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New Venezuela assembly sacks government critic Luisa Ortega
Date: 2017-08-05 21:41:13 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:69 - ID:6931867
CARACAS, Aug 5 (MENA) – Venezuela's new constituent assembly has dismissed Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega, during its first day of work, the BBC reported. Ortega, a vocal critic of left-wing President Nicolas Maduro, had opposed the assembly's ....
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UN Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea
Date: 2017-08-05 21:10:27 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:68 - ID:6931858
NEW YORK, Aug 5 (MENA) – The United Nations Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea for its continued intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing and violations of UN resolutions, the CNN ....
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Ex-Russian Ambassador Kislyak: Lifting US sanctions on Russia "difficult"
Date: 2017-08-05 12:41:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:6931118
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (MENA) - Now-retired Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak said that the main topic of his conversation with former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was counter-terrorism, Russia Today reported. The talks were ....
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Former China Development Bank executive sentenced to 14 years in jail for bribery
Date: 2017-08-05 09:30:52 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:6930919
BEIJING, Aug 5 (MENA) - Yao Zhongmin, former chairman of the board of supervisors at China Development Bank (CDB), has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. Yao was also ....
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Five members of one family killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-08-05 08:45:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:6930882
KABUL, Aug 5 (MENA) - At least five civilians all belonging to one family were killed in Taliban attack in central Logar province of Afghanistan, according to Khama Press. According to the local government officials, the incident took place late ....
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Trump, Macron discuss global issues: White House
Date: 2017-08-05 08:00:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:6930806
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have discussed various global issues, including mutual interests regarding North Korea, crisis in Syria and Iraq, the White House has said. Trump and ....
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European court informs Russia on ban to eject reporter until his appeal is examined
Date: 2017-08-04 21:56:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:6930656
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - Strasbourg Court has informed Russia’s authorities on the ban to eject Novaya Gazeta’s reporter Khudoberdi Nurmatov (working under pseudonym Ali Feruz), whom the Russian court ruled to eject, until his appeal to the European ....
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About 2,000 Daesh fighters remain in Syrian city of Raqqa - US envoy
Date: 2017-08-04 21:00:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:6930655
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) – About 2,000 Daesh fighters are estimated to remain in the Syrian city of Raqqa, fighting for their survival in the face of an offensive launched by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in June, the Daily Mail quoted a ....
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Moscow slams new EU sanctions, reserves right for retaliatory steps
Date: 2017-08-04 19:35:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:6930580
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed "deep regret" over Brussels' decision to expand the anti-Russian sanction list, Russia Today reported Friday. The ministry called it an "unfriendly and unjustified" move and said ....
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UK stocks propelled to 6-week high as RBS rises, pound falls
Date: 2017-08-04 19:23:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:6930608
LONDON, Aug 4 (MENA) - UK stocks on Friday closed at their highest in six weeks, with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC climbing after a well-received earnings report, while the pound dropped against the dollar after a stronger-than-expected US jobs ....
