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S. Korea reports sixth death from MERS, 23 new cases
Date: 2015-06-08 07:52:09 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:2751313
South Korea reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday, along with 23 new cases that brought the total number of people diagnosed with the disease here to 87, Yonhap reported. The latest MERS-related death was ....
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Obama, Merkel firm on Russia sanctions
Date: 2015-06-07 16:31:35 GMT - Germany - International - SN:26 - ID:2749025
US and German leaders said sanctions on Russia should stay until it implements a deal to end fighting in Ukraine, the BBC reported. President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks as the G7 summit of economic powers began in ....
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G-7 summit a chance for Obama, Merkel to mend relations
Date: 2015-06-07 13:19:04 GMT - Germany - International - SN:20 - ID:2747413
US President Obama arrived in Germany Sunday morning for the annual meeting of the heads of the world’s largest economic powers planning only a single extended, one-on-one get-together -- a stroll through a picturesque Bavarian village with German ....
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Netanyahu chides world over silence after Gaza rockets
Date: 2015-06-07 11:02:15 GMT - palestine - International - SN:12 - ID:2746005
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at the international community Sunday for failing to come to Israel’s defense during a spate of Gazan rocket fire over the last several days, seemingly ignoring a UN statement condemning the fire ....
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S. Korea reports 5th death from MERS, 14 new cases
Date: 2015-06-07 08:59:08 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:2744501
South Korea reported its fifth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Sunday and confirmed 14 fresh cases of the disease, raising the number of patients to 64, Yonhap reported. ....
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Gov't vows utmost efforts to contain MERS
Date: 2015-06-07 08:32:07 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:2744665
Acting Prime Minister Choi Kyung-hwan, upon his return from an overseas trip, vowed stepped-up government efforts to contain the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus that keeps spreading in South Korea despite national disinfection ....
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China ship tragedy: Toll escalates to 431
Date: 2015-06-07 08:23:30 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:2744573
A total of 431 people have been confirmed dead after rescuers lifted a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze river on June 1, India Today quoted authorities as saying on Sunday. According to rescue officials, only 14 people have been ....
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More than 1,000 Daesh militants killed per month -- US general
Date: 2015-06-06 10:27:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:2739685
The bombing campaign of the coalition led by the United States against Daesh terrorist group has resulted in more than 1,000 militants getting killed per month, according to one of the American generals directing the operation. The air raids have ....
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Taliban launches dawn raid in remote Afghanistan province -- officials
Date: 2015-06-06 10:07:39 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:2739545
Hundreds of Taliban insurgents launched a major assault at dawn on Saturday on a remote district in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, according to ABC News. Some 300 Taliban fighters targeted the Yamgan district, a mountainous area ....
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Putin, Tsipras discuss construction of gas pipeline in Greece, Turkey
Date: 2015-06-05 15:30:37 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:2736489
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras have discussed the planned construction of a gas pipeline on the territory of Greece and Turkey in a phone conversation, the Kremlin press service said Friday, Sputnik ....
