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Malaysia aims to be the new tiger of Asia – Deputy PM
Date: 2019-05-25 10:38:30 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:21 - ID:7954905
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (MENA) – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says Malaysia aims to be the new tiger of Asia while forging ahead to tackle prevailing domestic issues, Malaysian news agency Bernama reported. "We are ....
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M5.1 quake hits Tokyo, vicinity hours before Trump's arrival
Date: 2019-05-25 09:45:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:7955059
TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) –An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 rattled parts of Tokyo and its surrounding areas on Saturday afternoon, Japan’s news agency Kyodo reported. The earthquake took place hours before US President Donald Trump ....
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Trump arrives in Japan on 4-day state visit
Date: 2019-05-25 09:11:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:7954999
TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday arrived in Japan for a four-day state-visit, Japan’s broadcasting organization NHK reported. Trump landed at Haneda Airport in Tokyo onboard Air Force One. He will attend a reception ....
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Security beefed up in Tokyo for Trump's visit
Date: 2019-05-25 09:08:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:7954950
TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) - Tokyo police are beefing up security ahead of the state visit of US President Donald Trump. They are deploying a record number of officers for any visiting US president. Trump is due to arrive at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on ....
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Trump’s national security adviser says North Korea is violating UN resolutions
Date: 2019-05-25 08:55:10 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:7954951
TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) – John Bolton, national security adviser to president of the United States, said there is no doubt North Korea violated United Nations Security Council resolutions by testing ballistic missiles earlier this month, The Washington ....
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600,000 Afghan children are at risk over malnutrition - UNICEF
Date: 2019-05-25 08:32:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:7954909
WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) – Among the 2 million children under the age of five years who are suffering from acute malnutrition, 600,000 children are currently suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Afghanistan, UNICEF warned. UNICEF detailed ....
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At least 13 injured in Lyon explosion
Date: 2019-05-24 21:12:28 GMT - France - World - SN:49 - ID:7954764
PARIS, May 24 (MENA) - At least 13 people have been injured in an explosion in the French city of Lyon, officials said. The prosecutor's office said a suspected parcel bomb was the cause of the explosion, Euronews reported on Friday. Most of ....
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19 students killed in blaze in western India
Date: 2019-05-24 21:07:52 GMT - India - World - SN:48 - ID:7954745
NEW DELHI, May 24 (MENA) - At least 19 teenage students were killed in a fire that broke out Friday in a tutoring center in the western Indian city of Surat, a top state official said. More than a dozen students were hospitalized with burns or ....
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Trump approves sending more forces to Middle East amid tensions with Iran
Date: 2019-05-24 18:53:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:7954597
WASHINGTON, May 24 (MENA) - The Pentagon will deploy 1,500 troops to the Middle East, including missile defense and surveillance units, a senior official said Friday, in the Trump administration’s latest step to address what it says are increased ....
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Explosion rocks French city of Lyon, 8 people injured
Date: 2019-05-24 16:38:42 GMT - France - World - SN:40 - ID:7954574
PARIS, May 24 (MENA) - At least six people were injured in an explosion at the corner of Victor Hugo Street and Sala Street in Lyon, France Info reported, citing police sources. The French Interior Ministry said that the blast occurred at around ....