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US blacklists Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, sanctions captain
Date: 2019-08-31 08:29:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8084213
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (MENA) - The US Treasury Department blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 and sanctioned its captain, the US treasury said in a statement on its website. "The Adrian Darya 1 is being identified as blocked property ....
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Taliban attack northeastern Afghan city, clash with security
Date: 2019-08-31 08:00:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8084209
KABUL, Aug 31 (MENA) - Taliban militants have attacked the northeastern Afghan city of Kunduz and heavy clashes with security forces have been reported in the outskirts of the city. Security reinforcements are needed to be sent to the province, ....
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At least 8 feared killed as cylinders explode at factory in India
Date: 2019-08-31 07:53:28 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:8084211
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (MENA) - At least eight workers were feared killed in an explosion of cylinders at a chemical factory in India's Dhule district of Maharashtra this morning, NDTV reported, quoting Indian police as saying on Saturday. At least ....
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Pakistan, South Korea FMs mull situation in Kashmir
Date: 2019-08-30 18:14:07 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:62 - ID:8083854
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday discussed over phone with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha the current situation in the disputed Kashmir region. Qureshi reviewed during the contact ....
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Kremlin: Putin, Lukashenko did not discuss outcome of Bolton’s visit to Minsk over phone
Date: 2019-08-30 17:02:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:8083826
MOSCOW, Aug 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko did not discuss the outcome of the visit by US National Security Adviser John Bolton to Minsk during their telephone conversation on Friday, ....
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Putin to meet with Malaysian, Japanese prime ministers - Kremlin
Date: 2019-08-30 17:02:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:8083823
MOSCOW, Aug 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold on the sidelines of the upcoming Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) separate meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Sputnik quoted ....
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Amazon fires 'extraordinarily concerning', warns UN biodiversity chief
Date: 2019-08-30 17:01:55 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:58 - ID:8083798
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (MENA) - The fires in the Amazon are "extraordinarily concerning" for the planet's natural life support systems, the head of the UN's top biodiversity body has said in a call for countries, companies and consumers to build a new ....
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Sweden's FM to tour Mideast to relaunch Yemen talks
Date: 2019-08-30 16:11:53 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:54 - ID:8083730
STOCKHOLM, Aug 30 (MENA) - Sweden's foreign minister said Friday she was heading to the Middle East in an attempt to relaunch talks between Yemen's internationally recognized government and the country's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, ABC News ....
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Cyprus supports coordinated response to hybrid threats within the EU
Date: 2019-08-30 14:36:01 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:48 - ID:8083413
NICOSIA, Aug 30 (MENA) - Cyprus supports a coordinated response to hybrid threats based on EU solidarity, Foreign and Defense Ministers Nikos Christodoulides and Savvas Angelides have said. The Ministers visited Thursday the Hybrid Centre of ....
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Japan pushes need for sustainable African development
Date: 2019-08-30 13:12:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:45 - ID:8083292
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug 30 (MENA) - Leaders from Japan and Africa on Friday agreed on the need for infrastructure development that takes into account a country's ability to pay off debt, Kyodo news agency reported. "We believe that quality ....
