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Ecuador tremor: Magnitude 6.2 temblor felt in capital Quito
Date: 2018-09-07 06:51:27 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:4 - ID:7565911
QUITO, Sept 7 (MENA) - A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck central Ecuador late Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. It was centered in an area east of Guayaquil and north ....
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South Korean leader sends message of sympathy to Japan hit by typhoon, quake
Date: 2018-09-06 22:42:50 GMT - south korea - World - SN:91 - ID:7565824
SEOUL, Sept 6 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday he hopes Japan will recover quickly from the aftermath of a devastating typhoon and a massive earthquake. According to Yonhap news agency, Moon said in a Twitter message ....
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US, India sign military accord as Pompeo, Mattis hail strong partnership in New Delhi meeting
Date: 2018-09-06 22:23:04 GMT - India - World - SN:90 - ID:7565821
NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (MENA) - The US and India signed a major military communications agreement Thursday during a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to New Delhi, highlighting the growing partnership between the ....
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Inside Israel’s secret program to back Syrian rebels - report
Date: 2018-09-06 21:12:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:7565748
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - Israel secretly armed and funded at least 12 rebel groups in southern Syria that helped prevent Iran-backed fighters and militants of Daesh from taking up positions near the Israeli border in recent years, according to ....
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Severe floods kill 76 in North Korea: Red Cross, Red Crescent federation
Date: 2018-09-06 20:09:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:84 - ID:7565803
GENEVA, Sept 6 (MENA) - Red Cross volunteers in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are searching for survivors in the aftermath of severe flooding that has killed 76 people in North and South Hwanghae provinces. According to the ....
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3 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at Cincinnati bank in Ohio, US police say
Date: 2018-09-06 17:59:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:7565588
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - Three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a bank headquarters in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, police said, according to ABC News. Officers responded to a 911 call around 9:10 a.m. local ....
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Taliban militants kill 8 policemen in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-09-06 17:46:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:75 - ID:7565538
KABUL, Sept 6 (MENA) – The Taliban militants have set on fire the dead bodies of at least eight policemen who were killed in an attack on a check post in northeastern Takhar province in Afghanistan, Khaama press agency reported on Thursday The ....
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Military intervention in Libya worst option - Italian minister
Date: 2018-09-06 17:28:59 GMT - Italy - World - SN:74 - ID:7565542
ROME, Sept 6 (MENA) - A military operation in Libya would be the "worst possible" course of action and would lead to further instability in the turmoil-wracked country, Italy's Defense Minister Elizabetta Trenta said. "Military intervention in ....
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Russian Navy's commander-in-chief inspects military drills in Mediterranean
Date: 2018-09-06 08:05:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:7564435
MOSCOW, Sept 6 (MENA) - Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Korolyov, arrived in Syria to inspect the joint drill of the Russian Navy, naval aviation and the Aerospace Forces in the Mediterranean Sea, TASS reported on ....
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Third Moon-Kim summit to be held Sept. 18-20: envoy
Date: 2018-09-06 07:04:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:7564386
SEOUL, Sept 6 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will travel to North Korea from Sept. 18-20 for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Moon's special envoy said Thursday, one day after his trip to the communist state. "First, ....