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Kazakhstan bus fire kills 52
Date: 2018-01-18 08:50:37 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:14 - ID:7197078
ASTANA, Jan 18 (MENA) - A bus has caught fire in north-western Kazakhstan, killing 52 people, the BBC quoted the interior ministry as saying. Five people managed to get out and were treated by rescue workers on the spot, reports said. The ....
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Russia begins delivery of S-400 missile systems to China - source
Date: 2018-01-18 08:10:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:7197126
MOSCOW, Jan 18 (MENA) - Russia has begun the delivery of S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems to China under a 2014 contract, a source close to the Russian system of military cooperation told TASS news agency on Thursday. "The implementation ....
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Trump kicks CNN's Jim Acosta out of Oval Office for question
Date: 2018-01-17 16:31:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:7196351
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - Donald Trump pointed his finger at CNN reporter Jim Acosta and said 'out' during a White House press conference. Trump was with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan when he made the jab, which came after Acosta ....
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China, Israel launch incubator to promote technology cooperation
Date: 2018-01-17 16:07:49 GMT - China - World - SN:69 - ID:7196210
BEIJING, Jan 17 (MENA) - China and Israel launched an incubation center in the eastern Chinese city of Xiamen to promote technology cooperation. Located in Xiamen's Software Park, the center is dedicated to providing services for Chinese companies ....
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Ex-CIA officer charged with keeping notebooks full of classified information
Date: 2018-01-17 07:51:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:7195164
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was arrested at a New York airport Monday night and accused of keeping notebooks filled with detailed information about undercover agents and assets after he left his job, The ....
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Israeli chief-of-staff: Iranian nuclear threat ‘is not theoretical’
Date: 2018-01-17 07:50:14 GMT - Israel - World - SN:11 - ID:7195199
GAZA CITY, Jan 17 (MENA) - Iran’s desire for nuclear weapons has not been extinguished by the nuclear deal it signed with world powers, The Times of Israel quoted Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot as saying. Speaking at an event of bereaved ....
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22 million Yemenis now in need of aid: UN
Date: 2018-01-16 22:10:34 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:103 - ID:7194665
NEW YORK, Jan 16 (MENA) - More than three-quarters of Yemenis are now in need of humanitarian aid as the war between rebels and the Saudi-backed government nears its fourth year, the Daily Mail quoted the United Nations as saying on Tuesday. Some ....
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7 killed in Colombia military helicopter crash
Date: 2018-01-16 19:33:18 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:94 - ID:7194883
BOGOTA, Jan 16 (MENA) - Seven people have been confirmed dead in a military helicopter crash in northern Colombia, ABC News reported Tuesday. Officials said the helicopter was carrying 10 people when it crashed in Antioquia department Tuesday ....
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5.8-magnitude quake hits Nicaragua: USGS
Date: 2018-01-16 18:30:15 GMT - Nicaragua - World - SN:91 - ID:7194789
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck Nicaragua about 80km southwest of Rivas on Tuesday, Russia Today reported on Tuesday. An initial alert from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude at ....
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15 Tajikistani militants killed in airstrikes in northeastern Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-16 15:50:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:81 - ID:7194499
KABUL, Jan 16 (MENA) - At least 15 militants from Tajikistan were killed on Tuesday in a series of airstrikes conducted in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes against the ....
