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US to keep up pressure on North Korea -- Pompeo
Date: 2018-04-27 19:26:39 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:80 - ID:7372559
BRUSSELS, April 27 (MENA) - New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday his country would keep up its pressure campaign on North Korea. Pompeo, speaking to reporters in Brussels on Friday less than 24 hours after being sworn in, stressed ....
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Trump: We must ensure Iran 'does not even get close to a nuclear weapon'
Date: 2018-04-27 19:07:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7372566
WASHINGTON, April 27 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has reiterated condemnation of Iran's regime, blaming it for "violence, bloodshed and chaos in the Middle East. "The Iranian regime fuels violence, bloodshed and chaos all across the Middle ....
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7 students killed in knife attack at Chinese school
Date: 2018-04-27 18:24:29 GMT - China - World - SN:77 - ID:7372535
BEIJING, April 27 (MENA) - Seven students were killed Friday in a stabbing rampage at a middle school in China's northwest, authorities said, ABC news reported. State broadcaster CCTV said the attack happened in Shaanxi province's Mizhi county as ....
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Armenian opposition promises to boycott polls in if 'people's candidate' not elected PM
Date: 2018-04-27 17:25:56 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:75 - ID:7372448
YEREVAN, April 27 (MENA) - The Armenian opposition plans to boycott the parliamentary election if a "people's candidate" does not become the prime minister, opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday. He earlier stated that the opposition ....
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Trump says summit with Merkel to mull trade, NATO files
Date: 2018-04-27 17:20:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:7372515
WASHINGTON, April 27 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said Friday his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel will mull several files, including trade, military, and NATO. "It's a great honor to have Chancellor Merkel. We're working on a ....
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EU votes to ban bee-harming pesticides
Date: 2018-04-27 17:07:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:7372501
LONDON, April 27 (MENA) - The European Union has voted for a permanent ban on pesticides that are harmful to bees, The Independent reported Friday. Three major neonicotinoid chemicals linked with the decline of pollinating insects will no longer ....
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Merkel arrives at White House
Date: 2018-04-27 16:33:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:7372443
WASHINGTON, April 27 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived at the White House on Friday for a set of meetings with US President Donald Trump, CNN reported. Both sides are expected to discuss some important issues related to Syria and ....
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Thousands of women protest rebel killings in eastern Congo
Date: 2018-04-27 16:03:24 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:65 - ID:7372400
KINSHASA, April 27 (MENA) - Thousands of women are demonstrating in the eastern Congo city of Beni, calling on the army and United Nations peacekeepers to stop deadly rebel attacks in the region, ABC News reported. Col. Richard Kazingufu, commander ....
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Guterres: Many people were moved by the Korean leaders coming together
Date: 2018-04-27 15:54:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:7372357
NEW YORK, April 27 (MENA) - The United Nations Secretary General applauded the historic Korea summit and noted that many around the world are "moved by the powerful imagery," CNN reported. Secretary General Antonio Guterres "salutes the courage ....
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40 civilians killed, fleeing from violence in DRC
Date: 2018-04-27 15:41:51 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:62 - ID:7372359
KINSHASA, April 27 (MENA) - At least 40 civilians drowned when their boats capsized on a storm-swollen river as they fled fighting in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a senior local official was quoted by India's Business Insider ....