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EU referendum to be held in October 2016, sources say
Date: 2015-06-20 08:47:33 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:2830273
The in-out referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union will take place in October next year, says The Daily Telegraph. Officials in Downing Street and the Foreign Office are understood to be exploring the possibility of holding the ....
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Angelina Jolie arrives in Turkish border province to visit refugee camps
Date: 2015-06-20 07:58:56 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:2830021
Hollywood actress and UN Refugee Agency special envoy Angelina Jolie has arrived in the Turkish border province of Mardin where she will visit refugees from Syria and Iraq on Saturday. Jolie arrived in Mardin with a private jet on Friday night. ....
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Bloomberg TV’s Peter Cook named new Pentagon press secretary
Date: 2015-06-20 07:56:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:2829997
Veteran Bloomberg Television correspondent Peter C. Cook will become the Pentagon’s new press secretary, according to The Washington Post. Cook will take the job in July. He will be a key figure in explaining the Obama administration’s position ....
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South Korea reports no new cases in MERS outbreak
Date: 2015-06-20 07:53:28 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:2829977
South Korea has reported no new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for the first time in more than a fortnight, Yonhap News Agency reported Saturday. South Korea's Health Ministry announced on Saturday that for the first time in 16 ....
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US leaves out N. Korea from terrorism sponsors list
Date: 2015-06-20 07:48:39 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2829933
The United States left out North Korea from its list of states sponsoring terrorism despite calls for adding Pyongyang to the list in the wake of a massive hacking attack on Sony Pictures late last year. "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea ....
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Strong earthquake in Chile
Date: 2015-06-20 07:45:27 GMT - Chile - International - SN:3 - ID:2829905
A strong earthquake was registered off the coast of southern Chile late Friday, but the country's National Emergency Office said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, ABC News reported on its website. The Chilean Navy's ....
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Ohio man arrested on terrorism-related charges
Date: 2015-06-20 07:35:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2829813
An Ohio man who authorities say had pledged allegiance to Daesh via Facebook and encouraged others to commit acts of terrorism in the United States, was arrested on terrorism-related charges near Cleveland, Fox News reported. Amir Said Abdul ....
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US President Barack Obama to visit Ethiopia on African tour
Date: 2015-06-19 18:50:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:2828869
Barack Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit Ethiopia, the White House says. Obama will travel to the capital Addis Ababa in late July to meet with the Ethiopian government and African Union leaders, the BBC News reported. ....
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Chad strikes Boko Haram in Nigeria, bans burqas
Date: 2015-06-19 12:02:06 GMT - Chad - International - SN:8 - ID:2826893
The central African country of Chad has conducted airstrikes against Boko Haram sites in neighboring Nigeria. The Chad army and security forces hit Boko Haram bases and related sites, according to a government statement, destroying six bases and ....
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Obama calls deaths in South Carolina church shooting 'senseless murders'
Date: 2015-06-19 09:31:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2825729
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called the nine deaths in the Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting "senseless murders" and suggested more gun control is needed in the wake of the tragedy, the CNN reported. "Any death of this sort is ....
