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Afghan commandos rescue 61 civilians from a Taliban prison in Helmand
Date: 2018-08-03 12:37:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:31 - ID:7516916
KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Commandos of the Afghan National Army rescued at least 61 civilians from a Taliban prison in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The provincial government media office in a statement said the civilians were rescued ....
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20 persons killed, 40 injured as explosion targets mosque in Afghan Gardez city
Date: 2018-08-03 12:37:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:30 - ID:7517066
KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - An explosion has ripped through the worshipers in a mosque in Gardez city, the provincial capital of Paktia province, Khaama Press reported on Friday. Provincial police chief Gen. Raz Mohammad Mandozai said that at least 20 ....
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7 Pakistani militants killed, 8 wounded in Kunar operations
Date: 2018-08-03 09:31:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7516732
KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - At least seven Pakistani militants were killed and eight others were wounded during operations in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press news agency reported Friday. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military ....
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White House: Trump receives message from Kim Jong Un, sends his reply
Date: 2018-08-02 22:35:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:7516526
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump received a new letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and responded quickly with a letter of his own, ABC News reported. The correspondence, following up on ....
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Facebook’s new message to WhatsApp: make money
Date: 2018-08-02 08:09:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:7515218
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - Four years after Facebook Inc. bought WhatsApp for $22 billion, it is formally starting the messaging app on a new mission: bringing in revenue, Wall Street Journal reported. WhatsApp on Wednesday detailed plans to sell ....
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Congress sends defense bill with military pay raise to Trump
Date: 2018-08-02 07:30:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:7515173
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) – The Senate has given final congressional approval to a 716-billion- dollar defense policy bill that would raise military pay by 2.6 percent, the largest pay hike in nine years, Fox News reported. The 87-10 vote ....
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South Korean president calls for doing utmost to win release of citizen kidnapped in Libya
Date: 2018-08-02 07:19:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:7515171
SEOUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - South Korea is doing all it can to win the safe release of a South Korean kidnapped in Libya, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday, noting the country's anti-piracy military unit stationed in the Gulf of Aden was ....
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Temperature hits 40 degrees in central Japan
Date: 2018-08-02 06:58:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:4 - ID:7515147
TOKYO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Temperatures continue to climb across Japan at the start of August after a record-breaking month that killed more than a hundred and sent tens-of-thousands to hospital, Japan's NHK reported. Temperatures on Thursday ....
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S. Korean minister visits N. Korea to examine preparations for family reunions
Date: 2018-08-01 22:44:51 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:99 - ID:7514772
PYONGYANG, Aug 1 (MENA) - South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung visited North Korea on Wednesday to examine preparations for the upcoming reunion event for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, Yonhap news agency ....
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US Sen. says ‘reasonably confident’ Russia behind fake Facebook accounts
Date: 2018-08-01 22:30:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:7514798
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) on Wednesday said he is "reasonably confident" Russia is behind the dozens of fake Facebook accounts identified by the company last week, The Hill reported Wednesday. "I’m reasonably ....
