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S. Korean delegation departs for Iran to negotiate release of seized oil tanker
Date: 2021-01-07 08:22:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:8742214
SEOUL, Jan 7 (MENA) - A government delegation left for Iran on Thursday to negotiate an early release of the South Korean oil tanker and its crew seized by Iranian authorities earlier this week, Yonhap News Agency. The delegation, led by Koh ....
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Pelosi reconvenes the U.S. House: 'Our purpose will be accomplished'
Date: 2021-01-07 07:50:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8742166
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reconvened the U.S. House late Wednesday evening, hours after both the House and Senate were forced to go into recess and then into hiding as pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol ....
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Spanish PM expresses concern about violence in Washington
Date: 2021-01-07 07:48:00 GMT - Spain - World - SN:13 - ID:8742198
MADRID, Jan 7 (MENA) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday night he was concerned about the violence at the US Capitol where a congressional session was held to certify President-elect and Democrat Joe Biden's victory, Xinhua ....
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Trump's deputy national security adviser resigns as other top officials consider quitting over Capitol riot
Date: 2021-01-07 07:22:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8742191
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - President Donald Trump's deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger resigned Wednesday afternoon in response to Trump's reaction to a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol, a person close to Pottinger ....
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Macron condemns riots at US Capitol
Date: 2021-01-07 06:58:32 GMT - France - World - SN:6 - ID:8742163
PARIS, Jan 7 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron published a video on Twitter, criticising the violence in while reiterating his faith in the US democratic process, France 24 reported. Macron ended the video with a brief statement in ....
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Facebook and Twitter temporarily lock Trump's account after riot on Capitol Hill
Date: 2021-01-07 06:46:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:8742141
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of locking President Donald Trump's account on their platforms after his supporters stormed the Capitol building to protest the election, CNN ....
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Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol
Date: 2021-01-07 06:40:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:8742135
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - Four people died and 52 were arrested, Washington D.C.'s police chief said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden's ....
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend public emergency for 15 days
Date: 2021-01-07 06:29:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:8742123
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - The mayor of Washington, D.C. extended the city’s public emergency for 15 more days, New York Post reported on Thursday. This came in response to the chaotic pro-Trump protests that erupted inside the US Capitol late ....
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British foreign secretary: No justification for violence in US Capitol
Date: 2021-01-06 22:50:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:8742049
LONDON, Jan 6 ( MENA) - Foreign Secretary Dominic Rabb said there is no justification for violence in US Capitol, Sky News reported Wednesday. In a tweet on his Tweeter account Rabb said: "The US rightly takes great pride in its democracy and ....
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Trump tells rioters to 'go home' while repeating election lies
Date: 2021-01-06 22:33:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:8742055
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) - Hours after a mob of his supporters breached the US Capitol at his own prompting, President Donald Trump urged them in a video to "go home", CNN reported. "I know your pain. I know you're hurt. We had an election that ....
