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  • Russian-made reactors are safest in the world- Nuclear expert

    Date: 2019-10-30 18:02:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:8167876

    MOSCOW, Oct 30 (MENA) - The nuclear reactors constructed by Russia’s nuclear giant Rosatom Corp. are the safest in the world, when compared to American or Japanese reactors, Deputy Director of Russia's National Research Nuclear University Georgy ....

  • Rising sea levels on track to destroy the homes of 300 million people by 2050

    Date: 2019-10-30 10:48:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:8167096

    LONDON, Oct 30 (MENA) - Rising sea levels are on track to affect about three times more people by 2050 than originally thought, the Guardian newspaper reported. New research suggests that 300 million homes will be affected by coastal flooding in ....

  • US House approves Turkey sanctions in rare bipartisan rebuke of Trump

    Date: 2019-10-29 23:12:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:8166818

    WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives on Tuesday easily approved sanctions against Turkey over its offensive in northern Syria against Kurdish forces, The Hill reported. The measure passed 403-16, with 176 Republicans voting ....

  • Facebook sues Israeli company over WhatsApp spyware

    Date: 2019-10-29 23:05:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:8166805

    WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - Facebook sued the Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group on Tuesday in US federal court for allegedly targeting some 1,400 users of its encrypted messaging service WhatsApp with highly sophisticated spyware, ABC News ....

  • British parliament votes in favour of general election on 12 December

    Date: 2019-10-29 22:52:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:8166802

    LONDON, Oct 29 (MENA) - British MPs voted on Tuesday night to finally resolve their Brexit deadlock by calling a general election, setting the stage for a 12 December contest that could be the most unpredictable in a generation, the Guardian ....

  • Trump says US has killed al-Baghdadi's 'number one replacement'

    Date: 2019-10-29 17:56:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:8166460

    WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US had killed the "number one replacement" to Daesh leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, who was killed in a US raid over the weekend, Euronews reported. "Just confirmed that Abu ....

  • UK Labor to back early general election

    Date: 2019-10-29 11:38:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:8165834

    LONDON, Oct 29 (MENA) - Despite denying Boris Johnson his election on three other occasions, Labor are said to be ready to whip to vote for a general election, Sky News reported on Tuesday. In a statement, they said the "condition of taking no ....

  • Pakistani PM reiterates support for Afghan peace deal

    Date: 2019-10-29 06:45:35 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8165370

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (MENA) - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday met US Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and reiterated Pakistan’s steadfast and sincere support to Afghan peace and reconciliation process, Geo News ....

  • Strong quake shakes southern Philippines

    Date: 2019-10-29 05:52:49 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:6 - ID:8165324

    MANILA, Oct 29 (MENA) - A powerful earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Tuesday morning, knocking out power in some areas, sending people out of homes and buildings and forcing classes to be suspended in one city to allow inspections of ....

  • Macron condemns mosque attack in southwest France

    Date: 2019-10-28 21:23:23 GMT - France - World - SN:90 - ID:8165255

    PARIS, Oct 28 (MENA) - President Emmanuel Macron condemned an attack on a mosque in the town of Bayonne in southwest France on Monday by An 84-year-old French man who shot two people and attempted to set fire to the mosque’s door, according to ABC ....

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