the terms of their split from official British royal family duties, CNN reported. Photos in UK media showed Harry walking ....
