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  • 13 Taliban militants killed in southern Afghanistan

    Date: 2019-06-04 11:31:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:7968019

    KABUL, June 4 (MENA) - Afghan security forces carried out a series of airstrikes in three districts of Helmand province killing at least 13 Taliban militants, Khaama Press news agency reported. Military officials said Tuesday that an airstrike ....

  • Trump, May arrive at 10 Downing Street for talks ahead of holding joint news conf.

    Date: 2019-06-04 11:12:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:26 - ID:7967982

    LONDON, June 4 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump and outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May just arrived at 10 Downing Street in London. The two leaders will have talks before holding a joint news conference, CNN reported on ....

  • UfM: Mediterranean region provides great potentials for achieving sustainable development

    Date: 2019-06-04 11:02:21 GMT - Spain - World - SN:25 - ID:7967895

    BARCELONA, June 4 (MENA) - The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) asserted that the Mediterranean area provides great potentials for achieving sustainable and eco-friendly development. The UfM's remarks came in a statement on Tuesday to mark the ....

  • FAO to mark Int'l Day for Fight Against IUU Fishing on Wednesday

    Date: 2019-06-04 09:59:13 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:20 - ID:7967881

    CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will mark on Wednesday the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. On 5 December 2017 the United Nations General Assembly ....

  • World Transport Convention to be held in June in Beijing

    Date: 2019-06-04 09:24:33 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:7967873

    BEIJING, June 4 (MENA) - The 2019 World Transport Convention (WTC 2019) will be held from June 13 to 16 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, to showcase the latest technical developments in the transport industry, Xinhua news agency ....

  • Japan to ban free plastic bags at stores

    Date: 2019-06-04 09:19:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:7967859

    TOKYO, June 4 (MENA) - Japan plans to make it mandatory to charge for plastic shopping bags at supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores and department stores as the country combats marine pollution from plastic waste, the Japan Times newspaper ....

  • President Ghani to visit Pakistan end of June

    Date: 2019-06-04 09:07:39 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7967870

    KABUL, June 4 (MENA) - ِAfghani President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday during his Eid remarks said he has accepted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s invitation and that he will visit Islamabad on June 27, Tolo news agency reported. Ghani also said ....

  • Some people try to paint negative image of Russia in Latin America — embassy

    Date: 2019-06-04 09:06:25 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:14 - ID:7967816

    BUENOS AIRES, June 4 (MENA) - Some individuals are using media fakes to paint a negative image of Russia because of Moscow's cooperation with Venezuela, TASS News Agency quoted the Russian Embassy in Argentina as saying on Monday. The embassy was ....

  • Russian defense forces test-launch new interceptor missile

    Date: 2019-06-04 08:40:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:7967806

    MOSCOW, June 4 (MENA) - Russian Aerospace Defense Forces have successfully test-launched a new interceptor missile from the territory of Kazakhstan, Tass news agency quoted Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Tuesday. "Another test-launch of a ....

  • Indonesia suicide bomber suffers grave injuries

    Date: 2019-06-04 08:18:35 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:9 - ID:7967814

    JAKARTA, June 4 (MENA) - The man responsible for bombing the Sukoharjo police resort's monitoring post on Tuesday suffered grave injuries, Antara news agency reported. After the bombing, the suspect was reportedly taken to PKU Muhammadiyah ....

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