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Voters in Lithuania choose new president
Date: 2019-05-12 09:53:30 GMT - Lithuania - World - SN:15 - ID:7937963
VILNIUS, May 12 (MENA) - Voters are going to the polls in Lithuania to elect a president to succeed Dalia Grybauskaite, who has completed her maximum two terms in office, ABC News reported on Sunday. Nine candidates are taking part in Sunday's ....
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Sri Lanka Catholic church holds first Sunday Mass since Easter bombings
Date: 2019-05-12 09:20:31 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:13 - ID:7937885
COLOMBO, May 12 (MENA) - The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has held the first regular Sunday Mass since the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels killed more than 250 people, ABC news reported. Military forces and police armed with ....
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US drone strike kills 5 militants in Afghanistan -- report
Date: 2019-05-11 21:34:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:60 - ID:7937660
KABUL, May 11 (MENA) - At least five militants were killed in a drone strike by the US military in Laman area of Afghanistan on Saturday. According to Geo News of Pakistan, two missiles hit a house in the area, killing five militants affiliated ....
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Four armed men killed after storming luxury hotel in Pakistan
Date: 2019-05-11 17:47:09 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:46 - ID:7937484
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (MENA) - Four attackers have stormed a luxury hotel in Pakistan, shooting dead a security guard before being killed themselves after a lengthy stand-off, Sky News reported. The attack happened at the Pearl Continental Hotel in ....
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Trump says companies should produce products in USA to avoid tariffs
Date: 2019-05-11 17:26:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:7937370
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Saturday advised Chinese companies to produce their products in the US in order to avoid the effects of tariffs imposed on China, the Washington Examiner reported. "Such an easy way to ....
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Trump: Discussing Biden probe with Barr would be 'appropriate'
Date: 2019-05-11 16:31:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:7937413
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said that it would be "appropriate" for him to speak to Attorney General Bill Barr about launching an investigation into his potential 2020 rival, Joe Biden, or his son, Hunter, the POLITICO ....
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China will not flinch in face of US pressure, top negotiator says after talks
Date: 2019-05-11 15:47:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:7937349
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - China will not flinch in the face of American pressure to agree to a trade deal, Beijing's chief negotiator said Saturday after the latest round of talks ended without agreement and higher tariffs were imposed on Chinese ....
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Pakistani hotel stormed by armed attackers, security operation underway
Date: 2019-05-11 15:06:22 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:36 - ID:7937267
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (MENA) - At least one man was killed on Saturday as security forces battled three heavily armed attackers who stormed the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in the southwestern port city of Gwadar, Geo News reported. "Three ....
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Taliban bomb attack leaves 8 children dead in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2019-05-11 15:01:30 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:35 - ID:7937296
KABUL, May 11 (MENA) - At least eight children were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in South-eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported Saturday. The incident took place at around 8:00 am local time in Muqer district of the ....
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Malta rescues 85 migrants from sinking boat
Date: 2019-05-11 14:55:43 GMT - Malta - World - SN:34 - ID:7937313
VALLETTA, May 11 (MENA) - A Maltese patrol boat rescued a group of 85 migrants late on Friday night and will bring them to Malta on Saturday, the Armed Forces said. The migrants, believed to be from North and Eastern Africa, were in a sinking ....
