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Putin has no plans to attend Syria peace congress: Kremlin
Date: 2018-01-26 13:17:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:7211784
Russian President Vladimir Putin had no plans to meet with the Congress participants if the Sochi meeting was a success, TASS news agency quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. "There are no such plans now, you know, the work is ....
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Japanese FM to visit China
Date: 2018-01-26 12:08:31 GMT - China - International - SN:9 - ID:7211673
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will pay an official visit to China from Jan. 27 to 28, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Friday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said earlier that his country is keen to enhance friendly ....
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Trump arrives in Davos for World Economic Forum
Date: 2018-01-25 12:44:29 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:12 - ID:7210318
US President Donald Trump arrived in Davos on Thursday to take part in the World Economic Forum, Fox news reported. Trump flew to the town of Davos by helicopter from Zurich, where he arrived Thursday morning after flying overnight from ....
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Kremlin: Putin, Netanyahu to meet in Russia Monday
Date: 2018-01-25 12:28:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:7210287
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, RIA news agency cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Thursday. The two leaders will discuss the Syrian crisis and the Palestinian-Israeli ....
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4 Americans killed in Taliban's attack on Kabul Hotel
Date: 2018-01-25 11:49:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7210148
The US State Department said that four American citizens were killed and two others wounded in the Taliban attack over the weekend on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Time reported. US State Department spokeswoman Heather ....
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Senate Confirms Jerome H. Powell as Fed Chairman
Date: 2018-01-24 09:32:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:7208072
Jerome H. Powell sailed to Senate confirmation on Tuesday to become the 16th chairman of the Federal Reserve with a final vote of 84 to 13, the New York Times reported Wedesday. He will replace the outgoing Fed chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, on ....
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France calls Turkey to show restrain in Syria
Date: 2018-01-23 16:32:45 GMT - France - International - SN:34 - ID:7207226
France's top diplomat urged Tuesday Turkey to show restraint in its battle against a Syrian Kurdish militia, after three days of the launch of Turkish attack over Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria. In a statement by Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le ....
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Eight countries removed from EU tax haven blacklist
Date: 2018-01-23 13:34:05 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:18 - ID:7206722
The European Union (EU) has lifted eight countries from its blacklist of countries offering tax havens for wealthy individuals and corporations after they vowed to deal with the bloc's concerns about the issue, Radio France International reported on ....
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American Center in Cairo re-opens after Trump signs appropriations act
Date: 2018-01-23 09:17:31 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:10 - ID:7206186
The US embassy in Cairo announced Tuesday the re-opening of the American Center in Cairo (ACC formerly IRC), located at the embassy, after US President Donald Trump signed the Continuing Appropriations Act. The ACC is the US embassy’s primary ....
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South Africa's Zuma to remain in office, for now
Date: 2018-01-22 18:56:08 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:42 - ID:7205645
A senior leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has dismissed speculation that the party is about to sack Jacob Zuma as the country's president, the BBC News reported on Monday. Speaking at a press conference after a ....
