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7.1-magnitude earthquake jolts North Maluku
Date: 2019-11-15 08:55:09 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:12 - ID:8188565
JAKARTA, Nov 15 (MENA) - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the areas of Jailolo Sub-district in Halmahera Barat District, North Maluku Province on Friday. There were no immediate reports on casualties in the aftermath of the strong quake, ....
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10 Taliban militants killed, detained in Afghan special forces air raids
Date: 2019-11-15 08:50:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8188564
KABUL, Nov 15 (MENA)- A series of airstrikes killed six Taliban militants in southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces of Afghanistan, Khaama Press News Agency quoted military officials as saying on Friday. An airstrike killed four Taliban ....
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Six people injured in shooting at US high school
Date: 2019-11-14 18:03:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:8188127
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (MENA) - At least six people have been taken to hospitals following a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, CNN reported on Thursday. The suspect in a shooting at Saugus High School is a 15-year-old male, ....
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S. Korea, Japan to hold director-general talks this week
Date: 2019-11-14 12:06:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:29 - ID:8187063
SEOUL, Nov 14 (MENA) - South Korea and Japan will hold working-level diplomatic talks this week ahead of the planned expiration of a military intelligence-sharing agreement between the two countries, Yonhap news agency quoted Seoul's Foreign ....
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Russia's school shooting leaves 5 dead, injured
Date: 2019-11-14 09:22:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:8186939
MOSCOW, Nov 14 (MENA) - Russian police said a student killed a fellow student and wounded three more in a shooting Thursday at a college in Russia. It added that after shooting dead his colleagues, the student took his own life, according to ABC ....
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South Korean FM planning visit to US ahead of GSOMIA deadline
Date: 2019-11-14 08:00:19 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:8186880
SEOUL, Nov 14 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is planning a visit to the United States next week just days ahead of the planned termination of a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, Yonhap quoted diplomatic sources as saying ....
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US to keep around 600 troops in Syria: Pentagon Chief
Date: 2019-11-14 07:38:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8186923
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (MENA) - The US will maintain around 600 troops in Syria, Pentagon chief Mark Esper said, despite Donald Trump’s desire to end US involvement in what the president calls “endless wars.” “We’re still moving troops out of ....
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Global oil demand to hit plateau around 2030, IEA predicts
Date: 2019-11-13 12:19:41 GMT - France - World - SN:32 - ID:8185675
PARIS, Nov 13 (MENA) - Global oil demand will hit a plateau around 2030 as the use of more efficient cars and electric vehicles ends an expansion that dominated the past century, the International Energy Agency predicts. While the current growth ....
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Moscow warns against 'political hysteria' over uranium particles found at undeclared site in Iran
Date: 2019-11-13 10:11:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:8185626
MOSCOW, Nov 13 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said there is no need to start a scandal after the latest incident of finding uranium particles at an undeclared site in Iran, Sputnik News Agency reported. He noted, ....
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OSCE concerned about rearrest of Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan
Date: 2019-11-12 22:57:20 GMT - Austria - World - SN:98 - ID:8185196
VIENNA, NOV 12 (MENA) - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) expressed deep concern on Tuesday over the rearrest of Turkish journalist and writer Ahmet Altan, “I am appalled by this decision, which comes only a week ....