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Dozens of Russian casualties in Syria battle, Russian foreign ministry says
Date: 2018-02-20 15:02:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:7256192
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Russia's foreign ministry has confirmed that "several dozens" of Russian citizens - not regular soldiers - were killed or wounded in a recent battle in Syria. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry described the Russian ....
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Putin, Russian security council discuss situation in Syria's Afrin
Date: 2018-02-20 13:53:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:7256185
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria’s Afrin with the national security council, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on the situation in ....
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Danish royals attend private funeral for Prince Henrik
Date: 2018-02-20 13:52:11 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:61 - ID:7256225
COPENHAGEN, Feb 20 (MENA) - Danish royals and officials attended a private funeral for Denmark's late Prince Henrik, husband of Queen Margrethe, at a Copenhagen chapel, ABC news reported Tuesday. The queen, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, ....
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UNICEF warns "world is failing" poorest babies
Date: 2018-02-20 12:12:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:7255807
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The United Nations Children's Fund has warned that global deaths of newborn babies remain alarmingly high, particularly in the world's poorest countries, RTE reported. Every year, 2.6 million babies die before turning ....
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Turkey warns Syria against protecting Kurdish fighters
Date: 2018-02-20 09:49:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:7255326
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) - Turkey warned the Syrian government Monday against entering the Kurdish-controlled enclave in northern Syria where a major Turkish military offensive is underway, saying it would hit back at Syrian troops if their goal is ....
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S. Korea, US to announce timing of joint military exercises by end of March: defense minister
Date: 2018-02-20 06:53:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:7255160
SEOUL, Feb 20 (MENA) - Seoul's defense chief said South Korea and the United States will announce by the end of March when they will hold annual joint military exercises that have been postponed to avoid coinciding with the PyeongChang Winter ....
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Ukrainian, US citizens arrested in Serbia over filming military facilities
Date: 2018-02-19 22:49:15 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:93 - ID:7255026
BELGRADE, Feb 19 (MENA) - Eight foreign citizens, including two Americans and two Ukrainians, have been arrested in Serbia on suspicion that they tried to photograph and enter military facilities without authorization, officials were quoted by ABC ....
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Migration 'dangerous' for EU's Christian culture: Orban
Date: 2018-02-19 21:46:21 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:90 - ID:7254998
SOFIA, Feb 19 (MENA) - Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has lashed out at Europe's migration policies during visit to Bulgaria. His words come in the run-up to his country's April elections. "We think migration is dangerous to public security, to our ....
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Myanmar government 'bulldozing Rohingya mass grave to hide evidence' - report
Date: 2018-02-19 21:26:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:88 - ID:7254950
LONDON, Feb 19 (MENA) - A rights monitoring group said Monday the government of Myanmar is bulldozing over the site of a Rohingya mass grave in an effort to destroy evidence of a massacre committed last year by the military, The Guardian reported. ....
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Gambia president announces moratorium on death penalty
Date: 2018-02-19 20:29:22 GMT - The Gambia - World - SN:85 - ID:7254933
BANJUL, Feb 19 (MENA) – Gambia's president has declared a moratorium on the death penalty, calling it a "first step toward abolition," Voice of America reported on Monday. President Adama Barrow announced the moratorium while addressing a large ....
