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European court informs Russia on ban to eject reporter until his appeal is examined
Date: 2017-08-04 21:56:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:6930656
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - Strasbourg Court has informed Russia’s authorities on the ban to eject Novaya Gazeta’s reporter Khudoberdi Nurmatov (working under pseudonym Ali Feruz), whom the Russian court ruled to eject, until his appeal to the European ....
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About 2,000 Daesh fighters remain in Syrian city of Raqqa - US envoy
Date: 2017-08-04 21:00:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:6930655
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) – About 2,000 Daesh fighters are estimated to remain in the Syrian city of Raqqa, fighting for their survival in the face of an offensive launched by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in June, the Daily Mail quoted a ....
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Moscow slams new EU sanctions, reserves right for retaliatory steps
Date: 2017-08-04 19:35:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:6930580
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed "deep regret" over Brussels' decision to expand the anti-Russian sanction list, Russia Today reported Friday. The ministry called it an "unfriendly and unjustified" move and said ....
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UK stocks propelled to 6-week high as RBS rises, pound falls
Date: 2017-08-04 19:23:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:6930608
LONDON, Aug 4 (MENA) - UK stocks on Friday closed at their highest in six weeks, with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC climbing after a well-received earnings report, while the pound dropped against the dollar after a stronger-than-expected US jobs ....
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US military: Georgian soldier killed in latest Afghan attack
Date: 2017-08-04 18:56:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:61 - ID:6930578
KABUL, Aug 4 (MENA) – A Taliban suicide bomber disguised as a woman rammed his motorcycle into an international convoy, killing a NATO soldier and two Afghan civilians in an attack north of the Afghan capital, ABC News quoted the US military as ....
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At least 2 killed in car bomb blast in Somalia's capital
Date: 2017-08-04 18:13:54 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:59 - ID:6930544
MOGADISHU, Aug 4 (MENA) – At least two people were killed in an apparent car bomb blast on a major street in Somalia's capital Friday evening, police said, just hours after the US military confirmed that a recent airstrike had killed a high-level ....
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Upgrade of Russian strategic bombers tops defense ministry’s priority list - minister
Date: 2017-08-04 17:19:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:6930514
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that the work to extend the service life of Tupolev Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers and raise their combat efficiency is on the Russian Defense Ministry’s ....
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Chinese, British foreign policy chiefs discuss Korean Peninsula issue by phone
Date: 2017-08-04 17:11:14 GMT - China - World - SN:53 - ID:6930490
BEIJING, Aug 4 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation as requested Friday with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and they exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, Xinhua news agency reported. ....
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Pentagon asks White House to give lethal weapons to Ukraine
Date: 2017-08-04 17:09:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:6930504
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) - According to US officials, a recommendation to send high-tech tank-killing weapons to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia is now at the White House, euronews reported Friday. The three US officials said a ....
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Pakistani army chief meets Afghan amb. in Islamabad on security issues
Date: 2017-08-04 16:48:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:49 - ID:6930458
KABUL, Aug 4 (MENA) - Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with the Afghan Ambassador in Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal, where they discussed issues of bilateral interests during their meeting in the Pakistani army headquarters, ....
