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Last of Libya's chemical weapons components destroyed
Date: 2018-01-05 20:29:15 GMT - Germany - World - SN:70 - ID:7176622
BERLIN, Jan 5 (MENA) - Germany said it has completed the destruction of components from the chemicals weapons program of deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, ABC News reported on Friday. The international community had feared the 500 tons of ....
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Nikki Haley: We must not let Syrian horrors to happen in Iran
Date: 2018-01-05 18:29:34 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:65 - ID:7176484
NEW YORK, Jan 5 (MENA) - US Ambassador Nikki Haley has warned the demonstrations in Iran could escalate into full-blown conflict, drawing a comparison with Syria, Daily Mail reported on Friday. "The world has witnessed the horrors that have taken ....
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US targets Venezuelan officials in new sanctions
Date: 2018-01-05 18:28:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:7176400
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - The US Department of the Treasury imposed Friday sanctions on four Venezuelan government officials over links to corruption and repression in Venezuela. "The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four ....
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Malaysia accepts US offer to resume MH370 search
Date: 2018-01-05 18:11:00 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:62 - ID:7176457
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (MENA) - The Malaysian government has accepted US firm Ocean Infinity's "no cure, no fee" offer to resume searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, according to an email sent to the passengers' next-of-kin on Friday, ....
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Global-PRNewswire(1): China International Import Expo To Debut In Shanghai, Helping Boost World Trade
Date: 2018-01-05 17:31:05 GMT - China - World - SN:60 - ID:7176453
SHANGHAI, Jan. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- In a significant move to further support the growth of global trade, China International Import Expo (CIIE) will launch its first exhibition at National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from ....
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China tightens North Korea trade restrictions under UN sanctions
Date: 2018-01-05 16:16:24 GMT - China - World - SN:55 - ID:7176371
BEIJING, Jan 5 (MENA) - Beijing has tightened restrictions on exports to North Korea, in compliance with UN sanctions against Pyongyang, limiting further oil supplies and banning imports of its steel and of other goods, Russia Today ....
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Chad denies role in alleged Equatorial Guinea coup attempt
Date: 2018-01-05 15:57:21 GMT - Chad - World - SN:53 - ID:7176310
N'DJAMENA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Chad's government denied involvement in an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea late last month, saying the dozens of Chadians arrested are mercenaries "and should be treated as such," Fox News reported on ....
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2018 brings no end to violence against Rohingya as refugees continue to flee to Bangladesh
Date: 2018-01-05 15:55:05 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:51 - ID:7176235
GENEVA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Rohingya refugees were still arriving in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as the New Year bringing no end to the reports of violence and fears, which forced them to flee their homes in Myanmar, the International Organization for ....
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Cutting off Pakistan, US takes gamble in complex Afghan war
Date: 2018-01-05 15:29:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:7176194
NEW YORK, Jan 5 (MENA) - Afghan officials have pleaded with several US administrations now to reconsider their support for Pakistan, which was both receiving billions of dollars in American aid and harboring on its soil the leaders of a Taliban ....
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Spanish court says ex-Catalan vice president must stay in jail
Date: 2018-01-05 14:32:21 GMT - Spain - World - SN:45 - ID:7176116
MADRID, Jan 5 (MENA) - Spanish supreme court judges have ruled against allowing ousted Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras out of jail while he is investigated for rebellion and other charges stemming from the region’s drive for independence, the ....
