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6 die when swept away by swollen river in Mexico
Date: 2014-07-30 07:17:26 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:11 - ID:850386
MEXICO CITY, July 30 (MENA) - Six people have died and four are missing in northern Mexico after their vehicles were swept away by a swollen river near the U.S. border, ABC news reported. A statement from officials in Sonora state says more than ....
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Economic sanctions against Russia will have far-reaching effects — Dutch FM
Date: 2014-07-29 20:57:28 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:73 - ID:850280
THE HAGUE, July 29 (MENA) - The European Union’s economic sanctions against Russia will come into force immediately and will have far-reaching effects, Dutch Foreign Minister Franciscus Timmermans was quoted by ITAR-TASS as saying on Tuesday. He ....
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Bulgaria, Netherlands close diplomatic missions in Tripoli
Date: 2014-07-29 20:34:20 GMT - Libya - World - SN:72 - ID:850210
TRIPOLI, July 29 (MENA) – Bulgaria and Netherlands declared on Tuesday they have closed their diplomatic missions in Libya over the deteriorating security situation in Tripoli. Earlier this week, Bulgaria banned its citizens from traveling to ....
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EU widens Russia sanctions to target economy
Date: 2014-07-29 19:36:25 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:68 - ID:850199
BRUSSELS, July 29 (MENA) - The EU has adopted new economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, targeting the oil sector, defense equipment and sensitive technologies, EU sources said. Russian state banks' access to capital is ....
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Kiev authorities warn oncoming winter will be hard over gas shortages for heating
Date: 2014-07-29 19:10:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:850208
KIEV, July 29 (MENA) - Ukraine’s capital city Kiev should get prepared for a “very hard winter” over gas shortages, a top-ranking official of the Kiev city administration’s public utilities department said on Tuesday, according to ....
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Strong quake shakes Mexico's gulf coast
Date: 2014-07-29 19:00:21 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:66 - ID:850198
MEXICO CITY, July 29 (MENA) - A strong earthquake shook much of eastern Mexico on Tuesday, but there were no reports of damage or injury, the ABC News reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.3 quake was centered in the Gulf ....
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New trade missions to help Russian business enter new markets -- official
Date: 2014-07-29 18:55:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:850197
MOSCOW, July 29 (MENA) - New trade missions in Latin America, Asia and Africa will help Russian entrepreneurs enter new markets, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergei Katyrin was quoted by ITAR-TASS as saying Tuesday. “The ....
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MK Shamir: US harmed its Middle East allies
Date: 2014-07-29 10:52:53 GMT - Israel - World - SN:24 - ID:849580
GAZA CITY, July 29 (MENA) - Knesset members from across the political spectrum competed with each other Monday over who could insult US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to pressure Israel into a Gaza Strip ....
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S. Korea weighs travel ban on violence-ravaged Libya
Date: 2014-07-29 10:28:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:23 - ID:849581
SEOUL, July 29 (MENA) - South Korea is considering imposing a travel ban on Libya again as spiraling violence in the African country has raised security concerns, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Seoul's foreign ministry said it plans to hold a ....
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U.S. military base relocation to go ahead as planned: S. Korea
Date: 2014-07-29 10:22:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:849615
SEOUL, July 29 (MENA) -- South Korea and the United States will relocate the U.S. military headquarters in Seoul to south of the capital as planned because it is "a pledge to the people," Yonhap quoted Seoul's defense chief as saying Tuesday. In ....
