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Pence visits US military base near Syria border
Date: 2018-01-22 09:01:55 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:7204052
US Vice President Mike Pence made an unscheduled visit to a US military base near the Jordan-Syria border, according to pool reporters accompanying him. Pence's visit comes hours before he is slated to arrive in Israel, Haartez reported Sunday. ....
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Egypt condemns hotel attack in Kabul
Date: 2018-01-21 18:27:32 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:9 - ID:7203490
Egypt condemned on Sunday a terror attack against InterContinental Hotel in Kabul, leaving 18 people dead and 10 others injured. In its statement, the Foreign Ministry offered its condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy ....
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5-magnitude earthquake jolts western Iran
Date: 2018-01-20 09:52:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:7200627
A 5-magnitude earthquake hit on Saturday Sumar town in the western province of Kermanshah, bordering Iraq at 1:47 a.m local time (22: 17 GMT). According to the Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, ....
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Russia will not join Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Lavrov
Date: 2018-01-19 13:38:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:7199528
Russia does not plan to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. He stressed that Moscow shared a common interest in building a nuclear-weapon-free world but not using the ....
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US withholds $65m from UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Date: 2018-01-17 06:50:24 GMT - palestine - International - SN:3 - ID:7195130
The US is cutting $65 million in funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, slashing this year's first contribution by more than half, a State Department official announced Tuesday, France 24 reported. The US sent $60 million to keep ....
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US says withholding $65 million from UNRWA 'not aimed at punishing'
Date: 2018-01-17 06:49:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7195128
The US State Department said on Tuesday that the Trump administration's decision to withhold $65 million from UNRWA, the UN agency aiding Palestinian refugees and their descendants, was "not aimed at punishing" the Palestinian Authority, despite ....
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Pope Francis arrives in Chile
Date: 2018-01-16 07:37:55 GMT - Chile - International - SN:6 - ID:7193281
Pope Francis arrived in the Chilean capital Monday evening to start a week-long swing through Chile and Peru in which he is expected to highlight the plight of indigenous peoples, the destruction of the Amazon rain forest and the precarious status ....
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Deadly earthquake shakes southern Peru
Date: 2018-01-15 07:45:22 GMT - Peru - International - SN:3 - ID:7191240
Two people were killed when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Peru on Sunday, according to a regional governor, CNN reported. One of the two victims was a 55-year-old man crushed by a rock in Yauca, tweeted Yamila Osorio, governor of the Arequipa ....
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5.4 earthquake hits provinces in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-15 07:10:49 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:1 - ID:7191207
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on Richter scale trembled some areas in Afghanistan but there was no report of casualties, Pajhwok news agency reported Sunday. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) the earthquake took place at around 1:49pm ....
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Pope: It's a sin if fear makes us hostile to migrants
Date: 2018-01-14 13:22:16 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:26 - ID:7190357
Pope Francis says while fear of migrants is "legitimate," it's a sin if that causes hostility. Francis invited migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, newly-arrived immigrants and second-generation immigrant families to a special Mass he celebrated ....
