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Death toll from hurricane Maria rises to 32
Date: 2017-09-22 15:23:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:25 - ID:7004021
As Hurricane Maria continued to cross the Caribbean Friday, officials in Puerto Rico took stock of the deadly toll the historic storm left in its wake: nearly half of the storm’s total death toll of 32, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. ....
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Trump: 'Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook'
Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:7004016
US President Donald Trump early Friday called reports of Kremlin-linked groups buying Facebook ads to sway the 2016 election part of a "Russia hoax," The Hill reported. "The Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook. What about the totally ....
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Anti-Brexit activists rally against Theresa May in Italy
Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:22 - ID:7004006
A small band of anti-Brexit protesters assembled outside the Santa Maria Novella church in Florence ahead of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech some waving placards with demonic-looking pictures of the PM on them, The Independent reported ....
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Death toll reaches 13 as hundreds rescued after Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico
Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:44 GMT - Puerto Rico - International - SN:21 - ID:7003999
Puerto Rico was on Friday battling dangerous flooding after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, as the death toll there jumped to 13 and authorities rescued nearly 700 people from high waters, SBS reported. Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello ....
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Mamish: World's biggest oil tanker paid dlrs 4.5 mln to transit Suez Canal
Date: 2017-09-22 14:28:03 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:15 - ID:7003939
The world's biggest oil tanker "BW CATCHER" transited the Suez Canal on Thursday with a cargo of 100,000 tons, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Mohab Mamish said on Friday. The Panamanian giant tanker, which was coming from Singapore to the UK, took ....
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Fighting breaks out at Turkish president’s speech in New York
Date: 2017-09-22 14:16:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:14 - ID:7003927
Violence broke out at a New York hotel Thursday afternoon when protesters disrupted a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, The New York Times reported. In the middle of Erdogan’s speech, delivered in Turkish, a man — one of a ....
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Tillerson: Terrorist groups seek reaching nuclear weapons
Date: 2017-09-22 09:20:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:7003428
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that many terrorist groups seek reaching nuclear weapons to use them in killing more innocent people around the world. Addressing the UN Security council meeting on prevention of ....
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UN offers up new strategy to advance peace, stability in Libya
Date: 2017-09-21 14:03:28 GMT - Libya - International - SN:16 - ID:7002309
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has launched a United Nations strategy to help bring about peace and stability in Libya and end a protracted crisis that has caused immense suffering and contributed to instability beyond the ....
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One killed in hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Date: 2017-09-21 10:44:13 GMT - Puerto Rico - International - SN:11 - ID:7002104
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said one fatality had been reported so far from Hurricane Maria which has knocked out power across the island of Puerto Rico, home to 3.5m people, the BBC reported on Thursday. The man died as he was struck ....
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Kurdistan condemns Turkish airstrikes on northern Kurdish region that killed seven civilians
Date: 2017-09-21 10:10:00 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:9 - ID:7002004
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) condemned Thursday Turkish airstrikes on the Kurdistan Region's border that left seven civilians killed. In a statement, the KRG urged Turkey to stop its raids and not to harm the people of the Kurdistan ....