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Ditch trade deal with Trump rather than accept chlorinated chicken, Britons say
Date: 2018-04-08 22:33:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:100 - ID:7340269
LONDON, April 8 (MENA) - The British public are overwhelmingly willing to ditch plans for a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States in order to protect the UK’s high food safety standards, a new polling seen by The Independent shows. The ....
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British Home Secretary defends police cuts strategy
Date: 2018-04-08 22:28:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:7340272
LONDON, April 8 (MENA) - British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said police cuts have played no part in the surge in street killings, The Independent reported. Rudd said the “evidence” disproved the criticism that harsh police cuts have left forces ....
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China, Austria agree to establish friendly strategic partnership
Date: 2018-04-08 22:21:39 GMT - China - World - SN:98 - ID:7340266
BEIJING, April 8 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday held talks with visiting Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Xinhua reported. They agreed to establish a Sino-Austrian friendly strategic partnership and advance bilateral ....
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China to take down its trade barriers - Trump
Date: 2018-04-08 22:18:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:7340278
WASHINGTON, April 8 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Sunday touted his friendship with Chinese President Xi Jinping but vowed that Beijing will remove its "trade barriers" amid increased tensions between the two countries, The Hill ....
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Iraqi, US leaders discuss regional developments
Date: 2018-04-08 22:08:05 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:96 - ID:7340527
BAGHDAD, April 8 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Heidar Al Abadi discussed with US President Donald Trump over the phone the developments in Iraq and Syria, according to a statement by the Iraqi prime minister's office. Both leaders highlighted ....
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Trump sends mixed signals on Syria - report
Date: 2018-04-08 22:01:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:7340524
WASHINGTON, April 8 (MENA) - US Lawmakers on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to take action in response to a reported chemical attack in Syria that comes as Trump pushes for a draw down of US troops in the war-torn nation, The Hill ....
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‘Responsible nations’ can’t tolerate chemical attack in Syria - says top US lawmaker
Date: 2018-04-08 21:51:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:94 - ID:7340525
WASHINGTON, April 8 (MENA) – US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan in a tweet on Sunday condemned reports of a deadly chemical attack on civilians in Syria, saying responsible countries cannot tolerate it, The Hill reported. "The chemical ....
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100 refugees rescued off Greek shores in Aegean sea
Date: 2018-04-08 21:32:52 GMT - Greece - World - SN:93 - ID:7340376
ATHENS, April 8 (MENA) - One hundred refugees and migrants were rescued by the Greek coast guard and the European Union’s border agency Frontex in the eastern Aegean, Ekathimerini newspaper reported on Sunday. The largest rescue operation took ....
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North Korea ready to discuss denuclearization, US officials say
Date: 2018-04-08 21:19:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:7340520
WASHINGTON, April 8 (MENA) - North Korea has told the US that Kim Jong Un is prepared to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, clearing the way for a summit meeting between the North Korean leader and President Donald Trump, ....
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35 Taliban insurgents killed, wounded in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-04-08 21:08:57 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:91 - ID:7340429
KABUL, April 8 (MENA) – The Taliban militants and Afghan armed forces suffered casualties during an operation in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press quoted local officials as saying on Sunday. According to Uruzgan security ....