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  • Russia to hand over files on restoration of Syria’s Palmyra to UNESCO

    Date: 2019-03-19 15:33:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:71 - ID:7856063

    MOSCOW, March 19 (MENA) - Moscow will share its files on restoring Syria’s Palmyra with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and this includes a 3D model, Russia’s Defense Minister and President of the ....

  • Russia to increase number of submarines to 80 by 2023 - source

    Date: 2019-03-19 14:49:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:7856055

    MOSCOW, March 19 (MENA) - Submarine forces of the Russian Navy will consist of about 80 units by 2023, taking into account the construction of six Project 636 submarines for the Pacific Fleet, an informed source told Sputnik on Tuesday. "Taking ....

  • Dutch police detain 3 people over Utrecht tram shooting

    Date: 2019-03-19 12:57:08 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:54 - ID:7855802

    AMSTERDAM, March 19 (MENA) - Three men are currently in custody in connection with the triple murder, including chief suspect Gökmen Tanis, who was arrested in the city in the early evening of Monday, Dutch News reported on Tuesday. The motive ....

  • ECJ allows Germany to deport refugees to other EU countries

    Date: 2019-03-19 12:45:31 GMT - Germany - World - SN:52 - ID:7855698

    BERLIN, March 19 (MENA) - The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday cleared the way for Germany to deport asylum-seekers to other EU member states, according to Deutsche Welle. Judges in the Luxembourg-based court ruled that weak social ....

  • 56 dead, 577 injured in Cyclone Idai floods - Malawi's govt

    Date: 2019-03-19 11:54:37 GMT - Malawi - World - SN:43 - ID:7855578

    LILONGWE, March 19 (MENA) - Malawi's government has confirmed 56 deaths, three missing and 577 injured amid the severe flooding, in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi caused by Cyclone Idai and persistent rains, ABC News reported on Tuesday. Rivers ....

  • Autopsies on Christchurch mosques completed - police

    Date: 2019-03-19 11:23:15 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:40 - ID:7855419

    WELLINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - Autopsies have been completed on some of the shooting victims of the attacks on Christchurch mosques and have now been returned to families, according to the New Zealand police. Twelve victims have been identified ....

  • New York Times: Boeing taking actions to fully ensure safety of 737 Max

    Date: 2019-03-19 09:51:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:7855151

    WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - After more than a week of near silence, Dennis A. Muilenburg, the chief executive of Boeing, made his first substantive public comments about the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. The New York Times quoted ....

  • Australian PM pushes G20 to tackle Internet extremism

    Date: 2019-03-19 08:53:33 GMT - Australia - World - SN:17 - ID:7855097

    SYDNEY, March 19 (MENA) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on world leaders to press technology firms to tackle the "ungoverned" space of extremist Internet content in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack, Channel News Asia ....

  • Heavy firing continues overnight on LoC in Jammu, Kashmir

    Date: 2019-03-19 08:25:32 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:7855053

    NEW DELHI, March 19 (MENA) - Heavy exchange of fire took place between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor sector overnight, India TV reported Tuesday. "The Pakistani troops resorted to ....

  • New Zealand PM vows never to say gunman's name

    Date: 2019-03-19 08:24:35 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:15 - ID:7855070

    WELLINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed never to say the name of the Christchurch mosque gunman, the BBC reported. "He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety - that is why you ....

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