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Int'l workshop on inter-faith dialogue kicks off in Jakarta
Date: 2019-12-18 17:56:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:70 - ID:8235202
JAKARTA/RIYADH, Dec 18 (MENA) - An international workshop on inter-faith dialogue kicked off Wednesday in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. The second-of-its-kind workshop is organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and King ....
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At least four dead, more than 20 hurt in Hong Kong bus crash
Date: 2019-12-18 10:58:07 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:30 - ID:8234596
HONG KONG, Dec 18 (MENA) - The crash of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong killed at least four people and injured more than 20, ABC News reported quoting the emergency services as saying on Wednesday. The crash in the New Territories of Hong Kong ....
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Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot sign deal for 50-50 merger
Date: 2019-12-18 09:09:48 GMT - Italy - World - SN:13 - ID:8234407
ROME, Dec 18 (MENA) - Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have signed a deal for a 50-50 merger, creating the world's fourth-largest automaker with annual sales of 8.7 million cars, ABC News reported. The boards of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA ....
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UN calls for standing up against human rights violations
Date: 2019-12-17 15:43:50 GMT - Austria - World - SN:61 - ID:8233668
VIENNA, Dec 17 (MENA) - Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov said that the International Migrants Day is a time to stand up against the human rights violations to which those on the move are all too often subjected. ....
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UN urges 'reboot' of refugee response as millions uprooted
Date: 2019-12-17 14:55:54 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:56 - ID:8233588
GENEVA, Dec 17 (MENA)- The United Nations urged governments, businesses and others on Tuesday to “reboot" the world's response to refugees as the number of people fleeing their homes rises along with hostility to migrants, according to ABC ....
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UN grants US$3 mn sanctions waiver to UNICEF for health programs in N. Korea
Date: 2019-12-17 11:51:50 GMT - south korea - World - SN:24 - ID:8233149
SEOUL, Dec 17 (MENA) - The U.N. Security Council granted a sanctions waiver for the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) to ship items needed for health programs in North Korea, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Tuesday. The U.N. Security ....
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World to mark International Migrants Day on Dec 18
Date: 2019-12-17 11:16:20 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:22 - ID:8233047
NEW YORK, Dec 17 (MENA) - The world will mark on Wednesday the International Migrants Day under the theme of "We Together." In 2019, the number of migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million, 51 million more than in 2010. International ....
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UNICEF: Nine Afghan children killed or maimed daily in world’s most lethal warzone
Date: 2019-12-17 10:24:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:8233041
NEW YORK, Dec 17 (MENA) - The 40-year-old conflict in Afghanistan is having a devastating impact on children and parties are failing in their duty to shield them from its consequences, UNICEF said in a new report released on Tuesday. Protecting ....
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Afghan army raids kill 35 Taliban militants
Date: 2019-12-17 10:23:41 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:8233044
KABUL, Dec 17 (MENA) - A series of airstrikes carried out by Afghan special forces killed at least 35 Taliban militants in 12 provinces over the past 24 hours, the Afghan news agency quoted military officials as saying on Tuesday. The military ....
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Pakistan sentences former military dictator Pervez Musharraf to death by hanging for high treason
Date: 2019-12-17 09:49:54 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:8233037
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (MENA) - Pakistan's former military dictator Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death by hanging, The Daily Mail reported Tuesday. Musharraf was found guilty of high treason and subverting the constitution by a special ....
