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Russian ships keep watch on NATO naval goup in Baltic Sea: Defense Ministry
Date: 2019-04-18 08:02:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:7903347
MOSCOW, April 18 (MENA) - The ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet are tracking the activity of NATO's naval group that has entered the Baltic Sea, Russian news agency Sputnik quoted Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday. "On April 18, a ....
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US Justice Department set to release redacted Mueller report Thursday
Date: 2019-04-18 08:02:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:7903351
WASHINGTON, April 18 (MENA) - The US Justice Department is set to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian election interference and Trump’s campaign Thursday, Time reported. Attorney General William Barr ....
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14 shot dead on Makran Coastal Highway in Pakistan
Date: 2019-04-18 07:35:28 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7903320
ISLAMABAD, April 18 (MENA) - At least 14 passengers were forced to offload from a passenger bus on Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan's Ormara area and shot dead by unidentified gunmen early on Thursday, Geo News reported. The bodies were ....
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocks eastern Taiwan
Date: 2019-04-18 07:19:17 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:7903317
BEIJING, April 18 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocked eastern Taiwan at 1.01 p.m. on Thursday, sending panicked residents rushing onto the streets and shaking buildings 115 km away in the island’s capital, Taipei, according to South China ....
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Over 50 Boko Haram fighters killed in Nigeria attack
Date: 2019-04-18 06:48:47 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:5 - ID:7903234
ABUJA, April 18 (MENA) - More than 50 Boko Haram fighters have been killed in an attack on a multi-national force in northeastern Nigeria, Al Arabiya reported Thursday. Two Chadian soldiers belonging to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MMF), ....
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Ex-Peruvian President Alan García is dead after shooting himself in head
Date: 2019-04-17 16:23:36 GMT - Peru - World - SN:72 - ID:7902809
LIMA, April 17 (MENA) - Ex-Peruvian President Alan García is dead after shooting himself in head amid corruption probe, ABC News reported Wednesday. A lawyer for former Peruvian President Alan García said the leader shot himself before being ....
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WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions
Date: 2019-04-17 16:06:55 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:70 - ID:7902652
GENEVA, April 17 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) released on Wednesday new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people’s health and ....
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Ukrainian authorities arrest 7 Russians over planning attacks in Ukraine
Date: 2019-04-17 15:34:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:67 - ID:7902655
KIEV, April 17 (MENA) - The Ukrainian Security Service says that it has arrested seven Russian nationals who it says have been plotting attacks in Ukraine, ABC News reported. Two of the seven men claim to work for Russian intelligence but offered ....
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Peru's ex-President Alan García shoots himself before arrest
Date: 2019-04-17 14:10:18 GMT - Peru - World - SN:61 - ID:7902542
LIMA, April 17 (MENA) - A lawyer for former Peruvian President Alan García said Wednesday the leader shot himself before being detained by police amid allegations he received illegal payment from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, ABC News ....
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UN finds torture, ill-treatment in Afghan prisons
Date: 2019-04-17 12:26:04 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:48 - ID:7902241
KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - Around a third of all conflict-related detainees in Afghanistan say they have suffered from torture or ill-treatment, the UN said in a report Wednesday. UN officials interviewed a total of 618 detainees held in 77 ....