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France willing to take Trump to WTO over proposed tariffs - min.
Date: 2019-12-08 22:48:50 GMT - France - World - SN:70 - ID:8221740
PARIS, Dec 8 (MENA) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the country was willing to let the World Trade Organization decide on the United States' proposed sanctions against French products, Euronews reported on Sunday. The tariffs would ....
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Jury would convict Trump in impeachment in 'three minutes flat' - official
Date: 2019-12-08 22:48:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:8221741
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - US House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said Sunday that he sees the Ukraine evidence as part of "a pattern" of conduct by the president, according to the CNN. Nadler said he was confident in Democrats' "solid" case ....
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NATO chief says US’s Trump remains committed to alliance
Date: 2019-12-08 22:12:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:8221709
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) – Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general of NATO, said Sunday he believes US President Donald Trump remains committed to the 70-year-old military alliance, Politico reported. Speaking on “Fareed Zakaria GPS” in the aftermath ....
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FBI: Saudi shooter believed to have acted alone at US Navy base in Florida
Date: 2019-12-08 21:35:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:8221712
NEW YORK, Dec 8 (MENA) - Investigators believe a Saudi Air Force lieutenant acted alone on Friday when he killed three people and wounded eight at a US Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, before being fatally shot by police, the FBI said. The ....
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Market experts think dominance of US equities to shift in 2020
Date: 2019-12-08 11:27:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:8220723
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - US equities have been the best place to invest during the past 10 years, but that dominance could shift in 2020, CNBC reported. Several investors and strategists are betting on international stocks outperforming the US ....
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World states mark Int'l Anti-Corruption Day
Date: 2019-12-08 09:39:25 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:15 - ID:8220555
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - World countries will mark the International Anti-Corruption Day which falls on Monday as anti-corruption is now an integral part of global, regional and national development agendas. Corruption is recognized as a major ....
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25 Taliban elements killed in Zabul, Uruzgan operations: MoD
Date: 2019-12-08 08:59:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:8220553
KABUL, Dec 8 (MENA) - At least 25 Taliban militants were killed in separate operations in southern Zabul and Uruzgan provinces, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Sunday. At least 14 Taliban elements were killed in an airstrike ....
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New Delhi fire kills 43
Date: 2019-12-08 08:57:03 GMT - India - World - SN:12 - ID:8220556
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (MENA) - At least forty-three people were killed in India’s capital New Delhi on Sunday when a fire swept through a six-storey factory where laborers were sleeping, NDT channel reported quoting government officials. The factory ....
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IMF agrees to three-year lending plan with Ukraine worth $5.5 billion
Date: 2019-12-08 06:34:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8220471
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva unveiled an agreement with Ukraine on a new three-year loan program worth $5.5 billion, Sky news reported. Georgieva said in a statement on December 7 that the ....
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WB reduces loans to China amid Trump criticism
Date: 2019-12-07 22:32:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:8220307
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) - The World Bank announced its loans to China have fallen and will continue to be reduced after US President Donald Trump's calls to stop them, according to CNBC on Saturday. "World Bank lending to China has fallen ....