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  • UN report: 14 Afghan journalists killed in 2017

    Date: 2018-05-02 22:45:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:101 - ID:7380847

    KABUL, May 2 (MENA) - UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto has expressed solidarity with Afghan journalists on World Press Freedom Day, a statement from the United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ....

  • Up to 270 women may have died after breast cancer screening IT error

    Date: 2018-05-02 22:40:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:100 - ID:7380858

    LONDON, May 2 (MENA) - Women’s lives may have been cut short by a major IT error which meant 450,000 patients in England missed crucial breast cancer screenings, the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. As ....

  • 5 killed in military plane crash in US state of Georgia

    Date: 2018-05-02 18:25:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7380856

    WASHINGTON, May 2 (MENA) - An Air National Guard cargo plane crashed on a road in Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday, the US Air Force confirmed to CBS News. A Georgia Air National Guard spokesman said at least five people died in the ....

  • UK admits killing civilian in RAF airstrike against Daesh in Syria

    Date: 2018-05-02 17:41:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:7380749

    LONDON, May 2 (MENA) - A civilian was “unintentionally” killed in an RAF airstrike on three Daesh fighters in eastern Syria, the UK defense secretary has said. In a written statement to parliament, Gavin Williamson said a civilian on a motorbike ....

  • Press Emblem Campaign regrets increasing number of journalist victims

    Date: 2018-05-02 13:15:04 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:49 - ID:7380234

    GENEVA, May 2 (MENA) - The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) deplored the dramatic increase in media victims as the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day on Thursday. The Geneva-based NGO said in a press release that it strongly condemns the ....

  • Global(2)Kavalan wins 'Best in Class' and 9 'Double Golds' in San Francisco

    Date: 2018-05-02 10:28:33 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:28 - ID:7379942

    TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kavalan has given its biggest performance at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) this year, winning the Best in Class trophy and a record 9 Double Golds - a tremendous haul of medals ....

  • Six gunmen killed, injured in Afghanistan raids

    Date: 2018-05-02 10:26:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:7379862

    KABUL, May 2 (MENA) - Six gunmen were killed and injured on Wednesday in airstrikes on the hideouts of the anti-government armed militants in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported. The Ministry ....

  • US-backed forces launch 'final' operation against 'Daesh' strongholds

    Date: 2018-05-02 08:36:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:7379694

    WASHINGTON, May 2 (MENA) - The White House on Tuesday announced that the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have renewed operations "to liberate the final Daesh strongholds in Syria,", Deutsche Welle reported. "These last Daesh strongholds ....

  • Armenian protesters block traffic, railways & airport as protest leader Pashinyan loses PM bid

    Date: 2018-05-02 08:35:03 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:13 - ID:7379682

    YEREVAN, May 2 (MENA) - Anti-government protesters disrupted traffic in Armenia’s capital, blocking railways and roads leading to Yerevan International Airport, after the parliament voted against opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan’s bid for interim ....

  • 16 dead as fighting strikes Central African Republic capital

    Date: 2018-05-02 07:54:02 GMT - Central African Republic - World - SN:9 - ID:7379633

    BANGUI, May 2 (MENA) - A priest was among at least 16 people killed as new sectarian violence targeted a church, mosques and health facilities in Central African Republic’s capital, an aid group, hospital and the United Nations said, The Washington ....

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