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S. Korean FM arrives in Moscow
Date: 2017-08-25 07:17:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:6960942
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (MENA) - South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha arrived in Moscow in her first visit since assuming her post. Kang is set to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. "The ministers will discuss the situation on ....
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Japan says to impose additional sanctions against North Korea
Date: 2017-08-25 06:57:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:6960943
TOKYO, Aug 25 (MENA) - Japan will impose additional sanctions against North Korea following the reclusive country's repeated missile launches and unresolved abduction issue, its top government spokesman was quoted by Channel News Asia as saying on ....
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Japan FM to visit Saudi Arabia, Jordan, other nations in region
Date: 2017-08-24 20:42:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:99 - ID:6960692
TOKYO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is arranging visits to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries in early September, likely to propose a more active role for Tokyo in helping solve such issues as the ....
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Disgruntled employee at Charleston, SC, restaurant shoots 1, holds several hostages, mayor says
Date: 2017-08-24 18:58:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:96 - ID:6960690
WASHINGTON, Aug (MENA) - A disgruntled employee shot one person and held others hostage in a South Carolina restaurant on Thursday, the city's mayor confirmed to Fox News. Charleston police received a call about an "active shooter situation" just ....
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US police swarm Charleston amid reports of active shooter
Date: 2017-08-24 18:22:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:6960672
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - Dozens of police officers are rushing to downtown Charleston, South Carolina, after police reported a possible "active shooter situation" near a stretch of restaurants and shops popular with tourists. The shooting was ....
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US Defense Secretary visits Ukrainian President in Kiev
Date: 2017-08-24 14:36:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:73 - ID:6959902
Kiev, Aug 24 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary James Matiss visited Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, during his visit to Kiev. Matiss' visit came with the 26th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. According to ABC News, it is scheduled that ....
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Brexit: UK faces 'severe loss' from leaving EU, warns Angela Merkel's chief of staff
Date: 2017-08-24 13:20:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:6959979
London, Aug 24 (MENA) - Angela Merkel’s powerful chief of staff Peter Altmaier, has warned on Thursday that Brexit will be a “severe loss” for Britain and stressed that the best the UK can hope for from the negotiations with the European Union is to ....
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Russia has no idea yet why Washington blames Assad for chemical attacks — diplomat
Date: 2017-08-24 12:26:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:6959901
MOSCOW, Aug 24 (MENA) - Russia has not comprehended yet why Washington is confident that Syrian President Bashar Assad is guilty of chemical attacks in Khan Shaykhun in April this year and in East Ghouta on August 21, 2013, Russian Foreign Ministry ....
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Russia denies offering any support to Taliban
Date: 2017-08-24 11:02:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:6959519
MOSCOW, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry stressed that the country does not provide any support to Taliban in Afghanistan. It expressed amazement at the US State Department's latest statements that Russia is supplying Taliban ....
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S. Korea to continue efforts to reconcile with N. Korea
Date: 2017-08-24 07:24:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:6959202
SEOUL, Aug 24 (MENA) - South Korea will continue efforts to reset ties with Pyongyang by restoring dialogue channels and providing humanitarian assistance despite heightening tensions over its weapons programs, its top North Korea policymaker said ....
