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EU accused of 'wilfully letting refugees drown' as NGOs face having rescues suspended - report
Date: 2017-07-30 21:01:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:6922955
LONDON, July 30 (MENA) – Aid workers have accused the EU of “wilfully letting people drown in the Mediterranean” as they face being forced to suspend rescue missions for refugees attempting the world’s deadliest sea crossing, The Independent ....
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Putin: 755 US diplomats to depart Russia - report
Date: 2017-07-30 18:15:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:6922983
MOSCOW, July 30 (MENA) - Up to 755 American diplomats will have to leave Russia as a result of Washington's own policies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an exclusive interview with the Rossiya 1 TV channel. Russia Today carried the news ....
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Archbishop of Canterbury declares Sudan new Anglican province
Date: 2017-07-30 15:43:24 GMT - Sudan - World - SN:49 - ID:6922650
KHARTOUM, July 30 (MENA) - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby declared Sudan the 39th province of the worldwide Anglican Communion, six years after the predominantly Christian south gained independence from the north. The Anglican church in ....
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OIC slams Mogadishu terrorist attack
Date: 2017-07-30 14:59:39 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:42 - ID:6922510
CAIRO/JEDDAH, July 30 (MENA) - Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned on Sunday Mogadishu's terrorist attack. According to a statement of a copy of which MENA obtained, Secretary General of the organization Yousef bin Ahmad ....
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US flies bombers over Korean peninsula after N.Korea missile test
Date: 2017-07-30 07:17:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:6921731
SEOUL, July 30 (MENA) - The United States flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force after recent North Korean missile tests, the US Air Force said in a statement on Sunday. North Korea said it conducted another successful ....
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Barcelona festival fire sees 22,000 evacuated to safety
Date: 2017-07-30 06:14:13 GMT - Spain - World - SN:3 - ID:6921693
MADRID, July 30 (MENA) - A crowd of 22,000 people have been evacuated from a music festival in Spain after a fire broke out, ravaging the main stage, euronews reported Sunday. Revellers fled the Tomorrowland Unite electronic music concert in ....
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Tillerson calls on Russia to improve US relations
Date: 2017-07-29 21:21:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:6921608
WASHINGTON, July 29 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday called on Russia to take steps to improve its relationship with the United States after President Trump indicated he would sign a bill into law strengthening sanctions on ....
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6 killed in explosion at illegal gold mine in Colombia
Date: 2017-07-29 17:48:06 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:60 - ID:6921408
BOGOTA, July 29 (MENA) - Six people were killed after an explosion at an illegal gold mine in central Colombia, authorities said on Saturday. The explosion happened on Friday in the Buritica municipality in Antioquia province, an area where ....
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S. Korea, U.S. conduct ballistic missile exercise
Date: 2017-07-29 15:17:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:49 - ID:6921157
SEOUL, July 29 (MENA) - South Korea and United states on Saturday have conducted a new round of joint military drills using ballistic missile in response to N. Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch. Military drills have been ....
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Causalities from police in Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan: Security sources
Date: 2017-07-29 14:43:58 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:46 - ID:6921159
KABUL, July 29 (MENA) - At least ten Afghan police members were killed in a Taliban attack at Nawa district in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, Security sources announced on Saturday, Meanwhile, ten other policemen were injured in the ....