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Teen dies at protest as Venezuela political unrest persists
Date: 2017-06-08 08:33:19 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:21 - ID:6845978
CARACAS, June 8 (MENA) - Opposition protests in Venezuela took a deadly turn again Wednesday when a teenager was killed at a march demanding an end to the government’s push to rewrite the struggling nation’s constitution, The Hindu ....
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Beijing lashes out over Pentagon report on Chinese military
Date: 2017-06-08 08:25:07 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:6845991
BEIJING, June 8 (MENA) - Beijing says it is "firmly opposed" to a Pentagon report on the Chinese military that highlighted China's construction of military facilities on made-made islands in the South China Sea and speculated that Beijing would ....
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Wreckage of missing Myanmar military plane found
Date: 2017-06-08 07:40:08 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:14 - ID:6845893
NAYPYIDAW, June 8 (MENA) - Searchers found bodies and debris on Thursday from a military transport plane that disappeared with 122 people on board shortly after taking off Wednesday afternoon from an air base in the southern part of Myanmar, The New ....
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Blast at Indian fireworks factory triggers deadly blaze
Date: 2017-06-08 07:32:42 GMT - India - World - SN:13 - ID:6845876
NEW DELHI, June 8 (MENA) - Local news agencies say an explosion at a fireworks factory has killed 23 workers in central India, ABC News reported. District police official G. Janardhan said the blast occurred Wednesday afternoon while workers were ....
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Blast hits US embassy in Kiev
Date: 2017-06-08 06:36:25 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:6845875
KIEV, June 8 (MENA) - A blast has struck the premises of the United States embassy in the Ukrainian capital, a spokesperson for Kiev’s police, Oksana Blischik, said on Thursday. "The explosion on the territory of the US embassy in Kiev is treated ....
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North Korea fires anti-ship missiles, says South Korea
Date: 2017-06-08 06:12:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:6845865
SEOUL, June 8 (MENA) - North Korea has fired several anti-ship cruise missiles off its east coast, the BBC quoted South Korea's military as saying. Authorities said the weapons, launched on Thursday morning near the city of Wonsan, appeared to be ....
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Trump hails Saudi for role against terror
Date: 2017-06-07 19:55:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:6845656
WASHINGTON, June 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Saudi Arabia for its role in fighting terrorism. In a speech earlier in the day, Trump said "they're going to be doing a great job" of stopping the funding of terrorism. ....
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US Accident-prone Osprey makes emergency landing in Japan's Okinawa
Date: 2017-06-07 19:34:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:73 - ID:6845650
TOKYO, June 7 (MENA) - A US military Osprey aircraft made an emergency landing Tuesday night on an island in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said the tilt-rotor aircraft made the ....
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Global-PRNewswire (6):Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Launches CareAdvantage, Offering Tailored Support to Help Hospitals and Healthcare Providers in EMEA to Increase Patients' Outcomes and Reduce Costs
Date: 2017-06-07 15:57:04 GMT - Germany - World - SN:57 - ID:6845481
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Launches CareAdvantage, Offering Tailored Support to Help Hospitals and Healthcare Providers in EMEA to Increase Patients' Outcomes and Reduce Costs NORDERSTEDT, Germany, June 7, 2017/PRNewswire/MENA/ ....
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Russian embassy in Tehran advises nationals to stay away from attacks' area
Date: 2017-06-07 12:24:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:6844696
MOSCOW, June 7 (MENA) - The Russian Embassy in Tehran advised its nationals Wednesday to stay away from the areas that witnessed terrorist attacks in the Iranian capital. Assailants armed with Kalashnikov rifles stormed the parliament building ....