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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes near Papua New Guinea; no tsunami expected
Date: 2014-08-03 06:14:22 GMT - Papua New Guinea - World - SN:12 - ID:855246
PORT MORESBY, Aug 3 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, Euronews quoted the US Geological Survey as saying on Sunday. No tsunami was expected, according to the Pacific Tsunami ....
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S.Korea, US to Hold High-level OPCON Transfer Talks
Date: 2014-08-03 06:13:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:855234
SEOUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States will reportedly hold high-level talks next week to discuss the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul, according to South Korea's Diplomatic sources. During ....
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Pro-Gaza rally staged outside White House
Date: 2014-08-02 19:51:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:121 - ID:855034
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a rally on Saturday outside the White House. The rally was part of a large national movement Saturday in the US where groups were calling for an end to the violence in the Middle East ....
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Obama hosts Africa summit with an eye on legacy
Date: 2014-08-02 17:27:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:854832
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for an unprecedented summit aimed in part at building his legacy on a continent where his commitment has been questioned, the Washington ....
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Miliband: Britain must take 'leading role' in ending ME violence
Date: 2014-08-02 17:08:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:854833
LONDON, Aug 2 (MENA) - The British government must speak with “one voice” and take a “leading role” in pressuring both Israel and Hamas to end the violence in the Middle East, leader of the Labor Party Ed Miliband said Saturday. As the fighting ....
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US doctor infected with Ebola arrives in United States
Date: 2014-08-02 17:00:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:96 - ID:854897
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - The first of two US aid workers infected with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia arrived in Georgia the United States Saturday morning, the CNN reported. A chartered medical aircraft carrying Kent Brantly touched ....
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Armenian army violated ceasefire over 70 times - Azerbaijan
Date: 2014-08-02 16:43:58 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:88 - ID:854834
CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Saturday a ceasefire on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line was broken 71 times in numerous positions during the last 24 hours. A statement distributed by the Azerbaijan Embassy in ....
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Britain to close embassy and withdraw staff from Libya
Date: 2014-08-02 15:47:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:854728
LONDON, Aug 2 (MENA) - Britain is closing its embassy in the embattled Libyan capital, Tripoli, and evacuating staff in tacit recognition that the country is now in a state of war, The Guardian reported. The UK was, with Italy, one of the last ....
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Britain pledges further £3 million to Gaza aid workers
Date: 2014-08-02 14:52:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:854684
LONDON, Aug 2 (MENA) - Britain has pledged a further £3 million to help workers in Gaza provide a rapid response to the crisis, ITV reported. International Development Secretary Justine Greening called the three-week offensive "nothing short of a ....
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US-Africa summit to tackle economic relations only - minister
Date: 2014-08-02 14:52:30 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:63 - ID:854573
CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Industry, Trade and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said that he will visit the US within the Egyptian delegation to be led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to attend the activities of the ....
