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  • Mexican populist López Obrador triumphs in presidential race

    Date: 2018-07-02 08:27:45 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:18 - ID:7469013

    MEXICO CITY, July 2 (MENA) - Andrés Manuel López Obrador — a populist representing a left-wing political party that he founded four years ago — will be the next leader of Mexico, marking a major change for a country that has been led by the same two ....

  • 5.8-magnitude quake hits Russia's Sakhalin Island

    Date: 2018-07-02 07:56:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:7468941

    MOSCOW, July 2 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Russia's Sakhalin Island in the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey said Monday. The epicenter, with a depth of 400 km, was initially determined to be at 46.8 ....

  • British climbers rescued by Pakistan army after Austrian dies in avalanche

    Date: 2018-07-02 07:31:45 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7468936

    ISLAMABAD, July 2 (MENA) - Pakistan’s army has recovered the body of an Austrian mountaineer and rescued two British climbers who were injured when an avalanche hit their tent last week, Daily Mail reported on Monday. The British mountaineers, ....

  • John Bolton: US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program in year

    Date: 2018-07-01 22:43:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:7468579

    WASHINGTON, July 1 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Sunday the US has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year, NBC News reported. John ....

  • German intelligence says Iran trying to illegally acquire tech for missile program

    Date: 2018-07-01 22:31:34 GMT - Germany - World - SN:62 - ID:7468568

    BERLIN, July 1 (MENA) – A local office of the German homeland security agency has alleged that Iran has repeatedly tried to get its hands on the goods and technology necessary for developing weapons of mass destruction, and is working on its missile ....

  • Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hits north India

    Date: 2018-07-01 22:10:21 GMT - India - World - SN:60 - ID:7468572

    NEW DELHI, July 1 (MENA) - Tremors were felt in India's Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region on Sunday evening for a few seconds after a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haryana's Sonepat, DD news reported. The earthquake struck Sonepat, ....

  • 1 dead, 9 injured as tour boat explodes in Bahamas

    Date: 2018-07-01 22:00:55 GMT - The Bahamas - World - SN:59 - ID:7468640

    BAHAMAS, June 1 (MENA) - A fiery explosion on a small tour boat in the Bahamas killed one person and injured nine others, ABC News reported Sunday. The blast and resulting fire sent thick black smoke pouring into the light blue sky off the coast ....

  • Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List

    Date: 2018-07-01 21:42:03 GMT - France - World - SN:58 - ID:7468661

    PARIS/MANAMA, July 1 (MENA) - The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chairmanship of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, inscribed two cultural sites in Germany and Turkey, as well as two mixed ....

  • Trump warns Iran of uranium enrichment

    Date: 2018-07-01 17:41:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:7468567

    WASHINGTON, July 1 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump was asked if he believed that Iran had restarted uranium enrichment activities, as Tehran claimed last month. “If they do, they’re going to have a very big problem,” the president responded. ....

  • Afghan soldier, 13 Taliban militants killed in Helmand clashes

    Date: 2018-07-01 17:33:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:41 - ID:7468523

    KABUL, July 1 (MENA) - An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and 13 Taliban militants have been killed in separate incidents of violence in southern Helmand province, an official said on Sunday. Omar Zwak, the governor's spokesman, told Pajhwok ....

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