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28 huts, mosques destroyed in Rohingya refugee camp fire in Bangladesh
Date: 2019-04-24 18:34:29 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:68 - ID:7915226
DHAKA, April 24 (MENA) - A total of 28 huts and mosques were destroyed on Wednesday in a fire that engulfed the Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh. A senior government official in Cox’s Bazar said the firefighters managed to contain ....
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Up to 20,000 extremists enter EU annually -- Russia
Date: 2019-04-24 17:13:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:7915188
MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Up to 20,000 extremists enter the European Union (EU) under the guise of refugees every year, Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) spokesman Maj. Gen. Sergey Kovalyov said at the Moscow Conference on ....
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US builds nuclear shield to deliver surprise nuclear strike on Russia — Russian general
Date: 2019-04-24 15:56:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:7915072
MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - The US is deploying missile defense systems near Russia’s borders with the goal of obtaining the potential to deliver a surprise nuclear strike on Russia, TASS quoted First Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main ....
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Death toll from Sri Lanka bombing attacks rises to 359: Police
Date: 2019-04-24 05:41:04 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:6 - ID:7913875
COLOMBO, April 24 (MENA) - The death toll from the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka rose to 359, Channel News Asia reported Wednesday. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera released the toll but did not give a ....
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Explosion at Savoy cinema in Colombo
Date: 2019-04-24 05:36:15 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:5 - ID:7913869
COLOMBO, April 24 (MENA) - Fears returned to the streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka, this morning after reports emerged of a fresh explosion at the Savoy cinema. There was a controlled explosion outside the cinema, Daily Express reported Wednesday ....
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Joe Biden to run for president in 2020
Date: 2019-04-23 19:08:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:7913609
WASHINGTON, April 23 (MENA) - US Former Vice President Joe Biden will announce his presidential bid Thursday morning with an online video, two sources close to Biden with direct knowledge of the planning confirmed to NBC News. Biden will then ....
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Putin to hold talks with North Korean leader in Vladivostok April 25
Date: 2019-04-23 16:13:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:7913316
MOSCOW, April 23 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vladivostok on April 25, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters. "The date is April 25. Our president will hold talks with North ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombing attacks
Date: 2019-04-23 11:44:58 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:33 - ID:7912719
COLOMBO, April 23 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing attacks which targeted churches and hotels across Sri Lanka, Sky News channel reported on Tuesday. The terrorist group made the announcement on its ....
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Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
Date: 2019-04-23 07:50:55 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:13 - ID:7912295
NAYPYITAW, April 23 (MENA) - Myanmar's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, ABC News reported. Wa ....
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24 civilians rescued from Daesh custody in Nangarhar
Date: 2019-04-23 07:35:24 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7912309
KABUL, April 23 (MENA) - At least 24 civilians were rescued from the custody of Daesh terrorist group in an operation by security forces in Nangarhar province, the provincial governor's office said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the ....
