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Trump says he hopes government shutdown ‘will not last long’
Date: 2018-12-22 06:36:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:7725373
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that he hopes the impending government shutdown caused by a dispute over funding for his border wall project will not be a lengthy one. The shutdown hopefully will not last long, ....
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US gives Ukraine $10m for naval buildup after Kerch Strait incident
Date: 2018-12-22 06:28:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:7725370
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) - The US will give $10 million extra in military aid to help Ukraine boost its naval capabilities, the State Department has announced. The decision comes days after a Senate resolution called for such aid in response to ....
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Denmark charges man for plotting terror attack
Date: 2018-12-21 16:56:53 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:52 - ID:7725078
COPENHAGEN, Dec 21 (MENA) - A 31-year-old man has been charged with planning to explode bombs in Copenhagen and stabbing random people with kitchen knives, Danish prosecutors said, ABC News reported. Prosecutor Anders Riisager said the man, who ....
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S. Korea launches three new navy ships
Date: 2018-12-21 16:55:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:51 - ID:7725085
SEOUL, Dec 21 (MENA) - South Korea launched three new high-speed naval vessels on Friday featuring a cutting-edge combat system and advanced capability for littoral operations, Yonhap reported. The launch ceremony for the 200-ton PKMR ships took ....
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Stockholm regrets Russia's decision to expel Swedish diplomat - Foreign Ministry
Date: 2018-12-21 16:51:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:7725080
MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - The Swedish Foreign Ministry announced it had refused to satisfy Russian applications for diplomatic visas. And Russia responded to this by asking a diplomat at the Swedish Embassy in Moscow to leave the country. "The ....
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Austrian police: Vienna's shooting attack not terror-related incident
Date: 2018-12-21 16:48:02 GMT - Austria - World - SN:49 - ID:7725082
VIENNA, Dec 21 (MENA) - Austrian police on Friday ruled out that the shooting attack that occurred near a popular schnitzel restaurant in central Vienna is a terror-related incident. One person was killed and another seriously injured in the ....
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EU slaps sanctions on 7 Myanmar army, border officials
Date: 2018-12-21 16:33:51 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:47 - ID:7725107
BRUSSELS, Dec 21 (MENA) - The European Union is slapping asset freezes and travel bans on seven more people accused of human rights violations against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, Voice of America reported. EU headquarters said Friday that ....
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S. Korean Navy dismisses Tokyo's claim about targeting of Japanese patrol aircraft
Date: 2018-12-21 16:15:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:46 - ID:7725088
SEOUL, Dec 21 (MENA) - The Navy on Friday dismissed Japan's claim that a South Korean warship directed fire-control radar at Tokyo's patrol aircraft a day earlier, saying the neighboring country misunderstood its operation to help a North Korean ....
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Germany calls for clarity from US after Mattis resignation
Date: 2018-12-21 16:06:27 GMT - Germany - World - SN:45 - ID:7724987
BERLIN, Dec 21 (MENA) - Germany's Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen on Friday called for clarity from the United States after the abrupt resignation of US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, The New York Times reported. "Because the United States ....
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Train slams into bus in Serbia; 5 killed, 30 injured
Date: 2018-12-21 16:05:57 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:44 - ID:7725077
BELGRADE, Dec 21 (MENA) - Serbian authorities said that a train slammed into a bus carrying mostly high school students in southern Serbia Friday, killing five people and injuring 30, ABC News reported. The collision took place around 7:30 a.m. ....
