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Death toll in Brazil’s dam accident surpasses 100 people
Date: 2019-02-01 06:49:20 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:5 - ID:7783920
BRASILIA, Feb 1 (MENA) - The death toll from a dam accident in Brazil has hit 110 people, authorities said on Thursday evening, according to the Financial Times. As rescue efforts continue in Brumadinho, hopes are fading for the more than 230 ....
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47 migrants disembark in Italy
Date: 2019-01-31 21:51:46 GMT - Italy - World - SN:80 - ID:7783807
ROME, Jan 31 (MENA) – A total of 47 migrants, who were forced to remain on board the ship that rescued them off the coast of Libya almost two weeks ago, stepped onto dry land in Sicily on Thursday, Russia Today (RT) reported. The Sea-Watch 3, ....
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Washington demands clarification on new European mechanism for trade with Iran
Date: 2019-01-31 15:04:48 GMT - Germany - World - SN:45 - ID:7783104
BERLIN, Jan 31 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Berlin called on the German authorities to make the new finance mechanism for European trade for non-dollar trade with Iran (INSTEX) available for it to get acquainted with the details of the new ....
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Commanders among 15 rebels killed in Kunduz, Ghazni raids
Date: 2019-01-31 14:15:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:44 - ID:7783098
KABUL, Jan 31 (MENA) - At least 15 Taliban militants, including key commanders, have been killed during operations in northern Kunduz and southern Ghazni provinces. Five militants of the movement were also wounded, Pajhwok Afghan News quoted a ....
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14 Taliban fighters killed, injured in NDS operation in Kunduz
Date: 2019-01-31 09:33:15 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:7782633
KABUL, Jan 31 (MENA) - At least 11 Taliban members including their three commanders were killed in an NDS special forces operation in Khan Abad district of Kunduz, Tolo channel quoted NDS as saying in a statement on Thursday. Three other Taliban ....
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Six people died each day attempting to cross Mediterranean in 2018 : UNHCR
Date: 2019-01-30 10:39:08 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:21 - ID:7781217
GENEVA, Jan 30 (MENA) - Refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea lost their lives at an alarming rate in 2018, as cuts in search and rescue operations reinforced its position as the world’s deadliest sea crossing, ....
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Japan bolstering steps for foreigners in event of massive Tokyo quake
Date: 2019-01-30 09:46:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:7781077
TOKYO, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Japanese transport ministry said it plans to strengthen measures to help foreign visitors in the event of a massive earthquake in Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, Kyodo reported Wednesday. The ministry ....
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US warns Venezuela's top prosecutor against threatening Guaido
Date: 2019-01-29 22:51:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:7780752
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton warned Venezuela's attorney general that there may be "serious consequences" after the prosecutor asked the country's Supreme Court to keep opposition leader Juan Guaido from ....
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Top Italian senator says its time to do away with EU-Russia sanctions
Date: 2019-01-29 22:36:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:101 - ID:7780689
MOSCOW, Jan 29 (MENA) - The current system of sanctions and counter-sanctions between Russia and the European Union, which affects Italy among others, must become a thing of the past, Italian Senate President Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati said ....
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UK lawmakers rule out 'no-deal' Brexit
Date: 2019-01-29 21:03:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:93 - ID:7780769
LONDON, Jan 29 (MENA) - British lawmakers have passed a non-binding motion calling on the government to rule out leaving the European Union on March 29 without a divorce agreement, ABC News reported. An amendment ruling out a "no-deal" departure ....
