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Stabbing in London's Russell Square not terror-related, police say
Date: 2017-06-09 21:35:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:6848244
LONDON, June 9 (MENA) - London police said on Friday they were responding to a stabbing at Russell Square, but it was being treated as a disturbance and not related to terrorism, the Daily Mail reported. A gang of up to 20 youths on mopeds ....
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Philippines calls on Facebook to shut militants accounts
Date: 2017-06-09 21:04:42 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:68 - ID:6848228
MANILA, June 9 (MENA) - The Philippines army said on Friday it had called on Facebook to shut down dozens of accounts that militants have been using to spread misinformation about their attack on a southern town and to coordinate their battle with ....
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Austria to ban Niqab from October
Date: 2017-06-09 20:41:35 GMT - Austria - World - SN:67 - ID:6848225
VIENNA, June 9 (MENA) - New Austrian legislation came into force on Friday that will ban Niqab (the full-face veil that may be called burqa) in public places from October 1, local news media reported. The outlawing of the burqa or other clothing ....
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14 killed as soldiers clash over drought food aid in Somalia
Date: 2017-06-09 16:37:05 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:49 - ID:6848080
MOGADISHU, June 9 (MENA) - At least 14 people, most of them civilians, were killed as soldiers clashed over food aid in drought-ravaged Somalia's southwestern city of Baidoa, where tens of thousands of people have streamed in seeking assistance, ABC ....
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WHO: Number of suspected cholera cases exceeds 100,000 in Yemen
Date: 2017-06-09 14:55:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:42 - ID:6847943
GENEVA, June 9 (MENA) - The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen continues to rise, reaching 101,820 with 791 deaths as of 7 June 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) posted on its website. The worst affected people are the country’s ....
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May to forge 'government of certainty' with DUP backing
Date: 2017-06-09 14:14:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:6847833
LONDON, June 9 (MENA) - Theresa May has said she will form a government with the support of the Democratic Unionists that can provide "certainty" for the future, the BBC reported. In a short statement outside Downing Street, which followed a ....
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Donald Trump calls Comey a 'leaker' in first response to Senate testimony
Date: 2017-06-09 13:15:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:6847791
WASHINGTON, June 9 (MENA) - Donald Trump on Friday branded his former FBI director a “leaker”, a day after James Comey gave testimony in which he accused the president of trying to quash an investigation and lying about him and the FBI. "Despite ....
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Putin says only united efforts can defeat terrorism
Date: 2017-06-09 11:29:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:6847665
MOSCOW, June 9 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday terrorism can be defeated only through the joint and integrated efforts of all the world's countries, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported. "I have repeatedly stressed that ....
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Theresa May 'no intention of resigning' after losses
Date: 2017-06-09 09:49:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:6847576
LONDON, June 9 (MENA) - Prime Minister Theresa May is not planning to resign even after the Conservative party loss in the elections. May has signalled her intention to carry on in Downing Street, saying the country needs "stability" with the ....
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Man armed with knife 'holds job centre staff'
Date: 2017-06-09 08:49:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:6847503
LONDON, June 9 (MENA) - The armed man entered the premises on Clifford Street in Byker at about 08:00 BST. Several members of staff are thought to be held there, the BBC reported, quoting police. Police negotiators are at the scene and the roads ....
