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  • Four Taliban leaders killed in military operation in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-04-07 08:18:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:7337545

    KABUL, April 7 (MENA) - At least four senior leaders of the Taliban terrorist group were killed during an operation carried out by the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives in eastern Nangarhar province of ....

  • US court upholds prison sentence for two Erdogan backers

    Date: 2018-04-06 22:18:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:7337431

    WASHINGTON, April 6 (MENA) - Two American citizens who assaulted people protesting near the Turkish ambassador’s residence in the District last year were each sentenced to 366 days in jail, media reported on Friday. This is the first criminal ....

  • Russian embassy in US slams new anti-Moscow sanctions

    Date: 2018-04-06 21:32:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:7337396

    MOSCOW, April 6 (MENA) - The Russian embassy in Washington has slammed new US sanctions against Moscow over what it called Russia's "malign activity" around the world. In a press release, the embassy said the step is saying it was another blow to ....

  • US introduces sanctions against Russian officials, businessmen, entities

    Date: 2018-04-06 14:35:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:7336891

    MOSCOW, April 6 (MENA) - The US Treasury introduced on Friday sanctions against 38 Russian individuals and entities. Restrictions will affect Russian businessmen Alexei Miller, Viktor Vekselberg, Andrei Kostin, Suleiman Kerimov, and Oleg ....

  • Russian companies to pour over $22 bln into oil production in 2018

    Date: 2018-04-06 13:39:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:7336789

    MOSCOW, April 6 (MENA) - Capital investments of Russian companies in 2018 in oil production will amount to 1.3 trillion rubles ($22.48 bln), TASS news agency quoted Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak as saying. "We focus on 1.3 trillion ....

  • Global-PRNewswire(2):Swift Biosciences Launches Unique Dual Indexing Kits to Improve Multiplexed Next Generation Sequencing

    Date: 2018-04-06 12:34:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:7336727

    Swift Biosciences Launches Unique Dual Indexing Kits to Improve Multiplexed Next Generation Sequencing New Accel-NGS Unique Dual Indexing Kits minimize read misassignments for higher quality results ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 6, 2018 ....

  • Macron urges Putin to bring his influence to bear in Syria

    Date: 2018-04-06 12:29:56 GMT - France - World - SN:34 - ID:7336640

    PARIS, April 6 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Friday, with Macron calling on Russia to use its influence to end the conflict in Syria and resume negotiations towards a political transition, ....

  • South Korean ousted leader Park gets 24 years in prison

    Date: 2018-04-06 10:10:31 GMT - south korea - World - SN:29 - ID:7336376

    SEOUL, April 6 (MENA) - South Korean former president Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison and was fined 18 billion Won on Friday in a massive corruption scandal that toppled her from power early last year, Yonhap News Agency ....

  • Pakistan’s Prime Minister arrives in Kabul

    Date: 2018-04-06 07:56:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7336212

    KABUL, April 6 (MENA) - Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived in Kabul for crucial talks with the Afghan officials as relations remain strained between the two neighboring countries, Khaama Press news agency reported on ....

  • China files complaint over US tariff measures

    Date: 2018-04-05 20:32:32 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:95 - ID:7336030

    GENEVA, April 5 (MENA) - China has formally filed a complaint against planned US tariffs on Chinese goods, the World Trade Organization said today, ABC News reported. China "requested consultations" over the Trump administration's plans to impose ....

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