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S. Korean companies gear up to resume construction of two stalled reactors
Date: 2017-10-20 20:19:40 GMT - south korea - World - SN:77 - ID:7049857
SEOUL, Oct 20 (MENA) - South Korea's state-run nuclear operator said Friday it will consult with local contractors to resume work on building two new reactors as early as next month and compensate the damages incurred by a three-month break after a ....
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Death toll from Afghanistan suicide bombings hits 72
Date: 2017-10-20 20:13:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:76 - ID:7049853
KABUL, Oct 20 (MENA) - The death toll from a suicide bombing at the Shiite Imam Zaman mosque mosque in western Kabul during Friday prayer has risen to 39, Sky News Arabia reported. In a separated attack, officials said at least 33 people were ....
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Death toll from Afghanistan suicide bombings hits 63
Date: 2017-10-20 19:25:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:73 - ID:7049799
KABUL, Oct 20 (MENA) - An Afghan police spokesman has raised the death toll from a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in western Ghor province to 33 killed, including a warlord who was apparently the target of the attack, Fox News reported ....
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Plague killed 94 in Madagascar -- WHO
Date: 2017-10-20 19:01:51 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:72 - ID:7049814
GENEVA, Oct 20 (MENA) - The World Health Organization said on Friday that plague is continuing to spread at an alarming rate in urban areas of Madagascar, with 94 deaths have been reported. The latest figures put the number of suspected cases at ....
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Afghanistan president condemns mosque attacks
Date: 2017-10-20 19:00:15 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:71 - ID:7049800
KABUL, Oct 20 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has issued a statement condemning the attacks on mosques in Kabul and in western Ghor province that killed at least 63 people during Friday prayers, Fox News reported. Ghani says that the ....
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Suicide mosque attacks kill scores in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-10-20 18:07:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:68 - ID:7049749
KABUL, Oct 20 (MENA) - Some 60 people have been killed in two separate attacks on mosques in Afghanistan, the BBC reported. A gunman entered a Shia mosque in Kabul before opening fire and detonating an explosive, killing at least 39 ....
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Spain's measures to impose direct rule will be revealed on Saturday: Spain PM
Date: 2017-10-20 17:52:59 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:66 - ID:7049703
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said measures to impose direct rule over Catalonia have cross-party support in Madrid, and will be revealed after an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday, The Independent reported Friday. ....
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Russia hands over fighter jets to Serbia
Date: 2017-10-20 15:43:52 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:56 - ID:7049559
BELGRADE, Oct 20 (MENA) - Russia formally handed over six MiG-29 fighter jets to Serbia Friday, part of an arms delivery that has the potential to accentuate tensions in the war-weary Balkans, The Seattle Times reported. The ceremony at a ....
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Man attacks people at shopping mall in Poland
Date: 2017-10-20 15:32:09 GMT - Poland - World - SN:55 - ID:7049547
WARSAW, Oct 20 (MENA) - A man attacked people with a knife Friday at a shopping mall in southeastern Poland, killing one person and sending seven others to the hospital with wounds, police said, Fox News reported. Andrzej Wierszyna, spokesman for ....
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Japan's 83-year-old emperor 'will abdicate in 18 months'
Date: 2017-10-20 15:26:08 GMT - Japan - World - SN:53 - ID:7049539
TOKYO, Oct 20 (MENA) - Japan's Emperor Akihito is expected to abdicate by March 2019, allowing his son Crown Prince Naruhito to become the new Emperor by April, the Daily Mail reported on Friday. The 83-year-old, who has ruled over Japan for more ....
