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Huge 5.5 magnitude quake rocks northeast India
Date: 2018-01-07 09:52:30 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:7178493
NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (MENA) - A magnitude-5.5 earthquake hit east of Imphal, capital of India's northeastern state of Manipur, Sky News reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake, which hit around 63 miles from ....
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Putin voices sincere congratulations on Orthodox Christmas
Date: 2018-01-07 09:45:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:7178479
MOSCOW, Jan 7 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated orthodox Christians and Russian citizens on Christmas, Kremlin said Sunday. "My sincere congratulations on Christmas. This holiday brings joy and hope to millions of ....
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US Navy locates wreckage of missing C-2A plane
Date: 2018-01-06 20:50:52 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:71 - ID:7178096
MANILA, Jan 6 (MENA) - The US Navy has located the wreckage of a transport aircraft that crashed into the Philippine Sea in November, NHK World reported Saturday. In a statement, the Navy's 7th Fleet says a team of deep water salvage experts ....
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Trump says open to speaking with Kim Jong-un
Date: 2018-01-06 20:41:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:7178121
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he would "absolutely" be willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and hopes a positive development results from talks between North and South Korea, ABC News reported ....
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Brazil state declares 'state of calamity' over police strike
Date: 2018-01-06 19:18:46 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:63 - ID:7178042
BRASILIA, Jan 6 (MENA) - A state government in northeastern Brazil has declared a "state of calamity" for public security due to a police strike that has lasted nearly 20 days, Fox News reported Saturday. Civilian and military police officers ....
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Malaysia says UAE and Saudi Arabia to join Rohingya aid mission
Date: 2018-01-06 17:33:06 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:53 - ID:7177889
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (MENA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have agreed to join Malaysia in a joint humanitarian mission to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, The Star reported on Saturday. Defence Minister Datuk Seri ....
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Multiple avalanches in Indian-held Kashmir kill 11
Date: 2018-01-06 17:24:54 GMT - India - World - SN:51 - ID:7177844
NEW DELHI, Jan 6 (MENA) - Rescuers recovered the bodies of 11 people in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, a day after multiple avalanches hit their vehicles in the Himalayan region, ABC News quoted officials as saying on Saturday. Thirteen ....
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8 migrants dead, 84 rescued from sinking boat off Libya
Date: 2018-01-06 17:05:24 GMT - Italy - World - SN:48 - ID:7177847
ROME, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Italian coast guard says the bodies of eight migrants have been recovered and 84 other migrants have been rescued from a floundering smugglers’ dinghy off the Libyan coast, The Washington Post reported. It said an ....
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Four police officers killed in explosion in Indian Kashmir
Date: 2018-01-06 08:47:08 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:7176878
NEW DELHI, Jan 6 (MENA) - At least four Indian policemen were killed when a bomb exploded in their patrol in Sopore, in disputed Kashmir region, Indian police said on Saturday. The explosion took place when a police patrol was passing by a market ....
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UNSC holds urgent meeting on Iran unrest
Date: 2018-01-05 21:32:41 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:74 - ID:7176637
NEW YORK, Jan 5 (MENA) – The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the competing pro- and anti-government demonstrations in Iran, which have left 22 people dead and led to the arrest of more than 1,000 ....
