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Serbian defense chief rejects report on buying Russia’s S-300 missile systems
Date: 2018-07-05 07:11:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:5 - ID:7474016
MOSCOW, July 5 (MENA) - Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin refuted reports on Thursday that his country planned to purchase Russia’s S-300 missile systems, TASS news agency quoted the Serbian Defense Ministry as saying on its ....
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Extreme heat wave in Canada claims at least 19 lives – reports
Date: 2018-07-05 06:56:22 GMT - Canada - World - SN:2 - ID:7473980
OTTAWA, July 5 (MENA) - Extreme heat and humidity has blanketed eastern and central Canada, the national broadcaster CBC said. The heatwave is reportedly responsible for 14 deaths in Montreal and five in the Eastern Townships, a rural area just east ....
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UK counter-terror police investigate Amesbury substance after pair fall ill
Date: 2018-07-04 22:43:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:7473807
LONDON, July 4 (MENA) - UK counter-terror police are investigating a "major incident" in Amesbury after two people were exposed to an unknown substance which left them in a critical condition, Sky News reported on Wednesday. Samples of the ....
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US celebrates independence day, welcomes 14,000 new citizens
Date: 2018-07-04 22:40:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:96 - ID:7473565
WASHINGTON, July 4 (MENA) - This Fourth of July, nearly 14,000 immigrants become America’s newest citizens, ABC news reported. They will swear the oath of allegiance at 27 naturalization ceremonies across the nation that coincide with the ....
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Manchester police confirm Saddleworth Moor fire being investigated as arson
Date: 2018-07-04 22:27:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:95 - ID:7473546
LONDON, July 4 (MENA) - A wildfire which has burned on Saddleworth Moor for more than a week was started deliberately, detectives believe. Greater Manchester Police said it was investigating the blaze as arson after witnesses reported seeing ....
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US senator warns against further Turkish incursions in Syria
Date: 2018-07-04 22:20:41 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:94 - ID:7473730
BAGHDAD, July 4 (MENA) - Turkey could find itself in a quagmire if it deepens its involvement in Syria's multi-sided civil war, a US senator said Wednesday after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan this week. Lindsey Graham, a Republican ....
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Germany deports 69 failed asylum-seekers to Afghanistan
Date: 2018-07-04 22:16:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:93 - ID:7473796
KABUL, July 4 (MENA) - German authorities say they have deported 69 Afghans whose asylum requests were rejected back to their home country, ABC News reported. A plane carrying the men from Munich to Kabul landed in the Afghan capital early ....
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Tehran summons French, Belgian, German diplomats over diplomat arrest
Date: 2018-07-04 21:52:48 GMT - Iran - World - SN:90 - ID:7473822
TEHRAN, July 4 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the French and Belgian ambassadors as well as Germany's chargé d'affaires to protest the arrest of an Iranian diplomat, Press TV reported. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram ....
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One dead as car hits pedestrians in Russia's Sochi
Date: 2018-07-04 16:32:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:7473547
MOSCOW, July 4 (MENA) - A man, who reportedly fell asleep while driving, rammed into pedestrians in one of Russia's FIFA World Cup 2018 hosting cities of Sochi, leaving at least one dead. The incident reportedly occurred at 2:00 p.m. local time ....
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Lord Ahmad appointed as UK PM’s Special Envoy to promote religious freedom
Date: 2018-07-04 13:58:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:50 - ID:7473234
LONDON, July 4 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday appointed Lord Ahmad as her Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, said a statement released by the UK government. "The role, which supports the Prime Minister’s ....
