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Hong Kong police arrest 5 protesters at airport
Date: 2019-08-14 07:41:55 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:8 - ID:8062900
VICTORIA, Aug 14 (MENA) - Hong Kong police Wednesday arrested five people on charges of unlawful assembly, assaulting police officers and possessing weapons at the city's airport. The protesters had held an officer and a journalist working for ....
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Pakistan urges UN Security Council to meet on Kashmir standoff
Date: 2019-08-13 22:28:37 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:44 - ID:8062756
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13 (MENA) - Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council to convene an urgent meeting on India's decision to revoke autonomy for the disputed Muslim-majority state of Kashmir, a move it says could spark a new conflict ....
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Soil samples reveal no excessive radiation after Severodvinsk military test site incident
Date: 2019-08-13 22:12:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:8062757
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Laboratory analysis of soil, water and sand samples has confirmed that radiation levels do not exceed the background rates in Severodvinsk and adjacent areas after a military test site incident, the local emergencies services ....
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Trump says China is moving troops toward Hong Kong
Date: 2019-08-13 18:59:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:8062670
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that US intelligence believes that the Chinese government is moving troops to its border with Hong Kong, US News reported. Trump also tweeted that "Everyone should be calm and ....
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White House delays some new China tariffs until Dec. 15
Date: 2019-08-13 16:58:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:8062543
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - The White House on Tuesday said it would delay imposing tariffs on Chinese imports of cellphones, laptop computers, video game consoles, and certain types of footwear and clothing until Dec. 15, significantly later than ....
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‘Act with restraint’ UN urges Hong Kong authorities and protesters
Date: 2019-08-13 16:47:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:28 - ID:8062497
Geneva, Aug 13 (MENA) - After two consecutive days of chaos at Hong Kong International Airport, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet expressed her concern and condemned “any form” of violence or destruction of property ....
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All outbound flights canceled again at Hong Kong airport
Date: 2019-08-13 11:47:37 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:18 - ID:8062278
VICTORIA, Aug 13 (MENA) - Most flights out of Hong Kong were again canceled as thousands of anti-government protesters occupied the Hong Kong International Airport, China's "The Standard" newspaper reported. The Airport Authority of Hong Kong ....
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Russia says radiation levels rose by 4-16 times in city after accident
Date: 2019-08-13 10:47:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:8062189
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Radiation levels in the Russian city of Severodvinsk rose by up to 16 times on August 8 after an accident that authorities said involved a rocket test on a sea platform, TASS news agency reported Tuesday. The defense ....
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Woman's body found after stabbing in Sydney CBD
Date: 2019-08-13 09:40:21 GMT - Australia - World - SN:14 - ID:8062123
SYDNEY, Aug 13 (MENA) - One woman is dead and a second is in hospital in Australia after a man "covered in blood and wielding a knife" went on an alleged stabbing spree which sent the Sydney CBD into lockdown on Tuesday afternoon, Stuff News ....
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Ex-Kyrgyz president Atambayev charged with murder, other high crimes - Prosecution
Date: 2019-08-13 09:04:13 GMT - Kyrgyzstan - World - SN:11 - ID:8062088
BISHKEK, Aug 13 (MENA) - Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev, who surrendered to police last week after raids on his residence, has been charged with murder and other high crimes, Sputnik quoted the head of the Prosecutor General's Office's ....