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Plane carrying 9 passengers crashes in Colombia, 7 killed
Date: 2019-09-16 07:57:15 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:10 - ID:8105497
BOGOTA, Sept 16 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed and another two injured when a small plane crashed in southwestern Colombia on Sunday, a firefighter said. "Nine people were on board the plane. Seven died, while two are seriously ....
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Russia warns 'alarming' Saudi oil attacks won't contribute to energy market stability
Date: 2019-09-16 07:31:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:8105483
MOSCOW, Sept 16 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has been kept up to date on the events surrounding the Houthi drone attacks on two major Saudi energy facilities, and Russia believes such incidents will not contribute to the stabilization ....
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Afghan Special Forces kill 14 Taliban militants; destroy multiple weapons caches in 3 provinces
Date: 2019-09-16 06:40:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8105484
KABUL, Sept 16 (MENA) - The Afghan Special Forces killed at least 14 Taliban militants and destroyed multiple caches of weapons in 3 provinces, Khaama Press reported. The military officials said Monday that the Special Forces killed 5 Taliban ....
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Trump says US 'locked and loaded' after Saudi Arabia attack, as oil prices soar
Date: 2019-09-16 06:34:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8105467
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (MENA) - Donald Trump has said the US was “locked and loaded” and to ready respond to drone attacks on a petroleum processing facility in Saudi Arabia, saying the US knew who was behind them, Al Hurra TV reported. The US ....
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S. Korea voices concern over attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities
Date: 2019-09-16 06:12:13 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:8105474
SEOUL, Sept 16 (MENA) - South Korea on Monday expressed concern over last week's attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, saying it would undermine regional stability and energy security around the world, Yonhap News Agency reported. The ....
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UN chief calls for phasing out chlorofluorocarbons to reduce global warming
Date: 2019-09-15 12:03:11 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:26 - ID:8104479
CAIRO, Sept 15 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for phasing out chlorofluorocarbons to reduce global warming this century. In a message to mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed every ....
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UN chief calls for greater action to address climate change
Date: 2019-09-15 09:08:54 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:14 - ID:8104200
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged world leaders attending the upcoming UN Climate Action Summit to show up armed not with speeches but with plans to achieve carbon neutrality, reduce emissions and improve ....
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US senator calls on gov't to consider attack on Iran’s oil refineries
Date: 2019-09-15 08:01:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8104147
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The US government needs to consider the possibility of attacking Iranian oil refineries in the wake of drone strikes on the Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco, US senator Lindsey Graham stated on Twitter on ....
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19 killed, wounded as airstrike targets northern Afghanistan
Date: 2019-09-15 07:46:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8104120
KABUL, Sept 15 (MENA) - An airstrike in northern Faryab province killed or wounded at least 19 Taliban militants including a foreign trainer of the group, Khaama Press reported. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North said in ....
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Maduro: Photos of Guaido with Colombian drug-trafficking group triggered scandal
Date: 2019-09-14 10:12:43 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:23 - ID:8102844
CARACAS, Sept 14 (MENA)- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that photos shared, depicting the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido with two suspected members of a Colombian drug-trafficking group triggered a tremendous ....