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US service member killed in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-01-22 22:43:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:7770149
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - A US service member has been killed in Afghanistan, the NATO-led coalition in that country said Tuesday, ABC News reported. It is the second US military death in Afghanistan in a week and this year. "One US service ....
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Death toll from Mexico pipeline fire rises to 93
Date: 2019-01-22 18:32:56 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:77 - ID:7769895
MEXICO CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - The death toll in a massive fire at an illegally tapped pipeline in Mexico has risen to 93 after more injured died at hospitals, ABC News reported. Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer said Tuesday that 46 victims who were ....
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Pompeo says he is optimistic about US-China trade discussions
Date: 2019-01-22 17:49:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:7770010
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he's "optimistic" that there will be a "good outcome" in upcoming trade discussions with China in Washington, ABC News reported Tuesday. A high-level Chinese delegation is due to ....
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Russian police detain drunken man who hijacked plane
Date: 2019-01-22 15:54:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:7769617
MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - Russian police detained a drunken man who threatened the crew of a passenger plane flying Tuesday from a Siberian city to Moscow, forcing it to land shortly after take-off, ABC News reported. The Russian Investigative ....
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Eiffel Tower closed to visitors due to snowy weather
Date: 2019-01-22 13:15:57 GMT - France - World - SN:56 - ID:7769304
PARIS, Jan 22 (MENA) - France's Eiffel Tower was closed on Tuesday to visitors because of the snowy weather in Paris, authorities said. "Due to the ongoing snowy weather, the Eiffel Tower is closed to the public for the moment. More information ....
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Plane lands in Siberian city after man on board demanded to divert to Afghanistan
Date: 2019-01-22 11:44:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:7769167
MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - An Aeroflot flight from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow was forced to land some 240km short of its destination, after a passenger reportedly demanded that the plane be diverted to Afghanistan, Russia Today reported ....
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Footballer Emiliano Sala on missing plane
Date: 2019-01-22 10:43:42 GMT - France - World - SN:31 - ID:7768909
NANTES, France, Jan 22 (MENA) - There is "genuine concern" Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala was on a light aircraft which disappeared between France and Cardiff, the BBC reported. It is feared the Argentine striker was one of two people on ....
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Japan court rejects second bail request by ex-Nissan chief Ghosn
Date: 2019-01-22 07:41:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:7768675
TOKYO, Jan 22 (MENA) - The decision was expected as the court had previously judged him to be a flight risk who could potentially tamper with evidence. Even Ghosn's own lawyer has said his client will likely remain in jail until his trial, France 24 ....
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Earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Indonesia's Sumbawa
Date: 2019-01-22 07:34:49 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:13 - ID:7768676
JAKARTA, Jan 22 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck south of the city of Raba on Indonesia's central island of Sumbawa on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. There was no immediate tsunami warning or reports of damage or ....
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7 Taliban militants killed, car bomb destroyed in separate coalition airstrikes
Date: 2019-01-22 07:19:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7768650
KABUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - At least seven Taliban militants were killed, 3 others were wounded and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was destroyed during separate airstrikes conducted by the coalition forces, Khaama press reported. ....