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UN peacekeeper killed in north Mali; 5 wounded
Date: 2014-08-16 17:58:00 GMT - Mali - World - SN:91 - ID:877073
BAMAKO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali says one of its patrols was attacked, killing a peacekeeper and wounding five others, ABC news reported on Saturday. The statement released Saturday by the U.N. mission says the suicide ....
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U.S. evacuates diplomats' families from Sierra Leone
Date: 2014-08-16 17:43:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:877060
NEW YORK, Aug 16 (MENA) - The U.S. began evacuating families of embassy personnel in Sierra Leone on Thursday, citing concerns that local medical facilities have become overwhelmed by the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the Wall Street Journal ....
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El Gouna receives UNEP Global Green City award
Date: 2014-08-16 14:27:22 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:62 - ID:876725
BOGOTA, Aug 16 (MENA) – El Gouna City has received the Global Green City award sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orascom Development Holding Engineer Samih Sawiris received the ....
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Merkel to Putin: Halt flow of arms to Ukraine
Date: 2014-08-15 21:45:35 GMT - Germany - World - SN:123 - ID:875939
BERLIN, Aug 15 (MENA) - The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the flow of military goods and personnel into Ukraine ahead of a weekend meeting of foreign ministers aimed at easing ....
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Doctors Without Borders: Six months to contain Ebola
Date: 2014-08-15 21:38:51 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:121 - ID:875928
ABUJA, Aug 15 (MENA) - Head of Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) said Friday that it will take about six months to bring under control the Ebola epidemic. Speaking to reporters in Nigeria, international president of Doctors ....
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UK condemns abductions in Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-15 21:36:50 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:120 - ID:875933
ABUJA, Aug 15 (MENA) - The United Kingdom condemned Friday abduction of over 100 people in Nigeria and pledges continued UK support in fight against Boko Haram. "The UK stands firmly with Nigeria as it faces the scourge of Boko Haram", UK ....
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Russian assures Hagel on Ukrainian relief
Date: 2014-08-15 21:29:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:118 - ID:875929
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu "guaranteed" US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday that no Russian troops are involved in the transport of humanitarian relief supplies to eastern Ukraine, ABC News quoted a ....
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Security Council impose sanctions on ISIL, Nusra front
Date: 2014-08-15 21:02:53 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:113 - ID:875907
NEW YORK, Aug 15 (MENA) - UN Security Council imposed Friday sanctions on the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and "Nusra Front" under the Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The resolution condemns the recruitment of foreign fighters and ....
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World Health Organization says Ebola crisis ‘vastly’ underestimated
Date: 2014-08-15 18:24:07 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:95 - ID:875721
GENEVA, Aug 15 (MENA) - The magnitude of the Ebola crisis in West Africa is “vastly” underestimated, the World Health Organization warned this week, as the death toll steadily climbed. Ebola has infected at least 1,975 people in Nigeria, Guinea, ....
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Russia, Finland pledge to seek ceasefire, dialogue in Ukraine
Date: 2014-08-15 18:19:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:875691
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia and Finland would exert every effort to seek the earliest end of conflict in eastern Ukraine, ITAR-TASS News Agency reported. “We are going to do everything ....
