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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean archbishop accused of sex abuse cover-up
Date: 2019-03-23 16:06:14 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:38 - ID:7862088
VATICAN, March 23 (MENA) - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago, Chile, who has been caught up in the country's sex abuse scandal, Euronews reported. A Vatican statement on Saturday said ....
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Death toll rises to 64 in E. China chemical plant explosion
Date: 2019-03-23 07:28:10 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:7861181
BEIJING, March 23 (MENA) - The death toll from an explosion in a chemical plant in east China's Jiangsu Province has risen to 64 as of 7 a.m. Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. One person was rescued alive on Saturday morning ....
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Brexit's fate 'is in British hands', says Donald Tusk
Date: 2019-03-22 22:50:39 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:50 - ID:7861071
BRUSSELS, March 22 (MENA) - European Council President Donald Tusk said Friday Brexit's fate is "in the hands of our British friends" after EU leaders agreed to delay the departure date by at least two weeks, BBC reported. Speaking in Brussels, ....
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Mueller report sent to US attorney general
Date: 2019-03-22 22:22:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:7861065
WASHINGTON, March 22 (MENA) - Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has submitted a confidential report to Attorney General William P. Barr, marking the end of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and ....
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Pakistan's mufti survives assassination attempt in Karachi
Date: 2019-03-22 18:03:22 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:43 - ID:7860930
ISLAMABAD, March 22 (MENA) - Pakistan's Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani survived an assassination attempt on Friday as unidentified gunmen opened fire on two vehicles near Karachi's NIPA Chowrangi, the local GEO News reported. Two guards were killed ....
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France says Israeli sovereignty over Golan flouts international law
Date: 2019-03-22 15:46:45 GMT - France - World - SN:38 - ID:7860664
PARIS, March 22 (MENA) - France does not recognize Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights and its recognition – as called for by US President Donald Trump – is contrary to international law, France 24 quoted the French foreign ministry as saying ....
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UN rights forum condemns Israeli use of force at deadly Gaza protests
Date: 2019-03-22 14:30:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:32 - ID:7860475
GENEVA, March 22 (MENA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday condemned Israel's "apparent intentional use of unlawful lethal and other excessive force" against civilian protesters in Gaza and called for perpetrators of all violations ....
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S. Korea offers military talks with N. Korea
Date: 2019-03-22 08:51:08 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:7860074
SEOUL, March 22 (MENA) - South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea on implementing a bilateral accord signed last year, but there's no reply from Pyongyang yet, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. "Recently, (we) ....
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Jimmy Carter becomes oldest living former US president
Date: 2019-03-22 08:04:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:7860093
WASHINGTON, March 22 (MENA) - Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the US from 1977 to 1981, became the country’s oldest living former president Thursday, surpassing the late President George H.W. Bush who died in November. As of Thursday, Carter ....
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China chemical plant blast kills 47, injures hundreds more
Date: 2019-03-22 07:43:17 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:7860070
BEIJING, March 22 (MENA) - A massive explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China with a long record of safety violations has killed at least 47 people and injured hundreds of others, 90 of them seriously, The New York Times reported ....
