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Two leaders of Malian al Qaeda affiliate put on US terrorism list
Date: 2019-07-16 17:28:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:8026998
WASHINGTON, July 16 (MENA) - The United States added two leaders of al Qaeda's affiliate in Mali to its global terrorism list on Tuesday, accusing them of engaging in destabilizing attacks across the West African country, the US Treasury said, ....
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Kremlin says Putin’s conversation with Macron not on agenda
Date: 2019-07-16 16:57:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:8026969
MOSCOW, July 16 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans yet to meet or to talk on the phone with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Kremlin spokesman told reporters on Tuesday. He added that phone conversations can be ....
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde resigns
Date: 2019-07-16 16:11:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8026911
WASHINGTON, July 16 (MENA) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde announced on Tuesday she had submitted her resignation from the global lender, saying she had more clarity about her nomination to be the next head of the ....
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Zarif says allowed to visit only 3 buildings in NY
Date: 2019-07-16 15:56:53 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:60 - ID:8026840
NEW YORK, July 16 (MENA) – The Iranian foreign minister has tweeted he was permitted to set foot only in three buildings in the American city of New York. “My interview with @LesterHoltNBC of @NBCNightlyNews in NY. We sat down on July 15 in ....
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French minister resigns over spending scandal
Date: 2019-07-16 14:33:04 GMT - France - World - SN:54 - ID:8026613
PARIS, July 16 (MENA) - French Environment Minister François de Rugy, at the center of a controversy over lavish spending, announced his resignation on Tuesday and lashed out at what he claimed was a “media lynching”, according to France 24. "The ....
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Macron demands explanation after arrest of Franco-Iranian researcher in Iran
Date: 2019-07-16 12:07:19 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:36 - ID:8026122
BELGRADE, July 16 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron has demanded an explanation from Iran for their arrest of Franco-Iranian academic researcher Fariba Adelkhah, Euronews reported Tuesday. The 60-year-old anthropologist is a senior ....
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Japan sees worst suicide rate for those under 20 in 2018
Date: 2019-07-16 11:35:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:33 - ID:8026268
TOKYO, July 16 (MENA) - Japan saw the worst suicide rate for those under 20 years old in 2018, with school-related matters such as poor academic performance cited as the most common reason among youth aged 10 to 19, the government said Tuesday in ....
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Japan won’t send troops to Middle East, says defense minister
Date: 2019-07-16 09:25:57 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:8026051
TOKYO, July 16 (MENA) - Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Tuesday he has “no plan” to send the Self-Defence Forces to the Middle East to join a military coalition envisioned by the United States to safeguard commercial shipping from ....
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Airstrikes kill 5 Taliban militants in Helmand province
Date: 2019-07-16 07:03:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8025912
KABUL, July 16 (MENA) - The security forces conducted airstrikes in two districts of Helmand province killing at least five Taliban militants. The informed military officials said Tuesday that an airstrike killed two Taliban militants in Musa ....
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6-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Bali, damages hotels, schools
Date: 2019-07-16 06:37:59 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:6 - ID:8025886
JAKARTA, July 16 (MENA) - A 6-magnitude rocked Indonesia's island of Bali on Tuesday morning, damaging the entrance to the Nusa Dua hotel area and a few buildings, Jakarta Post newspaper reported. No fatalities have been reported nor a tsunami ....
