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Vote counting starts in Australian general elections
Date: 2019-05-18 10:28:05 GMT - Australia - World - SN:13 - ID:7946050
CANBERRA, May 18 (MENA) - Votes were being counted in Australia's general election on Saturday after the federal election polling stations had closed, ABC news reported. Voting in Australia's eastern states, where most of the 25 million ....
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25 killed, injured in explosion in Afghanistan's Herat
Date: 2019-05-18 10:25:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:7945986
KABUL, May 18 (MENA) - At least five children were killed after a bobby-trapped motorcycle went off in Awba district of western Herat province, local officials were quoted by Pajhwok news agency as saying on Saturday. Twenty people were wounded ....
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Staff member wrestles armed student to ground at US high school
Date: 2019-05-18 07:39:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:7945914
WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - A staff member wrestled a student armed with a shotgun to the ground at an Oregon high school, ABC News quoted police as saying on Saturday. The armed student entered the campus of Parkrose High School in northeast ....
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Indonesian police beef up security ahead of election results
Date: 2019-05-17 15:57:20 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:52 - ID:7945463
JAKARTA, May 17 (MENA) - Indonesia is deploying 32,000 security personnel in the capital, Jakarta, after warnings of a possible militant attack during the official announcement of presidential election results next week, police said ....
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Trump delays auto tariffs
Date: 2019-05-17 15:42:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:7945461
WASHINGTON, May 17 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would delay tariffs on imports of cars and car parts from allies like Europe and Japan for six months, essentially setting a tight deadline for the United States to reach trade ....
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Trump claims Obama-era officials 'conclusively' spied on his campaign
Date: 2019-05-17 15:04:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:7945410
WASHINGTON, May 17 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said Friday that government officials and others who conspired to conduct surveillance on his 2016 campaign should be subject to long prison terms for committing treason. 'My Campaign for ....
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Drone strike kills notorious Daesh leader in East of Afghanistan
Date: 2019-05-17 14:47:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:46 - ID:7945409
KABUL, May 17 (MENA) - A notorious leader of Daesh terrorist group was killed along with his seven fighters in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported on Friday. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan ....
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Russia upgrades Pantsir defense system through experience gained in Syria: report
Date: 2019-05-17 14:27:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:7945399
MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Russia has unveiled the upgraded export version of the Pantsir missile defense system, "Pantsir-S1M," capable of launching missiles to neutralize a greater range of drone targets, TASS news agency reported. The Pantsir ....
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Russia not to deploy missiles where similar US systems will not appear - Lavrov
Date: 2019-05-17 14:17:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:7945387
MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Russia will not create and deploy shorter- and intermediate-range missiles to regions where similar US systems will not appear, Sputnik reported. "Regarding the ....
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'Laser weapons' to define Russia’s military potential in 21st century – Putin
Date: 2019-05-17 14:13:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:7945381
MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Russian leader Vladimir Putin says that laser technology will play a crucial role in the nation’s military might as he spoke about the "first practical results" of the country’s Peresvet combat laser system, Russia Today ....
