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WB reduces loans to China amid Trump criticism
Date: 2019-12-07 22:32:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:8220307
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) - The World Bank announced its loans to China have fallen and will continue to be reduced after US President Donald Trump's calls to stop them, according to CNBC on Saturday. "World Bank lending to China has fallen ....
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Death toll after explosion in Slovakia reaches 7; 1 missing
Date: 2019-12-07 14:07:02 GMT - Slovakia - World - SN:20 - ID:8219722
BRATISLAVA, Dec 7 (MENA) - Officials on Saturday raised the death toll from a gas explosion in an apartment building in eastern Slovakia to seven, ABC News reported. Rescuers have said some 40 people were injured. The explosion occurred toward ....
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Protesters clash with police as Chile unrest enters 50th day
Date: 2019-12-07 11:10:58 GMT - Chile - World - SN:16 - ID:8219575
SANTIAGO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Protesters clashed with police as thousands took to the streets of Chile's capital on Friday for a demonstration that marked 50 days since the outbreak of the country's worst civil unrest in decades, France 24 reported on ....
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Trump calls for World Bank to stop loaning to China
Date: 2019-12-07 09:48:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8219485
NEW YORK, Dec 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump called for the World Bank to stop loaning money to China, one day after the institution adopted a lending plan to Beijing over Washington's objections, The New York Times reported. The World Bank ....
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US rejoins negotiations with Taliban in Doha: source
Date: 2019-12-07 09:35:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8219480
KABUL, Dec 7 (MENA) - The US rejoined talks with the Taliban on Saturday in Qatar, Doha, two months after they were called off by President Trump, Afghan channel TOLO news quoted a US source as saying. “The US rejoined talks today in Doha. Focus ....
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White House says it won't participate in impeachment hearing
Date: 2019-12-06 22:54:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:8219267
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (MENA) - The White House on Friday blasted the House's impeachment inquiry as "completely baseless" and a "reckless abuse of power" ahead of a deadline set by House Democrats for the White House to say whether it would participate ....
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Death toll in shooting at US Naval Air Station rises to 4
Date: 2019-12-06 17:36:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:8219017
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - Four people are dead including the suspect after an active shooting incident at a US naval base in Pensacola, Florida, police said, ABC news reported. Authorities responded to reports of a shooting at Naval Air Station ....
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UN rights chief says Iranian regime using 'severe violence' against protesters
Date: 2019-12-06 17:36:36 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:39 - ID:8219015
NEW YORK, Dec 6 (MENA) - Iranian security forces have shot at protesters from helicopters and a rooftop and have aimed at peoples’ heads in using "severe violence" to quell anti-government unrest last month, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ....
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Germany: Iran must reverse breaches of nuclear deal
Date: 2019-12-06 17:12:49 GMT - Germany - World - SN:37 - ID:8219031
BERLIN, Dec 6 (MENA) - Iran needs to reverse recent atomic activities that violate the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers, Germany’s Foreign Ministry said Friday as diplomats from the nations involved gathered in Vienna. ABC News ....
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Russia to never deploy medium-range missiles in Europe unless US does – Lavrov
Date: 2019-12-06 17:08:41 GMT - Italy - World - SN:36 - ID:8219028
ROME, Dec 6 (MENA) - Russia will never be the first to deploy medium-range missiles in Europe after the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty ended but will respond in kind if the United States takes this step, Sputnik quoted Russian ....
