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US exit from UNESCO took Israel by surprise, was uncoordinated: Haaretz
Date: 2017-10-16 07:08:46 GMT - Israel - International - SN:1 - ID:7041585
Israel was surprised by the US decision on Thursday to quit UNESCO, Haaretz reported. Four senior Israeli and American officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was no coordination with Israel in the days before the decision was ....
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Iran attacks 9,000 email accounts in parliament -- The Times
Date: 2017-10-14 10:01:15 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:8 - ID:7038699
Iran carried out a “brute force” cyberattack on the UK parliament that hit dozens of MPs this summer, The Times said Saturday according to a secret intelligence assessment. Some 9,000 email accounts, including those belonging to Theresa May and ....
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UN chief hopes Iran nuclear deal remains in place
Date: 2017-10-14 09:10:27 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:6 - ID:7038607
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly hopes the Iran nuclear deal will remain in place, after US President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the accord and said he might pull the US out. Guterres has repeatedly said ....
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Khattab gets 13 votes in 3rd round of UNESCO election
Date: 2017-10-12 08:15:16 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:2 - ID:7035268
Egypt's candidate for the UNESCO director-general post Moshira Khattab has secured 13 votes in the third round of election which was held Wednesday at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Khattab came third in the ballot after Qatar's Hamad al ....
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UN: More than 5.4 mn Iraqis displaced since Daesh fight
Date: 2017-10-11 09:27:32 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:5 - ID:7033653
More than 5.4 million civilians have been displaced in Iraq since Daesh fight began in 2014, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq said. Coordinator, Lise Grande, said millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been helped to safety ....
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Trump discusses 'range of options' to respond to North Korean aggression
Date: 2017-10-11 09:05:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:7033614
US President Donald Trump had a meeting with members of his national security team to discuss "a range of options to respond to any form of North Korean aggression or, if necessary, to prevent North Korea from threatening the United States and its ....
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UN chief condemns attacks on peacekeepers in Congo
Date: 2017-10-10 08:10:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7031970
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres strongly condemned a series of attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which resulted in the death of two ....
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California declares state of emergency due to wildfires
Date: 2017-10-10 06:19:29 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:7031842
California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties because of wildfires that the governor says are threatening thousands of homes. Brown issued the declaration on Monday, as multiple fires forced ....
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Helicopter crash causes stage cancellation
Date: 2017-10-09 11:16:16 GMT - Latvia - International - SN:10 - ID:7030735
A stage of the final European Rally Championship round in Latvia has been cancelled following a helicopter crash, Interfax news agency reported. ERC officials confirmed that the 11th stage will not run and that cars have been re-routed to SS12, ....
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Iran says missile program 'non-negotiable'
Date: 2017-10-07 08:44:26 GMT - Iran - International - SN:5 - ID:7027302
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Iran’s missile program is for defensive purposes and is not open to any negotiations, Press TV reported. Qassemi on Friday firmly rejected a report quoting unnamed Iranian and Western ....
