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270,000 flee Myanmar to Bangladesh in two weeks: IOM
Date: 2017-09-08 11:31:34 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:6980447
GENEVA, Sept 8 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 270,000 people have fled violence in Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh since 25 August. At a press conference held on Friday, IOM spokesperson Leonard Doyle ....
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Death toll from Mexico's quake jumps to 15
Date: 2017-09-08 11:22:09 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:39 - ID:6980477
MEXICO CITY, Sept 8 (MENA) - The death toll from an earthquake described by Mexico's president as the country's strongest in a century rose to at least 15 people, the BBC reported Friday. The quake, which President Enrique Peña Nieto said ....
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UNHCR: 270,000 of Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh
Date: 2017-09-08 10:19:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:6980379
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (MENA) - At least 270,000 of Muslim Rohingya minority have fled through borders from Bangladesh to Myanmar within the past two weeks, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday. According to ABC ....
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7 Taliban militants killed, injured in air strike
Date: 2017-09-08 10:01:40 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:30 - ID:6980127
KABUL, Sept 8 (MENA) - Seven Taliban militants were killed or inured, including a Taliban leader, in an air raid carried out by the Afghan forces in central Maidan Wardak province, local officials said. The Taliban leader killed in the airstrike ....
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Mexico: Tsunami triggered as magnitude-8.1 quake kills at least six
Date: 2017-09-08 09:50:12 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:28 - ID:6980315
MEXICO CITY, Sept 8 (MENA) - At least six people have been killed after a magnitude-8.1 earthquake struck Mexico, causing a tsunami and warnings for countries across Central America, The Independent reported Friday. The Governor of the Mexican ....
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US appeals court rules against travel ban
Date: 2017-09-08 09:15:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:6980072
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (MENA)- A US appeal court upheld a ruling that bars refugees and nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the US. The 9th Circuit Court ruled that extended family members such as grandparents and ....
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Most South Koreans don’t expect war with North: poll shows
Date: 2017-09-08 09:12:14 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:6980152
SEOUL, Sept 8 (MENA) - More than half of South Korean citizens don't expect that tension on the Korean peninsula resulting from North’s nuclear tests would lead to a war, according to a new Gallup poll, The survey found that 58 percent of those ....
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US Justice Department to appeal travel ban ruling
Date: 2017-09-08 09:06:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:6980195
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (MENA) - The US Justice Department says it will take President Donald Trump's much-litigated travel ban to the Supreme Court once more. It comes after the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected the ....
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Over 1,000 killed in Myanmar violence: says UN
Date: 2017-09-08 08:46:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:6980151
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) said on Friday that number of people killed in the violence since August 25 in Myanmar has crossed 1,000. Killings are mostly members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, Sky News channel ....
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Earthquake of magnitude 8.1 strikes off Mexico's Pacific coast
Date: 2017-09-08 06:52:45 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:8 - ID:6980071
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (MENA) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 8.1 has struck in the Pacific off the southern coast of Mexico, killing at least three people. The epicenter was about 87km south-west of the town of Pijijiapan and at a depth of 70km, ....
