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December meeting to take place in Madrid - UN climate office
Date: 2019-11-01 18:35:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:8170571
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (MENA) - UN climate office confirmed Friday that December’s global climate meeting will take place in Madrid, after Chile cancellation, ABC News reported. Earlier, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced that his country ....
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OIC offers condolences to Pakistan on victims of train fire
Date: 2019-11-01 16:36:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:33 - ID:8170381
JEDDAH, Nov 1 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen expressed sincere condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan over the victims of a fire that ....
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Trump changes primary residence from New York to Florida
Date: 2019-11-01 07:57:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8169777
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump says he will be making Palm Beach, Florida, his permanent residence after he leaves the White House, rather than returning to Trump Tower in New York, ABC News reported on Friday. Trump tweeted ....
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US House votes to formalize Trump’s impeachment inquiry procedures
Date: 2019-10-31 17:47:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:8169400
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a resolution to formalize the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump, marking a significant step in the ongoing investigation and setting ....
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Death toll from fire on the express train jumps to 73
Date: 2019-10-31 14:03:49 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:38 - ID:8168904
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (MENA) - At least 73 people were killed and several others injured when a train from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire in Pakistan's east Punjab province on Thursday, Geo news reported. The incident happened when a gas cylinder ....
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N. Korea fires two unidentified projectiles toward East Sea: JCS
Date: 2019-10-31 13:09:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:30 - ID:8168767
SEOUL, Oct 31 (MENA) - North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, Yonhap quoted South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) as saying. "The projectiles were fired from areas in South Pyongan Province in the ....
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UN: More than half world’s population now lives in urban areas
Date: 2019-10-31 11:58:20 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:23 - ID:8168449
New York, Oct 31 (MENA) - More than half the world’s population now lives in urban areas and by 2050, two thirds will do so, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in a message marking the World Cities Day, observed on 31 October. The UN ....
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Death toll of Pakistan's train fire reaches 65, scores injured
Date: 2019-10-31 06:06:23 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:1 - ID:8168279
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (MENA) - At least 65 people were killed and scores injured when a train caught fire near the city area of Liaquatpur on Thursday, according to Geo news. The train, Tezgam, was on its way from Karachi to Rawalpindi, when a gas ....
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Twitter to ban all political ads as of Nov. 22
Date: 2019-10-30 23:33:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:8168217
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (MENA) - Twitter will ban all political advertising, the company’s CEO has announced, in a move that will increase pressure on Facebook over its controversial stance to allow politicians to advertise false statements. The new ....
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Jammu and Kashmir to be formally split as unrest continues
Date: 2019-10-30 21:56:57 GMT - India - World - SN:77 - ID:8168125
NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (MENA) - India is to formally split Jammu and Kashmir into two separate territories on Thursday, following months of security clampdowns, Sky News reported. The state will be divided into the territories of Jammu and Kashmir, ....