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Russia not plan new deals on drones with Israel
Date: 2014-08-06 11:10:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:861098
MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - Contracts on drones concluded with Israel before are already finalised, whereas the Defense Ministry does not plan new deals in this sphere with Israeli companies, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told ITAR-TASS on ....
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Japan Marks 69th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing
Date: 2014-08-06 08:55:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:33 - ID:860723
TOKYO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Japan marked the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday, as Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to visit the city to see the scars of the atomic bombing ....
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SW China quake toll rises sharply to 589
Date: 2014-08-06 08:02:56 GMT - China - World - SN:25 - ID:860661
BEIJING, Aug 6 (MENA) - Another 179 people have been confirmed dead almost three days after a powerful earthquake devastated southwest China, bringing the overall toll to 589, Xinhua said Wednesday. Nine people are still missing, according to the ....
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US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier
Date: 2014-08-06 07:55:08 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:860533
KABUL, Aug 6 (MENA) - A US general has been killed in an attack by an Afghan soldier at a British-run military academy near Kabul, the BBC said Wednesday quoting US officials. Maj Gen Harold Greene is the highest ranking US military official to ....
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United flight makes emergency landing in Canada after 'small fire' breaks out
Date: 2014-08-06 07:26:51 GMT - Canada - World - SN:16 - ID:860542
OTTAWA, Aug 6 (MENA) - United Airlines jet on its way to Brussels made an emergency landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia after a small fire aboard the Boeing 777 airliner, ABC news reported quoting a spokesman for the airport. No-one was injured on ....
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China earthquake toll reaches 589
Date: 2014-08-06 06:30:03 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:860487
BEIJING, Aug 6 (MENA) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in China rose dramatically on Wednesday as rescuers reached deeper into the most heavily damaged areas, Fox news reported. Some 589 people were killed in the quake, which struck ....
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Egyptians union abroad hails Foreign Ministry's efforts in evacuating nationals from Libya
Date: 2014-08-05 21:35:22 GMT - Austria - World - SN:208 - ID:860393
VIENNA, Aug 5 (MENA) – The Egyptian Union Abroad praised Tuesday the efforts exerted by the Foreign Ministry to bring stranded nationals in Tunisia, fled from fighting in Libya, back home. The union hailed the move of Foreign Minister Sameh ....
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Mahlab meets World Bank Group president
Date: 2014-08-05 21:30:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:207 - ID:860391
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (MENA) – Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Tuesday with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on the sidelines of the US-African summit in Washington. They discussed ways of boosting cooperation between Egypt and ....
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Jordan circulates revised UN resolution on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 20:34:39 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:200 - ID:860156
NEW YORK, Aug 5 (MENA) - Jordan has circulated a revised UN Security Council resolution calling for a durable cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Speaking to reporters at the UN HQ, Britain's UN Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, the current Security ....
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Russia voices concern over Jen Psaki's poor geography knowledge
Date: 2014-08-05 20:07:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:196 - ID:860271
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (MENA) – A shortage of “basic geography knowledge” displayed by spokesperson for US Department of State Jen Psaki raises concerns and the US official should study maps before making statements, ITAR-TASS news agency quoted a spokesman ....
