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Russia's Su-27 fighter jet intercepts Swedish reconnaissance plane over Baltic Sea
Date: 2019-01-24 06:37:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:2 - ID:7772013
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday Russia's Su-27 fighter jet has intercepted a Swedish Gulfstream reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, TASS news agency reported. "An aerial target approaching Russia's state ....
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Moscow demands Israel to stop its spontaneous strikes on Syria
Date: 2019-01-23 15:20:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:7771327
MOSCOW, Jan 23 (MENA) - Israel’s practice of spontaneous strikes on Syria must be brought to an end, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday. "The practice of spontaneous strikes on the territory of a ....
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Search for Cardiff City FC player's plane to resume
Date: 2019-01-23 07:30:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:11 - ID:7770307
LONDON, Jan 23 (MENA) - The search for a missing aircraft that was carrying Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala will resume at sunrise, the BBC reported. The Argentine striker, 28, was one of two people on board the plane which lost contact off ....
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Four held over New York state 'plot' against Muslims
Date: 2019-01-23 06:55:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:7770291
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (MENA) - Three men and a teenage boy have been arrested and charged over an alleged plot against a small Islamic community in New York state, the BBC reported. The suspects are accused of possessing homemade bombs and firearms, ....
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US service member killed in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-01-22 22:43:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:7770149
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - A US service member has been killed in Afghanistan, the NATO-led coalition in that country said Tuesday, ABC News reported. It is the second US military death in Afghanistan in a week and this year. "One US service ....
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Death toll from Mexico pipeline fire rises to 93
Date: 2019-01-22 18:32:56 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:77 - ID:7769895
MEXICO CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - The death toll in a massive fire at an illegally tapped pipeline in Mexico has risen to 93 after more injured died at hospitals, ABC News reported. Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer said Tuesday that 46 victims who were ....
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Pompeo says he is optimistic about US-China trade discussions
Date: 2019-01-22 17:49:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:7770010
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he's "optimistic" that there will be a "good outcome" in upcoming trade discussions with China in Washington, ABC News reported Tuesday. A high-level Chinese delegation is due to ....
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Russian police detain drunken man who hijacked plane
Date: 2019-01-22 15:54:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:7769617
MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - Russian police detained a drunken man who threatened the crew of a passenger plane flying Tuesday from a Siberian city to Moscow, forcing it to land shortly after take-off, ABC News reported. The Russian Investigative ....
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Eiffel Tower closed to visitors due to snowy weather
Date: 2019-01-22 13:15:57 GMT - France - World - SN:56 - ID:7769304
PARIS, Jan 22 (MENA) - France's Eiffel Tower was closed on Tuesday to visitors because of the snowy weather in Paris, authorities said. "Due to the ongoing snowy weather, the Eiffel Tower is closed to the public for the moment. More information ....
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Plane lands in Siberian city after man on board demanded to divert to Afghanistan
Date: 2019-01-22 11:44:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:7769167
MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - An Aeroflot flight from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow was forced to land some 240km short of its destination, after a passenger reportedly demanded that the plane be diverted to Afghanistan, Russia Today reported ....
