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4 killed when bus plunges onto train tracks in Finland
Date: 2018-08-24 14:34:17 GMT - Finland - World - SN:38 - ID:7545780
HELSINKI, Aug 24 (MENA) - At least four people were killed and more than 20 injured Friday when a bus crashed into cars before falling onto railway tracks in central Finland, police said, ABC news reported. Finnish broadcaster YLE said the bus ....
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October no longer deadline for Brexit deal, Lidington indicates
Date: 2018-08-24 14:13:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:36 - ID:7545722
LONDON, Aug 24 (MENA) - UK Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington has indicated that October is no longer the deadline for a Brexit agreement with the EU, The Guardian reported. Lidington said the EU would have no problem scheduling an ....
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British fighter jet intercepts Russian aircraft over Black Sea
Date: 2018-08-24 13:47:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:33 - ID:7545779
LONDON, Aug 24 (MENA) - A British fighter jet has intercepted a Russian warplane over the Black Sea after it approached the NATO base there, Al Arabiya news channel reported Friday. The channel gave no further details on the incident. (MENA) I S ....
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IOM: Rohingya stand on verge of another disaster unless response secured
Date: 2018-08-24 13:46:56 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:32 - ID:7545740
GENEVA, Aug 24 (MENA) - One year into a crisis that has seen over 700,000 refugees escape violence in Myanmar by fleeing into Bangladesh, the Rohingya once more stand on the verge of another disaster if more funding for the humanitarian response ....
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Russia, India solving problems over payments for current defense contracts
Date: 2018-08-24 13:08:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:7545671
MOSCOW, Aug 24 (MENA) - the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation’s (FSMTC) press service said that problems concerning contracts between Russia and India will be settled, Sputnik news agency reported. "There are certain problems ....
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One terrorist killed in encounter in south Kashmir
Date: 2018-08-24 12:56:38 GMT - India - World - SN:29 - ID:7545716
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (MENA) - one terrorist was killed during fierce gunfight between terrorists and the joint security forces in an ongoing encounter at Kokernag area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir, DD News reported Friday. During the search ....
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New Russian amb. to Belarus highlights importance of bilateral ties
Date: 2018-08-24 12:44:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:7545669
MOSCOW, Aug 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Mikhail Babich, who has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus and Special Presidential Representative for Expanding Trade ....
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Greek health min.: West Nile virus under control
Date: 2018-08-24 12:23:36 GMT - Greece - World - SN:26 - ID:7545652
ATHENS, Aug 24 (MENA) - Greek Health Minister Andreas Xanthos has said that the West Nile virus situation is being closely monitored and is under control, the Greek Ekathimerini newspaper reported. "There is no real concern that we will see the ....
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Air Canada plane makes safe emergency landing in Tokyo
Date: 2018-08-24 12:12:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:7545615
TOKYO, Aug 24 (MENA) - An Air Canada Boeing 777 made a safe emergency landing with no injuries at Tokyo's Haneda airport after reporting engine trouble, a Japanese transport ministry official was quoted by Euronews as saying on Friday. The plane ....
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7.1-magnitude earthquake on border of Peru, Brazil, USGS reports
Date: 2018-08-24 12:04:09 GMT - Peru - World - SN:23 - ID:7545659
LIMA, Aug 24 (MENA) - The US Geological Survey reported that a 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck eastern Peru, close to its borders with Bolivia and Brazil on Friday morning, Fox News reported. The quake was recorded at 4:04 a.m. local time at ....
