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NATO ships will sink in ten minutes should they attack Russia- paper
Date: 2014-07-08 20:50:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:151 - ID:818333
MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) - The number of NATO ships in the waters of the Black Sea today is larger than it was during the days of the Soviet Union. There are nine of them, but Russian defense officials say that there is nothing to fear, the Pravada ....
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U.S., China launch joint projects to cut greenhouse gases
Date: 2014-07-08 17:44:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:119 - ID:818133
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - The United States and China on Tuesday kicked off eight joint projects to reduce greenhouse gases, committing to work together in fighting the disastrous effects of climate change despite their differences on diplomacy ....
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US Attorney General calls on allies to disrupt grooming of Islamic terrorists
Date: 2014-07-08 16:43:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:114 - ID:818096
NEW YORK, July 8 (MENA) - US Attorney General Eric Holder urged U.S. allies Tuesday to adopt major elements of the U.S.'s antiterrorism strategy to combat the risk from Westerners traveling to fight in Syria's civil war, then returning home ....
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Moscow urges Afghan presidential candidates to wait for final election results
Date: 2014-07-08 16:26:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:110 - ID:818064
MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Tuesday on both presidential candidates in Afghanistan to refrain from any steps, which could aggravate the situation in the Central Asian country, and wait until the final results of ....
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UK urges de-escalation in southern Israel and Gaza
Date: 2014-07-08 15:03:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:101 - ID:817905
LONDON, July 8 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary William Hague on Tuesday condemned rocket attacks on Israel and is deeply concerned by escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza. Commenting on rocket attacks by Palestinian militant groups on Israel ....
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One dead as powerful typhoon hits Japan’s Okinawa
Date: 2014-07-08 11:39:08 GMT - Japan - World - SN:66 - ID:817367
TOKYO, July 8 (MENA) - One man died, more than 500,000 people were urged to evacuate and hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan as a strong typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to its southwestern islands and could bring heavy rain to ....
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British Airways announces new security measures
Date: 2014-07-08 11:01:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:817239
LONDON, July 8 (MENA) - British Airways announced new security measures for passengers, the company's spokesman told MENA correspondent. He noted that the company will not allow passengers to ascend its planes, if their electronic devices are not ....
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Islamist terror threat to west blown out of proportion - former MI6 chief
Date: 2014-07-08 10:04:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:817075
LONDON, July 8 (MENA) - The government and media have blown the Islamist terrorism threat out of proportion, giving extremists publicity that is counter-productive, The Guardian quoted a former head of Britain's intelligence service as ....
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Russia opens criminal case over kidnapping, torturing of Russian citizen in Ukraine
Date: 2014-07-08 09:55:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:817012
MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) - Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case over kidnapping and torturing of a Russian citizen in Ukraine, spokesman of Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told ITAR-TASS on Tuesday. “Investigation ....
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Typhoon Neoguri lashes Japan's Okinawa
Date: 2014-07-08 08:55:17 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:817003
TOKYO, July 8 (MENA) - Hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to seek shelter as a powerful typhoon lashes Japan's Okinawa island chain, the BBC reported. Typhoon Neoguri was passing over the southern islands on Tuesday, bringing strong ....