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Former WTO chief, UN envoy Peter Sutherland dies at 71
Date: 2018-01-07 20:48:24 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:56 - ID:7179336
DUBLIN, Jan 7 (MENA) - Irish businessman and diplomat Peter Sutherland, who held senior roles in the European Union, the World Trade Organization and the UN, has died. He was 71, ABC News reported. Sutherland's family said he died Sunday at a ....
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UNRWA mandated by UN, indispensable for peace - spokesman
Date: 2018-01-07 19:09:38 GMT - palestine - World - SN:51 - ID:7179372
GAZA CITY, Jan 7 (MENA) - Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Chris Gunness said Sunday the agency is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to continue with its services ....
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Macron reiterates France's support for two-state solution
Date: 2018-01-07 18:29:24 GMT - France - World - SN:49 - ID:7179314
PARIS, Jan 7 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Sunday his country's support for the two-state solution between Palestinians and Israelis, the Elysee said. During a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Palestinian ....
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US diplomat says 'No turnaround' in Trump’s position on talks with North Korea
Date: 2018-01-07 18:11:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:7179238
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday the US administration has not changed the preconditions President Donald Trump set regarding talks with North Korea amid the escalating crisis on the Korean ....
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Man killed in explosion outside Stockholm metro station
Date: 2018-01-07 15:44:22 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:42 - ID:7179164
STOCKHOLM, Jan 7 (MENA) - A man seriously injured in an explosion outside a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden, has died, the Mirror reported Sunday. The 60-year-old man suffered severe injuries when he reportedly picked up a hand grenade off the ....
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Iranian police: Main ringleaders of riots arrested
Date: 2018-01-07 15:25:10 GMT - Iran - World - SN:41 - ID:7179143
TEHRAN, Jan 7 (MENA) - Spokesman for Iran’s Police Brigadier General Saeed Montazer said on Sunday that the main ringleaders of the riots and acts of vandalism in the country are in custody, Tasnim News Agency reported. During the riots, 20 people, ....
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Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest
Date: 2018-01-07 15:04:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:7179082
MOSCOW, Jan 7 (MENA) - The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been arrested for inciting unrest against the government, the Daily Mail reported. The ex-leader was apprehended during a visit to the western city of Busehehr on ....
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16 Taliban, Daesh militants killed, wounded in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-07 13:48:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:36 - ID:7178974
KABUL, Jan 7 (MENA) - At least three Taliban insurgents were killed Sunday and eleven others were wounded during separate operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Afghan Khaama Press reported. The provincial government media ....
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Two persons injured in blast at Stockholm subway station
Date: 2018-01-07 11:48:04 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:28 - ID:7178739
STOCKHOLM, Jan 7 (MENA) - Two people were injured in an explosion that took place at a Stockholm subway station, Sky News reported. The explosion was in Varby Gard station, in Stockholm's south west, and left a 60-year-old man with serious ....
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Trump administration condemns EU for not supporting Iran protesters
Date: 2018-01-07 10:19:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:18 - ID:7178546
LONDON, Jan 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump and his administration are disappointed in the European Union for not doing more to support Iran's anti-government protesters, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said. The comments from the ....
