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Number of immigrants in Italy surpassed 5 million people until end of 2016
Date: 2017-06-14 10:55:28 GMT - Italy - World - SN:24 - ID:6854360
ROME, June 14 (MENA) - The number of immigrants in Italy surpassed 5 million people until the end of 2016, said the Italian National Institute of Statistics. In a statement Wednesday, the institute said that more than 5 million of the immigrants ....
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Grenfell Tower fatalities confirmed after residents trapped
Date: 2017-06-14 09:26:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:6854121
LONDON, June 14 (MENA) - Several people have died after a huge fire ripped through a west London tower block, with many residents still missing amid reports of people trapped on upper floors as flames tore rapidly up the building, The Telegraph ....
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Several killed in suicide attack on Taliban splinter group
Date: 2017-06-14 09:04:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:6854070
KABUL, June 14 (MENA) - Several militants belonging to a splinter group of the Taliban insurgents were killed in a suicide car bombing in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. According to local officials, the incident ....
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Trump gives Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-06-14 08:01:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:6854035
WASHINGTON, June 14 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has given the Pentagon new authority to decide the troop levels in Afghanistan, a US official said. The move could lead to a deployment of thousands more troops as commanders decide the way ....
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UN chief arrives in Afghanistan on unannounced visit
Date: 2017-06-14 07:53:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:6854018
KABUL, June 14 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Kabul on Wednesday on an unannounced visit. "Just landed in Kabul for talks with government and people. @UN stands with Afghanistan at a time of violence and ....
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Flames engulf tower block in London
Date: 2017-06-14 06:04:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:1 - ID:6853941
LONDON, June 14 (MENA) - A huge fire has raged through the night at a west London tower block, with eyewitnesses claiming people were trapped inside, the BBC reported Wednesday. More than 200 firefighters are still tackling the blaze at Grenfell ....
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US military operations unaffected by Qatar blockade, says Gen. Dunford
Date: 2017-06-13 21:54:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:6853835
WASHINGTON, June 13 (MENA) - US military operations continue full throttle in the Mideast, North Africa and southwest Asia, despite an ongoing regional blockade against the small, oil-rich nation of Qatar, The Washington Times quoted Chairman of the ....
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WFP funding crunch in Palestine threatens food voucher assistance
Date: 2017-06-13 19:15:07 GMT - palestine - World - SN:60 - ID:6853669
AL QUDS, June 13 (MENA) – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warned that it may be forced to suspend its voucher food assistance in July for nearly 150,000 people in Gaza and the West Bank, the majority of whom are women and children due to ....
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S.Korea's Moon, Trump to hold summit on June 29-30
Date: 2017-06-13 18:58:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:59 - ID:6853663
SEOUL, June 13 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit the United States later this month for a summit with his US counterpart Donald Trump, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. Moon will head to Washington on June ....
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N. Korean soldier defects after crossing heavily mined DMZ border to S. Korea
Date: 2017-06-13 18:46:31 GMT - south korea - World - SN:57 - ID:6853665
SEOUL, June 13 (MENA) - A North Korean soldier has defected after crossing the heavily-mined demilitarised zone border to South Korea, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday. The military in Seoul is questioning the soldier about the reasons he left, ....
