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President Moon embarks on four-nation European tour
Date: 2018-10-13 08:39:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:7619079
SEOUL, Oct 13 (MENA) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in embarked on a nine-day trip to Europe on Saturday largely aimed at rallying international support for efforts to denuclearize North Korea and establish peace on the Korean Peninsula, Yonhap ....
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Denmark's control on border with Germany tightened due to terrorism threat
Date: 2018-10-12 22:44:29 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:66 - ID:7618862
COPENHAGEN, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Danish government is extending temporary controls on its border with Germany for six months to help counter the threat of terrorism, The New York Times reported on Friday. Under normal circumstances there are no ....
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Thousands march in Barcelona on Spain's national day
Date: 2018-10-12 22:39:15 GMT - Spain - World - SN:65 - ID:7618776
MADRID, Oct 12 (MENA) - Thousands of people flooded the streets of Barcelona on Friday for rival protests on Spain's national day, highlighting the division in Catalonia over support for the Spanish state and those seeking independence, Euronews ....
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Three migrants found dead, 354 rescued off Spanish coast
Date: 2018-10-12 20:14:19 GMT - Spain - World - SN:54 - ID:7618775
MADRID, Oct 12 (MENA) - Three migrants drowned and 354 were rescued from dinghies in Spanish waters on Friday, the maritime rescue service said. The nationalities of the dead and rescued were not immediately known, Euronews reported. The ....
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UNICEF welcomes release of 833 children in Nigeria
Date: 2018-10-12 17:19:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:49 - ID:7618449
GENEVA, Oct 12 (MENA) - UNICEF on Friday welcomed the release of 833 children from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, as part of its commitment to end and prevent the recruitment and use of ....
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Commentary: Critical moment calls for responsible US choice on China ties
Date: 2018-10-12 17:18:10 GMT - China - World - SN:46 - ID:7618473
BEIJING, Oct 12 (MENA) - China-US relations are now at a crossroads. The recent string of relentless and groundless China-bashing rhetoric from US leaders has revealed a Washington bent on dragging Beijing into a full-scale face-off, Xinhua news ....
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Consultations on Afghanistan may be held in Moscow later in October, says Russian diplomat
Date: 2018-10-12 15:16:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:7618604
MOSCOW, Oct 12 (MENA) - A meeting on Afghanistan in the so-called Moscow format that is involving Kabul, Moscow and a number of other regional capitals may be held before the end of the current month, Russia president’s special envoy for Afghanistan ....
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Court convicts American pastor, allows him to leave Turkey
Date: 2018-10-12 15:12:02 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:39 - ID:7618583
ANKARA, Oct 12 (MENA) - A Turkish court on Friday convicted an American pastor of terror charges but released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey, a move that's likely to ease the tensions between Turkey and the United States, ABC ....
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IEA: Unprecedented rise in global oil demand, supply
Date: 2018-10-12 15:07:54 GMT - France - World - SN:37 - ID:7618471
PARIS, Oct 12 (MENA) - Both global oil demand and supply are now close to new, historically significant peaks at 100 mb/d, and neither show signs of ceasing to grow any time soon, the International Energy Agency said in a report on Friday. ....
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Dina Powell no longer in running to succeed Nikki Haley
Date: 2018-10-12 13:44:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:7618334
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - Former White House aide Dina Powell is no longer in the running to succeed Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations, a senior White House official and a person familiar with the matter has said, the Washington ....