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13 Chinese killed after fishing boat hits Hong Kong tanker in waters off Japan
Date: 2017-10-06 12:22:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:34 - ID:7026379
TOKYO, Oct 6 (MENA) - The bodies of 12 Chinese have been pulled out of their capsized fishing boat after it collided with a Hong Kong oil tanker in the Sea of Japan, the Japanese coastguard said, South China Morning Post newspaper reported Friday. ....
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Global-PRNewswire(2):Smile Train Celebrates World Smile Day®, a Day Devoted to Smiles and Acts of Kindness
Date: 2017-10-06 12:18:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:7026435
Smile Train Celebrates World Smile Day®, a Day Devoted to Smiles and Acts of Kindness Smile Train Invites Everyone Around the World to Join the Celebration NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Today, people all over the world will be ....
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Putin, Saudi king discuss situation on oil market — Kremlin
Date: 2017-10-06 12:15:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:7026364
MOSCOW, Oct 6 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud discussed the situation on the global oil market during the talks, TASS quoted the President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on ....
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6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan
Date: 2017-10-06 08:59:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:7026052
TOKYO, Oct 6 (MENA) - A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Japan, the Daily Mail reported Friday. The quake hit at 4.59pm (8.59am UK time) 180 miles east of Iwaki, south of Fukushima. It occurred 50 miles deep on ....
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Seven killed in Indian air force helicopter crash
Date: 2017-10-06 08:30:42 GMT - India - World - SN:13 - ID:7025950
NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (MENA) - An Indian air force Mi-17 helicopter crashed Friday in the country's remote northeast bordering China, killing all seven crew members and passengers, an Indian official said. The crash occurred on a routine flight in ....
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Bangladesh to build largest refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims
Date: 2017-10-06 08:25:02 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:11 - ID:7025939
DHAKA, Oct 6 (MENA) - Bangladesh authorities announced a plan to build one of the world’s biggest refugee camps to house all the 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar. Minister of Disaster Management and Relief, Mofazzal ....
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19 killed after train collides with passenger bus in Russia
Date: 2017-10-06 07:23:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:7025887
MOSCOW, Oct 6 (MENA) - At least 19 people were killed on Friday when a train hit a crowded bus on a railway crossing in the Vladimir Region east of Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement. The bus, with Kazakhstan license ....
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Trump suggests meeting with military leaders may be 'calm before the storm'
Date: 2017-10-06 07:21:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:7025912
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (MENA) - President Donald Trump cryptically suggested Thursday that a meeting with senior military leaders was "the calm before the storm." "Maybe it's the calm before the storm," the president said after the White House called ....
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7 people die as storm causes chaos in Germany
Date: 2017-10-05 22:24:36 GMT - Germany - World - SN:88 - ID:7025834
BERLIN, Oct 5 (MENA) - Seven people died Thursday as high winds knocked over trees and caused widespread travel chaos in northern Germany, ABC News reported. Authorities in Hamburg warned residents to stay inside after a tree fell on a car and ....
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Arab Parl’t calls for canceling Israel-Africa summit
Date: 2017-10-05 21:24:44 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:84 - ID:7025787
CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal bin Fahm al Salami on Thursday said he is looking for Tanzanian support to call off first Israel-Africa summit set for Togo in October. In a statement, Salami said he believes that the ....
