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Trump: 'Perhaps more has to be done' on gun violence
Date: 2019-08-05 12:05:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:8052778
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (MENA) - President Donald Trump weighed in on two mass shootings that occurred 13 hours apart in Texas and Ohio, acknowledging "perhaps more has to be done" to address gun violence, CNN reported. "We've done actually a lot," ....
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China uses facial recognition application in hotel registration
Date: 2019-08-05 12:04:09 GMT - China - World - SN:45 - ID:8052681
BEIJING, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Chinese city of Chengdu in Sichuan province began using facial recognition application instead of IDs in hotel booking and registration. The application identifies users by scanning their faces, an official at the ....
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Nicosia wants EU to relocate a 'significant number' of migrants
Date: 2019-08-05 10:56:35 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:35 - ID:8052500
NICOSIA, Aug 5 (MENA) - Cypriot Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides will send a request to Brussels asking for a significant number of individuals granted protection in Cyprus be relocated to other EU countries, according to Financial ....
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UN calls for sanctions against firms owned by Myanmar military
Date: 2019-08-05 10:30:07 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:30 - ID:8052434
NEW YORK, Aug 5 (MENA) - The United Nations fact-finding mission in Myanmar has called for sanctions against a network of companies owned by the country’s military, saying they helped carrying out and financing nationwide human rights violations, ....
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UK foreign secretary starts official visit to Canada's Toronto city
Date: 2019-08-05 07:40:47 GMT - Canada - World - SN:15 - ID:8052173
OTTAWA, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Canadian Foreign Ministry said UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State Dominic Raab will start an official visit to Canada's Toronto city on Tuesday for talks with his ....
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India abolishes special status for Kashmir through presidential decree
Date: 2019-08-05 07:38:42 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:8052226
NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (MENA) - India has abolished the special status for disputed Kashmir through a presidential decree, hours after imposing a major security clampdown in the region, according to Radio France International (RFI). Communication in ....
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Afghan Army arrests Taliban Intelligence Chief in Takhar Province
Date: 2019-08-05 06:34:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8052151
KABUL, Aug 5 (MENA) - The soldiers of the Afghan National Army arrested the Intelligence Chief of Taliban group for Takhar province, the Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported. The 217th Pamir Corps in a statement said the soldiers of the ....
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Moscow to file protests to US, Germany over interference in Russia’s politics
Date: 2019-08-04 22:16:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:91 - ID:8052043
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - Russia’s Foreign Ministry will submit official notifications to Washington and Berlin over interference of their diplomats and the state-run media in Russia’s politics via covering unsanctioned rallies in Moscow on August 3, ....
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Trump orders flags to half-staff as 'mark of solemn respect' for shooting victims
Date: 2019-08-04 22:10:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:8051958
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) – US President Trump on Sunday ordered US flags to half-staff as "mark of solemn respect" for the victims of weekend mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, The Hill reported. "Our Nation mourns with those ....
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US shooting suspect could face death penalty
Date: 2019-08-04 21:14:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:8052035
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) - A gunman's rampage that left 20 dead and dozens injured was being investigated as a possible hate crime after discovery of a racist manifesto believed to have been posted online by the killer, US Today reported. Patrick ....
