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Landslide engulfs children in central Indonesia, killing one
Date: 2019-01-11 07:25:34 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:7 - ID:7751836
JAKARTA, Jan 11 (MENA) - A landslide engulfed children playing near a cliff in central Indonesia, killing one and injuring several, the country's disaster agency said Friday. Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho posted a video online that showed ....
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Trump still determined to declare national emergency if talks on Mexico border wall fail
Date: 2019-01-10 18:49:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:7751534
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump on Thursday reasserted his determination to declare a national emergency to fund a wall along the southern border if Democrats refuse his demand for $5.7 billion to pay for one, The Wall Street ....
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Russia sets new gas production record - Minister
Date: 2019-01-10 16:46:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:7751332
MOSCOW, Jan 10 (MENA) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that his country's energy companies have increased their production of natural gas by about 5% during the past year, bringing it to record 725 billion cubic meters. Novak made ....
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Ford Europe to slash thousands of jobs in turnaround plan
Date: 2019-01-10 15:22:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:7750930
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - Ford on Thursday said it will cut thousands of jobs, exit unprofitable markets and discontinue loss-making vehicle lines as part of a turnaround effort aimed at achieving a 6 percent operating margin in Europe, Euronews ....
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Taliban commander, 20 fighters killed in Balkh airstrike
Date: 2019-01-10 13:54:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:41 - ID:7750881
KABUL, Jan 10 (MENA) - A commander of the Taliban group Mullah Abdul Basir and his 20 fighters have been killed in an airstrike in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported Thursday. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan ....
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Suspect in Australian parcels scare faces up to 10 years in prison
Date: 2019-01-10 11:29:14 GMT - Australia - World - SN:25 - ID:7750651
SYDNEY, Jan 10 (MENA) - Australian police arrested a man after 38 packages allegedly containing asbestos were sent to foreign consulates in the cities of Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, the Time reported. Savas Avan, 48, was arrested at his home ....
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Afghan officials: Taliban attacks kill 21 policemen
Date: 2019-01-10 10:00:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:7750544
KABUL, Jan 10 (MENA) - Officials say a wave of Taliban attacks in western and northern Afghanistan the previous day has killed 21 members of the country's security forces, ABC News reported Thursday. Jamshed Shahabi, spokesman for the governor ....
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Mexico finds 20 bodies, 17 of them burned, near U.S. border
Date: 2019-01-10 09:35:16 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:16 - ID:7750447
MEXICO CITY, Jan 10 (MENA) - Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies on Wednesday, 17 of them burned, near the city of Nuevo Laredo, close to the US border, Euronews quoted a security official as saying Thursday. Five burned vehicles were also ....
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Security staff strike at 3 German airports
Date: 2019-01-10 09:31:07 GMT - Germany - World - SN:15 - ID:7750517
BERLIN, Jan 10 (MENA) - Up to 110,000 travelers were expected to be affected by strikes in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. A major trade union is seeking a blanket minimum wage of 20 euros per hour for security staff at all hubs, Deutsche Welle ....
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Australian police arrest man over suspicious packages sent to embassies and consulates
Date: 2019-01-10 05:54:00 GMT - Australia - World - SN:1 - ID:7750268
CANBERRA, Jan 10 (MENA) - Australian police have arrested a man suspected of sending more than two dozen suspicious packages to embassies and consulates throughout the country, authorities said Thursday in Australia. The 48-year-old man from ....
