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65 people poisoned at New Year corporate party in Siberia
Date: 2013-12-29 11:27:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:467462
MOSCOW, December 29 (MENA) – Over five dozen people were poisoned at a corporate holiday party at a tourist resort in Siberia, RIA Novosti reported, quoting the regional Emergency Situations Ministry as having said Sunday. Sixty-five people ....
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Argentina heat wave sparks protests
Date: 2013-12-29 11:01:43 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:50 - ID:467310
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 29 (MENA) - High temperatures have caused a wave of blackouts and water shortages across Argentine's capital, Buenos Aires. People have taken to the streets to voice their anger, but the government says power companies are to ....
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3 killed, six injured in Russia train blast
Date: 2013-12-29 10:26:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:467392
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (MENA) - Three people were killed and six wounded when a blast tore through a train station in the southern Russian city Volgograd near the volatile North Caucasus region, Voice of Russia reported. Regional interior ministry ....
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Iran, Russia negotiating construction of new N-plants
Date: 2013-12-29 08:13:45 GMT - Iran - World - SN:18 - ID:467108
TEHRAN, Dec 29 (MENA) - Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says the Islamic Republic and Russia are discussing the construction of new nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Iran, the Iranian Press TV reported ....
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Cargo ship collides with chemical tanker, 91 rescued
Date: 2013-12-29 08:07:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:467109
BUSAN, South Korea, Dec 29 (MENA) - A cargo ship collided with a chemical-laden tanker off South Korea's southeast coast early Sunday, causing the tanker to catch fire, but all 91 crew members on the two vessels were rescued safely, the Korean news ....
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Thousands of police deploy in Bangladesh's capital ahead of mass opposition rally
Date: 2013-12-29 07:58:56 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:15 - ID:467122
DHAKA, Dec 29 (MENA) - Thousands of police officials have fanned out across Bangladesh's capital ahead of a mass opposition rally calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to cancel next month's elections, Fox News reported. Hasina's rival, former ....
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5 die in Moscow fire
Date: 2013-12-29 07:51:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:467116
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (MENA) - At least five people died in a fire at a building in northern Moscow on Sunday, RIA Novosti reported, quoting a police source. Firemen extinguished the blaze at the building near the capital’s Alekseyevskaya metro station, ....
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China terms Abe's visit to Yasukuni shrine as "mistake" that should be corrected
Date: 2013-12-29 07:50:09 GMT - China - World - SN:11 - ID:466955
BEIJING, Dec 29 (MENA) - China has asked Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to apologize for his visit to the Yasukuni's shine and said it was a mistake that should be corrected. Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Saturday declared that ....
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2 injured in helicopter crash at airport near New York
Date: 2013-12-28 21:55:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:127 - ID:466897
NEW YORK, Dec 28 (MENA) - A helicopter has crashed at an airport outside New York City, injuring two people, ABC News reported on Saturday. Officials at the Federal Aviation Administration say the Hughes 269 helicopter was trying to land at ....
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Gunmen kill one protester, injure three in Thai anti-government protest
Date: 2013-12-28 21:29:00 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:125 - ID:466839
BANGKOK, Dec 28 (MENA) - Gunmen opened fire on peaceful protesters in Thailand killing one and wounding three, national security Chief Paradon Patthanathabut said. Police do not know who the gunmen are, CNN reported. Protesters had gathered in ....
