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S. Korea issues travel warning for Ebola-hit Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-08 15:03:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:78 - ID:864678
SEOUL, Aug 8 (MENA) -- South Korea on Friday issued a special travel advisory for Nigeria's Ebola-hit capital Lagos as part of efforts to control the spread of the virus, Yonhap quoted the South Korean health ministry as saying. During an ....
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Afghans sign unity government deal with US backing
Date: 2014-08-08 12:42:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:864368
KABUL, Aug 8 (MENA) – Afghan presidential rivals Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah signed Friday an agreement to form a unity government, the BBC reported. "We will form a government of national unity... What unites us is far greater than what ....
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Cambodia's opposition MPs end 10-month boycott of Parliament after deal
Date: 2014-08-08 11:56:50 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:56 - ID:864342
PHNOM PENH, Aug 8 (MENA) - Opposition lawmakers in Cambodia have ended a 10-month boycott of Parliament, attending the assembly for the first time after reaching a breakthrough political deal with the country's ruling party, Fox News reported ....
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MENA agenda for Friday, August 8
Date: 2014-08-08 05:44:46 GMT - all over the world - World - SN:1 - ID:863738
TUNIS, Spokesman for the Egyptian embassy here Ahmed el-Tanikhi announces the latest developments of the eviction of Egyptian nationals stranded at the Libyan-Tunisian borders. SUEZ, Egypt, A popular delegation comprising members of the Egyptians ....
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ISIL advance in Iraq prompts U.S. to suspend deliveries of F-16s, Apaches
Date: 2014-08-07 21:25:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:155 - ID:863655
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - The United States has suspended the delivery of military aircraft to Iraq, the World Tribune reported on Thursday. Officials as saying that the administration of President Barack Obama has rebuffed Iraqi requests for ....
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NATO suspends cooperation with Russia- Rasmussen
Date: 2014-08-07 20:17:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:150 - ID:863567
KIEV, August 7 (MENA) - NATO terminates cooperation with Russia, set to strengthen collective defense of the military alliance's member states and will expand its level of cooperation with Ukraine, ITAR-TASS cited NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh ....
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Malaysia's proposal included in adopted NAM declaration
Date: 2014-08-07 19:30:29 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:147 - ID:863570
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (MENA) - Malaysia's suggestions have been included in a Declaration adopted by an emergency meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Committee on Palestine on the situation in Gaza in Tehran, Iran on Monday, the ....
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Malaysian protesters launch campaign for boycotting Israeli goods over Gaza
Date: 2014-08-07 19:23:09 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:146 - ID:863578
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (MENA) - More than 2,000 local youths participated in a peaceful demonstration and campaign to boycott Israeli products, the Bernama said Thursday. The peaceful protest aimed at prompting the public to stop using Israeli ....
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UN flags at half-mast to honour staff killed in Gaza conflict
Date: 2014-08-07 18:14:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:137 - ID:863491
NEW YORK, Aug 8 (MENA) - The United Nations flag is flying at half-mast on Thursday at the world body's New York Headquarters in memory of the UN staff members killed since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza on 8 July, and in solidarity with the ....
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Pope Francis urges protection for Iraqi Christians as exodus continues
Date: 2014-08-07 16:03:32 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:125 - ID:863340
THE VATICAN, Aug 7 (MENA) - Pope Francis is calling for world governments to take measures to protect Christians driven from their villages in northern Iraq and provide them with humanitarian aid, according to ABC News. The pope's second appeal ....