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  • Turkish inflation hits 17.9 pct in August

    Date: 2018-09-03 18:17:22 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:84 - ID:7560594

    ANKARA, Sept 3 (MENA) - The inflation rate in Turkey rose to 17.9 percent in August from 15.9 percent in the previous month, exceeding the median estimate of 17.6 percent, Bloomberg reported. Turkey’s state statistics office said the monthly ....

  • UN disappointed over Myanmar court verdict on jailing Reuters reporters

    Date: 2018-09-03 10:11:19 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:31 - ID:7559404

    NAYPYIDAW, Sept 3 (MENA) - The United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator in Myanmar, Knut Ostby, said he was disappointed by the court’s decision to sentence two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison, The Guardian reported. The ....

  • Massive inferno engulfs 200-year-old museum in Brazil

    Date: 2018-09-03 09:31:21 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:26 - ID:7559446

    BRASILIA, Sept 3 (MENA) - A massive fire tore through a 200-year-old museum in Rio de Janeiro late Sunday, lighting up the night and sending large plumes of smoke into the air, CBS news reported. Firefighters worked to put out the blaze at the ....

  • Japan plans to stop importing Iranian crude in October

    Date: 2018-09-03 08:55:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:7559332

    TOKYO, Sept 3 (MENA) - Japan’s major oil distributors, taking heed of US demands, are expected to suspend crude imports from Iran in October and switch to other producers in the Middle East, The Japan Times reported. As Iranian oil is cheaper ....

  • Daesh fighters in Afghanistan are communicating with UK terror cells, defence secretary Gavin Williamson says

    Date: 2018-09-03 08:45:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:19 - ID:7559311

    LONDON, Sept 3 (MENA) - Daesh fighters in Afghanistan are communicating with cells in the UK with the aim of potentially carrying out attacks, the government has said. Defense secretary Gavin Williamson gave the government’s first confirmation ....

  • Mahathir says will honor PH agreement on succession

    Date: 2018-09-03 08:38:58 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:18 - ID:7559312

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he will honor the agreement by Pakatan Harapan (PH) partners that he will be interim prime minister, with the time frame mentioned as two years, before he hands over the reins to ....

  • US calls Myanmar court conviction of two reporters 'deeply troubling'

    Date: 2018-09-03 08:21:18 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:16 - ID:7559274

    NAYPYIDAW, Sept 3 (MENA) - The US says the conviction of two Reuters reporters in Myanmar is "deeply troubling for all who support press freedom and the transition toward democracy," ABC News reported. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were found guilty ....

  • Global(1):Major Delivery of Mining Equipment Highlights XCMG's Strength in South Africa

    Date: 2018-09-03 07:21:59 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:7559264

    Company's Mining Solutions Win Praise for Quality and Reliability XUZHOU, China, Sept. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- XCMG, China's top construction machinery manufacturer, has delivered six pieces of equipment to a mining company in South Africa, ....

  • Myanmar court sentences Reuters reporters to 7 years in jail

    Date: 2018-09-03 07:18:02 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:11 - ID:7559263

    NAYPYIDAW, Sept 3 (MENA) - A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday for illegal possession of official documents, ABC News reported. The ruling was met with international condemnation that will add to ....

  • 6 Afghan policemen wounded in twin bombings in Kandahar

    Date: 2018-09-03 05:48:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:2 - ID:7559185

    KABUL, Sept 3 (MENA) - At least six policemen were wounded in two explosions in Kandahar city. One Afghan officer was wounded in the first blast in Kandahar, officials said, noting that the explosive device had been placed in an electrical box. ....

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