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Trump announces new sanctions on Iran
Date: 2019-09-20 16:05:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:8112078
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (MENA) – US President Trump on Friday announced a new round of sanctions against the Iranian national bank, escalating economic pressure on the country as the president’s national security advisers review a list of targets for a ....
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US military commander reiterates permanent support to S. Korea
Date: 2019-09-20 14:35:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:35 - ID:8111972
SEOUL, Sept 20 (MENA) – US Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Robert Abrams stressed Friday his country’s permanent support to South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported. His remarks came during a meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang ....
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Russian PM to visit Cuba soon – official
Date: 2019-09-20 13:55:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:8111928
MOSCOW, Sept 20 (MENA) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will visit Cuba in the near future, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said Friday at the opening of a meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission. "Today's meeting ....
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Afghan forces to receive more advanced rifles from the United States
Date: 2019-09-20 13:05:24 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:29 - ID:8111807
KABUL, Sept 20 (MENA) - The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) will receive more advanced rifles from the United States as per a new contract of the Afghan Department of Defense, Khaama Press reported. In a statement, the ....
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Putin attends active phase of Tsentr-2019 drills
Date: 2019-09-20 12:35:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:8111856
MOSCOW, Sept 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the city of Orenburg to attend an active phase of the Tsentr-2019 military exercise that is being held in the Orenburg Region, Sputnik news agency reported. The Tsentr-2019 ....
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Russian FM holds talks with Chinese, Japanese, Syrian FMs on UNGA sidelines
Date: 2019-09-20 10:57:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:8111610
MOSCOW, Sept 20 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet in New York next week with his Chinese, Japanese and Syrian counterparts. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharov said ....
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Protests staged in Australia to demand action on climate change
Date: 2019-09-20 09:52:25 GMT - Australia - World - SN:22 - ID:8111605
CANBERRA, Sept 20 (MENA) - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, including many young activists, turned out for rallies across Australia on Friday, kicking off a day of worldwide protests to demand action on climate change, according to Australian ....
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Cuban FM rejects US decision to expel two of country's diplomats to UN
Date: 2019-09-20 08:30:03 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:14 - ID:8111489
HAVANA, Sept 20 (MENA) - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla rejected the US decision to expel two Cuban diplomats assigned to the United Nations from the country, CNN reported. "I categorically reject the unjustified ....
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Lagarde: World economic growth became fragile
Date: 2019-09-20 07:39:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8111432
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (MENA) - Former chairman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde said on Friday that the world economic growth became fragile and is threatened to be shrinking due to commercial tension. According to Alhurra ....
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg meets with Trump in White House
Date: 2019-09-20 07:39:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8111413
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (MENA) - Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with US President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday, part of a series of visits with lawmakers who have been critical of the social media giant, Fox News reported. A ....
