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  • 9th BRICS Summit kicks off in Xiamen of China .. 2 Xiamen

    Date: 2017-09-03 09:01:48 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:6973026

    The Chinese president said BRICS cooperation has reached a crucial stage of development. In assessing the performance of BRICS cooperation, it is important to bear two things in mind -- the historical course of global development and evolving ....

  • 9th BRICS Summit kicks off in Xiamen of China

    Date: 2017-09-03 08:09:42 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:6973007

    XIAMEN, China, Sept 3 (MENA) - The 9th BRICS Summit kicked off in the southeastern city of Xiamen, Fujian Province of China, on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, Chinese President Xi Jinping extended warm welcome to the attendees. "On behalf ....

  • US President Trump discusses North Korea with Japan’s Abe

    Date: 2017-09-03 06:52:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:6972920

    WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump yesterday spoke by telephone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss the escalating threats from North Korea, the Malay Mail Online quoted the White House as saying on Sunday. The ....

  • Japan: Nuclear blast behind North Korea quake

    Date: 2017-09-03 06:42:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:6972926

    TOKYO, Sept 3 (MENA) - North Korea has conducted a sixth nuclear test, the Japanese government said as quoted by Sky news. Seismological data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed that an explosion caused a 6.3-magnitude tremor ....

  • North Korea has carried out its sixth nuclear test, South Korea says

    Date: 2017-09-03 06:14:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:5 - ID:6972898

    SEOUL, Sept 3 (MENA) - The South Korean military has concluded that North Korea carried out its sixth nuclear test on Sunday, ABC news reported. A seismic tremor detected at 12.36pm, emanating from the Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site in ....

  • Powerful Hurricane Irma could be next weather disaster in US

    Date: 2017-09-02 21:23:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:6972830

    WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (MENA) – While much attention remains on Texas and the destruction left by Hurricane Harvey and its historic rainfall, powerful Hurricane Irma is rapidly intensifying in the open Atlantic and poses a major threat to the Caribbean ....

  • Moscow denies dismissing trade mission staff in Washington

    Date: 2017-09-02 19:41:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:6972758

    MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) - The staff at the Russian trade mission in Washington were not dismissed, they will continue their work at the Russian Embassy in the US, Interfax quoted the Russian Embassy's press secretary Nikolai Lakhonin as saying on ....

  • 600 homes evacuated due to Los Angeles wildfire

    Date: 2017-09-02 19:09:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:6972774

    WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (MENA) – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said a wildfire burning through mountains just north of downtown is the largest in city history, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. Only one home has burned and no one has been ....

  • Pope Francis urges Korean religious leaders to counter hate rhetoric

    Date: 2017-09-02 19:01:49 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:47 - ID:6972761

    VATICAN CITY, Sep 2 (MENA) - Pope Francis told Korean religious leaders to counter what he called the "narrative of fear" and "rhetoric of hatred", ABC News network reported Saturday. Greeting the leaders who are making an interreligious ....

  • China launches emergency response for Typhoon Mawar

    Date: 2017-09-02 18:14:07 GMT - China - World - SN:45 - ID:6972722

    BEIJING, Sep 2 (MENA) - Chinese authorities activated a level III emergency response on Saturday for the approaching Typhoon Mawar, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said in a statement, Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. ....

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