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Spanish court says ex-Catalan vice president must stay in jail
Date: 2018-01-05 14:32:21 GMT - Spain - World - SN:45 - ID:7176116
MADRID, Jan 5 (MENA) - Spanish supreme court judges have ruled against allowing ousted Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras out of jail while he is investigated for rebellion and other charges stemming from the region’s drive for independence, the ....
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At least seven killed in fresh violence in Rivers
Date: 2018-01-05 14:23:25 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:42 - ID:7176018
ABUJA, Jan 5 (MENA) - The police said gunmen killed at least seven people Thursday at a farm in Nigeria’s Rivers State, the latest violence to hit the oil-rich southern region, The Guardian reported. The attack, believed to have been carried out by ....
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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa meets main opposition leader, but rules out sharing power
Date: 2018-01-05 14:04:03 GMT - Zimbabwe - World - SN:36 - ID:7175951
HARARE, Jan 5 (MENA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday visited the country's main opposition leader who is battling cancer, but immediately ruled out sharing power, ABC News reported. Mnangagwa, accompanied by a former military ....
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US justice department launches new Clinton foundation investigation
Date: 2018-01-05 14:03:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:7175925
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - The US Justice Department has launched a new inquiry into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in any pay-to-play politics or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, law enforcement ....
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Former Pakistani air chief air marshal Asghar Khan passes away
Date: 2018-01-05 12:31:46 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:32 - ID:7175882
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - Former Pakistani chief of air staff Air Chief Marshal Asghar Khan passed away on Friday morning, according to family sources. He was going to turn 97 on January 17 this year, Pakistani Geo news reported on ....
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21 Daesh militants killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-05 11:03:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:7175665
KABUL, Jan 5 (MENA) - About 10 elements of Daesh terrorist group were killed in a series of airstrikes that have been carried out on Daesh training camp in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. At least six Daesh militants were killed in ....
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Cuba, EU sign agreements on renewable energy, agriculture
Date: 2018-01-05 09:34:25 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:16 - ID:7175356
HAVANA, Jan 5 (MENA) - European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday that the EU and Havana would soon sign agreements on renewable energy and agriculture that valued at 39 million euros. "The EU has become Cuba's ....
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Koreas agree to hold high-level talks next week
Date: 2018-01-05 09:32:44 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:7175344
SEOUL, Jan 5 (MENA) - North and South Korea agreed on Friday to hold high-level talks next week to discuss Pyongyang's potential participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February as well as means to improve their relations. North Korea ....
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US sanctions five Iranian companies for involvement in ballistic missile program
Date: 2018-01-04 22:33:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:7175241
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - The United States has imposed sanctions on five Iranian companies it says are involved in Tehran’s illegal ballistic-missile program, ABC News reported. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on January 4 said the "sanctions ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for Kabul suicide attack
Date: 2018-01-04 20:37:13 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:75 - ID:7175164
KABUL, Jan 4 (MENA) - Daesh on Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Kabul which claimed the lives of at least 20 persons of the Afghan police troops. "A suicide attacker has detonated himself... close to a number of police who ....
