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Palestinian FM in talks with China envoy over Gaza
Date: 2014-07-17 16:01:58 GMT - palestine - World - SN:75 - ID:832370
RAMALLAH, July 17 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad el-Malki met on Thursday with Chinese Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process Wu Sike for talks on the situation in Gaza. Maliki discussed with the Chinese envoy Egypt's efforts in ....
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700 workers protesting in Myanmar say South Korean factory closed without paying them
Date: 2014-07-17 15:39:59 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:72 - ID:832378
NAY PYI TAW, July 17 (MENA) -More than 700 workers protested Thursday in front of the South Korean Embassy in Myanmar to demand officials help them after a Korean-owned factory closed without paying their wages, according to Fox News. The workers ....
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Sisi protected Egypt against collapse: Putin
Date: 2014-07-17 14:26:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:832201
MOSCOW, July 17 (MENA)- Russian President Vladimir Putin praised on Thursday the role played by Egypt's President Abdel Fatah El Sisi, saying he protected the country from arriving at the same destiny of Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq. There are ....
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Taliban attack on Kabul airport 'over'
Date: 2014-07-17 07:10:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:831289
KABUL, July 17 (MENA) - Heavily armed militants who attacked Kabul International Airport with grenades and automatic weapons have been repelled, BBC quoted Afghan officials as saying. The four insurgents who took part are dead, the authorities ....
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Thailand’s former PM given permission to leave country
Date: 2014-07-17 07:07:28 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:13 - ID:831303
BANGKOK, July 17 (MENA) - Thailand’s military rulers have given permission to former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to leave the country on a private trip on condition she does not get involved in politics, the BBC reported quoting officers ....
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5 dead after helicopter crash in South Korea
Date: 2014-07-17 06:34:41 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:831264
SEOUL, July 17 (MENA) - A firefighting helicopter crashed Thursday near an apartment complex and school in the southern South Korean city of Gwangju, killing five people, ABC news reported. The helicopter was returning to headquarters in the ....
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Ukrainian army receives 2,000 bulletproof vests from US
Date: 2014-07-17 05:55:03 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:133 - ID:831090
KIEV, July 16 (MENA) - As of early July, Ukraine has received from the US 2,000 Interceptor bulletproof vests, whose labels show their excellent bulletproof qualities, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry press office said on Wednesday, according to The ....
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Kerry holds talks with Austrian FM in Vienna
Date: 2014-07-16 21:40:19 GMT - Austria - World - SN:134 - ID:831088
VIENNA, July 16 (MENA) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held talks on Wednesday with his Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz at the conclusion of his visit to Austria. Sources with Austrian Foreign Ministry said in statements that the two ....
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Self-defense fighters downed two Ukrainian strike aircraft
Date: 2014-07-16 21:23:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:131 - ID:831084
KIEV,July 16 (MENA) - The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic downed two Sukhoi Su-25 assault aircraft belonging to the Two Ukrainian Air Force, which were attacking the positions of the region’s self-defense fighters, Interfax cites Donbas ....
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China ends drilling near disputed islands in South China Sea
Date: 2014-07-16 20:30:18 GMT - China - World - SN:124 - ID:831034
BEIJING, July 16 (MENA) - China has finished oil drilling operations in a contested area of the South China Sea and moved the oil rig away, Chinese and Vietnamese authorities said Wednesday. According to Kyodo News Agency, Oil exploration ....
