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Argentine president hospitalized for sprained ankle
Date: 2014-12-27 08:01:23 GMT - Argentina - Miscellaneous - SN:12 - ID:1620337
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 27 (MENA) - Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was hospitalized after spraining her ankle, according to Sky News. The 61-year-old leader had been resting at her home in southern Santa Cruz province, from where she was taken ....
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More than 100,000 evacuated after floods in Malaysia
Date: 2014-12-26 06:45:49 GMT - Malaysia - Miscellaneous - SN:8 - ID:1615405
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 (MENA) - More than 100,000 people have evacuated their homes in parts of northern Malaysia hit by the country's worst monsoon floods in decades. Prime minister Najib Razak said extremely high levels of floodwater and bad ....
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Obama falls far short of expectations -- Poll says
Date: 2014-12-25 03:45:12 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:11 - ID:1608897
WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (MENA) -- Improving views of the US economy have helped hike President Barack Obama's approval rating to a 20-month high, a new CNN/ORC poll showed Tuesday. More Americans still disapprove of the job Obama is doing as ....
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Trade relations between Egypt, China started thousand year ago -- archaeologist
Date: 2014-12-24 10:12:56 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:49 - ID:1603453
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Trade relations between Egypt and China existed a thousand years ago, an Egyptian archaeologist says. Abdel Rehim Rihan, in statements to MENA Wednesday, said many Chinese products had been detected at the old Raas Raya and ....
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Culture min. honors distinguished writers
Date: 2014-12-23 19:42:26 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:169 - ID:1600889
ASSUIT, Dec 23 (MENA) – Culture Minister Gaber Asfour honored Tuesday some Egyptian literati for their distinguished efforts in enriching the cultural life. This came during kicking off the activities of the 29th conference for Egyptian literati, ....
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Putin decribes launching of Angara rocket as great event
Date: 2014-12-23 08:29:58 GMT - Russia - Miscellaneous - SN:29 - ID:1594589
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) - A new Russian heavy rocket was successfully test-launched from the Plesetsk space center on Tuesday as planned at 08:57am Moscow time, Tass News Agency reported. The head unit has separated from the third stage of the ....
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MENA honored for role in "Return Favor" festival
Date: 2014-12-21 07:18:05 GMT - Kuwait - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1579157
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 21 (MENA) - "Return Favor" Festival honored the Middle East News Agency (MENA) for its good coverage of the event proceedings. The festival, organized by the Egyptian community in Kuwait to thank Arab countries that supported ....
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6,018 tourists arrive at Sharm El Sheikh Airport
Date: 2014-12-20 10:30:02 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:30 - ID:1574701
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Dec 20 (MENA) – Thirty-seven flights have arrived at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport over the past 24 hours, carrying 6,018 tourists of various nationalities. Meantime, 44 planes took off from the resort city's airport on ....
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One killed while digging for antiquities in Qena
Date: 2014-12-13 22:40:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:130 - ID:1531097
QENA, Dec 13 (MENA) - One person was killed Saturday while attempting to dig for antiquities in the Upper Egyptian province of Qena. Upon a tip-off, civil protection forces rushed to the scene. Efforts are underway to recover the body. ....
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Spanish warship transits Suez Canal
Date: 2014-12-13 06:47:27 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1525541
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Dec 13 (MENA) – A Spanish warship crossed the Suez Canal from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea back home after completing a several months' anti-piracy mission in the Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden regions. The Spanish ....
