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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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    WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - The United States has rescinded an invitation to China to participate in a major international military exercise over Beijing's military buildup in the South China Sea, the Pentagon confirmed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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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