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Astana meeting was crucial to hold Geneva 6 talks - UN envoy to Syria
Date: 2017-05-15 12:34:10 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:50 - ID:6811972
NEW YORK, May 15 (MENA) - The Astana meeting was crucial to hold Geneva 6 talks, said UN Special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura. He, meanwhile, underlined the need of abiding by the Astana document which was presented by Moscow and stated the ....
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Over US$1.4 billion needed for South Sudan refugees in 2017
Date: 2017-05-15 12:27:20 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:47 - ID:6812009
GENEVA, May 15 (MENA) - The UN Refugee Agency and the World Food Program today urged donors to step up support for desperate refugees fleeing South Sudan. Humanitarian agencies are seeking US$ 1.4 billion to provide life-saving aid to South ....
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UNICEF says 29mn children live in poverty in MENA region
Date: 2017-05-15 11:31:36 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:40 - ID:6811785
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - According to a recent UNICEF analysis covering 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, poverty continues to impact at least 29 million children – one in four children in the region. These children are deprived of ....
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3 Daesh hideouts destroyed, 4 militants killed in airstrike in East of Afghanistan
Date: 2017-05-15 10:03:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:28 - ID:6811674
KABUL, May 15 (MENA) - At least three hideouts of Daesh terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, Daesh Khurasan, were destroyed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) ....
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Trump, Macron plan ‘lengthy’ Brussels get-to-know-you lunch
Date: 2017-05-15 10:03:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:6811720
WASHINGTON, May 15 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron are to hold a “lengthy lunch” in Brussels this month – a bonding exercise for two men the White House believes have much in common, The Inquirer ....
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Italy, Germany ask EU to send missions to stop migrants from Libya
Date: 2017-05-15 08:48:35 GMT - Italy - World - SN:16 - ID:6811544
ROME, May 15 (MENA) - Germany and Italy have reportedly demanded an EU mission along Libya’s southern desert border to stop migrants trying to reach Europe, euronews reported. Both countries said current efforts to stop human smuggling are not ....
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Global-PRNewswire(1):Trina Solar panels powers Sunshine Coast Solar Farm
Date: 2017-05-15 05:48:30 GMT - China - World - SN:2 - ID:6811377
CHANGZHOU, China, May 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- The 15 megawatt (MW) Sunshine Coast Solar Farm in Valdora powered by Trina Solar panels is on track to be fully operational by mid-2017. Photo: ....
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Wildfire in Greece kills 1 west of Athens; blaze contained
Date: 2017-05-14 22:35:28 GMT - Greece - World - SN:76 - ID:6811299
ATHENS, May 14 (MENA) - One person has died after a wildfire broke out west of Athens, Greece's fire department was quoted by ABC News as saying. A body was found in a ravine outside the town of Agioi Theodoroi, 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of ....
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Two security personnel injured in Pakistan
Date: 2017-05-14 22:26:59 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:75 - ID:6811301
ISLAMABAD, May 14 (MENA) - Two security personnel were injured in an explosion in Margat area of Quetta Sunday morning, in Pakistan. An improvised explosive device planted on a roadside detonated when the security forces were en route to Quetta, ....
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Cholera death toll climbs to 115 in Yemen
Date: 2017-05-14 21:06:28 GMT - Yemen - World - SN:71 - ID:6811285
SANA’A, May 14 (MENA) - A cholera outbreak in Yemen has claimed the lives of 115 people, while some 8,500 others are suffering from the infection, medics said. The number of patients is currently overwhelming Yemen’s hospitals, Russia Today ....
