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Kim Jong Un calls for 'new history' as Korean peace summit begins
Date: 2018-04-27 06:40:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:3 - ID:7371455
SEOUL/PYONGYANG, April 27 (MENA) - A landmark summit, the first meeting of the leaders of North and South Korea in over a decade, kicked off earlier Friday. With a single step, Kim Jong Un broke with decades of hostility and distrust to become ....
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North, South Korea leaders arrive at Panmunjom ahead of historic summit
Date: 2018-04-27 06:22:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:2 - ID:7371448
SEOUL/PYONGYANG, April 27 (MENA) - North and South Korea leaders, Kim Jong-un Moon Jae-in and Moon Jae-in arrived at the joint border village of Panmunjom inside the heavily fortified demilitarized zone ahead of the historic inter-Korean ....
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Participants in Paris Int’l conference vow to counter terrorism financing
Date: 2018-04-26 21:47:46 GMT - France - World - SN:89 - ID:7371317
PARIS, April 26 (MENA) – Some 70 countries participating at an international conference held in Paris pledged Thursday to keep international efforts to combat terrorism financing of the Daesh-linked and Al Qaeda-affiliated individuals and ....
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Macron hails pledge to fight terror financing
Date: 2018-04-26 20:33:21 GMT - France - World - SN:84 - ID:7371268
PARIS, April 26 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed the decision of more than 70 countries to form a coalition with the aim of choking off financing for Daesh and Al Qaeda, The Washington Post reported. In the closing speech of ....
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Mattis: No decision yet on US withdrawal from Iran deal
Date: 2018-04-26 19:07:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:7371127
WASHINGTON, April 26 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says there has been no decision made on any US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement but Washington is working with its European allies to see if there are ways to improve the ....
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Russia expects impartial report on situation in Syria’s Douma from OPCW
Date: 2018-04-26 19:05:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:7371051
MOSCOW, April 26 (MENA) - Russia expects inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to present an impartial report on the situation in the Syrian city of Douma, where chemical weapons were allegedly used on April ....
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Mattis expects 're-energized' effort against Daesh in Syria
Date: 2018-04-26 18:30:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:7371067
WASHINGTON, April 26 (MENA) – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday that he expected a "re-energized" effort against Daesh militants in eastern Syria in the coming days, US News reported. "You'll see a re-energized effort against the ....
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One person dies in Czech after chemical leak in Decin plant
Date: 2018-04-26 17:51:56 GMT - Czech - World - SN:74 - ID:7371069
PRAGUE, April 26 (MENA) - One person died following a leak of phenol from a tanker in Decin in north of Czech on Thursday morning, which occurred at a local chemical plant producing detergents and various raw materials, Radio Prague reported. ....
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Global-PRNewswire(3):NYR.com: Master Architect I.M. Pei Celebrates His 101st Birthday Today!
Date: 2018-04-26 17:49:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:7371150
NEW YORK, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- /NYR.com// -- His architecture is often described as timeless. That seems to apply to I.M. Pei himself, who celebrates his 101st birthday today. Master Architect I.M. Pei celebrates his 101st Birthday ....
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Mike Pompeo confirmed as US secretary of state
Date: 2018-04-26 17:37:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:7371078
WASHINGTON, April 26 (MENA) - The US Senate on Thursday voted to confirm defense hardliner Mike Pompeo as US Secretary of State to replace Rex Tillerson, who vacated the position after a stream of criticism from US President Donald Trump, The New ....