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Japan marks 73rd anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Date: 2018-08-06 07:18:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:7520498
TOKYO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Japan marked the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Monday. Tens of thousands of people gathered to honor the victims at an annual memorial ceremony held in the city, Japan's NHK Radio reported. A minute ....
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US will enforce sanctions against Iran, Pompeo says
Date: 2018-08-06 06:50:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:7520469
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the US will fully enforce sanctions against Iran, scheduled to be put back in place Monday, The Washington Post reported. “The United States is going to enforce these ....
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Indonesia earthquake leaves at least 91 dead in Lombok, Bali
Date: 2018-08-06 06:32:14 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:6 - ID:7520451
JAKARTA, Aug 6 (MENA) - A strong earthquake has struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 91 people and shaking neighboring Bali, one week after another quake on Lombok killed more than a dozen, ABC News reported. The ....
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Trump declares California wildfires a ‘major disaster,’
Date: 2018-08-05 13:39:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:7519753
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Trump administration declared a "major disaster" in California as the state fights devastating wildfires that have now claimed at least eight lives, said CBS. The declaration makes federal funds available to ....
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Trump on GDP: It's going a lot higher
Date: 2018-08-05 11:40:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:7519345
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said that the US economy will grow at unprecedented levels because of his trade policies, according to The Hill newspaper. "It really has been amazing, it’s been a miracle to a lot of ....
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Taliban claims responsibility for suicide attack on NATO patrol in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-08-05 10:11:31 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7519262
KABUL, Aug 5 (MENA) - A suicide bomber killed three NATO service members on a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, and Taliban militants claimed responsibility, NDTV reported. A NATO Resolute Support mission service ....
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Clashes between police, protesters break out in Bangladesh
Date: 2018-08-04 21:38:53 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:51 - ID:7518892
DHAKA, Aug 4 (MENA) - Police in Bangladesh's capital fired tear gas and used batons to disperse hundreds of protesting students angry over the traffic deaths of two fellow students, leaving many people injured, Fox News reported on ....
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Greece says will not extradite journalist wanted in Turkey
Date: 2018-08-04 19:49:25 GMT - Greece - World - SN:46 - ID:7518810
ATHENS, Aug 4 (MENA) - Greek Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis decided to block a journalist’s extradition to Turkey despite a court ruling clearing the process in early June, local media reported on Saturday. Kontonis, who has the power to ....
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Qaeda member, 4 comrades caught in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2018-08-04 15:42:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:7518233
KABUL, Aug 4 (MENA) - A member of the Al Qaeda terrorist group and his four comrades were arrested during an operation in Jalalabad city in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Khaama Press reported on Saturday. According to a statement released by ....
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Turkey to freeze assets of US justice, interior ministers
Date: 2018-08-04 15:38:04 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:37 - ID:7518238
ANKARA, Aug 4 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was asking Turkish authorities to freeze the assets in Turkey of the US ministers of "justice and interior", in response to Washington's sanctions on the detention of an American ....
