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430 killed, 1,500 wounded in Indonesia tsunami
Date: 2018-12-26 08:52:30 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:14 - ID:7731027
JAKARTA, Dec 26 (MENA) - At least 430 people were killed when a tsunami — sparked by landslides from an erupting volcano — swept through the Sunda Strait, leaving about 1,500 injured and almost 22,000 displaced in villages on the Java and Sumatra ....
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US boosts number of its high-precision weapons near Russian borders — Navy commander
Date: 2018-12-26 07:46:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:7730971
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - The United States has been increasing the number of its strategic non-nuclear high-precision systems in sea waters surrounding Russia, Russian Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Korolev said as quoted by Tass news ....
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S. Korea completes preliminary design of new submarine
Date: 2018-12-26 07:25:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:7730909
SEOUL, Dec 26 (MENA) - South Korea has completed the preliminary design of a 3,000-ton indigenous submarine that features capabilities for longer-duration and speedier underwater operations, Yonhap quoted Seoul's arms procurement agency as saying ....
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US-led coalition strikes Daesh targets in Syria
Date: 2018-12-25 22:33:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:7730772
WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (MENA) - The US-led combined joint task force fighting Daesh announced Tuesday that it continued airstrikes and coordinated attacks in Syria, days after President Donald Trump's decision to begin the withdrawal of US troops in the ....
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Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Rises to 429
Date: 2018-12-25 11:14:26 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:24 - ID:7729603
JAKARTA, Dec 25 (MENA) - Indonesian disaster management officials say the death toll from Saturday's tsunami that struck parts of the west coast of Java now stands at 429 people, VOA reported. Rescue crews have turned to sniffer dogs and drones ....
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Vatican pope calls for more compassion towards the poor
Date: 2018-12-25 08:06:40 GMT - Italy - World - SN:13 - ID:7729605
ROME, Dec 25 (MENA) - Pope Francis, 82, marking the sixth Christmas of his papacy, led a solemn service for nearly 10,000 people in St Peter's Basilica, Radio New Zealand reported. Security has been tight around the Vatican and many other tourist ....
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India takes over operations of Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port, can bypass Pak on way to Afghanistan
Date: 2018-12-25 07:17:00 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:7729529
NEW DELHI, Dec 25 (MENA) - India on Monday formally took over operations at Chabahar port in Iran, giving a major boost to the country’s efforts to support war-torn Afghanistan, Hindustan Times quoted people familiar with developments as ....
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Italy's Mount Etna erupts, closing Sicily's Catania Airport
Date: 2018-12-25 07:14:19 GMT - Italy - World - SN:10 - ID:7729571
ROME, Dec 25 (MENA) - Europe's highest and most active volcano -- erupted on Monday, causing a magnitude 3.3 earthquake and the closure of Sicily's Catania Airport, CNN reported. "Due to the eruption of Etna from today 2pm (December 24th) Catania ....
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UN grants sanctions exemption for inter-Korean project's groundbreaking ceremony
Date: 2018-12-25 06:47:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:7729538
SEOUL, Dec 25 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council has granted a sanctions waiver to enable the Koreas to hold a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for their project to modernize and reconnect roads and railways across the border this week, ....
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Indonesian rescuers continue survivor search as tsunami death toll nears 400
Date: 2018-12-25 06:05:11 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:5 - ID:7729507
JAKARTA, Dec 25 (MENA) - Indonesian military and rescue teams continue to search through debris, hoping to find survivors of a tsunami triggered by a landslide from a volcano that has claimed the lives of more than 370 people — a figure the ....