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Puerto Rico's chief of staff resigns
Date: 2018-05-03 06:13:59 GMT - Puerto Rico - World - SN:3 - ID:7381149
SAN JUAN, May 3 (MENA) - Puerto Rico's chief of staff resigned Wednesday as he and four other government officials faced accusations of undue influence, ABC News reported. Gov. Ricardo Rossello accepted the resignation of Chief of Staff William ....
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30 injured in explosion in Stamford Hill, north London
Date: 2018-05-03 05:59:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:1 - ID:7381134
LONDON, May 3 (MENA) - Up to 30 people have been injured following an explosion in Stamford Hill in north London. Sky News reported Thursday, giving no further details. (MENA) R R N/ ....
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UN report: 14 Afghan journalists killed in 2017
Date: 2018-05-02 22:45:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:101 - ID:7380847
KABUL, May 2 (MENA) - UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto has expressed solidarity with Afghan journalists on World Press Freedom Day, a statement from the United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ....
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Up to 270 women may have died after breast cancer screening IT error
Date: 2018-05-02 22:40:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:100 - ID:7380858
LONDON, May 2 (MENA) - Women’s lives may have been cut short by a major IT error which meant 450,000 patients in England missed crucial breast cancer screenings, the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. As ....
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5 killed in military plane crash in US state of Georgia
Date: 2018-05-02 18:25:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7380856
WASHINGTON, May 2 (MENA) - An Air National Guard cargo plane crashed on a road in Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday, the US Air Force confirmed to CBS News. A Georgia Air National Guard spokesman said at least five people died in the ....
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UK admits killing civilian in RAF airstrike against Daesh in Syria
Date: 2018-05-02 17:41:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:7380749
LONDON, May 2 (MENA) - A civilian was “unintentionally” killed in an RAF airstrike on three Daesh fighters in eastern Syria, the UK defense secretary has said. In a written statement to parliament, Gavin Williamson said a civilian on a motorbike ....
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Press Emblem Campaign regrets increasing number of journalist victims
Date: 2018-05-02 13:15:04 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:49 - ID:7380234
GENEVA, May 2 (MENA) - The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) deplored the dramatic increase in media victims as the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day on Thursday. The Geneva-based NGO said in a press release that it strongly condemns the ....
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Global(2)Kavalan wins 'Best in Class' and 9 'Double Golds' in San Francisco
Date: 2018-05-02 10:28:33 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:28 - ID:7379942
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kavalan has given its biggest performance at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) this year, winning the Best in Class trophy and a record 9 Double Golds - a tremendous haul of medals ....
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Six gunmen killed, injured in Afghanistan raids
Date: 2018-05-02 10:26:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:7379862
KABUL, May 2 (MENA) - Six gunmen were killed and injured on Wednesday in airstrikes on the hideouts of the anti-government armed militants in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported. The Ministry ....
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US-backed forces launch 'final' operation against 'Daesh' strongholds
Date: 2018-05-02 08:36:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:7379694
WASHINGTON, May 2 (MENA) - The White House on Tuesday announced that the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have renewed operations "to liberate the final Daesh strongholds in Syria,", Deutsche Welle reported. "These last Daesh strongholds ....
