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Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister meets with U.S. Secretary Of State
Date: 2017-08-09 15:58:28 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:71 - ID:6937450
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9, (MENA) - Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi met on Wednesday with U.S. Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson in the headquarters of parliament. Tillerson kicked off his visit to Malaysia on Tuesday with a meeting ....
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Rex Tillerson urges calm on North Korea, says no imminent threat
Date: 2017-08-09 12:49:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:6937075
WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged calm and said Americans should have “no concerns” after North Korea and President Donald Trump traded fiery threats, insisting Wednesday he doesn’t believe there is “any imminent ....
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North Korea’s alarmed neighbors consider deploying deadlier weapons
Date: 2017-08-09 12:21:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:6937027
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (MENA) - North Korea’s rapidly advancing nuclear program has prompted politicians in Japan and South Korea to push for the deployment of more powerful weapons, in what could lead to a regional arms race, The New York Times ....
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4 killed as train hits vehicle in Ukraine
Date: 2017-08-09 12:17:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:42 - ID:6937024
KIEV, Aug 9 (MENA) - Four persons were killed including two children when a train hit a car in western Ukraine, according to the State Emergency Service of Ivano-Frankivsk city. A VAZ car was crashed by a train coming from Kiev in Halych district ....
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French prosecutors investigating attack on soldiers in Paris
Date: 2017-08-09 11:10:33 GMT - France - World - SN:36 - ID:6936892
PARIS, Aug 9 (MENA) - French counter-terrorism prosecutors have opened an investigation into an attack that targeted a group of soldiers in a Parisian suburb, injuring six of them, according to ABC News. A car rammed into the soldiers earlier ....
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French defense min. slams car-ramming into French soldiers
Date: 2017-08-09 11:03:55 GMT - France - World - SN:33 - ID:6936746
PARIS, Aug 9 (MENA) - French Defense Minister Florence Parly condemned a car-ramming into a group of military patrolling in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret Wednesday morning, the Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported. Six people were ....
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Suicide attack leaves one dead in Kabul city
Date: 2017-08-09 10:23:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:28 - ID:6936801
KABUL, Aug 9 (MENA) - At least one person was killed after an explosion rocked Kabul city earlier this afternoon with the security sources saying only the suicide bomber was killed in the attack, Khaama Press reported. The incident took place in ....
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Death toll from China earthquake climbs to 19, 164 injuries
Date: 2017-08-09 10:16:29 GMT - China - World - SN:27 - ID:6936660
BEIJING, Aug 9 (MENA) - The death toll from a strong earthquake hit south-western China on Tuesday has risen to 19 and 164 wounded people. At least five of the dead were tourists who were visiting the popular tourist destination Jiuzhaigou nature ....
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Six French soldiers wounded after being hit by car in northern Paris
Date: 2017-08-09 09:18:55 GMT - France - World - SN:18 - ID:6936638
PARIS, Aug 9 (MENA) - A car has struck a group of soldiers in Paris, injuring six, two seriously, police said as quoted by the BBC. An urgent police operation is now under way to find the vehicle - reportedly a BMW - and driver involved in the ....
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Tillerson leaves Malaysia, wraps up Southeast Asia tour
Date: 2017-08-09 08:44:53 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:16 - ID:6936541
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up an overnight visit to Malaysia on Wednesday, ending a Southeast Asia tour aimed at signaling President Donald Trump's commitment to the region, abc news reported. Deputy ....