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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 ....
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Voting begins in UK's crucial Brexit election
Date: 2019-12-12 10:24:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:8226740
LONDON, Dec 12 (MENA) - British voters are headed to the polls on Thursday in a pivotal snap election that could unblock deadlock over Brexit, euronews reported. The Conservatives are hoping for a big majority so they can get their EU divorce ....
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Landslide in Badakshan goldmine kills 5 and 35 other illegal miners get disappeared
Date: 2019-12-12 07:47:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8226517
KABUL, Dec 12 (MENA) - As a result of a landslide in Badakhshan goldmine, 5 illegal miners have been killed and 35 others have been disappeared, Khaama news agency quoted a provincial spokesperson as saying. Nek Mohammad Nazari, the spokesperson ....
