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  • New African swine fever case reported in NW China

    Date: 2019-10-14 08:22:22 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:8143914

    BEIJING, Oct 14 (MENA) - China has confirmed a new case of African swine fever in its northwestern Gansu Province, Xinhua reported Monday. The disease was detected in a cooperative in Minxian County, Dingxi City. Among the 287 pigs in the ....

  • Mortar rounds land close to parliament building in Kabul, no casualties reported.

    Date: 2019-10-14 08:19:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8143953

    KABUL, Oct 14 (MENA) - Three mortar rounds landed close to parliament building in Kabul city on Monday but caused no harm or damage, Khaama Press reported. Officials in Kabul Police Headquarters confirmed that the mortar rounds landed close to ....

  • Indian soldier killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire in J&K's Baramulla

    Date: 2019-10-14 07:39:54 GMT - India - World - SN:12 - ID:8143872

    NEW DELHI, Oct 14 (MENA) - An Indian army soldier was killed when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, NDTV quoted an army official as saying Monday. The Pakistani ....

  • S. Korea on alert over potential spread of swine fever via wild boars

    Date: 2019-10-14 06:57:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8143802

    SEOUL, Oct 14 (MENA) - South Korea's quarantine authorities have remained alert over the potential nationwide spread of African swine fever (ASF) after wild boars were found dead with traces of the disease north of Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported ....

  • Airstrikes killed 9 militants of Taliban, Daesh groups in 2 provinces

    Date: 2019-10-14 06:54:11 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8143779

    KABUL, Oct 14 (MENA) - A series of airstrikes killed 9 militants of the Taliban and Daesh Khurasan groups in eastern Nangarhar and central Wardak provinces, Khaama Press reported on Monday. The military officials said an airstrike killed 5 Daesh ....

  • Powerful earthquake jolts northern Pakistan

    Date: 2019-10-14 06:24:43 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:8143783

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of northern Pakistan early on Monday morning, Geo News reported. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said that the epic center of the quake was the Hindu ....

  • Typhoon Hagibis death toll rises to 40 people in Japan

    Date: 2019-10-14 06:14:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:8143778

    TOKYO, Oct 14 (MENA) - At least 40 people have been killed and hundreds of others were injured in the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades, paralysing Tokyo, flooding rivers and putting millions under evacuation warning before it ploughed ....

  • Russia frigate test fired Kalibr Cruise Missiles In Eastern Mediterranean - Ship Commander

    Date: 2019-10-14 06:02:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:5 - ID:8143759

    MOSCOW, Oct 14 (MENA) - The Russian frigate Admiral Makarov test fired Kalibr cruise missiles as part of the drills in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, the ship's commander, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported, quoting Capt. 2nd Rank ....

  • 12 militants of Taliban Red Unit killed in Nangarhar

    Date: 2019-10-13 14:56:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:65 - ID:8143292

    KABUL, Oct 13 (MENA) - The Afghan forces conducted air and artillery strikes against Taliban militants in Nangarhar province killing at least 12 Red Unit militants of the group, The Khaama Press reported Sunday. According to a statement released ....

  • Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria

    Date: 2019-10-13 14:30:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:8143152

    WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. troops in northern Syria to move south, but not leave the country, the New York Times reported. Esper said that the conflict between ....

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