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Central area in Swiss capital closed off after bomb threat
Date: 2018-03-02 17:09:34 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:57 - ID:7274329
BERN, March 2 (MENA) - Police cordoned off an area near the Swiss capital of Berne's main train station on Friday after a bomb threat, The New York Times reported. "We have detained one person, and are now making further checks," Berne's cantonal ....
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Russia says it is ready to discuss gas supplies to Ukraine
Date: 2018-03-02 16:58:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:7274337
MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said his country is ready to discuss supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine with Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Maros Sefcovic, TASS news agency reported. "I also learned ....
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NATO: Alliance's missile defense is neither designed nor directed against Russia
Date: 2018-03-02 16:44:07 GMT - Germany - World - SN:54 - ID:7274322
MUNICH, March 2 (MENA) - NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said that the alliance's missile defense is neither designed nor directed against Russia, Russia Today reported Friday. "As we have repeatedly made clear, the alliance's missile defense is ....
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Two killed in shooting at Central Michigan University
Date: 2018-03-02 16:01:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:7274226
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - Two persons have been killed in a shooting at the Central Michigan University campus on Friday, Alhurra news channel reported. The broadcast quoted Police in Michigan as saying that the Central Michigan University ....
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Global-PRNewswire(2):Miami International Holdings, Inc. Reports Record Activity for February 2018; MIAX Exchange Group Sets New Daily and Monthly Records
Date: 2018-03-02 14:39:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:7274099
Miami International Holdings, Inc. Reports Record Activity for February 2018; MIAX Exchange Group Sets New Daily and Monthly Records PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ MENA/-- Miami International Holdings, Inc. today reported ....
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Philippine president dismisses 400 police officers over corruption
Date: 2018-03-02 14:05:51 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:41 - ID:7273897
MANILA, March 2 (MENA) - Nearly 400 police officers have been dismissed in Philippines crackdown since mid-2016, police said separately, as Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte also pushes to rid the force of other abuses. Most dismissals were ....
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Russian, Iranian, Turkish FMs to meet in Astana on March 16 for talks on Syria
Date: 2018-03-02 14:05:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:7273873
MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey will meet in Astana on March 16 to discuss the situation in Syria, RIA Novosti reported Friday. In statements to reporters, the charge d' affairs of the Russian embassy in ....
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Explosion in Afghan capital kills young girl, wounds 15
Date: 2018-03-02 11:08:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:7273591
KABUL, March 2 (MENA) - A large explosion that hit the eastern part of the Afghan capital on Friday morning killed at least one person; a young girl, and wounded 15, Afghan officials said. Mohammad Musa Zahir, a doctor at the area's Wazir Akbar ....
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US ambassador to Mexico resigns amid strained relations
Date: 2018-03-01 22:29:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:118 - ID:7273248
WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) - The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Roberta Jacobson, is resigning from her post this spring amid strained relations between the two countries and on the heels of other notable departures from the State Department, ABC News ....
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Cyprus rules out Peace Talks After Turkey blockade
Date: 2018-03-01 21:02:10 GMT - Greece - World - SN:111 - ID:7273190
ATHENS, March (MENA) - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has said Turkey’s “illegal” actions were impeding reunification talks for the island, Greek Reporter reported. Anastasiades said fresh negotiations were unlikely any time soon because ....