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UK foreign secretary refuses to apologize for remarks over British national held in Iran
Date: 2017-11-07 22:46:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:131 - ID:7080031
LONDON, Nov 7 (MENA) – UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has refused to apologize for putting Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at risk of an extra five years in prison, insisting he is not to blame, The Independent reported on Tuesday. The Foreign ....
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Moscow voices concern over situation in Lebanon
Date: 2017-11-07 22:44:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:130 - ID:7079923
MOSCOW, Nov 7 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern about the recent development of the situation in Lebanon with the resignation of the country's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, not yet accepted by the Lebanese president, Sputnik ....
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US accuses Iran of providing missiles to Yemen’s Houthis
Date: 2017-11-07 22:44:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:129 - ID:7079950
NEW YORK, Nov 7 (MENA) - The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying Yemen’s Houthi militants with a missile that was fired into Saudi Arabia in July and called for the United Nations to hold Tehran accountable for violating two UN ....
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WHO calls for halting use of antibiotics in healthy animals
Date: 2017-11-07 22:29:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:126 - ID:7079897
GENEVA, Nov 7 (MENA) - The World Health Organization has called on farmers and the food industry to stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals. The new WHO recommendations aim to help preserve the ....
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Russian lawmaker calls on US to abandon double standards in foreign policy
Date: 2017-11-07 20:08:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:113 - ID:7079779
MOSCOW, Nov 7 (MENA) - Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said Tuesday that the US should abandon double standards in relations with other countries and engage in a dialogue for tackling issues in the Middle East and Europe, TASS news ....
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Japan, US and India held joint maritime drill - agency
Date: 2017-11-07 19:59:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:111 - ID:7079783
TOKYO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force has held joint naval exercises with the United States and India. The drills took place in the Sea of Japan for the first time, Japan's NHK World reported Tuesday. Self-Defense Force ....
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Death toll from Vietnam storm climbs to 89 ahead of summit
Date: 2017-11-07 17:12:24 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:98 - ID:7079754
HANOI, Nov 7 (MENA) - The death toll from a typhoon that struck Vietnam's south-central coast last weekend, causing widespread flooding, had risen to 89 with 18 others still missing, ABC news reported Tuesday. Typhoon Damrey caused extensive ....
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UK minister wanted to send aid money to Israeli army - report
Date: 2017-11-07 17:04:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:7079743
LONDON, Nov 7 (MENA) - British Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel wanted to send aid money to the Israeli army after conducting a string of secret meetings with Israeli figures, including the country’s prime minister, ....
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Top brass elaborates on Russian military's 'one target, one bomb' principle in Syria
Date: 2017-11-07 16:24:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:93 - ID:7079622
MOSCOW, Nov 7 (MENA) - During the Syrian operation, Russian military tested nearly all the modern hardware, implementing the one target, one bomb principle, Russian General Staff General Valery Gerasimov said at the Defense Ministry’s board meeting ....
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NATO aims to send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan
Date: 2017-11-07 15:29:41 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:88 - ID:7079545
BRUSSELS, Nov 7 (MENA) - NATO's chief said the alliance plans to send around 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan, half of them from the United States, to bolster efforts to train the Afghan army, ABC news reported Tuesday. Secretary-General Jens ....
