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UN General Assembly approves resolution for protection of Palestinian civilians
Date: 2018-06-14 06:30:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:1 - ID:7443511
NEW YORK, June 14 (MENA) - A session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday night passed a resolution that calls for the protection of Palestinian civilian population in Gaza. The resolution, which was adopted by a vote of 120 in ....
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Venezuela frees 43 prisoners in 'national dialogue'
Date: 2018-06-13 20:27:23 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:74 - ID:7443383
CARACAS, June 13 (MENA) - Venezuelan officials said they're setting free 43 prisoners in an ongoing campaign to ease tensions in the politically divided country, ABC news reported Wednesday. It's the third round of prisoner releases in recent ....
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Pompeo: US seeks 'major disarmament' of North Korea during Trump’s term
Date: 2018-06-13 19:42:35 GMT - south korea - World - SN:72 - ID:7443336
SEOUL, June 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the US hopes to achieve "major disarmament" of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal during President Donald Trump’s first term in office and would resume joint military ....
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18 soldiers killed in attack in northeastern Afghanistan
Date: 2018-06-13 18:57:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:67 - ID:7443252
KABUL, June 13 (MENA) - Eighteen soldiers were killed in an attack launched by the Taliban on a security post in northeastern Badakhshan province, local media reported on Wednesday. Hundreds of Taliban insurgents stormed the security post in ....
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Kosovo citizen charged with trying to join terror groups in Syria
Date: 2018-06-13 15:25:46 GMT - Kosovo - World - SN:56 - ID:7443074
PRISTINA, Kosovo, June 13 (MENA) - Kosovo judiciary charged an ethnic Albanian with joining extremist terror groups in Syria, said Fox News. A statement Wednesday said that the suspect had gone to Turkey last month and tried to cross into Syria ....
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Italian minister declares victory as Spain accepts rescue boat
Date: 2018-06-13 12:19:51 GMT - Italy - World - SN:41 - ID:7442506
ROME, June 13 (MENA) - Matteo Salvini, Italy’s far-right interior minister, has declared victory after a standoff over the fate of 629 people on a humanitarian rescue boat prompted Spain to agree to accept them. The impasse, after the populist ....
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Global (4):JA Solar Establishes New Subsidiary in South Korea to Expand Presence in South Korean Market
Date: 2018-06-13 09:29:57 GMT - China - World - SN:21 - ID:7442295
BEIJING, June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO), a world leading manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it establishes a new subsidiary in South Korea to further expand ....
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Italy summons French ambassador over 'hypocritical' criticism on migrants
Date: 2018-06-13 09:08:13 GMT - Italy - World - SN:19 - ID:7442230
ROME, June 13 (MENA) - Italy's foreign ministry said it had summoned the French ambassador on Wednesday, amid a diplomatic spat between the two countries over the handling of a migrant crisis. France's ambassador Christian Masset was due at the ....
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68th FIFA Congress opens in Moscow
Date: 2018-06-13 08:37:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:7442177
MOSCOW, June 13 (MENA) - The 68th FIFA Congress opened in Moscow on Wednesday, one day before the first match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia kicked off, Sputnik news agency reported. During the meeting, the delegates of FIFA member associations ....
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Trump praises Kim Jong Un as 'strong,' 'funny,' 'smart' and a 'great negotiator' in Hannity interview
Date: 2018-06-13 08:34:59 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:16 - ID:7442165
SINGAPORE, June 13 (MEAN) - US President Donald Trump, in an interview Tuesday with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, complimented North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their Singapore summit as a “strong guy” and a “great negotiator,” and argued his ....
