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Emmanuel Macron: US has a critical role in rebuilding Syria
Date: 2018-04-22 21:47:03 GMT - France - World - SN:96 - ID:7364328
PARIS, April 22 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron believes the United States will be pivotal in shaping a postwar Syria, despite President Donald Trump expressing his desire to withdraw US forces from the country, Washington Examiner ....
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Loud explosions rock UN base in Mali
Date: 2018-04-22 19:38:59 GMT - Mali - World - SN:86 - ID:7364520
BAMAKO, April 22 (MENA) - Several blasts have been heard near the UN peacekeeping mission base in the northern Mali city of Timbuktu, known as the "Super Camp," Russia Today reported. A local UN source said that the UN camp was targeted by mortar ....
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4 dead, others wounded in shooting at Tennessee Waffle House
Date: 2018-04-22 18:19:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:7364401
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) – At least four people were killed and four others wounded Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Tennessee in the US until a patron wrestled the gun away, USA Today quoted Metro Nashville Police as saying ....
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Death toll of Nicaragua protests rises to 24
Date: 2018-04-22 17:10:48 GMT - Nicaragua - World - SN:76 - ID:7364337
MANAGUA, April 22 (MENA) - At least 24 four people are believed to have died in demonstrations against a series of unpopular government reforms in Nicaragua. The protests started on Wednesday following the approval of a controversial pensions ....
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Toll from Kabul bombing climbs to 57 dead
Date: 2018-04-22 16:57:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:75 - ID:7364326
KABUL, April 22 (MENA) – The toll from a suicide bombing in Kabul claimed by Daesh terrorist group has risen to 57 dead and 119 wounded, ABC News quoted Afghan officials as saying on Sunday. Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Majro confirmed ....
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2nd session of preparatory committee for 2020 NPT Review Conf. kicks off on Monday
Date: 2018-04-22 11:38:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:30 - ID:7363376
GENEVA, April 22 (MENA) - The Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is scheduled to hold its second session from 23 April to May 4 at the United Nations ....
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31 killed, 54 injured in suicide attack at voter registration center in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-04-22 09:35:04 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7363106
KABUL, April 22 (MENA) - A suicide attack on a voter registration center in Kabul on Sunday killed at least 31 people and wounded 54 others, The Indian Express quoted the health ministry in Afghanistan as saying. The death toll given by spokesman ....
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Afghan forces kill 20 Daesh militants in Nangarhar province
Date: 2018-04-22 08:58:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7363011
KABUL, April 22 (MENA) - At least twenty militants affiliated with Daesh terrorist group were killed during operations carried out by Afghan armed forces in eastern Nangarhar province, Khaama Press reported. Afghan 201st silab Corps officials are ....
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World’s oldest person, last born in 19th century, dies in Japan at 117
Date: 2018-04-22 08:00:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:7362963
TOKYO, April 22 (MENA) - The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died, The Japan Times reported. Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening in Kikai, Kagoshima Prefecture, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki ....
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OPCW takes samples from alleged attack site in Syria's Douma
Date: 2018-04-21 16:38:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:7362368
DAMASCUS, April 21 (MENA) - The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said a fact-finding mission team had collected samples for analysis from the site of the alleged April 7 attack in Syria's Douma, which resulted in ....