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Bulgaria parliament overturns presidential veto on F-16s deal
Date: 2019-07-26 23:59:02 GMT - Bulgaria - International - SN:1 - ID:8040604
Bulgarian lawmakers overturned on Friday the presidential veto of a deal to purchase eight Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets from United States, clearing the way for Bulgaria’s biggest military purchase since the fall of Communism, Euronews ....
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56 killed, wounded in back to back explosions in Afghanistan's Kabul
Date: 2019-07-25 23:11:09 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:10 - ID:8039577
Three consecutive blasts in Kabul city left 11 people dead and 45 others wounded, Khaama Press Agency reported on Thursday, citing the Afghan Ministry of Public Health as saying. Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said the ....
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UN chief saddened by arson attack on anime studio in Kyoto
Date: 2019-07-20 23:31:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:8032539
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has released a statement expressing deep sadness over the loss of life caused by the arson attack against an animation studio in Kyoto. Guterres extended his condolences to the families of the victims and to ....
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US offers $7 mln reward for Hezbollah senior operative
Date: 2019-07-19 18:52:47 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:8031230
The US Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program has offered a reward of up to $7 million for information leading to the identification or location of Hezbollah key leader Salman Raouf Salman, also known as Samuel Salman El Reda. Salman ....
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Strong quake felt in Athens, two people lightly injured
Date: 2019-07-19 17:25:19 GMT - Greece - International - SN:1 - ID:8031148
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Greek capital Athens on Friday, knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running from buildings in panic, Euronews reported. The European Earthquake Monitoring Center ....
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US Navy searching for missing sailor in Arabian Sea: statement
Date: 2019-07-18 23:23:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:8030271
The U.S. navy and other ships are conducting search and rescue operations for a missing U.S. sailor in the Arabian Sea, Al Hurra TV reported quoting the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet as saying. "The Sailor has been listed as Duty Status ....
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10 killed in terror attack in Somalia's Kismayo
Date: 2019-07-12 22:19:11 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:6 - ID:8021738
At least 10 people were killed in an extremist attack on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, a local official was quoted by ABC News as saying on Friday. Abdi Ahmed, a local district official, said that the death toll may rise as fighting is ....
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UN 'alarmed' at death sentences given by Houthi court
Date: 2019-07-12 22:17:38 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:4 - ID:8021735
The United Nations said Friday it was "alarmed" at death sentences given by a court run by Yemen's Houthi rebels to 30 academics, trade unionists and preachers for alleged spying, France 24 reported. "The UN Human Rights Office has received ....
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Sweden says it won’t sign UN nuclear ban treaty
Date: 2019-07-12 16:55:35 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:2 - ID:8021522
Sweden said Friday that it will refrain from signing a United Nations convention on nuclear weapons, with the foreign minister arguing that the treaty "in its current form is not ready," ABC News reported. Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said ....
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Gibraltar police arrest 2 more crew members of detained Iranian tanker
Date: 2019-07-12 16:32:17 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:1 - ID:8021484
Gibraltar police said on Friday they had arrested the two second mates from the Iranian Grace 1 tanker which was detained last week on suspicion it was breaking European sanctions by taking oil to Syria, the New York Times reported. On Thursday, ....
