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  • 6.0 earthquake strikes off coast of Ecuador

    Date: 2017-07-01 06:52:14 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:8 - ID:6875118

    QUITO, July 1 (MENA) - A strong earthquake struck off Ecuador's coast on Friday evening, sending people running into the streets of the country's major cities. Authorities said there were no reports of casualties or serious damage, ABC news ....

  • Two more youths killed during protests in northwest Venezuela

    Date: 2017-07-01 06:46:16 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:6 - ID:6875117

    CARACAS, July 1 (MENA) - Two young men have lost their lives within several hours in anti-government protests that have gripped the northwestern Venezuelan state of Lara, an opposition lawmaker was quoted by Sputnik news agency as saying. "Ruben ....

  • Suspect dead after shooting at hospital in New York - Police

    Date: 2017-06-30 21:46:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:6874994

    WASHINGTON, June 30 (MENA) – A NYPD spokesman said suspect, who fired at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City, is dead from a self-inflicted wound, CNBC reported on Friday. Police said the suspect was a former employee of the ....

  • Three people injured after gunfire reported at Bronx hospital in New York City

    Date: 2017-06-30 19:48:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:6874963

    WASHINGTON, June 30 (MENA) - Three doctors were reportedly shot in a gunfire at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center around 3 p.m. local time, the New York Times reported Friday. Officials have confirmed that several people have been shot inside ....

  • Bundestag passes law to fine social media companies for not deleting hate speech

    Date: 2017-06-30 19:29:06 GMT - Germany - World - SN:52 - ID:6874949

    BERLIN, June 30 (MENA) - The German Parliament (Bundestag) passes law to fine social media companies for not deleting hate speech, Deutsche Welle reported on its website on Friday. Under the new legislation, social media companies have 24 hours ....

  • Grenades, ammunition stolen from Portugues arms depot

    Date: 2017-06-30 17:45:33 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:47 - ID:6874884

    LISBON, June 30 (MENA) – Portuguese authorities have informed Europol and Interpol of the theft of grenades and ammunition from a military arms depot, the Daily Mail quoted the Portuguese Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. The army said in a ....

  • Trump: US patience with the North Korean regime 'is over'

    Date: 2017-06-30 17:07:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:6874845

    WASHINGTON, June 30 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump, speaking alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in, declared Friday the US' patience with the North Korean regime "is over", CNN reported. "The era of strategic patience with the North ....

  • Russian FM describes US-Russian relations as abnormal

    Date: 2017-06-30 11:04:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:6874249

    MOSCOW, June 30 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described on Friday the US-Russian relations as abnormal. He added on the sidelines of the Primakov Readings (international conference of top-rated political experts) held in the ....

  • Russian top brass notes US-led coalition’s provocations embolden terrorists in Syria

    Date: 2017-06-30 10:43:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:6874234

    MOSCOW, June 30 (MENA) - Provocations by the US-led coalition forces encourage terrorists to step up their activity in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted by Russian news agency TASS as saying on Friday. "Provocations by the ....

  • President Putin receives Henry Kissinger

    Date: 2017-06-30 10:12:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:6874228

    MOSCOW, June 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday received former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying. "The Russian president has ....

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