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Russia's FSB detains US citizen in Moscow during spy action
Date: 2018-12-31 11:25:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:7737332
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) - Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detained US citizen Paul Whelan in the Russian capital during a spy action, Sputnik quoted the FSB's press service as saying on Monday. "On December 28, a US citizen Paul ....
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Year-end storm in the Philippines kills more than 60
Date: 2018-12-31 08:28:41 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:10 - ID:7737161
MANILA, Dec 31 (MENA) - Dozens of people were killed in the eastern Philippines in a weekend storm that set off landslides and flash floods as the country prepared for the New Year, The New York Times quoted officials as saying Monday. The ....
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Mahathir: I will honor my promise to only serve as Malaysia's interim PM
Date: 2018-12-31 07:37:41 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:8 - ID:7737146
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (MENA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reiterated on Sunday that he will abide by his promise to only serve as an interim prime minister, despite the calls for him to continue to hold the post until the next general ....
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Bosnians demand government resignations over mysterious student death
Date: 2018-12-31 07:19:21 GMT - Bosnia and Herzegovina - World - SN:7 - ID:7737108
BANJA LUKE, Dec 31 (MENA) - Special police forces dispersed protesters demanding the resignation of Bosnian Serb Interior Minister Dragan Lukac on Sunday over a student’s death, detaining several people in the northwestern town of Banja Luka, The ....
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Egypt-Press-Headlines 4 last Cairo
Date: 2018-12-31 06:54:41 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:6 - ID:7737106
-- THE EGYPTIAN GAZETTE: - President reviews progress of major national developmental projects - President Sisi directs gov't, CBE to regularly assess economic reform measures - Tawfiq: Police bodies resolved to realize the message of ....
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2 killed in residential building collapse after gas blast in Russia's Magnitogorsk
Date: 2018-12-31 05:33:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:1 - ID:7737041
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) - Casualties are being reported following an alleged gas explosion inside a multi-unit residential building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk, Russia Today reported. At least two people have been killed, according to ....
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N. Korea's tourism agency appeals to foreigners to visit N. Korea for New Year's celebration
Date: 2018-12-30 20:59:24 GMT - south korea - World - SN:68 - ID:7736930
SEOUL, Dec 30 (MENA) - North Korea has unveiled tour programs allowing foreigners to visit the reclusive state and celebrate the New Year's holiday, according to the country's state-run tourism agency Sunday. The program will run in Pyongyang and ....
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Russia to provide tit-for-tat response to placement of US missiles in Europe - Lavrov
Date: 2018-12-30 20:27:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:7736928
MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) - Russia will provide a tit-for-tat response in case of placement of US missiles banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) in Europe, TASS cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as ....
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Special flight with 30 children takes off from Baghdad to Moscow - Chechen leader
Date: 2018-12-30 17:47:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:7736781
MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) - A special flight with children from Chechnya, Moscow, Penza and Dagestan, who were kept at Iraqi prisons, has taken off from Baghdad for Moscow, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov reported via his Telegram channel on Sunday, ....
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Russia registers 29 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours - Defense Ministry
Date: 2018-12-30 14:55:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:7736363
MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) - The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has recorded a total of 29 ceasefire violations in the country over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has ....