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Taiwan is hit by 2nd typhoon in just two days
Date: 2017-07-31 06:46:22 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:6 - ID:6923206
TAIPEI, July 31 (MENA) - Taiwan was hit by its second major storm after Typhoon Nesat battered the island with 112mph winds which left at least 111 people injured, The Daily Mail reported Monday. Much of the island came to a standstill on ....
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Damascus calls on UNSC to dismantle int’l coalition against Daesh
Date: 2017-07-30 22:34:09 GMT - Syria - World - SN:80 - ID:6923085
DAMASCUS, July 30 (MENA) – Damascus has called on the UN and the UN Security Council to dismantle the international coalition fighting Daesh group in Syria. This came in two messages sent to the UN and UNSC chiefs, urging them to bear their ....
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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 ....