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Quetta coal mine incident takes 12 lives
Date: 2018-08-14 08:06:44 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:17 - ID:7532519
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (MENA) - Bodies of 10 of the 14 laborers trapped in a coal mine in Quetta's Sanjadi area have been recovered so far following a gas explosion last night — rescue teams told DawnNewsTV. In addition to this, five rescue workers ....
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Floods cause 4 bln yuan of losses in Heilongjiang
Date: 2018-08-14 07:46:18 GMT - China - World - SN:16 - ID:7532501
BEIJING, Aug 14 (MENA) - Floods triggered by heavy rain have resulted in direct economic losses of over 4 billion yuan (580 million US dollars) in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday, quoting local ....
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Taliban militants overrun Afghan army base
Date: 2018-08-14 07:44:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7532523
KABUL, Aug 14 (MENA) - Taliban militants overran large parts of an army base in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 soldiers, wounding 15 and capturing dozens more in fighting over the past two days, euronews reported Tuesday. The ....
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Man arrested after car crash outside British parliament
Date: 2018-08-14 07:37:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:7532499
LONDON, Aug 14 (MENA) - "A number of pedestrians" have been injured after a car crashed into security barriers outside the British Parliament, Sky News reported. A man has been arrested after the vehicle drove into security barriers, the ....
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China says US should treat Chinese investors objectively, fairly
Date: 2018-08-14 07:36:52 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:7532446
BEIJING, Aug 14 (MENA) - China hopes the United States will treat Chinese investors objectively and fairly, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday, as it plans to closely monitor the impact of a US foreign investment act on Chinese ....
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24 injured in Yunnan quakes
Date: 2018-08-14 07:33:21 GMT - China - World - SN:11 - ID:7532442
BEIJING, Aug 14 (MENA) - A total of 24 people have been injured in two 5.0-magnitude earthquakes that jolted southwest China's Yunnan Province in the early hours of Monday and Tuesday separately, Xinhua said. The epicenter of the latest quake, ....
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Russia plans to launch 3 Proton-M carrier rockets in early 2019 - Source
Date: 2018-08-14 07:14:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:7532456
MOSCOW, Aug 14 (MENA) - Russia will launch as many as three Proton-M carrier rockets in the first quarter of 2019 after a noticeable reduction in launches in the previous three years due to discovered problems with rocket engines, a Russian space ....
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US soldier in Afghanistan dies from wounds in roadside blast
Date: 2018-08-14 07:09:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:7532414
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - A US Army soldier has died from wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was on patrol in southern Afghanistan, ABC News reported. Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion is the fifth ....
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US navy tests new warheads to attack enemy sea mines
Date: 2018-08-13 21:15:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:7532282
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - The US has tested sonar and video-guided underwater warheads to attack and destroy enemy sea mines at the bottom of the ocean, Fox News reported on Monday. The step improves protection for submarines and surface ships ....
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US designates Iran-based Bahraini militant as terrorist
Date: 2018-08-13 18:21:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:7532125
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - The US State Department announced that it has designated an Iranian-based Bahraini national as a global terrorist, Long War Journal reported. In its statement, the US State Department denoted Qassim Abdullah Ali ....
