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Anti-Muslim riots flare in Sri Lanka; social media blocked
Date: 2018-03-07 11:43:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:7282478
WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - Anti-Muslim rioting flared anew Wednesday in the hills of central Sri Lanka despite a state of emergency, residents said, as the government ordered popular social media networks blocked to stop the violence from ....
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S. Korea orders embassy in US to form task force to better cope with trade issues
Date: 2018-03-07 09:01:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:7282072
SEOUL, March 7 (MENA) - South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it has ordered its embassy in Washington to form a task force to better cope with the growing concerns of trade protectionism led by the United States, the Korean news agency ....
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Gary Cohn resigns as Trump's top economic advisor
Date: 2018-03-07 06:27:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:7281930
WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - White House chief economic advisor Gary Cohn has resigned from US President Donald Trump's administration, CNBC reported. The former Goldman Sachs president and free trade advocate Cohn, whose departure date will come ....
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Pakistan's Army shoots down Indian spy drone: ISPR
Date: 2018-03-06 22:48:44 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:112 - ID:7281828
ISLAMABAD, March 6 (MENA) - The Pakistani Army shot down an Indian spy drone which violated the Line of Control in Chirikot Sector, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday, according to Geo News. This is the fourth ....
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Japan perplexed over agreement on inter-Korea summit
Date: 2018-03-06 22:40:09 GMT - Japan - World - SN:111 - ID:7281781
TOKYO, March 6 (MENA) - The Japanese government on Tuesday appeared bewildered by the just-announced agreement between the two Koreas to hold a summit in late April, as it had warned against easing pressure on North Korea amid a diplomatic thaw with ....
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UN envoy stresses immediate priority of de-escalation in Syria
Date: 2018-03-06 19:48:38 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:103 - ID:7281638
GENEVA, March 6 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attended a meeting Tuesday with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Turkey in Geneva. He discussed with the three ....
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Greek court rejects extradition of Turk wanted over links to bombings
Date: 2018-03-06 19:16:47 GMT - Greece - World - SN:101 - ID:7281655
ATHENS, March 6 (MENA) - A Greek court rejected a request by Ankara for the extradition of a man wanted over links to a banned militant group blamed for suicide bombings in Turkey, court officials said, Euronews reported on Tuesday. Naci Ozpolat, ....
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Emergency UN meeting on Syria failed ceasefire
Date: 2018-03-06 17:46:29 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:93 - ID:7281466
NEW YORK, March 6 (MENA) - The UN Security Council will on Wednesday hold an emergency session on the failure of a 30-day ceasefire to take hold in Syria, Al Hurra news channel reported on Tuesday. Earlier, France and Britain requested an urgent ....
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S. Korea: N. Korea agrees on freezing its nuclear tests in case of talks with Washington
Date: 2018-03-06 12:54:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:62 - ID:7280932
SEOUL, March 6 (MENA) - North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear weapons, South Korea said, in a remarkable development that followed unprecedented talks in Pyongyang, CNN reported on Tuesday. North Korean ....
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21 migrants missing in waters off Libya
Date: 2018-03-06 12:10:36 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:55 - ID:7280784
GENEVA, March 6 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced the missing of 21 migrants after their boat had sunk off Libya. The migrants were heading to Italy, Sky News reported Tuesday without more details. (MENA) H ....
