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  • Trudeau condemns deadly attack at Nice church that killed three

    Date: 2020-10-29 22:28:41 GMT - Canada - World - SN:73 - ID:8649994

    OTTAWA, Oct 29 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned a deadly attack in the French city of Nice on Thursday as a “heinous” act of terrorism, saying that the perpetrators “do not get to define Muslims.” An attacker armed with a ....

  • Moscow records another 69 coronavirus deaths

    Date: 2020-10-29 21:11:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:8649972

    MOSCOW, Oct 29 (MENA) - Moscow recorded 69 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, the coronavirus monitoring center said in a statement on Thursday. "Another 69 patients who were diagnosed with pneumonia and tested positive for the coronavirus ....

  • Twitter removes Mahathir’s tweet following backlash

    Date: 2020-10-29 21:06:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8649914

    WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) – Twitter removed a tweet from former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad following backlash over his remark against France. “Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of people for the massacres of the ....

  • OIC condemns France's Nice terrorist attack

    Date: 2020-10-29 15:42:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:40 - ID:8649539

    RIYADH, Oct 29 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday condemned a terrorist attack that took place near the Notre-Dame basilica in the southern French city of Nice, and left a number of people dead and injured. The ....

  • France attack fatalities rise to 3

    Date: 2020-10-29 11:46:42 GMT - France - World - SN:25 - ID:8649114

    PARIS, Oct 29 (MENA) - Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi was among the first to give details of the attack that hit the southern French city of Nice on Thursday on social media. "I confirm that everything suggests this was a terror attack," he told ....

  • West Is in Danger of Losing Turkey, US Warns

    Date: 2020-10-29 11:28:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:8648934

    WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - The United States is warning Turkey against taking any additional steps to operationalize its Russian-made S-400 air defense system, warning there will be consequences even if that risks pushing Ankara closer to an ....

  • Stabbing attack in French city of Nice kills at least two people, wounds several

    Date: 2020-10-29 10:48:04 GMT - France - World - SN:18 - ID:8649106

    PARIS, Oct 29 (MENA) - An attacker with a knife killed at least two people and wounded several others near a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday, according to police officials. The city's mayor described the incident as an act of ....

  • Eight Killed in Herat Prison Riot: Afghan Official

    Date: 2020-10-29 08:41:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:8648881

    KABUL, Oct 29 (MENA) - At least eight prisoners were killed and 12 more were wounded in Herat prison riot that started on Wednesday evening, health officials said on Thursday. Mohammad Rafiq Shirzai, spokesman for provincial public health ....

  • South Korea: Supreme Court confirms 17-year prison term for ex-President Lee Myung-bak in corruption case

    Date: 2020-10-29 08:38:06 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8648832

    SEOUL, Oct 29 (MENA) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 17-year prison sentence handed down by an appeals court for former President Lee Myung-bak on embezzlement and bribery charges, Yonhap reported. In February, the Seoul High Court ....

  • New virus cases in S Korea above 100 for 2nd day, cluster infections remain problem

    Date: 2020-10-29 07:39:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8648831

    SEOUL, Oct 29 (MENA) - South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for the second straight day Thursday, as cluster infections at nursing homes and other risk-prone facilities continued to pile up amid eased social distancing measures, ....

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