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Ecuador vice president resigns amid investigation over payments
Date: 2018-12-05 06:09:56 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:4 - ID:7700035
QUITO, Dec 4 (MENA) - Ecuador's Vice President Maria Vicuna announced her resignation on Tuesday, one day after President Lenin Moreno relieved her of duties amid an investigation into payments she received as a legislator years ago, Channel News ....
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France suspends recent fuel taxes for 6 months
Date: 2018-12-04 13:29:54 GMT - France - World - SN:62 - ID:7699217
PARIS, Dec 4 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced on Tuesday a suspension of fuel tax increases planned for January 1 in a move to end violent "Yellow Vest" protests against the measure. "No tax merits putting the unity of ....
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UK can stop article 50 without EU approval, top ECJ adviser says
Date: 2018-12-04 10:49:57 GMT - Luxembourg - World - SN:34 - ID:7698470
LUXEMBOURG, Dec 4 (MENA) - The UK can unilaterally abandon the article 50 process, a senior adviser to the European court of justice (ECJ) has said, in a significant boost to anti-Brexit campaigners, The Guardian reported. Campos Sánchez-Bordona ....
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French PM preparing to suspend fuel tax increases
Date: 2018-12-04 08:39:55 GMT - France - World - SN:17 - ID:7698431
PARIS, Dec 4 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe is preparing to suspend planned tax increases on fuel, according to a government source. A turnaround in the decision would follow a weekend of violent protests in Paris that led to ....
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TV reporter killed, cameraman injured in Peshawar
Date: 2018-12-04 08:02:08 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7698361
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4 (MENA) - A reporter of private TV channel was killed and a cameraman was injured in the firing of armed men on a vehicle in the provincial capital, the Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported. Police said that unidentified armed ....
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Leaders of South Korea, New Zealand agree to boost cooperation, economic ties
Date: 2018-12-04 07:29:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:7698332
SEOUL, Dec 4 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern agreed Tuesday to further enhance their countries' cooperation in various areas, including trade and Antarctic research, The Korea Times ....
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Venezuela's Maduro on his way to Russia to meet with Putin
Date: 2018-12-04 07:04:33 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:12 - ID:7698315
CARACAS, Dec 4 (MENA) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday he was leaving for Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sputnik news agency reported. "At this moment we are leaving for Russia to strengthen and ....
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Attack by gunmen to free prisoner kills 6 police in Mexico
Date: 2018-12-04 06:41:29 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:8 - ID:7698259
MEXICO CITY, Dec 4 (MENA) - Six policemen in western Mexico were killed when a gang of gunmen attacked them in an apparent bid to free a prisoner they were transporting, The New York Times reported on its website. The attack was the most serious ....
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Trump has reportedly sent letter to Imran Khan regarding Afghan peace talks
Date: 2018-12-04 06:41:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:7698266
KABUL, Dec 3 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has reportedly sent a letter to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to seek Islamabad’s cooperation in Afghan peace talks, Khaama Press reported. Pakistan’s information Fawad Chaudhry has confirmed ....
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1 child dead, 45 people hurt in US bus crash
Date: 2018-12-03 20:54:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:7698091
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - One child was killed and at least 45 people were injured when a charter bus carrying youth football players from Tennessee rolled off an interstate and overturned before sunrise Monday in central Arkansas, ABC News ....
