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US nuke envoy visits Seoul ahead of inter-Korean summit
Date: 2018-09-15 07:58:35 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:7576560
SEOUL, Sept 15 (MENA) - A US top nuclear envoy visited South Korea on Saturday, days before the leaders of the two Koreas are set to hold a summit meeting next week, Yonhap news agency reported. Stephen Biegun arrived in Seoul, following his ....
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Hurricane Florence kills 5 in North Carolina
Date: 2018-09-14 22:34:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:7576455
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - At least five people, including a mother and her infant, have died in North Carolina as Tropical Storm Florence slowly moves through the Carolinas, officials were quoted by CNN as saying on Friday. Two people died in ....
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Germany urges Russia to avert Syria humanitarian crisis
Date: 2018-09-14 20:59:19 GMT - Germany - World - SN:58 - ID:7576376
BERLIN, Sept 14 (MENA) - German Foreign minister Heiko Maas met with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Berlin on Friday to discuss measures to avert the humanitarian crisis that would likely result if a looming bombing campaign in the Syrian city ....
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US sanctions Thai company for ties to Iran
Date: 2018-09-14 18:17:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:7576285
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - The US government on Friday imposed sanctions on a Thailand-based company it says provides services to an Iranian airline that Washington accuses of supporting terrorist activities directed by Iran's government, ABC News ....
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China reports new African swine fever cases
Date: 2018-09-14 18:15:12 GMT - China - World - SN:48 - ID:7576267
BEIJING, Sept 14 (MENA) - China has confirmed two new outbreaks of African swine fever in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and central China's Henan Province, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was quoted by Xinhua news ....
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17 people killed in bus accident in India
Date: 2018-09-14 16:21:48 GMT - India - World - SN:43 - ID:7576190
NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (MENA) - At least 17 passengers were killed and over 13 were injured when a mini bus skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India TV reported on Friday. The accident occurred ....
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Chinese deputy premier to visit Russia, Singapore on Sunday
Date: 2018-09-14 15:21:11 GMT - China - World - SN:39 - ID:7576159
BEIJING, Sept 14 (MENA) - At the invitation of the Russian government, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng will visit Russia on September 16-18, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said. In a press conference on Friday, Geng noted that ....
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Hurricane-force winds collapse portions of North Carolina hotel roof, about 70 evacuated
Date: 2018-09-14 14:55:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:7576101
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - As Hurricane Florence inched closer to the North Carolina coast Friday, hurricane-force winds collapsed portions of an area hotel's roof, forcing the building to be evacuated, officials said, Fox News reported. About ....
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US received fewer refugees than rest of world in 2017 -- newspaper
Date: 2018-09-14 14:42:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:7575970
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - The Washington Post revealed on Friday that US President Donald Trump made the denigration of refugees a core theme of his presidency, and his administration has all but barred the gates to foreigners seeking refuge in ....
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Italy blocks adding name to Russia sanctions list
Date: 2018-09-14 14:30:07 GMT - Italy - World - SN:32 - ID:7576061
ROME, Sept 14 (MENA) - The Italian government blocked a Crimean lawmaker being added to the EU's Russia sanctions list, according to three diplomats, Politico reported on Friday. On Wednesday, the Council of the EU's Working Party of Foreign ....
