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Typhoon Jebi: Japan hit by strongest storm for 25 years
Date: 2018-09-04 08:41:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:21 - ID:7561036
TOKYO, Sept 4 (MENA) - Japan is bracing for flooding and landslides after what could be the strongest typhoon to hit the country in a quarter of a century made landfall on Tuesday, The Guardian reported. Evacuation advisories were issued for more ....
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Taliban confirms death of Haqqani Network founder Jalalauddin Haqqani
Date: 2018-09-04 08:25:26 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7561035
KABUL, Sept 4 (MENA) - The founder and leader of the notorious Haqqani network Mawlavi Jalaluddin Haqqani has died, the Taliban militants group in Afghanistan said Tuesday. According to a statement released by the Taliban, Mawlavi Jalaluddin ....
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Polling under way to elect Pakistan's 13th president
Date: 2018-09-04 07:16:06 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7560981
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4 (MENA) - Polling is under way at Pakistan's Parliament and four provincial assemblies to elect the 13th president of the country, Geo News reported. Polling for the presidential election commenced at 10am and will continue until ....
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50 killed, 125 injured in fresh clashes in Libya
Date: 2018-09-03 21:51:32 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:98 - ID:7560794
GENEVA, Sept 3 (MENA) - About 50 people have been reported killed and over a hundred injured as the southern suburbs of the capital saw multiple clashes, the World Health Organization(WHO) said in a statement Monday. WHO is sending 10 mobile ....
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Russia asks OPCW not to ignore reports on possible provocation in Idlib
Date: 2018-09-03 21:01:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:96 - ID:7560812
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) must not overlook reports about a provocation with the use of chemical weapons that is being prepared in Syria’s Idlib governorate, Russia’s Permanent ....
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Daesh, Qaeda may set up new terrorist holding, Russian official warns
Date: 2018-09-03 20:15:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:91 - ID:7560693
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - A Russian official warned Monday that militants of Daesh and Al-Qaeda may set up a new major terrorist holding with a significant destructive potential, TASS reported. "A new global challenge may be the alliance of the IS ....
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US service member killed, another wounded in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-09-03 19:14:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:90 - ID:7560724
KABUL, Sept 3 (MENA) - A US service member has been killed and another wounded in an apparent insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, ABC News reported on Monday. Resolute Support and US Forces-Afghanistan Commanding General Scott Miller says "the ....
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Putin has no plans to visit North Korea on September 9 - Kremlin
Date: 2018-09-03 19:13:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:89 - ID:7560720
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not scheduled to pay a visit to North Korea, Tass quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as commenting on reports that the Russian leader’s visit to Pyongyang may be held on September ....
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Turkish inflation hits 17.9 pct in August
Date: 2018-09-03 18:17:22 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:84 - ID:7560594
ANKARA, Sept 3 (MENA) - The inflation rate in Turkey rose to 17.9 percent in August from 15.9 percent in the previous month, exceeding the median estimate of 17.6 percent, Bloomberg reported. Turkey’s state statistics office said the monthly ....
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UN disappointed over Myanmar court verdict on jailing Reuters reporters
Date: 2018-09-03 10:11:19 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:31 - ID:7559404
NAYPYIDAW, Sept 3 (MENA) - The United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator in Myanmar, Knut Ostby, said he was disappointed by the court’s decision to sentence two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison, The Guardian reported. The ....
