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OPEC confirms holding extraordinary meeting in April
Date: 2019-01-17 19:32:44 GMT - Austria - World - SN:79 - ID:7762332
VIENNA, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Thursday it would hold an extraordinary meeting in Vienna on April 17, sources told MENA on Thursday. The announcement came after uncertainty over the new ....
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UK MPs to debate, vote on Brexit 'plan B' options on Jan 29
Date: 2019-01-17 13:18:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:7761700
LONDON, Jan 17 (MENA) - Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the Commons, has told MPs that on Monday Theresa May will make a statement to MPs about what happens next in the Brexit process, and that she will table a motion. The debate will be held on ....
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Nearly 60 militants killed in Afghan, coalition forces operations
Date: 2019-01-17 10:13:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:7761170
KABUL, Jan 17 (MENA) - Nearly 60 militants have been killed during the separate operations of the Afghan Special Forces and Coalition Forces in various provinces of the country, Khaama Press reported. According to the informed military sources, ....
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Brexit: Labor MPs launch bid to force Jeremy Corbyn to back Final Say referendum
Date: 2019-01-17 10:00:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:7761270
LONDON, Jan 17 (MENA) - Labor MPs pushing for a new Brexit referendum will try to force Jeremy Corbyn into backing one by supporting a Commons motion as early as next week, The Independent reported on Thursday. They believe the party’s official ....
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US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrives in Islamabad
Date: 2019-01-17 09:35:01 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:17 - ID:7761163
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (MENA) - US Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad on Thursday to hold delegation-level talks, Geo News reported. The US envoy was initially scheduled to arrive in the federal ....
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Ivory Coast ex-president detained pending appeal
Date: 2019-01-17 07:44:20 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:11 - ID:7761040
THE HAGUE, Jan 17 (MENA) - Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo will stay behind bars after prosecutors appealed against his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity, the BBC reported on Thursday. The International Criminal Court ....
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S.Korea, US discuss N. Korea via videoconferencing
Date: 2019-01-17 07:31:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:7760967
SEOUL, Jan 17 (MENA) - South Korean and US government officials had a "working group" session on North Korea via videoconferencing Thursday, Seoul's foreign ministry said, as Pyongyang and Washington look set to resume high-level negotiations. As ....
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Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Nicobar Islands
Date: 2019-01-17 06:54:32 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:7760976
NEW DELHI, Jan 17 (MENA) - The National Center for Seismology (NCS) said that a strong earthquake of magnitude 6 hit the seismologically prone Andaman and Nicobar Islands Thursday, The Indian Express reported. There was no tsunami alert issued as ....
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Russia ready for serious conversation with US on entire strategic agenda — Putin
Date: 2019-01-16 06:46:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:7759280
MOSCOW, Jan 16 (MENA) - Russia is ready for a serious conversation with Washington to discuss all aspects of the strategic agenda, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Serbia’s Politika newspaper. "Despite the United States’ ....
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Theresa May's Brexit deal voted down in historic Commons defeat
Date: 2019-01-15 20:20:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:7759137
LONDON, Jan 15 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting government in history, the BBC reported Tuesday. MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 to reject the deal, which sets ....
