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Five mosques attacked in Britain
Date: 2019-03-21 12:23:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:7859039
LONDON, March 21 (MENA) - Five mosques in Birmingham had their windows smashed with a sledgehammer overnight, prompting an anti-terror investigation and calls for more police protection ahead of Friday prayers, said Mail online. In one attack at ....
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Facebook pledges to continue combating hate speech on its platform
Date: 2019-03-21 10:08:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:7858580
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - Facebook pledged to continue combating hate speech on its platform. Facebook said on its website that "Our Community Standards prohibit terrorist and hate groups of all kinds. This includes more than 200 white ....
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Nearly 30 people killed, wounded in Kabul explosions
Date: 2019-03-21 07:26:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:7858520
KABUL, March 21 (MENA) - Nearly 30 people were killed or wounded in back-to-back explosions in Kabul city earlier Thursday, Khaama Press reported. The type of explosions has not been ascertained so far but eyewitnesses earlier said at least three ....
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Police Commissioner Mike Bush announces all 50 Christchurch victims formally identified
Date: 2019-03-21 07:10:24 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:10 - ID:7858480
WELLINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - Police Commissioner Mike Bush has announced the process of identifying all 50 victims has been complete and next of kin have been advised, according to Radio New Zealand. He said authorities were working hard to open ....
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3 policemen injured in grenade attack in Sopore
Date: 2019-03-21 06:56:47 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:7858482
NEW DELHI, March 21 (MENA) - Three police personnel were injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore district, NDTV reported Thursday. Gunmen lobbed a grenade at a security forces party at Main Chowk Sopore in the north Kashmir ....
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New Zealand bans 'military-style' semi-automatic weapons after mosque terror attack
Date: 2019-03-21 06:27:04 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:7 - ID:7858447
WELLINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - Military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles will be banned in New Zealand, the country's prime minister has said. Jacinda Ardern also announced a ban on high-capacity magazines and parts that can modify ....
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Australia to cut immigration intake by 15%
Date: 2019-03-20 15:54:02 GMT - Australia - World - SN:69 - ID:7857536
CANBERRA, March 20 (MENA) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has decided to cap permanent migration at 160,000 for the next four years because moving to a lower figure would have had a negative impact on next month’s budget. Morrison ....
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Two-minute silence on Friday to honor the dead in NZ
Date: 2019-03-20 09:45:09 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:31 - ID:7857053
WELLINGTON, March 20 (MENA) - A two-minute silence will be held on Friday to commemorate the one-week anniversary of last week's massacre, NZ Herald paper reported on Wednesday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement during a visit ....
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New Zealand PM urges students to join hands against extremism
Date: 2019-03-20 09:00:30 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:24 - ID:7856934
WELLINGTON, March 20 (MENA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave a simple but strong message to Christchurch high school students who lost two of their schoolmates in Friday’s mosque shooting, the BBC reported. "Remember the victims, ....
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Taliban kill 6 paramilitary troops in southwestern Pakistan
Date: 2019-03-20 08:35:44 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7856844
ISLAMABAD, March 20 (MENA) - Pakistani authorities say militants overran a remote security outpost in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing six members of the paramilitary forces, Fox News reported. The Pakistani Taliban — known as ....
