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Thousands in Eastern Ghouta punished as violence escalates -- UN official
Date: 2018-03-04 22:11:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:101 - ID:7277749
GENEVA, March 4 (MENA) - Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis Panos Moumtzis expressed concern over the safety and protection of millions of civilians across Syria, one week after the UN Security Council voted in favor of ....
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Libya’s "Sharara" oil field stops pumping on pipeline halt
Date: 2018-03-04 21:58:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:7277729
WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - Libya’s Sharara oil field stopped pumping crude oil several days after output plunged at another of the OPEC member’s biggest deposits, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. The halt resulted from the closing of a pipeline ....
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US Embassy in Ankara to close its doors, due to security threats
Date: 2018-03-04 21:48:22 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:99 - ID:7277977
ANKARA, March 4 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Ankara informed its citizens that it would be closed to the public on March 5, 2018, due to a security threat, the Embassy said in a security alert on Sunday. The Embassy will announce its reopening, ....
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Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Papua New Guinea
Date: 2018-03-04 21:39:27 GMT - Papua New Guinea - World - SN:98 - ID:7277980
PORT MORESBY, March 4 (MENA) - A strong earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea, measured 6.0 magnitude and hit at a depth of 10 km, the US Geological Survey was quoted by Daily Express as saying on Sunday. It comes after a deadly quake struck the ....
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UK PM tells Trump of 'deep concern' over US trade tariff plans
Date: 2018-03-04 18:10:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:7277715
LONDON, March 4 (MENA) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called Donald Trump to raise Britain’s “deep concern” over US plans to impose tariffs of 25% on imports of steel and 10% on aluminum, The Guardian reported. May called the president on ....
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Police respond to reports of explosion in north-east London
Date: 2018-03-04 17:26:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:7277727
LONDON, March 4 (MENA) - Homes have been evacuated following reports of an explosion in north-east London, the Metropolitan police have said, The Guardian reported on Sunday Emergency services responded to the explosion, in Romford, which was ....
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Russia never extradites its citizens -- Putin
Date: 2018-03-04 17:24:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:7277708
MOSCOW, March 4 (MENA) - Russian citizens accused by the United States of interfering in the 2016 US presidential elections did not represent the country's authorities, Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted by Sputnik news agency as saying on ....
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Israel appoints new ambassador to UNESCO, OECD amid rift with UN cultural agency
Date: 2018-03-04 11:25:54 GMT - Israel - World - SN:31 - ID:7276704
GAZA CITY, March 4 (MENA) - Israel's Foreign Ministry has chosen a professional diplomat with an economics background to represent it at UNESCO and the OECD in Paris, signaling its intent to shift the mission focus away from the controversial ....
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Trump says 'won't rule out direct talks' with N. Korea leader
Date: 2018-03-04 10:18:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:7276637
WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said that North Korea has recently sought talks with the United States and that he "won't rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un," the North Korean leader. "Now we're talking. They, by ....
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Donald Trump praises Chinese President Xi Jinping extending tenure "for life"
Date: 2018-03-04 09:32:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:7276536
WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday after the ruling Communist party announced it was eliminating the two-term limit for the presidency, paving the way for Xi to serve indefinitely, ....
