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Hurricane batters mid-Atlantic Azores Islands
Date: 2019-10-02 08:37:19 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:15 - ID:8127581
LISBON, Oct 2 (MENA) - Hurricane Lorenzo lashed the mid-Atlantic Azores Islands with heavy rain, powerful winds and high waves Wednesday, though initial reports said it caused only minor damage, ABC news reported. The Azores Civil Protection ....
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Russian Energy Week kicks off in Moscow
Date: 2019-10-02 08:36:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:8127565
MOSCOW, Oct 2 (MENA) - The 3rd Russian Energy Week International Forum has opened in Moscow, Vestnik Kavkaza reported. The event will be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, energy ministers from a number of countries, representatives of ....
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Japan says apparent sub-launched North Korea missile may have fallen in its EEZ
Date: 2019-10-02 06:49:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:8127452
TOKYO, Oct 2 (MENA) - North Korea on Wednesday fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its eastern coast, and Japan said one projectile appeared to have fallen into its exclusive economic zone, The Japan Times reported. ....
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N. Korea presumed to have fired 1 SLBM-type missile: JCS
Date: 2019-10-02 06:49:15 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8127442
SEOUL, Oct 2 (MENA) - North Korea fired what was believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from waters off its east coast on Wednesday, Yonhap reported quoting South Korea's military, demonstrating its nuclear delivery ....
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Taliban send high-level delegation to Islamabad
Date: 2019-10-02 05:32:51 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:3 - ID:8127394
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2 (MENA) - The Taliban have sent a high-level delegation to Pakistan's capital as part of a tour that has included Russia, China and Iran in a push for support to resurrect a peace deal with Washington that seemed imminent just one ....
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French minister: No-deal Brexit 'most likely'
Date: 2019-10-01 22:18:19 GMT - France - World - SN:75 - ID:8127339
PARIS, Oct 1 (MENA) - France's foreign minister says that a no-deal Brexit is “the most plausible” possibility for the moment, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Jean-Yves Le Drian told France’s lower house of parliament that the European ....
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US House Democrats warn Pompeo to stop 'intimidating' witnesses' in impeachment inquiry
Date: 2019-10-01 22:17:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:8127338
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (MENA) - US House Democrats issued a stark warning to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Tuesday after the top US diplomat accused lawmakers of "intimidating and bullying" State Department officials by calling them for depositions ....
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US Senator announces bill banning family members of American officials from profiting in Ukraine
Date: 2019-10-01 18:41:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:8127180
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (MENA) - US Senator John Kennedy announced on Tuesday that he will file legislation later this month to ban immediate family members of lawmakers and top administration officials from profiting in Ukraine, The Hill reported. The ....
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Cyprus: We will resume gas exploration despite Ankara's threats
Date: 2019-10-01 12:24:27 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:29 - ID:8126498
NICOSIA, Oct 1 (MENA) - President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said that his country will resume gas exploration in the Mediterranean despite threats by Ankara, reported Sky News channel. The channel quoted him as confirming that his country ....
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Austrian govt resigns, consultations launched for forming new govt
Date: 2019-10-01 11:51:53 GMT - Austria - World - SN:24 - ID:8126346
VIENNA, Oct 1 (MENA) - The Austrian government under Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein resigned on Tuesday after the end of the snap parliamentary election that took place in the country on Sunday. Sebastian Kurz's Austrian People's Party came first ....