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Ecuador detains 275 people, fuel protests continue
Date: 2019-10-04 14:15:06 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:33 - ID:8131047
QUITO, Oct 4 (MENA) - Protests over fuel subsidy cuts paralysed transport in major Ecuadorean cities for a second day on Friday after unrest that has led to 275 arrests and injured 28 policemen, Euronews quoted the government as saying. Witnesses ....
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Britain deplores Turkish drilling off Cyprus coasts
Date: 2019-10-04 11:05:22 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:26 - ID:8130732
NICOSIA, Oct 4 (MENA) - A British minister on Friday said Britain ‘deplored’ any drilling in waters close to Cyprus as a row escalated between Nicosia and Ankara, which was poised to start searching for oil and gas south of the island, Cyprus Mail ....
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Afghan forces rescue 10 people from Taliban prison in Helmand
Date: 2019-10-04 09:41:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:8130660
KABUL, Oct 4 (MENA) - The Afghan Special Force stormed a Taliban prison in southern Helmand province and rescued 10 people during the raid, reported Khaama Press news agency on Friday. The 215th Maiwand Corps said in a statement that the Special ....
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Three people in Afghanistan killed as rocket hits their house
Date: 2019-10-04 09:10:13 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:8130576
KABUL, Oct 4 (MENA) - At least three civilians were killed after a rocket landed on a house in the central province of Maidan Wardak, said Nusrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, and one civilian was wounded. Rahimi said in a ....
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Peru's Vizcarra unveils new cabinet
Date: 2019-10-04 08:19:21 GMT - Peru - World - SN:13 - ID:8130431
LIMA, Oct 4 (MENA) - Peru's President Martin Vizcarra swore in a new Cabinet on Thursday as a challenge to his leadership by dismissed lawmakers fizzled out, potentially ushering in a rare period of political calm in the South American nation, ....
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Seoul providing all-out support to firms under Japan's export curbs: FSC
Date: 2019-10-04 07:48:38 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8130413
SEOUL, Oct 4 (MENA) - The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has been supporting South Korea's firms facing difficulties stemming from Japan's export restrictions that include an extension of maturity on their loans, the financial ....
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Egypt to partake in Int’l conference on climate change, role of nuclear power
Date: 2019-10-03 20:30:52 GMT - Austria - World - SN:72 - ID:8130178
VIENNA, Oct 3 (MENA) – Egypt is set to take part in a 4-day International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power in Vienna, due to kick off on Monday. The conference will be organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency ....
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6 killed in Taiwan bridge collapse
Date: 2019-10-03 09:51:41 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:8129194
BEIJING, Oct 3 (MENA) - Six people have been confirmed dead after a bridge collapsed in northeast Taiwan, Xinhua quoted local authorities as saying. The dead were confirmed to be fishermen from Indonesia and the Philippines, with the youngest ....
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22 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Faryab province
Date: 2019-10-03 09:07:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8129077
KABUL, Oct 3 (MENA) - The Afghan forces killed 10 Taliban militants and wounded 12 others in two districts of Faryab province, Khaama Press quoted the Afghan military as saying. The 209th Shaheen Corps said late on Wednesday that the Afghan ....
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6 killed, several others missing as Typhoon Mitag hits S. Korea
Date: 2019-10-03 07:52:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8128946
SEOUL, Oct 3 (MENA) - Six people were killed and several others went missing as Typhoon Mitag lashed the southern and eastern regions of South Korea with heavy rain and strong winds, the authorities said Thursday. The casualties are feared to ....
