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Taliban announces Eid ceasefire in response to Afghan president's initiative
Date: 2018-06-09 07:12:11 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:7436427
KABUL, June 9 (MENA) - The Taliban group announced that it has decided to declared ceasefire during the three days of Eid-ul-Fitr during which no attack will be carried out on Afghan forces, Khaama Press reported on Saturday. However, the ....
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Spain's new gov't lifts controls imposed on Catalonia
Date: 2018-06-08 21:32:22 GMT - Spain - World - SN:64 - ID:7436331
MADRID, June 8 (MENA) - Spain’s new Socialist government said on Friday it had lifted financial controls on Catalonia and would seek dialogue with the region’s administration to relieve tensions over an independence bid which pitched the country ....
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US service member killed in Somalia
Date: 2018-06-08 21:12:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:7436322
WASHGINTON, June 8 (MENA) - A US service member was killed Friday in southern Somalia, according to four US military officials. Four other US service members were wounded when the team came under attack by mortars and small arms from unknown ....
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Guatemala probes possible negligence in wake of volcanic eruption
Date: 2018-06-08 20:41:07 GMT - Guatemala - World - SN:60 - ID:7436304
GUATEMALA CITY, June 8 (MENA) - Guatemala has opened an investigation into possible negligence in the wake of Sunday's volcanic eruption, as the death toll continues to climb. Guatemala's attorney general and head of the Public Ministry, Maria ....
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Putin expects dialogue with Trump to be constructive
Date: 2018-06-08 20:33:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:7436300
MOSCOW, June 8 (MENA) Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes his expected meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump will be constructive, Russian state media reported on Friday. "He is a serious-minded person who knows how to listen to people ....
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Trump wants Russia back in G-7, in split with US allies
Date: 2018-06-08 18:19:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:7436156
NEW YORK, June 8 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump called on the world’s leading economies on Friday to reinstate Russia to the Group of 7 nations four years after it was cast out for annexing Crimea, once again putting him at odds with America’s ....
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5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Hawaii
Date: 2018-06-08 18:09:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:7436153
WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake's epicenter was 5 kilometers, southwestern the summit of Kilauea volcano, Alhurra news ....
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UNICEF: 1.25 million expected to be acutely malnourished this year in Somalia
Date: 2018-06-08 18:06:24 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:7436182
GENEVA, June 8 (MENA) - UNICEF spokesperson in Geneva Christophe Boulierac said that about half of children under 5 – more than 1.25 million – are expected to be acutely malnourished this year, Reliefweb reported Friday. This figure includes up ....
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Attack on Herat mosque leaves at least 9 dead, wounded
Date: 2018-06-08 16:28:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:7435973
KABUL, June 8 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed and two others were wounded after a group of armed men attacked a mosque in the vicinity of Shindand district, Khaama Press reported. The local officials are saying the incident took place ....
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Bus on a school trip crashes in Poland, 49 injured
Date: 2018-06-08 16:25:55 GMT - Poland - World - SN:42 - ID:7435970
WARSAW, June 8 (MENA) - A bus taking students home from a school trip collided with two other vehicles in southern Poland, injuring 49 people, many of them children, officials said. Joanna Sieradzka, a spokeswoman for the regional ambulance ....
