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US tracks North Korea missile for 37 minutes
Date: 2017-07-04 05:52:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:6879952
WASHINGTON, July 4 (MENA) - The US military said it tracked a North Korean missile for 37 minutes before it landed in the Sea of Japan, ABC news reported Tuesday. The Hawaii-based US Pacific Command said in a statement that an intermediate-range ....
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US drones in Somalia target major Al Qaeda affiliate
Date: 2017-07-03 19:34:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:6879761
WASHINGTON, July 3 (MENA) - As airstrikes ramp up against terrorist groups around the globe, the US military says it conducted a drone strike Sunday in Somalia against Al Qaeda’s third largest affiliate, al-Shabab, Fox News reported. In late ....
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Taxi hits pedestrians at Boston's Logan Airport, several injured
Date: 2017-07-03 19:25:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:6879795
WASHINGTON, July 3 (MENA) - A taxi driver hit pedestrians standing outside a building at the cab pool at Boston's Logan International Airport this afternoon, injuring several people, the Massachusetts State Police said. The state police said ....
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Barclays former CEO John Varley and three top bankers to appear in court over fraud charges
Date: 2017-07-03 12:56:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:53 - ID:6879040
LONDON, July 3 (MENA) - Barclays former CEO John Varley and three top bankers will appear in a London court for the first time on Monday to face allegations they conspired to commit fraud over a 2008 bank capital raising with Qatari investors at the ....
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Moscow: Expansion of US anti-Russian sanctions unreasonable
Date: 2017-07-03 12:08:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:6878763
MOSCOW, July 3 (MENA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the expansion of sanctions against Russia by Washington is unreasonable, Sputnik reported on Monday. The expansion of sanction against Russia by Washington is ....
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Ghani off to Turkmenistan to boost cooperation between Kabul and Ashgabat
Date: 2017-07-03 11:18:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:40 - ID:6878603
KABUL, July 3 (MENA) - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani left for Turkmenistan leading a delegation of high level government officials to boost cooperation between Kabul and Ashgabat, Khaama Press reported. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in ....
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Global-PRNewswire(4):XCMG's Green Creative Design Project Award Winners Lead Company's Sustainable Development Efforts
Date: 2017-07-03 09:56:31 GMT - China - World - SN:29 - ID:6878581
XUZHOU, China, July 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Leading global construction machinery manufacturer XCMG has recognized several internal project teams as winners in its annual Green Creative Design Awards ("the GCD Awards"). The projects ranged ....
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Venezuela's Maduro hikes wages amid protests
Date: 2017-07-03 06:47:46 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:14 - ID:6878208
CARACAS, July 3 (MENA) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is hiking salaries as he tries to overcome major protests and rally support for his plans to rewrite the constitution, ABC News reported. Maduro said on his Sunday television show that ....
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8 killed in Indonesian helicopter crash as volcano erupts
Date: 2017-07-03 06:45:09 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:13 - ID:6878175
JAKARTA, July 3 (MENA) - Eight people have died after a rescue helicopter crashed in central Java, Indonesia, while on a rescue mission following a volcanic eruption, CNN reported. The National Search and Rescue helicopter was en route to provide ....
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Amtrak train derails near Chambers Bay golf course in Washington
Date: 2017-07-03 06:26:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:6878176
WASHINGTON, July 3 (MENA) - An Amtrak train derailed in Washington state near a well-known golf course on Sunday, CNN reported. The Amtrak Cascades train derailed near the Chambers Bay golf course in Pierce County, Washington. There were no ....