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Vatican pope appeals for evacuation of refugees in Libya camps
Date: 2019-04-28 14:42:09 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:46 - ID:7920436
VATICAN CITY, April 28 (MENA) - Vatican Pope Francis called on Sunday for the evacuation of refugees held in detention camps in Libya as fighting there escalates, euronews reported. Speaking at the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Francis ....
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Distribution center in Voronezh Region on fire, with 20,000 square meters ablaze
Date: 2019-04-28 07:01:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:7919682
MOSCOW, April 28 (MENA) - A fire sparked in a distribution center in the Voronezh Region, with 20,000 square meters ablaze, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS. "At 0:08 Moscow time fire in the building of the ....
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Sri Lanka attacks: 15 dead in shootout after police discover 'suicide vest factory'
Date: 2019-04-27 16:35:14 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:46 - ID:7919126
COLOMBO, April 27 (MENA) - Six Sri Lankan children have died after a shoot-out between police and a group of men at a 'suicide vest factory' in eastern Sri Lanka, The Daily Mirror reported. The bodies of 15 people, including the six youngsters, ....
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4 killed, wounded in Pakistan bomb blast
Date: 2019-04-27 14:22:33 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:39 - ID:7918971
ISLAMABAD, April 27 (MENA) - Three Pakistani security officers were killed and another was wounded as a blast took place near checkpoints in the tribal area of North Waziristan. Official sources told GEO News that explosives were planted near the ....
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Eight Daesh leaders killed in security operations in Iraqi Diyala in April
Date: 2019-04-27 10:50:17 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:23 - ID:7918540
BAGHDAD, April 27 (MENA) - Eight commanders of Daesh terrorist group were killed in security operations launched in several parts of Diyala province during April, an Iraqi military source said on Saturday. The military source was quoted by the ....
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15 Taliban militants killed southern Afghanistan
Date: 2019-04-27 09:02:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7918422
KABUL, April 27 (MENA) - At least 15 Taliban militants have been killed during operations launched by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in the southern province of Uruzgan over the past two days, according to Afghan news agency Khaama ....
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China's Xi meets UN chief on fringe of BRI
Date: 2019-04-27 07:48:40 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:7918328
BEIJING, April 27 (MENA) - President Xi Jinping met with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is attending the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. China firmly upholds multilateralism, the ....
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Sri Lanka: 20 killed as police raid suspected bomber hideout
Date: 2019-04-27 05:42:16 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:4 - ID:7918237
COLOMBO, April 27 (MENA) - The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered after a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday. Authorities said another four gunmen and a ....
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Brexit Party to stand in next UK general elections
Date: 2019-04-26 19:59:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:7918068
LONDON, April 26 (MENA) - Brexit Party is planning to take on the Tories and Labour in the next General Election, The Sun revealed. Nigel Farage has confirmed he wants to run candidates for Parliament in future to stop Remainer MPs blocking ....
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Trump says U.S. 'will never ratify' arms trade treaty
Date: 2019-04-26 19:43:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:7918019
WASHINGTON, April 26 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump declared Friday his intent to walk away from the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty, a mostly symbolic move but one that drew condemnation from advocates, according to the Politico. "This treaty ....