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Arab parl’t calls for US lawmakers to remove Sudan from State Sponsors of Terrorism list
Date: 2017-05-14 16:50:26 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:59 - ID:6810955
CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Arab Parliament speaker Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami asked the US House of Representatives to remove Sudan from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. In a letter to Paul Ryan, Al-Salami pressed for lifting all the ....
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Ransomware cyber-attack threat escalating - Europol
Date: 2017-05-14 14:38:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:49 - ID:6810710
LONDON, May 14 (MENA) - Friday's cyber-attack has affected more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, Europol chief Rob Wainwright says. Speaking to Britain's ITV, he said the world faced an escalating threat, and there was concern about the ....
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Trump calls for stronger sanctions after North Korea missile test
Date: 2017-05-14 14:31:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:6810753
WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has called for "far stronger sanctions" on North Korea after the country test-fired a ballistic missile. The missile flew for about 30 minutes, travelling about 800km (500m) before landing in ....
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Disruptions from global cyberattack continue to ripple worldwide - Paper
Date: 2017-05-14 12:10:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:6810436
WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) - Evidence of the cyberattack that hit up to 100 countries continued to ripple around the world Saturday with reports of Chinese students unable to access their graduation theses, British doctors canceling operations and ....
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Emmanuel Macron inauguration: French president vows new start
Date: 2017-05-14 11:41:10 GMT - France - World - SN:35 - ID:6810394
PARIS, May 14 (MENA) - Emmanuel Macron has promised to restore France's global standing, as he was officially inaugurated as the country's youngest president at the age of 39. "My mandate will give the French back the confidence to believe in ....
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Emmanuel Macron sworn in as French president
Date: 2017-05-14 10:05:07 GMT - France - World - SN:23 - ID:6810226
PARIS, May 14 (MENA) - Emmanuel Macron was sworn in as French president Sunday following his landslide victory a week ago, in which he vowed to unite a country with deepening divisions, CNN reported. Macron has shaken up French politics with his ....
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Macron arrives at French presidential palace for investiture
Date: 2017-05-14 08:34:14 GMT - France - World - SN:13 - ID:6810092
PARIS, May 14 (MENA) - Emmanuel Macron arrived at the Elysée presidential palace for his investiture as the 26th president of France's post-war Fifth Republic. Outgoing president François Hollande greeted him with a handshake. Macron and ....
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UN chief urges global efforts to tap Belt and Road potential for common development
Date: 2017-05-14 08:27:50 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:6810045
BEIJING, May 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on the international community to seize the opportunities presented by the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and strive for common development, Xinhua ....
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Xi calls for cooperation, offers billions for infrastructure
Date: 2017-05-14 07:38:41 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:6810008
BEIJING, May 14 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called Sunday for closer cooperation among countries across Asia and Europe in areas from anti-terrorism to finance, as officials from dozens of governments met to promote a Beijing-led ....
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Trump's Asia aides to visit Seoul for summit preparations
Date: 2017-05-14 07:19:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:6810025
SEOUL, May 14 (MENA) - White House officials handling Korea affairs plan to visit Seoul this week, as South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking an early summit with his American counterpart Donald Trump, diplomatic sources said Sunday as quoted ....