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Calm restored in Brussels after five-hour protests
Date: 2018-12-08 22:16:01 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:70 - ID:7705721
BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (MENA) - Belgian police detained more than 400 people on Saturday after “yellow vest” protesters inspired by riots in France threw rocks and firecrackers and damaged shops and cars as they tried to reach official buildings in ....
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France yellow vest protesters set fire on cars in central Paris
Date: 2018-12-08 16:05:09 GMT - France - World - SN:50 - ID:7705466
PARIS, Dec 8 (MENA) - Hundreds of yellow vest protesters in France on Saturday set on fire a number of cars in central Paris, ABC News reported. An estimated 31,000 people have joined "yellow vest" anti-government protests across France earlier ....
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Spain rescues 33 migrants while crossing the Strait of Gibraltar,
Date: 2018-12-08 15:55:47 GMT - Spain - World - SN:49 - ID:7705455
MADRID, Dec 8 (MENA) - Spanish authorities said they have rescued 33 migrants crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, including a pregnant woman on a small boat and four people paddling two kayaks across the busy shipping lane, ABC News reported. The ....
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French PM: 480 people detained during yellow vests protests in Paris
Date: 2018-12-08 11:14:34 GMT - France - World - SN:24 - ID:7704860
PARIS, Dec 8 (MENA) - French law enforcement bodies have detained 481 people in Paris during the ongoing yellow vests protests against rising fuel prices, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Saturday. "We have already detained 481 ....
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IMF to extend $6.2mn to Afghanistan under ECF program
Date: 2018-12-08 11:00:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:7704744
KABUL, Dec 8 (MENA) - Afghanistan will receive a disbursement amount worth $6.2 million under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Saturday. The IMF Executive Board completed the fourth review of ....
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Duma Speaker urges creating unified list of terrorist organizations
Date: 2018-12-08 10:45:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:7704746
MOSCOW, Dec 8 (MENA) - Russian State Duma Speaker Viacheslav Volodin has called for a common stance against terrorism and a unified list of terrorist organizations in the world, accusing the US of hindering efforts in this field. There must be a ....
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Nearly 300 detained ahead of fresh French yellow vests protests
Date: 2018-12-08 09:19:59 GMT - France - World - SN:13 - ID:7704612
PARIS, Dec 8 (MENA) - Paris police detained nearly 300 people ahead of fresh anti-government "yellow vests" protests which authorities fear could turn violent for a third weekend in a row. Some 8,000 police were deployed, carrying out checks on ....
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Russia: Undeniable evidence of chemical shelling of Aleppo
Date: 2018-12-07 21:45:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:7704358
MOSCOW, Dec 7 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday that remarks made by the US State Department on Aleppo of Syria is an attempt to "whitewash actions of terrorists" in Idlib. The ministry said "the supply schedule ....
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Trump confirms he will nominate Barr as attorney general, Nauert as UN ambassador
Date: 2018-12-07 17:22:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:7704089
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump confirmed he will nominate former attorney general William P. Barr to lead the Justice Department again, telling reporters Friday that Barr was "my first choice since day one," The Washington Post ....
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Pakistan to reply to Trump's letter regarding Afghan peace process
Date: 2018-12-07 15:32:34 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:39 - ID:7703894
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 (MENA) - Pakistan on Friday decided to respond to US President Donald Trump’s letter to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Geo News reported. "PM Imran has given the letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and directed them ....
