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Cypriot gov't spokesman says Turkey must show respect to int'l law, EU leaders
Date: 2019-12-15 09:48:24 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:14 - ID:8230054
NICOSIA, Dec 15 (MENA) - Turkey must show respect to international law as well as to the leaders of the EU member states, Cyprus Government Spokesman Kyriakos Koushos has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). He made the remarks when asked about his ....
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Biegun to visit Seoul ahead of N.K. year-end deadline
Date: 2019-12-15 06:27:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8229891
SEOUL, Dec 15 (MENA) - US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun was set to arrive in Seoul on Sunday, just weeks ahead of Pyongyang's year-end deadline for Washington to show flexibility to advance their stalemated nuclear talks, ....
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No "momentous breakthrough" made at Normandy summit - Kremlin
Date: 2019-12-14 22:45:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:8229802
MOSCOW, Dec 14 (MENA) - The Paris summit of Normandy Four failed to achieve a crucial breakthrough, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying on Saturday. "Yes," Peskov said when asked if the Normandy Four talks ....
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“Taliban infiltrators” kill 23 Afghan soldiers in Ghazni
Date: 2019-12-14 08:45:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8228903
KABUL, Dec 14 (MENA) - At least 23 members of the Afghan local army, under the command of the Defense Ministry, were killed in an attack by a group of Taliban infiltrators in Qarabagh district in the central province of Ghazni on Friday evening, ....
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Armenian president hails US Senate resolution on Armenia genocide
Date: 2019-12-14 07:09:22 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:7 - ID:8228846
YEREVAN, Dec 14 (MENA) - President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian thanked the US Senate for adopting a resolution recognizing the Ottoman Empire's killings of Armenians in the early 20th century as a genocide, the Armenian news agency ....
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US House Judiciary Committee approves impeachment of President Trump
Date: 2019-12-13 17:00:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:8228546
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (MENA) - Following two days of heated debate, the US House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, sending them to the House floor for a final vote, CNBC reported. Both ....
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Putin congratulates Boris Johnson over winning UK's general election
Date: 2019-12-13 16:57:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:8228572
MOSCOW, Dec 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party over winning the majority in the UK's general election that was held on Thursday, Sputnik news agency reported. "I ....
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62nd session of UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs kicks off in Vienna
Date: 2019-12-13 16:48:22 GMT - Austria - World - SN:32 - ID:8228565
VIENNA, Dec 13 (MENA) - The 62nd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs kicked off on Friday at the UN office in Vienna. Speaking at the opening session, the President of the International Narcotics Control Board, Cornelis P. De ....
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Over 360,000 foreign nationals obtain Russian citizenship in 2019 — interior ministry
Date: 2019-12-13 15:11:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:8228397
MOSCOW, Dec 13 (MENA) - Around 360,000 foreign nationals obtained Russian citizenship in 2019, TASS news agency quoted head of the Russian Interior Ministry's department on migration Valentina Kazakova as saying. "Since 2013, the number of ....
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EU president welcomes Boris Johnson's general election victory
Date: 2019-12-13 10:06:42 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:12 - ID:8228024
BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (MENA) - The European Union have welcomed Boris Johnson's thumping general election victory, calling for the Brexit deal to be put to a vote in the House of Commons "as soon as possible" in order to remove uncertainty, Council ....
