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UK Boris Johnson set to suspend parliament
Date: 2019-08-28 10:52:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:8080225
LONDON, Aug 28 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the Queen to suspend parliament from mid-September until just two weeks before the 31 October deadline for Britain to leave the European Union, The Independent reported ....
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Britain alone will be to blame for no-deal Brexit: EU tells Johnson
Date: 2019-08-27 21:47:04 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:78 - ID:8079781
BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (MENA) - Britain will be solely to blame if it crashes out of the EU in a chaotic "no-deal" Brexit, the bloc told Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday in the latest clash between Brussels and London, France 24 reported. With the ....
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Trump praises Brazilian president efforts to combat Amazon fires
Date: 2019-08-27 17:28:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8079558
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday voiced support for Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, whose administration faces international scrutiny over the surge in wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, The Hill ....
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Some 40 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya
Date: 2019-08-27 15:11:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:8079321
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (MENA) - At least 40 Europe-bound migrants were missing and feared drowned on Tuesday after the boat they were traveling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the coast guard and the UN refugee agency said. Charlie ....
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Japan says North Korea developing warheads to penetrate missile defenses
Date: 2019-08-27 10:54:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:32 - ID:8078883
TOKYO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday two missiles North Korea test-fired last week were of a new type, Kyodo news agency reported. While stopping short of elaborating on his ministry's analysis, Iwaya told ....
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OPEC reiterates critical value of maintaining market stability
Date: 2019-08-27 10:09:44 GMT - Austria - World - SN:23 - ID:8078778
VIENNA, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday reiterated the critical value of commitment to maintaining market stability at times of uncertainties surrounding the global economic growth. The ....
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Pakistani envoy briefs UNGA president on Kashmir crisis
Date: 2019-08-27 09:29:53 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:17 - ID:8078740
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (MENA) - Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi met President of the United Nations General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa and briefed her on India’s ongoing atrocities in occupied Kashmir (IOK), Geo news ....
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Soyuz manned by Russian robot Fedor docks at ISS on 2nd attempt
Date: 2019-08-27 07:22:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:8078594
MOSCOW, Aug 27 (MENA) - The unmanned Soyuz MS-14, carrying supplies and Fedor, a humanoid robot, has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after the first attempt went awry due to a technical glitch, RT reported ....
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Brazil rejects G7 aid for Amazon fires
Date: 2019-08-27 07:01:28 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:10 - ID:8078576
BRASILIA, Aug 27 (MENA) - Brazil has rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies," France 24 reported Tuesday. "We ....
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Trump open to meet Iran's Rouhani under ‘right circumstances’
Date: 2019-08-26 17:16:45 GMT - France - World - SN:85 - ID:8078008
BIARRITZ, France, Aug 26 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would be open to a meeting with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, ABC News reported. After Macron said he hoped to arrange ....
