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1 killed, dozens injured in Spain fireworks explosion
Date: 2018-05-23 22:22:56 GMT - Spain - World - SN:94 - ID:7414043
MADRID, May 23 (MENA) - Authorities in northwestern Spain say a blast at a fireworks storage facility has killed at least one person and injured 26 others, including seven children, Fox News reported on Wednesday. The emergency services in the ....
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Russian sub test-fires 4 intercontinental missiles in salvo
Date: 2018-05-23 22:21:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:93 - ID:7414071
MOSCOW, May 23 (MENA) - A Russian nuclear-powered submarine successfully test-fired four intercontinental ballistic missiles on Tuesday, the navy said as cited in a Fox News report on Wednesday. The navy said the submarine, named Yuri Dolgoruky ....
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Pompeo: 'We will not tolerate' Russian interference in 2018 elections
Date: 2018-05-23 21:35:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:7414069
WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday that the Trump administration "will not tolerate" Russian attempts to meddle in U.S. elections, including November's ....
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Pentagon uninvites China from maritime military exercise
Date: 2018-05-23 20:53:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:7414012
WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - The United States has rescinded an invitation to China to participate in a major international military exercise over Beijing's military buildup in the South China Sea, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday. “The United ....
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Trump says will know next week if North Korea summit to go ahead
Date: 2018-05-23 20:29:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:7414013
WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would know next week whether his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would take place on June 12 in Singapore as scheduled, casting further doubt on plans for the ....
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Pompeo: US to retaliate for Venezuela expulsion of diplomat
Date: 2018-05-23 20:06:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:7413940
WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the US will respond reciprocally to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's expulsion of the top American diplomat in Venezuela, ABC News reported. US Vice President ....
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WHO cooperates with nine African countries to prevent Ebola spread
Date: 2018-05-23 13:23:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:7413487
WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - The World Health Organization is accelerating its efforts with nine countries neighboring Congo to try to prevent the current Ebola outbreak from spreading beyond the border, WHO’s director for Africa said. The top two ....
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S. Korea seeks to step up tech cooperation with African nations
Date: 2018-05-23 08:26:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:7412791
BUSAN, May 23 (MENA) - South Korea wants to step up cooperation with African nations in the technology sector, the nation's top economic policymaker said Wednesday, as Seoul seeks to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent. Finance Minister ....
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Congo announces 6 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus
Date: 2018-05-23 07:57:07 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:10 - ID:7412787
KINSHASA, May 23 (MENA) - Congo's health ministry announced six new confirmed Ebola cases and two new suspected cases Tuesday as vaccinations entered a second day in an effort to contain the deadly virus in a city of more than 1 million, CBC news ....
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White House: US continues to prepare for North Korea's summit
Date: 2018-05-22 21:22:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:7412554
WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Tuesday that the US continues to prepare for the anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un. "We continue to prepare ....