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Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 77 as new storm threatens
Date: 2014-07-19 10:52:09 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:37 - ID:834884
MANILA, July 19 (MENA) - Disaster-weary Philippines braced for a second severe storm in five days on Saturday as the death toll from Typhoon Rammasun surged to 77, The Straits Times reported quoting officials. While Tropical Storm Matmo was not ....
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EU 'very concerned' over escalation of violence in Gaza, urges ceasefire
Date: 2014-07-18 22:03:50 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:123 - ID:834334
BRUSSELS, July 18 (MENA) - The European Union said on Friday it was "very concerned" over the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip and reiterated a call for an immediate ceasefire, The Guardian reported. "We are very concerned about the ....
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Paris court bans pro-Palestinian rally
Date: 2014-07-18 21:42:23 GMT - France - World - SN:120 - ID:834317
PARIS, July 18 (MENA) – A Paris court banned Friday a demonstration which was scheduled to take place on Saturday in solidarity with the Palestinian people after Israel launched a ground invasion on Gaza. The judgment came after clashes broke ....
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Putin, Rouhani discuss Gaza situation
Date: 2014-07-18 20:54:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:115 - ID:834212
MOSCOW, July 18 (MENA) – Russian president Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani. The conversation took place at Iran’s initiative. The two presidents discussed the escalation in ....
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Obama calls for international investigation into Malaysian airlines crash
Date: 2014-07-18 19:09:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:834206
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - At least one American was on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 carrying 298 people when it was shot down by a missile over Ukraine, US President Obama said Friday. The State Department identified the victim as Quinn ....
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British PM discusses with world leaders Malaysia Airlines flight crisis
Date: 2014-07-18 17:56:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:88 - ID:834040
LONDON, July 18 (MENA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Friday the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to discuss the response of the United Nations and to call for strong UN backing for, and independent international support to, the ....
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UN Security Council calls for "full, thorough" investigation into Malaysia Airlines crash
Date: 2014-07-18 16:13:50 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:81 - ID:833913
NEW YORK, July 18 (MENA) - The UN Security Council has approved a statement calling for “a full, thorough and independent international investigation” of a downed Malaysian Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. The council, in its ....
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Silvio Berlusconi sex conviction overturned
Date: 2014-07-18 14:19:56 GMT - Italy - World - SN:73 - ID:833784
ROME, July 18 (MENA) - Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has won an appeal against his conviction for paying for sex with an underage prostitute, the BBC reported on Friday. His seven-year prison sentence has now been thrown out by ....
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Russia may respond to shooting from Ukraine- Lavrov
Date: 2014-07-18 13:41:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:833664
MOSCOW, July 18 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Friday that his country may destroy Ukrainian missile platform along its borders which fire towards Russian territories. "We already warned that if this continues then we ....
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Malaysia vows to find out truth behind MH17 tragedy
Date: 2014-07-18 13:12:53 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:63 - ID:833657
KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (MENA) -- Malaysia vowed to find out precisely what caused Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to crash in Ukraine although the Ukrainian authorities believed the commercial airplane was shot down, Bernama News Agency reported ....
