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US to witness total solar eclipse tomorrow
Date: 2017-08-20 16:32:26 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:72 - ID:6953583
CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - A total solar eclipse will march across the United States on Monday for the first time in 38 years and will not be repeated before 2024. This total solar eclipse will be the last in the four solar and lunar eclipses took ....
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Spain royals attend special Mass for victims of van attacks
Date: 2017-08-20 12:41:28 GMT - Spain - World - SN:42 - ID:6953212
MADRID, Aug 20 (MENA) - A Mass was held Sunday in Barcelona to mourn 13 people, who had been killed by a van at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, according to the BBC. In addition to the 13 killed on Thursday afternoon at Las Ramblas, a woman died in a ....
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Russian deputy PM hails new Il-96-400 passenger jet
Date: 2017-08-19 21:38:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:6952442
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - Russia's Il-96-400 passenger airliner, manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO), will allow Russian planes to win back the country's domestic air transportation market, which is currently dominated ....
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Death toll in India train derailment accident rises to 23
Date: 2017-08-19 20:28:50 GMT - India - World - SN:73 - ID:6952441
NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (MENA) - The death toll from a train derailment accident in northern India on Saturday has surged to 23 while at least 81 others were injured, according to officials. Two of the coaches telescoped into each other, while four ....
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10 killed in train derailment accident in India
Date: 2017-08-19 19:00:43 GMT - India - World - SN:68 - ID:6952357
NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (MENA) - At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured as a passenger train derailed in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, Russia Today reported on Saturday. The accident caused at least six coaches derailed from ....
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Taliban calls on US to withdraw forces as Afghanistan celebrates 98th Independence Day
Date: 2017-08-19 15:43:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:57 - ID:6952091
KABUL, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Taliban insurgents group in Afghanistan called on the United States to withdraw the coalition forces as Afghanistan celebrates the 98th anniversary of its independence day. The group in a statement warned of persistent ....
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Russia: Daesh claims responsibility for Surgut's knife attack
Date: 2017-08-19 14:15:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:6952013
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the knife attack that occurred Saturday in the Russian city of Surgut, Russia Today news channel reported. Nobody was killed in the attack, but the victims required ....
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Eight hurt as knifeman attacks people in street in Russia
Date: 2017-08-19 11:31:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:6951690
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - Eight people have been injured after a knifeman attacked pedestrians in the street in the Russian city of Surgut, Sky News reported. Four of the victims are believed to be in a serious condition following the stabbing spree ....
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Russian police kill perpetrator of Surgut knife attack
Date: 2017-08-19 09:56:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:6951603
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - The perpetrator of knife attack in Surgut, central Russia, was shot dead by police, the Daily Mail reported Saturday. He "carried out attacks on passers-by, causing stab wounds to eight," Russia's Investigative Committee, ....
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12-person terror cell involved in Barcelona attack: Police
Date: 2017-08-19 09:24:05 GMT - Spain - World - SN:23 - ID:6951477
MADRID, Aug 19 (MENA) - A manhunt is underway to find the main suspect in the terror attack on Las Ramblas in the heart of Barcelona, Sky News reported. Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, is believed to be the driver of the white van involved in the attack ....
