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Direct flight launched to link east China's Anhui, Moscow
Date: 2019-07-16 06:26:59 GMT - China - World - SN:5 - ID:8025871
BEIJING, July 16 (MENA) - A direct air route was launched between Moscow and Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, according to Anhui Civil Aviation Airport Group, Xinhua News Agency reported. The maiden flight landed in Hefei airport at ....
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World hunger on the rise with more than 820 million at risk, UN report says
Date: 2019-07-15 22:17:51 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:91 - ID:8025788
NEW YORK, July 15 (MENA) - More than 821 million people suffered from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday -- the third year in a row that the number has risen. After decades of decline, ....
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US lawmakers probe bill to ban Facebook cryptocurrency project
Date: 2019-07-15 21:28:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:8025737
WASHINGTON, July 15 (MENA) - Democrats on the US House Financial Services Committee are considering a bill that would ban major social media and technology companies from providing financial services and offering digital currencies, The Hill ....
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Trump officially nominates Mark Esper as US defense secretary
Date: 2019-07-15 21:23:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:8025766
WASHINGTON, July 15 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Monday officially nominated Mark Esper to be the next secretary of defense, USA Today reported. As part of an expedited confirmation process, the Senate Armed Services Committee will hold ....
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Roadside bomb kills 11 in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Date: 2019-07-15 20:08:03 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:83 - ID:8025273
KABUL, July 15 (MENA) - A roadside bomb in Afghanistan killed at least 11 people riding in a truck in the southern Kandahar province, provincial officials told ABC Monday. Ahmad Sadeq Essa, a deputy army spokesman in Kandahar, said that around 35 ....
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British foreign secretary: There is a chance to maintain Iran's nuke agreement
Date: 2019-07-15 15:54:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:65 - ID:8025261
LONDON, July 15 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Monday that there was still time to save the Iran nuclear deal, said Euronews. “Iran is still a good year away from developing a nuclear bomb. There is still some closing, ....
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Frace's foreign ministry: Iran arrests Frech academecian
Date: 2019-07-15 15:53:31 GMT - France - World - SN:63 - ID:8025218
PARIS, July 15 (MENA) - Fariba Adelkhah, an academic with dual French and Iranian nationality from Paris’ prestigious Sciences Po University, has been arrested in Iran and denied contact with French consular staff, France's foreign ministry, quoted ....
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EU seeks to deescalate tensions in Gulf region
Date: 2019-07-15 12:30:46 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:40 - ID:8024823
BRUSSELS, July 15 (MENA) - European Union nations were looking to deescalate tensions in the Arab Gulf area on Monday and call on Iran to stick to the 2015 nuclear deal, despite the pullout of the United States from the accord and the re-imposition ....
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OPEC's development fund to hold 40th ministerial meeting on Thursday
Date: 2019-07-15 12:15:37 GMT - Austria - World - SN:36 - ID:8024687
VIENNA, July 15 (MENA) -- The Ministerial Council of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) is set to hold its 40th annual meeting at the OFID headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday. According to Fatma Elzahra Elshhati, OFID's ....
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WHO warns of too sugary baby foods
Date: 2019-07-15 10:56:04 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:28 - ID:8024690
GENEVA, July 15 (MENA) - The WHO wants the promotion of breast milk substitutes to end, and recommends that children between six months and two years be fed nutrient-rich foods prepared at home. Commercial baby foods often contain too much sugar ....
