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Iran, North Korea seek closer ties amid US bans
Date: 2018-08-09 16:41:04 GMT - Iran - World - SN:73 - ID:7526562
TEHRAN, Aug 9 (MENA) - North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho highlighted his country’s cordial and historic relations with Iran, expressing satisfaction with growing bilateral relations amid US economic pressure on both states. In a meeting ....
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Mahathir calls for more mutual understanding to avoid wars
Date: 2018-08-09 11:00:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:7525849
TOKYO, Aug 9 (MENA) - Malaysia's leader called Thursday for more international exchange among young people as a way to prevent war and terrorism, as he received an honorary degree from a like-minded university in Japan, ABC news reported. The ....
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Migrant boat sinks off Turkey killing 9
Date: 2018-08-09 07:38:44 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:13 - ID:7525530
ANKARA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Turkey's state-run news agency says a boat carrying migrants has capsized off the Turkish coast in the Aegean sea, killing seven children and two women, ABC news reported. Anadolu Agency says four other migrants were ....
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Another strong quake hits Indonesia's Lombok, witnesses say buildings have collapsed
Date: 2018-08-09 07:32:22 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:12 - ID:7525517
JAKARTA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Another strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 has hit Indonesia's Lombok island, causing some buildings to collapse, according to witnesses and Geoscience Australia. It's the third big quake to hit Lombok in little ....
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Moon's approval rating plunges to record low
Date: 2018-08-09 07:20:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:7525508
SEOUL, Aug 9 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has plunged to a record low, a poll showed Thursday. In a survey conducted Monday through Wednesday by Realmeter, Moon's approval rating came to 58.0 percent, down 5.2 ....
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Death toll from China mine accident rises to 13
Date: 2018-08-09 06:27:08 GMT - China - World - SN:2 - ID:7525424
BEIJING, Aug 9 (MENA) - The death toll from a coal mine accident in southwest China's Guizhou Province rose to 13 as the remaining nine missing miners were found dead, local authorities said late Wednesday. Rescuers found bodies of the nine ....
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Samsung to spend over $22 billion on AI, Auto Tech and 5G
Date: 2018-08-08 22:00:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:7525278
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Samsung conglomerate said it will invest more than $22 billion over the next three years to target such areas as artificial intelligence and auto-technology components, as it seeks out growth drivers beyond phones and ....
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Trump administration slaps more sanctions on Russia after Skripal poisonings
Date: 2018-08-08 21:41:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:7525311
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Trump administration will impose sanctions on Russia under a chemical and biological warfare law following the poisoning of a former Russian agent and his daughter in the UK earlier this year, CNN cited the State ....
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Theresa May demands Boris Johnson apologize for Islamophobic burqa 'letter box' comments
Date: 2018-08-08 15:51:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:7524790
LONDON, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Tory Islamophobia row has intensified after Theresa May demanded Boris Johnson apologize for comparing women wearing burqas and niqabs to bank robbers and letter boxes, The Independent reported. The prime minister said ....
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Saudi Arabia has sovereign right to decide internal reforms
Date: 2018-08-08 15:13:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:7524758
MOSCOW, Aug 8 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saudi Arabia has sovereign right to decide internal reforms. "We have always said that the politicization of human rights matters is unacceptable", the website of ....
