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At least 22 killed, 47 injured in Myanmar landslide, Many feared missing
Date: 2019-08-10 09:02:55 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:19 - ID:8059446
NAYPIDAW, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least 22 people were killed when a landslide triggered by monsoon rains struck a village in eastern Myanmar, as emergency workers continued the search Saturday for scores more feared missing, NDTV reported ....
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S.Korea, US to conduct summertime military exercise in earnest next week
Date: 2019-08-10 09:02:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:18 - ID:8059453
SEOUL, Aug 10 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States are scheduled to kick off their combined military exercise in earnest next week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Saturday, despite North Korea's strong complaints against it. The ....
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Tanzania: Fuel tanker blast kills dozens
Date: 2019-08-10 09:02:22 GMT - Tanzania - World - SN:17 - ID:8059486
DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 10 (MENA) - Tanzanian police said on Saturday that a fuel tanker explosion in the eastern town of Morogoro has killed at least 50 people, German channel broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported. "We have been saddened by reports of ....
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651 people relocated as downpour hits Beijing
Date: 2019-08-10 09:02:06 GMT - China - World - SN:16 - ID:8059447
BEIJING, Aug 10 (MENA) - Beijing has relocated 651 people and closed 94 scenic spots as of 6:00 p.m. as a heavy rainstorm hit the national capital Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. The city issued a blue geological disaster alert at 4:00 ....
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Panama ex-president Martinelli acquitted of espionage, corruption
Date: 2019-08-10 08:08:30 GMT - Panama - World - SN:14 - ID:8059400
PANAMA CITY, Aug 10 (MENA) - Panama's ex-president Ricardo Martinelli was acquitted on charges of spying on political foes and misappropriation of public funds in a court decision Friday, France 24 reported. The case marked the first time a ....
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13 dead, 16 missing as Typhoon Lekima strikes eastern China
Date: 2019-08-10 08:05:17 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:8059414
BEIJING, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least 13 people were killed Saturday after Typhoon Lekima stuck the coast south of Shanghai, knocking down houses and trees, the China Daily quoted Chinese state TV as saying. Another 16 people are missing after Lekima ....
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US threatens to withdraw troops from Germany
Date: 2019-08-10 08:04:37 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:8059416
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - The United States is considering withdrawing some of the US troops stationed in Germany, with Poland mooted as a possible new deployment, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle quoted US ambassador to Germany as saying. The ....
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N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS
Date: 2019-08-10 08:00:42 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8059395
SEOUL, Aug 10 (MENA) - North Korea again fired two more projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of saber-rattling moves against the joint exercise ....
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Blast hits Copenhagen police station, second explosion in Danish capital in 4 days
Date: 2019-08-10 06:49:27 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:4 - ID:8059393
COPENHAGEN, Aug 10 (MENA) - An explosion has occurred outside a local police station in Copenhagen, Russia Today quoted law enforcement as saying Saturday. The blast comes just days after an explosive device was detonated near a government ....
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Powerful explosions rock ammo depot in Russia; 10 injured
Date: 2019-08-09 21:55:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:8059300
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (MENA) - Two new powerful explosions have occurred at the ammo depot near Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Region in Russia's Siberia, TASS reported Friday. According to the preliminary data, ten people were injured in the explosions. "There ....
