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Greek parliament ratifies FYR Macedonia name change deal
Date: 2019-01-25 15:13:55 GMT - Greece - World - SN:39 - ID:7774119
ATHENS, Jan 25 (MENA) - The Greek parliament on Friday ratified an accord that changes the name of its neighbor from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to the Republic of North Macedonia, Euronews reported. The settlement ends a ....
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UK minister refuses to rule out resigning over no Brexit deal
Date: 2019-01-25 14:35:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:7773809
LONDON, Jan 25 (MENA) - UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has refused to rule out resigning from the government if Theresa May decides to pursue a no-deal Brexit, the Independent reported. Pressure is mounting on the British prime ....
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Pakistan announces visas on arrival for 50 countries, e-visas for 175
Date: 2019-01-25 14:35:04 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:36 - ID:7773977
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (MENA) - Pakistan on Friday announced to introduce on-arrival visas for 50 countries and e-visas for 175 countries in a bid to revive tourism in the country, Geo News reported. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Information ....
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Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 443
Date: 2019-01-25 14:33:22 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:35 - ID:7773965
KINSHASA, Jan 25 (MENA) - Health authorities have announced that the number of people killed in an Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has risen to 443, France 24 reported Friday. The rising death toll - up by more than 40 in the past ten days - ....
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Putin, Russia’s Security Council say meddling in Venezuela impermissible
Date: 2019-01-25 14:31:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:7773987
MOSCOW, Jan 25 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the situation in Venezuela and other international and domestic issues with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov ....
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2 divers win Australian award for Thai cave rescue
Date: 2019-01-25 14:31:35 GMT - Australia - World - SN:33 - ID:7773970
CANBERRA, Jan 25 (MENA) - Two amateur divers who canceled their vacation plans to join what they thought was a hopeless mission to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand received one of Australia's most prestigious ....
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For 1st time, deadly Ebola virus founded in Liberian bat
Date: 2019-01-25 14:29:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:7773962
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (MENA) - Liberian health officials said that for the first time, the type of deadly Ebola virus responsible for recent epidemics has been found in a bat in West Africa, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Bats carrying the ....
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Afghanistan forms team to probe on civilian casualties in Helmand
Date: 2019-01-25 13:45:26 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:29 - ID:7773812
KABUL, Jan 25 (MENA) - The Afghan Defense Ministry (MOD) on Friday announced the formation of a team to investigate claims of possible civilian casualties during an airstrike in southern Helmand province, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. In a ....
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OHCHR condemns killings; urges restraint to halt spiraling crisis in Venezuela
Date: 2019-01-25 13:10:07 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:26 - ID:7773795
GENEVA, Jan 25 (MENA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned, and called for effective investigations into, the violence that has led to a number of deaths and injuries during this week’s protests in ....
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Pope Francis urges Latin America leaders to shun corruption
Date: 2019-01-25 12:50:50 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:25 - ID:7773813
VATICAN CITY, Jan 25 (MENA) - Pope Francis has urged Latin America's leaders to shun corruption and tackle gang violence, drug trafficking and the killing of women, which he said had become a "plague" in his native continent, ABC News ....
