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Malaysia summons Myanmar ambassador over 'continuous violence' against Rohingya
Date: 2017-09-06 08:34:44 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:21 - ID:6976993
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 6 (MENA) - Malaysia summoned Myanmar's ambassador on Tuesday, saying it was "gravely concerned" over the “continuous violence” perpetrated against Rohingyas in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state, Pernama news agency reported. Foreign ....
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Global (1): Cision Adds EMEAI President to Leadership Team to Drive International Focus
Date: 2017-09-06 07:48:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:6976895
Abe Smith brings expertise in international expansion for U.S.-based tech companies CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cision (NYSE: CISN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Abe Smith to President, EMEAI. As a new position to ....
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Hurricane Irma strengthens to Category 5 as 2nd storm forms behind it
Date: 2017-09-05 22:37:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:6976684
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (MENA) - Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, and catastrophic damage is possible in the Florida Keys and southern Florida this weekend as a second storm has formed behind it, ABC News reported. Irma was ....
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Nigeria, South Africa say they are out of recession
Date: 2017-09-05 21:09:54 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:73 - ID:6976600
JOHANNESBURG/ABUJA, Sept 5 (MENA) - South Africa and Nigeria released figures showing economic growth in the second quarter of this year, the ABC News reported. South Africa's government said the gross domestic product grew by 2.5 percent in the ....
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U.S. military forces to join Egyptian Armed Forces for Exercise Bright Star 2017
Date: 2017-09-05 20:18:46 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:70 - ID:6976618
CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - US military forces will join Egyptian Armed Forces members for Exercise Bright Star 2017 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, 10-20 September 2017. Bright Star builds on the strategic security relationship between Egypt and the ....
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UN chief says N. Korea nuclear test "put millions of people at risk"
Date: 2017-09-05 18:36:01 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:65 - ID:6976457
NEW YORK, Sept 5 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned North Korea’s nuclear test on Sunday, saying that it is "profoundly destabilizing for regional and international security". Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, ....
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If Trump says Iran violating nuclear deal, does not mean US withdrawal -- envoy
Date: 2017-09-05 16:55:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:6976407
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (MENA) - If US President Donald Trump tells Congress in October that Iran is not complying with a nuclear deal it agreed with world powers, that does not mean Washington is withdrawing from the agreement, the Daily Mail quoted US ....
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Russia pays dlrs. 1730 to Family of Russian soldier killed in Syria
Date: 2017-09-05 15:15:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:6976217
MOSCOW, Sept 5 (MENA) - Authorities of the Novokuznetsk town will pay 100,000 rubles (1730 dollars) in assistance to the family of the Russian soldier killed in Syria, the local administration’s press service told TASS on Tuesday. The family of ....
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35 of Taliban members killed, injured in airstrikes
Date: 2017-09-05 15:02:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:47 - ID:6976045
KABUL, Sept 5 (MENA) - At least 35 of Taliban gunmen were killed and injured in airstrikes in Kunduz province, Afghan army announced in a statement on Tuesday. The airstrikes over the past 48 hours targeted Taliban elements in Chardara district, ....
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Demand for Russian submarines, small ships grows after Syria operation
Date: 2017-09-05 13:21:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:6975944
MOSCOW, Sept 5 (MENA) - Demand for Russian diesel-electric submarines and ships with a displacement of 150-400 tonnes has increased after their participation in Russia’s operation in Syria, Sputnik quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin ....
