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WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border
Date: 2017-10-20 13:40:38 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:44 - ID:7049339
GENEVA, Oct 20 (MENA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) is working to contain an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) that has appeared in eastern Uganda on the border with Kenya, WHO said on its official website. At least one person is ....
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Resumption of strategic stability dialogue with US initiated by Russia - Lavrov
Date: 2017-10-20 12:58:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:7049264
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (MENA) - Russia initiated the resumption of a dialogue on every issue of interest to the United States, including strategic stability, being aware of the problems experienced by the new US administration, Russian Foreign Minister ....
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Pollution is killing millions of people a year, experts warn
Date: 2017-10-20 12:35:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:35 - ID:7049199
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - Pollution is killing 50,000 people a year in the UK, according to a damning new report, which lays bare the toxic danger posed by contaminated air and water, The Independent reported. The problem is responsible for more ....
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1,172 civilians killed in Syria's Raqqa battle: SOHR
Date: 2017-10-20 12:32:32 GMT - Syria - World - SN:34 - ID:7049161
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Friday that the US-led coalition along with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) killed about 1,172 Syrian civilians, including 276 children and 203 women, during battles of ....
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Angela Merkel: there is 'zero indication' Brexit talks will fail
Date: 2017-10-20 11:49:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:32 - ID:7049124
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that there is "zero indication" that Britain will leave the EU without a deal, describing calls for Theresa May to walk away from talks are "absurd", The Telegraph reported Friday. The ....
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Second phase of Brexit talks can start: EU council president
Date: 2017-10-20 11:02:15 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:28 - ID:7048979
BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (MENA) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday that 27 EU leaders meeting in Brussels had agreed to give the green light to internal preparations for the second phase of Brexit talks with London, dealing with ....
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Russian Pacific Fleet warships call at Philippines’ Manila
Date: 2017-10-20 09:30:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:7048829
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (MENA) - Russian Pacific Fleet’s warships arrived in the capital of the Philippines, Manila, as part of the military cooperation program between two countries, Russia’s Pacific Fleet spokesman Nikolai Voskresensky said A group of the ....
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Solving N. Korean conflict by diplomacy: Japanese defense minister
Date: 2017-10-20 08:45:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:7048788
TOKYO, Oct 20 (MENA) - Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera stressed on Friday the importance of solving North Korea's nuclear, missile and abductions issues with diplomacy. Onodera said that he will discuss the North Korean issue with his ....
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EU reiterates commitment to Iran deal amid US threat to scrap it
Date: 2017-10-20 06:42:55 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:2 - ID:7048694
BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (MENA) - The EU has reaffirmed the bloc’s commitment to the 2015 international nuclear agreement between Iran and six other countries in the face of the US rhetoric against the accord. In a statement, EU foreign policy chief ....
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Bangladesh registers thousands of orphans in Rohingya refugee camps
Date: 2017-10-19 21:15:58 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:94 - ID:7048617
DHAKA, Oct 19 (MENA) - The Bangladeshi government has registered thousands of orphans in Rohingya refugee camps as officials and aid groups attempt to figure out a plan to deal with large numbers of unaccompanied minors, the Voice of America ....
