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Miner Vale evacuates 200 people near Brazilian dam on fears of instability
Date: 2019-02-17 18:57:33 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:82 - ID:7809178
BRASILIA, Feb 17 (MENA) – Around 200 residents were evacuated from an area near a tailings dam in Brazil operated by Vale SA, amid fears that it was structurally weak and could burst like a similar barrier failure last month that killed 300 ....
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Next round of Munich conference slated for Feb. 14, 2020, says chief
Date: 2019-02-17 18:52:10 GMT - Germany - World - SN:81 - ID:7809152
MUNICH/BERLIN, Feb 19 (MENA) - The next round of Munich Security Conference (MSC) will be held on February 14, 2020, the conference's chairman Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger told Russia Today TV channel on Sunday. Germany has successfully wrapped ....
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NK official arrives in Hanoi to prepare for 2nd Trump-Kim summit
Date: 2019-02-17 07:50:02 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:8 - ID:7807932
HANOI, Feb 17 (MENA) - A senior North Korean official arrived in Hanoi on Saturday to check the final details of the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a source familiar with the matter said. Kim ....
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Armed bar attack kills 5, wounds 5 more in Mexico's Cancun
Date: 2019-02-17 06:37:37 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:2 - ID:7807892
MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 (MENA) - Gunmen burst into a bar in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun and opened fire, killing five people and wounding five more, CTV News quoted authorities as saying Saturday. Quintana Roo state prosecutors said in a ....
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US Vice President chastises European leaders for stance on Iran, Venezuela
Date: 2019-02-16 21:51:01 GMT - Germany - World - SN:68 - ID:7807764
MUNICH, Feb 16 (MENA) – US Vice President Mike Pence rebuked European powers over their position on Iran and Venezuela on Saturday in a renewed attack on Washington's traditional allies, rejecting a call by Germany's chancellor to include Russia in ....
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Yellow Vest protests persist, three months on
Date: 2019-02-16 21:43:59 GMT - France - World - SN:66 - ID:7807759
PARIS, Feb 16 (MENA) - Thousands of "yellow vest" protesters marched across France Saturday, three months since the movement began. Demonstrating for the 14th consecutive weekend, just over 41,000 people turned out across the country, according ....
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Islamabad: Saudi CP to visit Pakistan on Sunday
Date: 2019-02-16 13:40:51 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:36 - ID:7807131
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman will be paying his first state visit to Pakistan on Sunday (which was originally scheduled for Saturday) since becoming the heir to the throne in 2017, Dawn reported. The purpose ....
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Key Taliban commander killed in airstrike in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-02-16 11:37:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:28 - ID:7806919
KABUL, Feb 16 (MENA) - A key Taliban commander, Mullah Hamdullah, along with 22 militants were killed in an airstrike launched by the Afghan forces in Uruzgan province on Saturday morning, TOLO News reported. The airstrike was conducted on the ....
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US security adviser voices Washington support to India's right to self-defense after Pulwama attack
Date: 2019-02-16 08:34:18 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:7806638
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton said to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval that America supports India's right to self-defense after the two officials discussed the Pulwama attack. Bolton telephoned Doval on ....
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Afghan president, NATO chief discuss Afghan peace process
Date: 2019-02-16 07:55:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:7806594
KABUL, Feb 16 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference and discussed Afghan-led peace process, fight against terrorism and regional countries' role in this ....
