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62 worshipers killed in Afghanistan mosque bombing
Date: 2019-10-18 21:23:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:64 - ID:8151149
KABUL, Oct 18 (MENA) - At least 62 people have been killed in a mosque explosion that caused the roof to collapse in eastern Nagarhar province, ABC news reported on Friday. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says 36 ....
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Pakistan strongly condemns bomb blasts in Afghanistan mosque
Date: 2019-10-18 16:09:38 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:49 - ID:8150952
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (MENA) - Pakistan Friday strongly condemned the bomb blasts in a mosque in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, which has resulted in the loss of a large number of lives and injuries to scores of others, the Associated Press of ....
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At least 62 people killed, 33 injured in blast inside Afghanistan mosque during Friday prayers
Date: 2019-10-18 15:59:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:48 - ID:8150931
KABUL, Oct 18 (MENA) - At least 62 people were killed and dozens wounded by a blast inside an Afghan mosque during Friday prayers, officials said, a day after the United Nations said violence in the country had reached "unacceptable" levels, News 18 ....
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Major milestone for WHO-supported Ebola vaccine
Date: 2019-10-18 15:38:38 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:47 - ID:8150912
GENEVA, Oct 18 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announcement recommending a conditional marketing authorization for the rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine, which has been shown to be effective in ....
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Russian, Chinese leaders to meet in November
Date: 2019-10-18 14:03:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:8150725
MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next month, TASS quoted Chinese ambassador in Moscow Zhang Hanhui as saying on Friday. "A meeting between our leaders is due soon, in November, ....
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France: One person arrested in Sept. 11-style attack threat
Date: 2019-10-18 11:30:58 GMT - France - World - SN:28 - ID:8150263
PARIS, Oct 18 (MENA) - One person is in French custody on preliminary terrorism charges after threatening a Sept. 11-style plane hijacking and attack, ABC News reported Friday. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on France-2 ....
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Afghan special forces kill, detain 7 Taliban militants
Date: 2019-10-18 08:47:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:8150288
KABUL, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Afghan special forces killed two Taliban militants, arrested five others and destroyed caches of weapons during operations in four provinces in the past 24 hours, reported Khaama Press news agency on Friday. The ....
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China's GDP grows 6.2 pct in first three quarters
Date: 2019-10-18 08:15:26 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:8150246
BEIJING, Oct 18 (MENA) - China's GDP expanded 6.2 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2019 to about 69.78 trillion yuan (about 9.87 trillion US dollars), data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday. The growth ....
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China, Mauritius sign free trade agreement
Date: 2019-10-18 08:04:06 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:8150239
BEIJING, Oct 18 (MENA) - China and Mauritius signed a free trade agreement (FTA) here on Thursday, the first FTA between China and an African country, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The China-Mauritius FTA is the 17th FTA signed by China, ....
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Heavy rain forecast for Japan as repair work from typhoon continues
Date: 2019-10-18 07:47:51 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:8150220
TOKYO, Oct 18 (MENA) - Japan's weather agency warned Friday of a secondary disaster in wide areas of the country already flooded by Typhoon Hagibis, as heavy downpours were forecast to hit over the weekend while recovery efforts continue, reported ....
