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Three die in small plane crash in southwestern Germany
Date: 2017-12-15 10:54:28 GMT - Germany - World - SN:36 - ID:7141652
BERLIN, Dec 15 (MENA) - Prosecutors said Friday that two Austrians and a German have been killed in a crash of a small plane in southwestern Germany, ABC news reported. The Cessna 510 crashed late Thursday in a wooded area near the city of ....
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Russia does not seek confrontation with US; will respond to any hostile act--Lavrov
Date: 2017-12-15 10:53:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:7141602
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that Moscow does not seek confrontation with US President Donald Trump's administration but it will respond to any act of hostility. In his speech before the upper house ....
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12 militants killed, 6 wounded in security operations in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-12-15 10:06:57 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:33 - ID:7141655
KABUL, Dec 15 (MENA) - At least 12 militants were killed, six others were injured in security operations in different areas of Afghanistan over the latest 24 hours, Afghan Ministry of Defense was quoted by Afghan's Pajhwok news agency on ....
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Australia child abuse inquiry finds 'serious failings'
Date: 2017-12-15 09:58:05 GMT - Australia - World - SN:32 - ID:7141604
CANBERRA, Dec 15 (MENA) - A five-year inquiry into sexual abuse in Australia has released its final report, saying institutions had "seriously failed" to protect children, BBC news reported Friday. The royal commission, Australia's highest form ....
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May accepts EU plan to postpone trade talks until March
Date: 2017-12-15 09:55:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:7141557
LONDON, Dec 15 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has implicitly accepted EU plans to postpone Brexit trade talks until March, amid concern that the British Government does not know what sort of trade deal it wants from the process, The ....
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US special envoy backs unconditional talks with N. Korea
Date: 2017-12-15 09:38:03 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:28 - ID:7141556
BANGKOK. Dec 15 (MENA) - The U.S. special envoy for North Korea on Friday expressed hope that Pyongyang would accept Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's diplomatic offer of unconditional talks, although the overture has already been contradicted by ....
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S. Korean leader urges joint efforts to denuclearize N. Korea
Date: 2017-12-15 09:27:31 GMT - south korea - World - SN:26 - ID:7141538
SEOUL, Dec 15 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for joint efforts between his country and China to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons, calling it a threat not only to South Korea but to China and its future development, Yonhap ....
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Moscow has dialogue channels with N.Korea
Date: 2017-12-15 09:05:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:7141433
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - Russia has many dialogue channels with North Korea, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov was quoted as saying by Russia Today channel on Friday. Russia and North Korea have natural relations, as the dialogue ....
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Trump thanks Putin for hailing America's economy
Date: 2017-12-15 09:03:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:7141464
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (MENA) - President Donald Trump thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for praising America's economic performance. In a statement on Friday, the White House said "President Trump thanked President Putin for acknowledging ....
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Russia’s 2018 presidential election set for March 18
Date: 2017-12-15 08:16:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:7141422
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - Russia’s Federation Council (upper house of parliament) on Friday has unanimously approved the chamber’s resolution setting the presidential election for March 18, 2018, Russia Today channel reported. The decision came few ....