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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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35 Taliban militants killed, large weapons cache destroyed in Kunduz province
Date: 2019-03-19 08:19:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7855054
KABUL, March 19 (MENA) - At least 35 Taliban militants were killed and a large cache of weapons was destroyed during the operations of Afghan Special Forces and airstrikes in northern Kunduz province, Khaama Press news agency reported. According ....
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New Zealand prepares for first burials of victims of shooting attack
Date: 2019-03-19 08:14:15 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:13 - ID:7855041
WELLINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - Preparations were underway on Tuesday to begin burials of victims from the Christchurch mosques attacks after days of intense grieving for the 50 people killed by a lone gunman in New Zealand’s worst-ever mass shooting, ....
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New Zealand premier Ardern vows mosque gunman will face 'full force of law'
Date: 2019-03-19 07:06:44 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:9 - ID:7854922
WELLINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised on Tuesday that the man responsible for last week's deadly mosque massacres would face "the full force of the law", as she vowed never to utter his name, Channel News ....
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Canada extending military missions in Ukraine, Iraq
Date: 2019-03-19 06:32:08 GMT - Canada - World - SN:7 - ID:7854933
OTTAWA, March 19 (MENA) - Canada is extending its military missions in Ukraine and Iraq, both of which were due to expire at the end of the month, CBC News reported. The extensions shore up Canada’s contributions to the global effort to curb ....