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Thunder, dust storms in India leave 125 dead
Date: 2018-05-04 12:20:23 GMT - India - World - SN:31 - ID:7383278
NEW DELHI, May 4 (MENA) - A dust storm, accompanied by rain, wreaked havoc that hit Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, left around 125 people dead, NDTV reported on Friday. The storm swept across Delhi too, but no loss or ....
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US forces kill 5 Daesh militants in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-05-04 09:59:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:7383035
KABUL, May 4 (MENA) - At least five militants affiliated with Daesh terrorist group were killed during airstrikes of the US forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported on Friday. The local officials ....
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Venezuela opposition calls for boycott of May 20 election
Date: 2018-05-04 08:40:29 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:14 - ID:7382834
CARACAS, May 4 (MENA) - Venezuela's opposition called for a boycott of the May 20 presidential election, urging those running against President Nicolas Maduro to withdraw their candidacy, Russia Today reported on Friday. "Don't take part and ....
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Turkish cargo ship, Greek warship collide in Aegean Sea
Date: 2018-05-04 08:37:16 GMT - Greece - World - SN:13 - ID:7382833
ATHENS, May 4 (MENA) - Greek authorities say a Turkish cargo ship and a Greek warship have collided in the eastern Aegean Sea, without causing injuries or severe damage, Fox News reported on Friday. A Greek navy statement says the Turkish-flagged ....
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Seoul dismisses possible reduction of U.S. troops in S. Korea
Date: 2018-05-04 08:13:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:7382832
SEOUL, May 4 (MENA) - The United States is not considering a reduction in the number of its troops stationed in South Korea, an official from Seoul's presidential office said Friday, quoting an official from the White House. The New York Times ....
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US calls China's use of lasers in Djibouti "True Threat"
Date: 2018-05-03 22:26:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:7382669
WASHINGTON, May 3 (MENA) - The United States is promising to hold China to account for what officials describe as a dangerous and reckless use of lasers near a U.S. military base in Africa, Voice of America (VOA) Radio reported. "There will be ....
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EU to give young people free train tickets to explore Europe
Date: 2018-05-03 20:58:30 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:93 - ID:7382643
BRUSSELS, May 3 (MENA) – The EU kicked off the DiscoverEU project Thursday to send up to 30,000 18-year-old people chugging across the continent this year, giving them free rail tickets to broaden their horizons, ABC News reported. The cost of ....
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Bomber kills 2 in attack on Pakistan nuclear agency bus
Date: 2018-05-03 20:18:04 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:89 - ID:7382613
ISLAMABAD, May 3 (MENA) - Police in Pakistan said a suicide bomber on a motorcycle has struck a bus carrying employees of the country's nuclear agency, killing two people and wounding several others, ABC News reported. Police officer Mohammad ....
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Brussels warns Trump’s trade policies pose threat to Europe
Date: 2018-05-03 20:08:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:87 - ID:7382596
LONDON, May 3 (MENA) - The European Commission has insisted the eurozone was still set for robust economic growth despite a recent slowdown but warned of the threat to the region from US president Donald Trump’s trade policies, Financial Times ....
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Senior Russian diplomat meets Libyan FM
Date: 2018-05-03 17:26:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:7382150
MOSCOW, May 3 (MENA) - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev discussed in a meeting with Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Taher Siala available means to reach a settlement of the Libyan crisis and the counter-terrorism ....
