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Daesh claims killing of Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso
Date: 2019-04-03 07:26:27 GMT - Burkina Faso - World - SN:11 - ID:7879070
OUAGADOUGOU, April 3 (MENA) - Daesh group carried out the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian citizen in Burkina Faso in January, the group's weekly newspaper Al-Naba said, claiming responsibility in its latest issue without providing evidence, The ....
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1st African-American female mayor in Chicago history will be Lori Lightfoot
Date: 2019-04-03 06:59:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:7878978
WASHINGTON, April 3 (MENA) - While celebrating her victory in becoming the first African-American woman picked to lead Chicago, Lori Lightfoot thanked the city and those who blazed the trail for her victory, CNN reported on Wednesday. "We may be ....
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Venezuelan lawmakers strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of his immunity
Date: 2019-04-03 06:17:01 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:8 - ID:7878981
CARACAS, April 3 (MENA) - Lawmakers loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has stripped Juan Guaido of immunity, paving the way for the opposition leader’s prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly violating the constitution when he ....
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Taiwan rattled by 5.6-magnitude earthquake
Date: 2019-04-03 05:54:12 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:7878958
BEIJING, April 3 (MENA) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern county of Taitung on Wednesday, the island's weather bureau said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake had a depth of 10km but no ....
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Trump says Mexico is stopping migrants as he backs off border threat
Date: 2019-04-02 20:53:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7878574
WASHINGTON, April 2 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump retreated from a threat to close the US border with Mexico, saying he was still ready to do it but that the the Mexican government had begun stopping migrants from entering the US, Bloomberg ....
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May to ask for short Brexit extension and reaches out to Labour
Date: 2019-04-02 19:13:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:7878612
LONDON, April 2 (MENA) - Theresa May is to ask for another brief Brexit extension in order to seek a compromise withdrawal plan with the Labour party, she has announced, signalling the likelihood of Downing Street backing a softer Brexit. In a ....
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US-Japanese close policy coordination on N.Korea
Date: 2019-04-02 19:01:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:72 - ID:7878613
TOKYO, April 02 (MENA) - Senior officials from Japan and the United States have confirmed close coordination of policies toward North Korea's denuclearization ahead of the US-South Korea summit. Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian ....
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Guterres meets UN representatives in Egypt
Date: 2019-04-02 17:15:03 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:64 - ID:7878572
CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday held a meeting with UN representatives in Egypt to discuss the United Nations Partnership Development Framework (UNPDF). Earlier today, Guterres met with Al Azhar Grand Imam ....
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Australia to spend $381 million on countering extremism
Date: 2019-04-02 12:03:08 GMT - Australia - World - SN:39 - ID:7877908
CANBERRA, April 2 (MENA) - Australia's government on Tuesday said it would boost spending to counter the threat of violent extremism by $381 million over the next four years, following mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand last month. "The ....
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Russian cutting-edge frigate repels notional enemy’s missile strike in Indian Ocean drills
Date: 2019-04-02 09:52:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:7877643
MOSCOW, April 2 (MENA) - The Russian Northern Fleet’s frigate Admiral Gorshkov performing a long-distance voyage in the Indian Ocean has repelled a notional enemy’s missile and air attack in drills, TASS quoted the Fleet’s press office as ....
