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Pakistan says Indian fire kills one soldier in Kashmir
Date: 2019-09-14 08:45:35 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8102893
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (MENA) - Pakistan said that firing by Indian troops across the highly militarized frontier in the disputed Kashmir region has killed one of its soldiers overnight, The Washington Post reported A military statement Saturday ....
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Five injured in explosion in Afghan Jalalabad city
Date: 2019-09-14 08:40:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8102894
KABUL, Sept 14 (MENA) - Five people have been wounded in an explosion reported in Jalalabad city, Pajhwok Afghan News Agency reported on Saturday. Two traffic police officers are among the wounded in the blast that hit the Afghan city. No ....
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At least 4 soldiers injured as ammunition depot explodes in Kazakhstan - officials
Date: 2019-09-14 08:22:48 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:7 - ID:8102845
ASTANA, Sept 14 (MENA) - At least four Kazakh servicemen were injured during the routine clearance of burnt debris from an ammunition depot which caught fire in June in the city of Arys, Kazakhstan, local authorities said Saturday. According to ....
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Trump says he doesn't believe Israel is spying on US
Date: 2019-09-13 16:46:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:8102510
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said he does not believe the Israeli government is spying on the United States, The Hill reported. His remarks came after a news report said US officials thought Israel had placed ....
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UN 'regrets' impact US Court ruling on asylum seekers
Date: 2019-09-13 15:14:07 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:8102417
GENEVA, Sept 13 (MENA) - The UN warned Friday that a US Supreme Court ruling allowing US President Donald Trump's administration to implement significant asylum restrictions could have dire implications on people in urgent need of protection. "We ....
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Pakistani PM vows not to disappoint Kashmiris in UNGA
Date: 2019-09-13 15:10:20 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:47 - ID:8102370
ISLAMABAD, Sept 13 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that he will act as Kashmir's ambassador before the world and will not disappoint them during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) later this ....
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Russia will only borrow in currencies other than US dollar – finance min.
Date: 2019-09-13 14:14:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:8102343
MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - Russia will not take out loans in US dollars for the remainder of this year and the whole of 2020, turning instead to the yuan and euro, Russia Today quoted the Finance Ministry as saying. "We will borrow in currencies ....
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China adds US agricultural products to tariff exemptions
Date: 2019-09-13 14:08:05 GMT - China - World - SN:41 - ID:8102308
BEIJING, Sept 13 (MENA) - China plans to exclude American farm goods, including soybeans, from tariffs in the latest move to ease trade tensions before the two countries restart trade talks next month, CNBC reported. The Chinese Ministry of ....
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At least 10 people killed after fire at Rio de Janeiro hospital
Date: 2019-09-13 13:59:48 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:40 - ID:8102329
BRASILIA, Sept 13 (MENA) - At least 10 people died when a fire ripped through a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, The Global and Mail quoted firefighters as saying. The blaze, apparently caused by a short circuit, was the latest tragedy to hit one of ....
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Finnish president doubts efficiency of anti-Russian sanctions
Date: 2019-09-13 13:46:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:8102313
MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - Finnish President Sauli Niinistö expressed doubt about the efficiency of sanctions against Russia as Interfax-Ukraine reported referring to the president’s speech at 16th annual meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES) in ....