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Moscow dismisses Washington’s claims on Russian violation of INF Treaty
Date: 2019-02-07 21:00:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:7794123
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) – The Russian defense ministry said Thursday that it “categorically" denies groundless "allegations” of the United States on Russia’s violation of its liabilities under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF ....
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Afghanistan: 6 policemen killed, 8 wounded in Nimroz assault
Date: 2019-02-07 16:35:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:72 - ID:7793976
KABUL, Feb 7 (MENA) - At least six policemen were killed and eight others wounded in a Taliban attack in northwestern Nimroz province on Thursday, Pajhwok news agency quoted an official as saying. A security source, speaking on condition of ....
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Rescuers pull out 12 hurt in Turkey collapse that killed 3
Date: 2019-02-07 07:42:30 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:10 - ID:7792838
ANKARA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Turkish officials say one more person has been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed eight-story building in Istanbul, raising the death toll to at least three, ABC News reported. Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya told ....
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Measles outbreak declared in Philippines
Date: 2019-02-07 07:26:06 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:8 - ID:7792815
MANILA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Authorities in the Philippines have declared an outbreak of the highly contagious measles virus in the capital, Manila, the BBC reported. Data showed 196 people had contracted measles between January 1-19, compared to only ....
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Trump takes aim at WB with Malpass pick
Date: 2019-02-07 06:45:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:7792760
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump nominated an outspoken World Bank critic to head the development fund on Wednesday, his latest effort to reshape and reform a set of global institutions he's viewed skeptically, CNN ....
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Body recovered from wreckage of plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala
Date: 2019-02-07 06:45:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:2 - ID:7792755
LONDON, Feb 7 (MENA) - British investigators said they had recovered a body from the wreckage of the plane carrying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in the Channel, NDTV reported Thursday. The light aircraft carrying the 28-year-old footballer ....
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Trump to visit UK for December Nato summit
Date: 2019-02-06 17:04:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:7792321
LONDON, Feb 6 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump is expected to visit the UK for the second time to attend a Nato summit, due to be held in London in December. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that the summit would be held in the ....
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Pompeo says fight against Daesh to continue
Date: 2019-02-06 16:27:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:7792364
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the terrorist group Daesh, also known as the Islamic State, remains a menace in Syria and Iraq and that the United States will continue to lead efforts to defeat it ....
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Only one third of children covered by social protection: ILO, UNICEF
Date: 2019-02-06 14:58:30 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:64 - ID:7791971
GENEVA, Feb 6 (MENA) - The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the UNICEF said that globally only 35 per cent of children on average are covered by social protection. Social protection is critical in helping children escape poverty and its ....
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Venezuelan army blocks bridge on border with Colombia
Date: 2019-02-06 08:09:04 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:14 - ID:7791240
CARACAS, Feb 6 (MENA) - Venezuelan military officers blocked a bridge on the border with Colombia ahead of an anticipated humanitarian aid shipment Tuesday as opposition leader Juan Guaido stepped up his challenge to President Nicolas Maduro’s ....
