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  • Iran puts death toll from flooding at 62

    Date: 2019-04-03 18:32:41 GMT - Iran - World - SN:68 - ID:7880317

    TEHRAN, April 3 (MENA) – The Iranian media reported that the number of dead from recent flooding has risen to 62, up from 57 the day before, ABC News reported. A Wednesday report by the semi-official Fars news agency quotes Ahmad Shojaei, head of ....

  • American tourist kidnapped in Uganda for ransom

    Date: 2019-04-03 17:38:54 GMT - Uganda - World - SN:65 - ID:7880055

    KAMPALA, April 03 (MENA) - Four armed men kidnapped an American tourist in Uganda Tuesday and have demanded $500,000 as ransom, CNN quoted the Ugandan Tourism Board and Ugandan police force as saying. The American citizen and her driver were ....

  • Daesh claims killing of Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso

    Date: 2019-04-03 07:26:27 GMT - Burkina Faso - World - SN:11 - ID:7879070

    OUAGADOUGOU, April 3 (MENA) - Daesh group carried out the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian citizen in Burkina Faso in January, the group's weekly newspaper Al-Naba said, claiming responsibility in its latest issue without providing evidence, The ....

  • 1st African-American female mayor in Chicago history will be Lori Lightfoot

    Date: 2019-04-03 06:59:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:7878978

    WASHINGTON, April 3 (MENA) - While celebrating her victory in becoming the first African-American woman picked to lead Chicago, Lori Lightfoot thanked the city and those who blazed the trail for her victory, CNN reported on Wednesday. "We may be ....

  • Venezuelan lawmakers strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of his immunity

    Date: 2019-04-03 06:17:01 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:8 - ID:7878981

    CARACAS, April 3 (MENA) - Lawmakers loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has stripped Juan Guaido of immunity, paving the way for the opposition leader’s prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly violating the constitution when he ....

  • Taiwan rattled by 5.6-magnitude earthquake

    Date: 2019-04-03 05:54:12 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:7878958

    BEIJING, April 3 (MENA) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern county of Taitung on Wednesday, the island's weather bureau said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake had a depth of 10km but no ....

  • Trump says Mexico is stopping migrants as he backs off border threat

    Date: 2019-04-02 20:53:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7878574

    WASHINGTON, April 2 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump retreated from a threat to close the US border with Mexico, saying he was still ready to do it but that the the Mexican government had begun stopping migrants from entering the US, Bloomberg ....

  • May to ask for short Brexit extension and reaches out to Labour

    Date: 2019-04-02 19:13:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:7878612

    LONDON, April 2 (MENA) - Theresa May is to ask for another brief Brexit extension in order to seek a compromise withdrawal plan with the Labour party, she has announced, signalling the likelihood of Downing Street backing a softer Brexit. In a ....

  • US-Japanese close policy coordination on N.Korea

    Date: 2019-04-02 19:01:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:72 - ID:7878613

    TOKYO, April 02 (MENA) - Senior officials from Japan and the United States have confirmed close coordination of policies toward North Korea's denuclearization ahead of the US-South Korea summit. Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian ....

  • Guterres meets UN representatives in Egypt

    Date: 2019-04-02 17:15:03 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:64 - ID:7878572

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday held a meeting with UN representatives in Egypt to discuss the United Nations Partnership Development Framework (UNPDF). Earlier today, Guterres met with Al Azhar Grand Imam ....

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