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Saddleridge fire burning homes, threatens numerous communities
Date: 2019-10-11 13:22:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:8140553
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Saddleridge fire made a destructive march Friday into the northern foothills of the San Fernando Valley, burning numerous homes, closing two freeways and forcing thousands to flee, Los Angeles Times reported. The ....
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Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov dies at 85
Date: 2019-10-11 13:19:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:8140548
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (MENA) - The legendary Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the man who conducted the first-ever extravehicular activity, has passed away at the age of 85, Sputnik news agency reported. Alexei Leonov died at Moscow's Burdenko hospital ....
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Cargo plane crashes in Congo with presidential staff on board
Date: 2019-10-11 13:17:40 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:38 - ID:8140569
KINSHASA, Oct 11 (MENA)- A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashed in eastern Congo on Thursday, and all eight passengers and crew are feared dead, a presidential adviser told press on Friday, Euronews reported. The plane, carrying ....
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Four injured in stabbing at Manchester shopping center
Date: 2019-10-11 12:40:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:35 - ID:8140493
LONDON, Oct 11 (MENA) - A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault after several people were stabbed outside the Arndale Centre in the centre of Manchester, Sky News quoted the police as saying Friday. "We are on the ....
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Migrants block US-Mexico border crossing, force closure
Date: 2019-10-11 10:45:32 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:28 - ID:8140297
MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (MENA) - Hundreds of Central American migrants blocked a border crossing Thursday between the Mexican city of Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas, demanding the United States let them in to apply for asylum, France 24 reported ....
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Fire hits Indonesian embassy building in Bangkok
Date: 2019-10-11 08:10:59 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:15 - ID:8140121
BANGKOK, Oct 11 (MENA) - Bangkok emergency services say a fire broke out at a two-story building in the Indonesian Embassy compound in the Thai capital, but no casualties have been reported. The city's emergency services say the blaze erupted ....
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Seoul, Tokyo to hold talks over WTO dispute this week
Date: 2019-10-11 06:39:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8140010
SEOUL, Oct 11 (MENA) - South Korea's trade ministry said it will hold bilateral talks with Japan this week to discuss the on-going trade row between the two Asian neighbors, the first step toward resolving the dispute at the World Trade Organization ....
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South Korean railway services affected as 72-hour strike begins
Date: 2019-10-11 06:13:32 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8140009
SEOUL, Oct 11 (MENA) - Railway services across South Korea are expected to be affected Friday and throughout the weekend as workers began a 72-hour strike demanding better working conditions, Yonhap news agency reported. Around 20 to 60 percent of ....
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France calls for urgent meeting of international anti-Daesh coalition
Date: 2019-10-10 20:44:46 GMT - France - World - SN:92 - ID:8139929
PARIS, Oct 10 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday called for an emergency meeting of the US-led coalition against Daesh, the day after Turkey launched an offensive in northern Syria. “The international coalition should ....
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US ambassador says Trump didn't endorse Turkey's military action into Syria
Date: 2019-10-10 19:55:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:8139866
NEW YORK, Oct 10 (MENA) - US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft told reporters that Trump did not endorse Turkey's military action in Syria. "We just finished our consultations on Syria, and as the President has made abundantly clear, ....
