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UK: Salisbury incident nerve agent ‘delivered in liquid form’
Date: 2018-04-17 22:36:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:88 - ID:7355899
LONDON, April 17 (MENA) - The nerve agent used to attack former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter was delivered in a “liquid form”, the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said. Only a “very ....
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Russian military uncovers militants’ chemicals lab in Syria’s Douma
Date: 2018-04-17 22:22:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:7355940
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - The Russian military has uncovered a militants’ lab for the production of chemical weapons and the storage of its components in the Syrian town of Douma, specialist of Russia’s radiation, chemical and biological protection ....
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UK economy to underperform as Brexit worries weigh – IMF
Date: 2018-04-17 22:13:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:7355886
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - Britain's economy is set to underperform compared to major European peers over the next two years as it grapples with Brexit, according to a fresh report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday. The ....
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Daesh militants behead child on charges of helping Afghan forces
Date: 2018-04-17 21:39:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:82 - ID:7355657
KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - Daesh militants have beheaded a child on charges of helping the security forces in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported Tuesday. The local officials confirmed on Tuesday that the incident has ....
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IMF slightly cuts forecasts for ME, North Africa
Date: 2018-04-17 20:53:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:7355891
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly cut its 2018 growth forecasts for the Middle East and North Africa by 0.2 point to reach 3.2 percent. The IMF, in its latest World Economic Outlook, said China will ....
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38 militants, including senior leaders, killed in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-04-17 17:10:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:64 - ID:7355902
KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed that 38 militants were killed during the joint airstrikes conducted in western Farah province of Afghanistan, Khaama press agency reported Tuesday. The ministry's deputy spokesman, ....
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Russia patriarch, Pope Francis urge world leaders to avoid escalation of tensions
Date: 2018-04-17 17:08:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:7355908
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - The leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and Christian leaders of the Middle East have called on world leaders to relieve tensions in international relations, the Interfax news agency reported ....
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Russia vows support to Russian companies under int'l sanctions
Date: 2018-04-17 16:51:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:7355901
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev vowed support for companies hit by sanctions, which will be converted into "development measures," TASS news agency reported on Tuesday. "We will provide support and help to ....
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Russia calls on West to stop meddling with OPCW work in Syria
Date: 2018-04-17 15:51:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:7355667
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - Moscow calls on Western countries to stop meddling with the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in Syria (OPCW), Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday, ....
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Russia, Kazakhstan slam western airstrikes on Syria
Date: 2018-04-17 15:38:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:7355647
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, according to a press statement on the Kremlin website on Tuesday. The leaders exchanged ....
