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OFID winds up its 40th ministerial meeting
Date: 2019-07-18 21:48:38 GMT - Austria - World - SN:87 - ID:8030246
VIENNA, July 18 (MENA) – The 40th meeting of the ministers of OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) wounded up on Thursday. The meeting discussed OFID's general policies and future strategies to stimulate economic growth and lessen the ....
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US sanctions five people, seven entities over Iran nuclear program: Treasury
Date: 2019-07-18 20:43:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:8030226
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on five people and an international network of companies the US Treasury said are involved in the procurement of materials for Iran’s nuclear program, Al Arabiya ....
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Trump says US 'destroyed' an Iranian drone
Date: 2019-07-18 20:26:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:8030225
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said a US ship "destroyed" an Iranian drone on Thursday, CNN reported. He said the drone came within 1,000 yards of the USS Boxer and ignored "multiple calls to stand down." Speaking at ....
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EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm for ‘predatory pricing’
Date: 2019-07-18 19:06:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8030144
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - In yet another European Union move against a US tech company, the bloc’s antitrust chief on Thursday fined chipmaker Qualcomm dlrs 271 million, accusing it of “predatory pricing” to drive a competitor out of the ....
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UNHCR: 10.5 million refugees received health care in 2018
Date: 2019-07-18 16:08:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:62 - ID:8029893
GENEVA, July 18 (MENA) - Despite record levels of worldwide displacement and continuing refugee influxes, some 10.5 million refugees received health care through public health programs and through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and other partners ....
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UN condemns Italy's criminalization of migrant rescues
Date: 2019-07-18 14:17:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:49 - ID:8029654
GENEVA, July 18 (MENA) - The UN human rights committee expressed grave concern over the detention and criminal proceedings in Italy against the German captain of the migrant rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3. “Rescuing migrants in distress at sea is not a ....
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Abe: Kyoto fire incident 'too appalling for words'
Date: 2019-07-18 13:38:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:45 - ID:8029606
TOKYO, July 18 (MENA) - A fire caused by suspected arson in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday was "too appalling for" words, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Twitter, offering condolences to the victims, Japan's NHK reported. At least 33 ....
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25 dead, dozens injured in suspected arson at Kyoto anime studio
Date: 2019-07-18 11:53:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:30 - ID:8029211
TOKYO, July 18 (MENA) - A suspected arson attack on an animation production company in Kyoto left at least 25 people dead and dozens more injured on Thursday, The Japan Times reported. Japanese police said some people witnessed a man screaming ....
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20 Taliban militants killed in airstrikes in Kajaki, Ab-e Kamari districts
Date: 2019-07-18 10:58:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:8029079
KABUL, July 18 (MENA) - Afghan security forces conducted a series of airstrikes in Helmand and Badghis provinces, killing more than 20 Taliban militants, Khaama Press reported. The military officials said Thursday that airstrikes killed 20 ....
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Organized crime outpaces authorities in Southeast Asia, UN says
Date: 2019-07-18 10:43:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:8029078
NEW YORK, July 18 (MENA) - Transnational crime syndicates are growing more powerful in Southeast Asia and raking in profit by exploiting rampant corruption, weak law enforcement and lax border controls, Euronews quoted a United Nations report as ....