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Lavrov says attack on Russian hospital in Aleppo was planned
Date: 2016-12-06 11:54:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:6094413
MOSCOW, Dec 6 (MENA) - The attack on the Russian Defense Ministry’s mobile hospital in Aleppo was planned, TASS News Agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying on Tuesday. "We are confident that this attack was planned," the ....
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Rouhani: Iran to not permit US to undermine nuclear deal
Date: 2016-12-06 11:21:04 GMT - Iran - World - SN:27 - ID:6093181
TEHRAN, Dec 6 (MENA) - The Iranian administration and people will not permit the US president-elect, Donald Trump to undermine the nuclear deal signed between Tehran and the six world powers last year, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani ....
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Canada hosted more than 35,000 Syrian refugees in 2016
Date: 2016-12-06 09:37:01 GMT - Canada - World - SN:19 - ID:6092889
OTTAWA, Dec 6 (MENA) - Canada has welcomed more than 35,000 Syrian newcomers in the past year, the Foreign Ministry said. According to the latest Immigration and Citizenship statistics, at least 35,745 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada since ....
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Death toll grows to 36 at Oakland warehouse fire
Date: 2016-12-06 08:56:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:6092653
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (MENA) - The death toll in the Oakland warehouse fire has grown to 36 and authorities say they expect the number to rise when they resume work later Monday following a temporary work stoppage. A wall is leaning inward, posing a ....
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Abe's Pearl Harbor visit for remembrance, not apology: gov't
Date: 2016-12-06 08:52:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:6092317
TOKYO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's historic visit to Pearl Harbor later this month is for the purpose of remembering the victims of the Japanese attack 75 years ago, not for apologizing for Japan's actions, Kyodo quoted the ....
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Amnesty International urges Turkey to allow 24,000 displaced people to return to Diyarbakir.
Date: 2016-12-06 06:21:47 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:4 - ID:6091961
NEW YORK, Dec 6 (MENA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Turkey to compensate and allow 24,000 people displaced under a curfew to return to their districts of the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir, Sky New reported Tuesday. Turkish ....
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UK aid worth £568 mln heading for Somalia despite cash 'certain to go to Daesh' - British paper
Date: 2016-12-05 22:41:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:91 - ID:6090233
LONDON, Dec 5 (MENA) - A report by the British Express newspaper said Monday Taxpayer cash worth more than half a billion pounds is heading for war-torn Somalia, despite the Government admitting the money is "certain" to be used by terror groups ....
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Russian diplomat believes EU avoiding anti-terrorism cooperation with Russia
Date: 2016-12-05 22:34:09 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:90 - ID:6090297
BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (MENA) – The European Union is using all types of pretexts to avoid pooling efforts with Russia against a common enemy of international terrorism, Tass news agency quoted Russia’s Permanent Representative to the European Union ....
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Russia: Calls to stop operation in Aleppo look like attempt to shelter terrorists
Date: 2016-12-05 21:35:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:6090993
MOSCOW, Dec 5 (MENA) – London’s and Paris’ calls to stop the operation in Eastern Aleppo look like an attempt to shelter and spare terrorists they are ‘overseeing’ who are suffering defeat, Tass news agency quoted the Russian foreign ministry as ....
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Russia, China veto UNSC resolution on Aleppo ceasefire
Date: 2016-12-05 21:23:20 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:83 - ID:6091489
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (MENA) - Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on immediate seven-day ceasefire in the Syrian city of Aleppo, which was submitted by Egypt, New Zealand and Spain. Russian Foreign Minister earlier described ....